As a friend {not so} tactfully put it: "You Guys Need a New Hobby"

The air is becoming crisp and cool so fall is definitely peeking it's head around the corner. We all know what that means around these parts: it's party time.

Here's the current countdown:

6 days until Brynnlee's birthday
14 days until Ella's birthday
20 days until Kaden's birthday

Yes, there will be unimaginable amounts of cake baked, decorated, and consumed in the next three weeks. I'm quite giddy just thinking about it (and the decorating should be pretty fun too).

Utah 2009

The best and worst thing about Utah is that fact that we know way too many people there. Every town we drive by I think to myself "Oh we should totally stop and see ______ ." Maybe next time.

It's hard to get it all crammed into a 3-day weekend, but we did manage to have quite a bit of fun seeing my newest neice Tasia, checking out my parents soon-to-be-finished house, staying Alicia's new house, stuffing our faces with cookies and pop at my sister Adrienne's new-to-her house, some doing a little rafting, watching the miracle BYU game (who'da guessed that?), browsing each and every aisle of Toys R Us with 8 children, and eating at the Red Iguana which was featured on Diners, Drive-in's and Dives, celebrating two first birthday's and seeing cousins wear themselves ragged trying to stretch every last second of play time. Whew! I'm exhausted.

School Days

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School Days

Kaden's first day of Kindergarten.

{The sun was in his eyes, but if I turned him around I got a shadow- you can't win}

The family shot.

Waiting at the bus stop.

Hopping on the bus.

Kaden, Daphne, and Gabe following Ms. Whitney, the vice principal, to the kindergarten playground.

Waiting in line.

Greeting Sra. Hanan.

Hopping off the bus.

He LOVED his first day. Even though he couldn't remember anything he did other than play on the playground and eat snacks he said he had a great time. He named off all the kids he recognized from church and t-ball, and can't wait to go back again.

Watch out world!

We Had a Great Time

{The Fray - August 7, 2009}


I'm still dwelling on these memories. Because, well, it's a little more pleasant than the last few days have been with their not-so-great news. But don't worry I won't throw myself a pity party... maybe a pity cocktail hour, but definitly not a party.

{The Becks - Aug 7. 2009}

This is me throwing my hands up in the air

because this morning the run was so painful. I stopped running and walked. And even walking hurt.

At least I have The Fray to look forward to. Yay Friday.

A Jump on the Day

Before 8 am hit this morning I had two major accomplishments under my belt. I ran 8 pain-free miles {not an easy feat when not even ONE person shows up to join the misery, I mean run}. I think everyone returns from vacations this week and if not, I guess enjoying the river at 6am in solitude isn't THAT bad.

The second is even more exciting, if you can believe that. There was an official changing of the guard in the unmentionables drawer at precisely 7:45am. Out with the nursing and in with the non-nursing. Slowly but surely this body will get back to normal. Well, whatever normal I can derive after 3 kids.

6 days and counting...

Think "Cable Car" and Spokane