life lately, according to my phone pictures

1. Scott loves getting dum dum's from Macey's Grocery store. I don't love cleaning up the sticky-post-lolly-pop mess.

2.  Old doll house furniture. My Mom sent me 5 big boxes of my stuff because 
they are moving (tear)... but it has been fun going through it all. 

3. Scott being the over-protected child at the splash pad with water shoes, a rash guard, hat, and oversized swim trunks amongst shoeless/shirtless kids.

4. Scott's 1 year baby book! I went a little nuts and it is 108 pages long...

1. My little brother Wade is at BYU! My Mom came out and we helped move him into his dorm at Helaman Halls. 

Brings back so many memories of my own freshman year!

2. We are "babysitting" our neighbor's fish (named sushi) this summer. Scott is already very attached...

3. Never too early for longboarding...

4. Scott loves his Grandma! We had so much fun with her in town and were sad when she left. 

1. I love my sweet boy!

2. Grilled Greek chicken on pita with tomatoes/cucumbers tossed with dill and herb olive oil. 

Topped with pickled red onions and homemade tzatziki.

3. Fresh cherries from the farmer's market. 2 pounds didn't last 2 days at our house!

4. Scott reading himself books and practicing animal noises.

1. I've been really into this braid lately...

2. We've been fully using our 7 peaks passes! 

I take Scott with some of our friend's in the mornings or Nate and I go together with Scott at night a few times a week. Scott LOVES it!

3. White corn, black bean, and avocado salsa

 - mixed with lime juice/zest, cilantro, olive oil, cayenne and a dash of sugar. 

4. Smoky skies from these crazy western wildfires.

Utah Valley Half Marathon

2 weeks ago I ran the Utah Valley Half Marathon! My conclusions about half marathons remain the same as after my last one. I love them, but have very little desire to attempt a full marathon. I really like the training schedule for the half and I like having a goal to work towards to get in shape. The race itself is so fun, and just challenging enough to make me feel like I accomplished something without killing my body. Nate did all the training runs with me this time (while pushing Scott in the jogging stroller I might add)! My sister-in-law Emily also ran long runs with us on Saturdays. Emily and I are perfectly paced running partners and we ran the race together!

The Utah Valley Half was awesome! The course was ALL downhill. It started up the road a little past Sundance and ran all the way down the Canyon through Provo ending in front of the Provo Tabernacle. We did all our long training runs by parking at Vivian park and running down to different points depending on how long the run was supposed to be (Riverwoods, Magleby's, the UPC, etc.) I feel like I know the Canyon like the back of my hand now!

The only not awesome part of the race was meeting at Provo Towne Center Mall to take buses up to the start like at 3:30am.

On the bus ride over...

The race didn't start until 6am, so all the runners just waited on the dark mountain side. They had a few fires going, and all Emily and I could think about was how the scene very much resembled some kind of apocalyptic event where all the last humans had to band together for safety.

Once the race started the weather was perfect! Nate said he and Scott would be waiting somewhere near the bottom of the Canyon and it was exciting to see them about half way through. Scott got really happy to see Mommy and aunt "Em" as he calls her, then really sad when we kept running past! I felt bad, but it was pretty cute.

One part of races that will always be funny to me is being able to dramatically throw your water cup on the ground at the water/gatorade stations. Like you are too much of a big deal to use the trash can. 

I really felt great the whole run! I love the atmosphere of races too. It is so touching to see family members cheering for their loved ones and runners who are strangers helping each other along. 

Finding Nate after the finish!

 My favorite people!

 Scott was very excited about our finishers metals... 

And after happily enduring a 10 mile run the jogging stroller during training, he deserves one too!

A Quick Trip to San Diego

Nate had to go to San Diego last minute on business and we tagged along! 

We were only there for a few days, but it was well worth the traveling. 

Nate was able to go to the beach with us one day. 

Scott and I went to Sea World with some old friends and loved hanging out at Nate's parent's house.

Nate's Mom also watched Scott so we could go on a date to dinner/the temple. 

As always we love San Diego! And Scott loves Grandma's house.

 I feel like we were just there (because we were...) but it never gets old. 

 Nate and Scott traveling in style. Clearly Scott needed to wear his track suit.

 Playing at the hotel pool in St. George

 Scott caught up on some important calls at the hotel...

 And relaxed watching Mickey Mouse with Daddy!

 My beach boys!

 Going to the beach with Daddy and Mommy is way more fun that going to the beach with Mommy by herself.
Nate thinks of awesome things to do with Scott I would never think of... That's what Dads are for right?

 We even went on a short sailing excursion under the Coronado bridge. 

This boy loves the summer time! 

He not only could eat summer fruit like berries for every meal if I let him, but loves the water and being outside. 

Going back to Utah wasn't too sad because we got 7 Peaks passes this year! 

But of course Scott misses Grandma and Grandpa. And we do too!