First 5K

Little-known fact about Andrew: he's training for a triathlon in November.

It's just a quick sprint so nothing crazy, running a 5K then biking 10 miles and swimming 400 yards.

With just over a month to go, he ran in his first official 5K. A good friend at works wife was diagnosed with ovarian cancer back in May. As a fundraiser they put on a 5K up in Cottonwood Heights Saturday morning.





Andrew felt pretty confident he could finish in under 25 minutes and had been consistently doing that each morning leading up to it. But turns out Cottonwood Heights is higher in the mountains than Provo. Meaning there's less air to breath and even more hills. He still finished in 25 minutes and 27 seconds. 53rd place out of over 450. And 10th in his age division (20-24) of 25. And about 10 of those were UVU or BYU track runners, so I feel okay about it.

Cougar Girl

Yes it's been difficult to cheer for the Cougars this past week - but despite a wasted chance at a BCS Bowl and incredibly annoying yewts - our baby girl is still a loyal Cougar Fan.

One Year Later...

Well, it's tough to believe - but it's been an entire year since that perfect September day.

Thankfully for us, Earth Wind & Fire constantly helps us remember that 21st night of September.

When Andrew woke up to make breakfast for Lacie, he found out he was behind - she had already decorated and had a present waiting for him.

We had a great night with dinner at La Jolla Groves and then a moonlight train ride through Provo Canyon along Deer Creek Reservoir, with live string entertainment and endless chocolate sampling.

Lacie was so so excited for her very first train ride.

It was also the first time she's been away from our sweet baby Paris. She lasted a whole 5 hours - I was actually really impressed - she only called Heather once.

They had a lot of fun train toys and books at the station, and we obviously needed a present to bring back to our little girl the first time we left her. So we have a new bedtime story - 

The Little Engine That Could.