Weekend Getaway

A few weeks ago, I got the opportunity to run in the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon. One of my friends from work was signed up with her husband but as the time for the race grew closer, she realized they weren't able to do it, so she offered it to me. At first I thought 'no way!'...due to my lack of running lately. But then I thought that it would be a fun excuse for a weekend getaway with my fam, so I asked my sis-in-law if she would run with me. She agreed and we were off! We invited Trav's mom along as well. She is always up for an adventure!
The first night we had some downtime...the town of Tropic, Utah is not much for the nightlife!

Naturally, the girls had to pose for our new camera.

The next morning was the run. We didn't have high expectations for ourselves. We weren't very trained for it, but we knew we would finish! We were looking forward to enjoying the beautiful scenery and a good workout. We finished with a respectable time and overall felt pretty good about it.

You know those girls that look cute and unsweaty when they run/workout? Well, I am not one of those girls. See Exhibit A below! Oh, well.

After the race, we spent the afternoon checking out Bryce Canyon. My Mom and Don met us to see the sights. None of us had ever been there before and can I just say AMAZING!!!

I couldn't believe how literally breathtaking it is!!! WOW!!!
We did a pretty hard hike. Well, it wasn't bad on the way down, but then we did have to turn around and make it back up the way we came. Not easy carrying a sleeping 3 year old while plugging along on tired legs! We made it, however, and I am so glad we did it! It was something else!


We saw the canyon from all sides of the rim and it didn't disappoint from any vantage point! Beautiful!

We were so glad that Grandma Patti could come with us!

It was a much-needed getaway and we had a blast. Who knows, maybe it will become a tradition! Until next year...

Just a quickie!

A few weekends ago, Travis got invited to go the Nascar race in Vegas for the weekend. Since he was planning on driving and not flying, we (me and the girls) decided to spend the weekend at my mom's house since she lives right on the way. It was a really fast trip. We left Friday at about 6:00 pm and got there by about 11:30. Our girls did fantastic in the car and were so excited to see Grandma Joni and Grandpa Don! They didn't end up settling down for bed until about 1:00am! Anyway after a near sleepless night, Trav's friends picked him up for the races on Saturday morning and we were off to St. George for a girls day.

We went to a park so Skylar could slide and play. Sailyr slept in the car (much needed). Then we went to lunch at Cafe Rio for a Sweet Pork Salad. The girls were so good at lunch, we decided to go next door to Nielsen's Frozen Custard for dessert. This is one of my favorite desserts although I don't ever have it.



After a little shopping at the outlets, we went back to my mom's for a spaghetti dinner. It was so nice not to have to make it for a change! Thanks Mom! The girls were so tired that this is where they ended up.



Sunday was pretty relaxing with just a trip to the grocery store and to another park. Travis got dropped off after the race and then we started the late and long drive home. All in all it was so nice to see my mom and Don. Even though it was really fast, I am so glad we got the chance to go!

Our "beach" vacation, minus the sun and surf!

Over Valentine's Day weekend, we went to Myrtle Beach with a group of friends to have a fun time and run in a 5K. I knew it wouldn't be very warm, but we sure didn't expect this....SNOW! It snowed about 4 inches, which isn't a huge deal to us here but it hasn't snowed there in 10 years! It was pretty crazy. Despite the snow, it was one of the funnest trips we have ever had! We laughed and talked and had great meals and silly moments. It was a trip that was much needed for me, without the kids! I needed a break and it was just perfect!

Jason and Holly

Me and Trav

Dirk and Misty

Charley and Mary

Holly and me on the beach

For more fun and exciting posts on this trip you can go here or here!

Jackson River Trip June '09

This post is a little late, but we went on the funnest trip in June to Jackson Hole. We go every year with my family and it is such a blast. Travis and I decided to leave the girls home with grandparents this year so we were kidless! Not something that happens very often so we sure enjoyed ourselves, although we missed them tons! We camp in the canyon right next to the river and we float down the Snake at least once a day. My family has a raft and my stepdad and brother are really experienced oarmen. We hang around the campfire at night and roast hotdogs and marshmallows. This year a few of Shad's friends came up and kept the party going! Since we didn't have our kids with us, we thought that we would take our two dogs and they loved it. They don't get out much lately so they had a good time in the great outdoors. It turns out that everyone that came this year had their dogs. We had quite the canine camp! We can't wait to do this again next summer.

The famous "Antler Arch" in downtown Jackson. We had really full bellies from eating at Bubba's BBQ- our favorite!

Shad and Stormy. Amanda couldn't make it this year and we were sad! It would have been even more FUN with her there!

Dave and Buddy. 120 lbs of yellow fur! (Buddy, not Dave:)

This isn't our boat but just look how BIG the river was this year!

Us and our mutts. They aren't showing their best side. They are actually quite cute from the front!

