How do U eat yours??

 MMMM OREOS!!!

 LOOK MOM ALL GONE:)

Operation Renovation...

About 2 weeks ago the kids and I headed down to Vegas for a couple days and Brady started another home project. We tore down the wall between our kitchen and fmaily room. It was something we wanted to do ever since moving in and now was the perfect time.

BEFORE

During and yes my children have NO FEAR...

 and finished product!!

We love it, it made a huge difference in opening up our house and now i can do dishes and watch TV at the same time!!!

QuickSand & A Pedal Pusher

We have been getting our share of rain this week and Monday Cooper decided to take advantage of all the mud in our backyard!!

Apparently he stepped in and just kept sinking til Brady pulled him out... 

However, he didn't mind one bit and loved chasing the girls around...

Ellie is an official bike rider, she is awesome!! 

Especially when she watches the road and not her feet, or Abby or the sky:)

and one more because i love the mud!!

Say Chesse and look at the CAMERA!!

Sunday my cousin Brennan and Christal blessed their cute little twins up in Enoch.  IT was a great time, even if we were slow moving and a little sore!!

 The Grandma's wanted a few pics of all the kids together, Ryker is missing because he didn't even want to come out of the house. These are the best of the best....

Check out the boys in the corner, Logan is trying to keep Trax in the pic...

and up close...poor Trax!!

and the just girls!! 

  

Here a few more from the day...

Danny's CREW

Saturday I ran my second 1/2 marathon with a few of my favorite people. Here is most of the crew...

We ran this race in honor of my Uncle Danny that maintained the road for a long time. I also had many memories of riding up to the cabin with him along that stretch of highway. 

Our Orange shirts gathered a few questions along the route and got us a mention in southern Utah's newspaper...
One group of runners banded together to run the race on SR14 in memorium of Danny Mitchell, who passed away 15 years ago due to a heart attack. Mitchell was a former UDOT manager who maintained the section of State 4 Route 14 up the canyon where the runners ran on Saturday. 
Mitchell's daughter Toni Garza always had a goal to run a half-marathon and when she learned the course would be on the same road her Dad worked to maintain with UDOT 15 years ago, she figured she would run it in honor of him. Toni said 15 other runners composed of 4 siblings, 4 cousins, and a group of close friends also decided to join her wearing bright orange shirts labeled "Danny's Crew." 
"I knew it would take some inspiration, Toni Said, Something to distract us as we ran, that is why we decided to do it." 
The Mitchell family plans to make the run a tradition and said they hope there will be more orange shirts on the road joining them next year.
-Cimaron Neugebauer, Spectum 

A few things I learned from my 2nd half... The bus ride up the canyon was the longest trip of my life and I don't fit in a bus seat so well anymore, you lose a lot of time to stop at the bathrooms, watch out for sticks before the race begins, the canyon road is NOT level!! Milts to Rusty seemed 5 miles apart, wear a knee brace so your knee doesn't start KILLING at mile 9, pack an extra cup in case the stations run out??? be prepared for the hill on mile 11, seeing the finish line at 12 and still having to run through the neighborhood to get there, make a new friend at 12.5 miles to help you make it to the end, loving the site of your kids and hubby at the finish line, and if you sit on the ground to eat your fruit your kids might snake your apple and banana!!! I beat my first half by 30 minutes and couldn't be happier about this race!!

Here are a few more pics of us finishing up the race thanks to Brady!!

A day on the Greens & a night at Temple Square!!

Labor Day started out with a golfing adventure!! Brady cruised around in the cart going between games, I documented the games, Cooper had a hard time letting go of one golf ball to pick up another, and Ellie learned a thing or 2 about golf from Aunt Holly!!

My idea of a golf game 

(notice the snickers and large Dr. Pepper)...

Cutest pic of the day..

kind of reminds me of this day!!

That night we went downtown so i could get some answer about my iphone, the water sensor did go off so no more phones near the bathtub!! After the gateway we made a little stop at Temple Square. I impressed my hubby with my AWESOME parallel parking skills!! The kids loved all the water and Cooper almost nosed dived into a fountain, seriously, but overall we enjoyed the nice cool evening and the peaceful setting. 

Let the games BEGIN...

Highlights of BYU vs. WASHINGTON

* Waiting all summer for this day

* Family to watch the kids!!

* Handicap parking, close to the stadium, free, and with the barricade down after the game no waiting to get out of the lot

* Listening to Tom Holmoe at the Pre-game Dinner (thanks Javan)

* Winning a new Y Hat at the lunch

* Trading in our sunny seats, for seats in the shade

* So we could sit with Dave, Holly, Colton, and Marvin

*Watching Jim MCMahon walk out the flag

*Free Ice-cream

* Watching Vernon Law light the welcoming cannon 

(Brady is good friends with his grandson)

* Seeing the 8 All-Americans and LaVell back at Cougar Stadium

* Successful 2 quarterback system

* WINNING SEASON OPENER AND LOOKING GOOD DOING IT!!!