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)

A little too much sugar

I know I just did a video of Logan dancing-but this one is too funny I had to post it..She is a nerd to say the least....

Memorial day weekend

We took a trip to Mancos for Memorial day weekend with our friends. Here are some pictures of our adventures.

Cache's vocabulary dwindled to one word while we were camping....."Ride"-He just kept pointing at the 4-wheeler the whole time "ride ride, ride..."

Logan loved playing with RJ and Alyse and probably wore out her welcome spending so much time in their trailer. Enjoying snacks by the pond listening to the croaking frogs.

Cache wanted in and out all the time...(mostly out)

Getting ready for the ride....

Our friends machine did awesome riding through the muck and the mud....

Minus the cold it was a fun trip and I am ready for the next one....

MR. MESS

I'm sitting in the computer room when I hear "Uh oh Cache made a mess-you better come mom." I go and find Cache having a grand old time playing in potato flakes and Sport engulfing everything off the floor he can..Awesome..In a matter of an hour he managed to get flakes all over the floor, dump Sports water and tear into a present I just wrapped. I feel like my life is cleaning up messes and toys right now. He is far from 2 but we just might be heading into the terrible twos already..He is a sneaky little stinker.

Dance dance dance

Logan had her first dance recital tonight. It was really fun to watch and guess what?? She even danced! I was a little concerned she would be too scared- but she did it!! For the past couple months she would only do 1 or 2 dance steps in class and then 3 weeks ago she did everything. Her teacher was so excited and so was I. I knew she could do it... Anyway-they wouldn't let us record the recital..(lame) so I just recorded her when we got home. The recital is all she has been able to talk about. She keeps asking if she can dance on the stage again and if Daddy is going to come watch her again. Anyway-she loved it and she loves dance...I am proud of my little (big) girl. She is growing up way too fast!!