What we did on our Summer Vacation!

We went to Myrtle Beach, SC for a week at the first of June. We had so much fun! We went with our friends Jason and Holly and their kids. They have a beautiful beach house that we all stayed in. It was only 12 housed away from the beach! What an awesome part of the country. There is a lot of history there and we got to see just a little bit of it. So interesting! Hopefully one day we can go back and do some more! Thanks Williams' for inviting us along!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

So many things to blog about...so little time!

Okay, I finally have a little minute to catch up on the blog. Here are just a few things that we have been up to in the last 2 months since my last post.
-Won a sweet new custom blog design from her!
-Lots of work and lots of play!
-Mother's Day trip to the zoo.
-First trip out on the boat.
-Found out we have a new neice coming in October!
-Skylar turned two!
-Week long trip to Myrtle Beach with great friends!
-Sailyr turned one!
-Sailyr started walking!
-No more bottles!!!!!
-Lots of golf for Trav.
-Started our yard!
-Lots of wagon rides and playing outside:)

Long time coming!

Okay, I finally have a minute to catch up on my blog. We have had a crazy couple of weeks! At the first of the month, Travis and I went with his family to California for the weekend. We had a lot of fun and it was a nice break away from our kids! Everyone else stayed for a whole week but we just went for a few days which was plenty of time away from the girls! I was really missing them!

When we got home, I had to make up the days that I had missed at work which took up the whole rest of the week. Then my girls got sick. They both had low fevers and yucky noses so after taking them to the doctor they were on the mend.
Skylar and I went to see Disney on Ice with my friend Tammi and her little girl Kyanne. We had great seats and it was a lot of fun. I was worried about Skylar not wanting to watch the whole thing but she did great!


Next we had to get our taxes done. It is a huge job to get everything ready to go for that appointment. Usually I am a lot more organized with my receipts and paperwork than I was this year. I finally got it done! Until next year...

Vacation???!!!

This weekend we took a trip to Twin Falls, Idaho where Travis and his family played in...you guessed it, a golf tourny! All the wives went and I took the girls. It was really fun but Skylar was sooo much work! She wasn't naughty, she was just acting her age. She has a hard time being cooped up, like in the hotel room or riding in her stroller for a long time. She always wants you to walk with her by holding her hands and going up and down the hallway or around the store. Luckily I had a lot of help from my sisters-in-law and Trav's mom, Patti. I don't think I could have done it without them! I hope it didn't ruin their trip by having my babies around, but I think that they really enjoy them! Anyway, Sailyr was really good, she just eats and sleeps.
We went to the open house at the new Twin Falls Temple. It was so cool! I have never been in a temple before and it was so beautiful inside! I was really glad that we went. While we were on the tour we went into the room with the baptismal font. The ceilings were really high and the room echoed a little. Everyone in the group was really quiet listening to the guide tell us about the room, except for Skylar! She kept saying "Hi!" really loudly and repeating it about a hundred times! Everyone was smiling and giggling at her, just egging her on. She must have realized the echo and really thought she should take advantage of it! It was so cute and a memory that I won't ever forget!
Travis and Brady ended up tying for first place in the tournament! They won about $210 each and got to spend it in the clubhouse and buy some new golf stuff! It was really exciting and really made the trip even that much more fun!
Going on "vacation" isn't what it used to be before we had kids but I wouldn't have it any other way!
P.S. My pictures of this trip wouldn't upload for some reason, but check out Steph's blog for some cute pics!

Palm Springs

We are home from our fun-filled weekend to visit my mom! We had a great time. We had great weather and it was really fun to spend some time with her. Travis played a ton of golf. He played at a really nice resort on Friday. There are two different courses at this resort and he played both of them (36 holes). On Saturday he played at another resort and when he was done with the first 18, he decided to play it again! That is 72 holes in 2 days! What a diehard! Skylar got a little bit of one-on-one time with her Grandma Joni, once on Friday night while Travis and I went out to dinner and did a little shopping, and for a lot of the day on Sunday while Travis and I went golfing (another 18 in for Trav, I just rode along). That was really nice to have some time to ourselves! I think my mom really enjoyed having her all to herself for a little while. It sure did make her remember how much work it is to have a crawler around. Skylar is sooooo busy! She did pretty good on the plane. She liked to look at all of the people around us. She would get their attention and wave to them and talk to them. She is the center of attention wherever we go! We had a really fun trip but I think we will wait a while before we fly anywhere with her again...it is really exausting!

On Vacation!

Well, we are here in sunny Palm Springs, California! It is really nice here. It was snowing when we left SLC yesterday and it is 95 degrees here today! What a difference an hour and a half plane ride makes! We are having fun shopping and hanging out by the pool. Travis golfed 36 holes today, he loves it. I will post some pix when we get home!