What, summer is over?

Wow, have I been MIA!!!! I haven't even posted summer pics. At this point, I think I will just have to post the highlights from the last 2 months because I already feel overwhelmed about trying to catch up.

Fort Herriman Days

Our visit from Great-Grammy, Great-Granddaddy, Grandma & Grandpa

Wesley's First Haircut (he was starting to look like a clown)

Post Haircut
Lydia riding her new tricycle she got for Christmas

Water Fun

Wesley trying out the pool

He didn't really enjoy the pool
Lydia dressing up. She was playing "Church". By the way, that is my shirt which somehow became a dress.

Wesley's favorite hiding place.
He loved this balloon from his party. It stayed inflated for months and he would carry it around by the ribbon Lydia put on it.
That's it for now. I will try to post more later.

2 Hours 5 Minutes

Yes, everyone can relax . . . I'm still alive. I ran the Provo River half marathon last Saturday and survived and I even finished within my goal time. I was able to run with my friend Amy, who I have been training with for the last 12 weeks. Thanks Amy for pushing me into this whole new world of running. Secretly, I have started to really enjoy it and want to continue to push myself. Amy and I are already trying to decide what our next goal will be.

This is a picture of Amy, Scott (her husband) and me before the race. Yes it is dark . . . it was 5:00am.

Post Race!

Lydia decided she needed to be in each picture and that she had to wear her "running shoes" that day.

10K Race

I didn't die and collapse on the side of the road!!! I completed the Herriman 10K Step-Rock-Run on Saturday with a whole bunch of friends. This was the big goal for the last 6 weeks and I am happy to say that I ran the whole thing and completed it in under an hour, which was my goal. Now on to the next goal - Provo River 1/2 marathon in August - 6 more weeks of training! Now that one, I'm not sure . . . you may find me collapsed on the side of the road.

Wesley's 1st Birthday

Our little Wesley turned one on Saturday. Wow, has the time gone by so fast. He is such a happy little guy. He just recently got two more teeth on top and is starting to test his walking skills. We love him so much and I can't wait to see more of his personality develop.

I decided to do a Thomas the Train party since he loves watching Thomas and already plays with a few Thomas toys we have. Here is a picture of the cake.

When I made the cake I had some extra cake batter, so I decided to make Wesley his very own cake. Nothing fancy just his name and some sprinkles.

As you can tell from the picture, Wesley has a worried look on his face. I'm not sure if he liked all the attention. Once we sang Happy Birthday, I stripped him down to his diaper and put the cake in front of him. He didn't really know what to do at first but eventually when everyone quit looking at him, he started chowing down.

Wesley got lots of fun toys, so thank you to everyone!

Remember the movie "The Money Pit"?

So we don't have a money pit, but we have a time pit. The renters moved out of our rental property and we decided that we just didn't want to do the Landlord thing anymore, so we've decided to sell it. Now to the time pit thing . . . the home is in really good shape but needed to be cleaned, painted, etc. To sell the home we also decided the kitchen needed to be updated . . . when you see the pictures, you'll understand. And so, our adventure began about 6 weeks ago. We ripped everything out of the kitchen and begun the task of remodeling and reassembling the kitchen. Oh, how long everything takes when you have 2 kids needing your attention. This is also why I have severely neglected my blog . . . not that hundreds of people follow it, (okay maybe only 5). So now for the fun part. I have included before and after pictures of our "time pit" project.

Front of the House
Before

Front of the House

After

Upstairs Bathroom
Before

Upstairs Bathroom

After

Downstairs Bathroom
Before

Downstairs Bathroom

After

Now to the hideous kitchen . . .

And now the Kitchen After

Oh, how time flies when you are having fun! Now it just needs to sell. Any takers?

Run Cheryl Run

Now that Wesley is going to turn one next month, I have no excuse to still be trying to lose the "baby weight". Luckily the weather has decided to turn warmer so I can exercise outside. I am also lucky because there is a great group of women in my neighborhood that want to get out and exercise as well so, we go out at night and run/walk. Well, I have decided to take it a step further (with some coaxing from someone . . . you know who you are) to run a 10K in about a month. I am in week 3 of my training schedule and have to say that it is going better than I thought.

That certain someone seems to wield some crazy powers, because "I think" she has convinced me to run the Provo River half marathon in August. I did print out the registration form . . . I just have to mail it in. What have I gotten myself into??? I'm sure you will hear back soon about this part of my life.

Random Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the kids from the last few months.

The "kids" enjoying the carousel at South Towne Mall.

A quick visit to the hospital to meet baby Lucas. He is so adorable!

This is a picture with the kids in their Easter outfits.

This is how my picture taking usually goes.