Playing at the pool

Last Thursday Preston and I took Jordan to the kiddie pool at Veterans Memorial Park here in Provo. We thought he'd like it since he likes to play with water at home. What we didn't expect was his extreme squeals of delight at just seeing all the water! We hadn't even gotten into the water yet and he was freaking out. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen. Needless to say Jordan LOVES the pool!!!

Something else Jordan also loves to do is to walk around. We hold his hands and he goes full speed ahead... turns out he does the same thing in the water.

There's Jordan walking in the water as his Dad helps him along. He'll be walking on his own before we know it. What a little mover!

Jordan really enjoyed using his hands to splash the water. I have never seen him more excited in his life. We are definitely getting a pool pass.

Jordan and Daddy splashing in the water. We'll be having more fun times at the pool since Jordan is such a summer/water baby.

Camping June 2011

We took Jordan camping for the first time this past Friday. We had a ward camp out at Diamond Fork near Spanish Fork. We had a great time and loved being in the great outdoors.

Jordan looking cool in his Dad's hat.

The campground. Our tent (if you can see it) is the green and orange one. Our ward put together quit the event with delicious meals and lots of fun games. It was good times all around.

One of my favorite things about camping is roasting marshmallows over the fire and making smores. Mmmmm... delicious. P.S. I found out that those really big marshmallows don't roast very well. What a bummer... they looked so promising, but the fact is they're just too big to get melted all the way through. That's what I get for being greedy.

Good morning boys. Preston and Jordan cuddled up close together after an adventurous night. Jordan went down to bed like a champ at 8:00 pm, while hanging out with friends by the fire we heard Jordan around 11:30 pm, he went back down well after getting over freaking out about not being in his crib, and after that he woke up at 3:00 am. From then on it was a game of trying to keep him asleep till morning. It was worse then when he was a newborn! Oh well, camping's always an adventure right?

It was a beautiful spot! We love camping and so enjoyed being out in it. The weather was awesome and everything is especially green this year with all the rain we've had here in Utah.

Jordan enjoying some graham crackers left over from the smores.

The ending result of the camp out was one tired little guy... Not to mention his tired parents who didn't get much sleep the night before. Maybe we'll wait till he's a bit older for our next camping adventure. Day hikes are sounding pretty good to me.

Half Marathon June 2011

On June 11th, 2011 Preston and I ran our first Half Marathon! We participated in the Utah Valley Half Marathon which was held conveniently here in Provo. It started in Provo Canyon, then went onto University Avenue, and ended at Center Street. It was a gorgeous run in the canyon and we had beautiful weather that day too. I can still hardly believe we ran 13.1 miles! How awesome!

We ran the race with Preston's sister Cambria, her husband Nic, and our good friend Kevin. It was fun running the race with these guys, cheering each other on, and getting each other excited about the run. Good times had by all. Way to go everyone!

Jordan enjoyed tasking my medal after the race. I guess it was high quality otherwise he wouldn't have chewed on it for as long as he did. Silly boy....

Our good friends Jane and Jay Griffith were at the race too. We got to see them during and after the half marathon. They both did great and are awesome examples of running hard.

My friends Michelle and Mark were wonderful babysitters for Jordan while Preston and I were running. He was such a good boy for them. I'm so glad he didn't freak out. What a good natured little guy.

After the race we went back to our home and had a delicious BBQ. The food tasted especially good because we were all so hungry from the race. Yummmm.... hamburgers, hotdogs, fruit, root beer floats, etc.

Everyone chowing down under the maple tree. I love our back yard!

Preston finished with a time of 2:12:23 and myself with a time of 2:19:42. Maybe we'll be able to beat our time in our next half marathon. It was an awesome day of accomplishing long trained for goals, pushing our bodies hard, observing this beautiful earth, and enjoying time with friends and family. My what a day.... what a day.