St. George Marathon!

This weekend was the St. George Marathon and Greg and Ralph ran in it! It was crazy weather....but Greg did AWESOME! He ran the whole 26.2 miles in only 2hrs and 41min!!! He is such a stud! We were so proud of him! It was 20th place overall and seventh in his age group which is a really competivite age range. Ralph also did so good getting third in his age group.

It was nice to also have Greg's family here to support him. Taryn, Midge, Me and the babies hung out together most of the time which was so much fun. Everytime we have the boys together I always wish we lived closer to them because they are so cute together. These first few pictures are of me and Taryn with the boys hanging out in the car because it was raining and cold. We stayed in the car as long as we could. Midge found a premire parking spot right next to the finish line so we were able to stay in the car till the last possible moment.

When we finally did venture out to see Greg and Ralph cross the finish line it was quite the task...two babies, one stroller & three umbrellas...it was crazy but worth it!

Here is Grandpa with the boys after we got home...the boys are decked out in the shirts we made for them!

Here are some pictures of the fronts of their shirts:

Maddux's says: Daddy and Grandpa's Future Running Buddy

Nate's says: Go Grandpa and Uncle Greg!

and the backs...

Maddux's says: "My dad is faster than your dad!"

Nate's says: "If you want to get second place...follow my Grandpa!"

Picture Time

My mother-in-law recently got Maddux's pictures taken for me as a surprise! (So nice! huh?) I think they turned out so good!

What's not to love about this sweet little guy?

Sand Crabs!

While we were at the beach Greg showed Maddux a sand crab and he picked it right up and tried to eat it!! GROSS!!!

Everyone thought it was so funny...except me!

Can you belive he wanted to eat that?

Good thing Grandpa is right there...he's pretty close to making it in his mouth!

Nate on the other hand wanted nothing to do with them...smart little guy!

1st Beach Trip!

Over Labor Day we were able to make a quick trip to California to see Greg's family and some of his friends who were visiting from England! The best part of the trip was taking Maddux to the beach for the first time! He LOVED it! He was unsure about going in the cold water but he loved the sand...especially eating it! Here are just a few of the pictures we took!


Grandpa dug a huge hole for the boys to stand in! It was too cute.

Ralph, Greg, and Ryan took the babies on a bike ride while us girls got to lay out! Both boys fell asleep but Maddux was so asleep he tipped over and had his face smashed in the corner which is why you can't see it!

They boys favorite part was playing with water and sand in buckets!

Such a cute little beach baby!

Cross Country Mania!!

I have had these pictures forever and have not had the time to sit down and post until now! We spend lots of time these days at the High School Cross Country Meets supporting "Coach Harris" and his team! His boys are doing so good this year so we are very proud!! Here are a couple of cute pictures we took when Greg's parents came to visit and went to two meets with us!


So Smiley

Hanging out in the new stroller

Cheering on Daddy's team with Grandpa!

Maddux is Crawling!

Today is Maddux's 8 month birthday and he decided that he wanted to just start crawling! We were so suprised! His favorite things right now are his Dad, Gerber puffed stars, and trying to copy noises we make. He is just the cutest baby ever! We feel so blessed to have him in our lives!

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7 Months Old

I can't believe my little guy is already 7 months old! It's crazy how much he has grown and changed in the last month! He has stared sitting up all by himself, rolls everywhere and has started getting on his knees and rocking back and forth...so were waiting for him to start crawling any day! He makes lots of noise and has become so expressive! He is still such a happy baby and so much fun to have around. With the summer coming to a close I am having a hard time with the realization that I have to go back to work and don't get to spend every second with him. I hope and pray everyday that I can be strong enough to handle this challenge. Here are a few pictures of him recently.


Swinging in the backyard

Me and Maddux

Him and his buds at the lake...McCoy, Maddux and Jaxxon

Walking on Daddy's new treadmill