My brother is back!!

Guess who's back?? My brother just returned from the Seattle Washington mission a couple weeks ago...I took a trip to Utah and was there for about a week and a half or so going to a baby blessing, temple endowment, Bret's homecoming, etc... It was alot of fun and for once it was warm weather while I was there! (every time I go to Utah it is usually cold!) It was fun seeing Bret-and having the cousins play together and did I mention shopping?? Anyway it was fun...Here are some pictures.. Bret and his nieces and nephew (He had two new ones to meet)

Love Cache's blue lips in this one

While we were there I also ran the Utah Valley marathon. I debated on whether to run due to an injury I have been battling. I am glad I ran because I ended up having a great race (minus the last 10k) and finished with a PR time of 3:01 (6:55 pace) and 3rd girl overall and 500 bucks richer...The funny story is my brother (who only had been home a week or so) so also ran it! Long story short-Perry ended up getting a free bib to run it (he was never planning on running it) and he told Bret he should use his bib and run. Bret said "I'll run it for 100 bucks." Perry challenged him that if he ran it under 5 hours he would pay him 100 bucks...Sure enough at 3 in the morning Bret snook out of the house with me and all he kept saying the whole 26.2 mile bus ride up is "Mama gonna kill me." Anyway he ended up finishing with a time of 4:28. Not too bad considering he is about 35 lbs heavier than pre-mission and had NO TRAINING whatsoever! At least he is 100 bucks richer-not sure that makes up for being 1000 times sorer! Too funny--

No one had a camera at the race so I made Bret pose with me like we are running...

The kids had fun pretending Grandpa was a horse....

We also got to meet new cousin Max...He is soo cute and has so much hair!!

Cache and cousin Eli...I could not crack a smile out of either of them...

Perry sent me these for our 7 year anniversary...Biggest flowers I have ever gotten by far...Can't believe it has been 7 years!

Cache in Great Grandma's beautiful garden of flowers....

All in all it was a good trip minus Cache's crying episodes...(He was teething and being grouchy)