the Timpanogos Summit!!!!

A few weeks ago Alicia and I were talking about how we really wanted to hike to the top of Timp. before it gets too cold.  We decided to pick a date and get a group together.  

Because of schedules and kids, it ended up only being Alicia, me and Liz, but our group of three was perfect!  We could not have picked a better day, the weather was gorgeous.   The whole hike took us about 8 hours, and surprisingly the down hill took just as long as the up

(I think we were a little tired by then).  

The best part of the trip was when we passed an older gentlemen who was headed down.  He was 71 and says that he hikes to the summit 4 times a week!!!  He told us he doesn't like the gym and it is a great way to stay active.... I would say so!!!

It was such a fun day of nonstop girl talk... I would love to do it again this year!!!!

Half Ironman Relay

Last month I participated in the Utah Half Ironman again,

but this year I got smart and did it as a relay.

A few weeks before I was really wanting to do something fun.... 

I hadn't done as many triathlons this year as I had wanted to and was kind of bummed.

Somehow I thought of the idea to do the Utah Half and sign up as a relay team.  

Each part is still really long, so it is still a fun challenge.  

One of my friends that I did it with last year is also pregnant (I am pregnant for those who don't know) so I knew she would probably be interested in doing a part.  She is an awesome runner and her friend Laura is an unreal swimmer.
 Combined, I knew we would have a great team.

It was so, so nice to only have to worry about the bike portion of the race. 

(I hated the swim and run last year)

It is an awesome 56 mile bike course with minimal climbing.  I was able to meet my time goal and our team as a whole did great! 

I was so greatful to Jenny and Laura for doing the hardest parts of the race :-)

I rented some really cool race wheels that made all of the difference
(at least in my head they did!)

 

 The following weekend Autumn convinced me to do a triathlon at 7 Peaks.

I was a little hesitant because the order was backwards...

run, bike and then a swim in the wave pool :-)

It was fun, but it ended up being supper hard... the run was steep up hill!!!

Primary Program

Today was our wards Primary Program, 

so of course the boys had to rock some cute new outfits!

Bridger had a speaking part and did great.  He was the only one in his class, so I thought that he was going to be super nervous.... but he walked right up to the pulpit and said

 "Heavenly Father knows each of us by name."  

I was so proud of my handsome boys!!!

Back to School, 2013

Both boys went back to school this week,

Dakota started 2nd grade,

& Bridger started his last year of preschool.

Both boys were super excited and not nervous at all!!!

Dakota didn't have any friends that he knew in his class this year, but a boy gave him a mechanical pencil on the 1st day and according to Dakota, they are now best friends!

Bridger is lucky and has 3 of his best friends in his class.

(his teacher may not feel as lucky :-)

After school today we headed to Cal Ranch to look for some cowboy gear for Dawson's upcoming cowboy birthday this week.  

The size difference between these 2 boys will forever be unreal!

 

Swimming Lessons

Over the summer the boys did 3 sessions of swimming lessons.  That equaled out to every day for 6 weeks!!!!  It was totally worth it and the boys made awesome progress! We were lucky enough to have our next door neighbor teach lessons at an amazing pool in Alpine.  Brittani swam for the U last year and this year will be swimming for BYU.  The boys loved her (even Bridger, who was very hesitant at first...) 

At Bridger's first lesson he was a little hesitant to even get in the water, let alone put his face in, but by his last lesson he could jump off the diving board and swim the full length of the pool! I was one proud mom and hated having to miss any of his lessons.  Dakota is already a great swimmer, but lessons this summer really helped him work on all of his individual strokes.

Park City

The Deer Hunt started last weekend.... so while Scott was gone, my mom and I took the boys to Park City!  We spent a whole afternoon at the Park City Ski Resort doing the Alpine slide, the coaster and all of the other fun activities they have there.  The next day we spent shopping at the outlets and just hanging out.

The Provo River

 One thing that I really wanted to do this summer was float the Provo River.

A few weeks ago my mom and me took Dakota and Noah down the river.

We had so much fun!!! It was a combination of hot weather and freezing cold water.

Dakota managed to fall in twice and was pretty brave about it. He thought that the rafts with paddles looked a lot more fun, but I was happy to just sit, float and relax. 
The water was actually really calm and I would love to go again before it gets cold and take Bridger and Scott!