Winning is Good

I'm loving the throttle the Jazz are putting on the Denver Nuggets. A bunch of tattooed punks if you ask me. Let's get rid of them in game 5!

Who needs Okur when you've got the FEZ!

A little bit of random...

Here are the darling twins born to Dan and Wendi at 27 weeks. They are so sweet and we are so happy they are doing so well! Congrats to the Asay family. They used a cute photographer...giovannalou.blogspot.com.

Life is going great. We are so happy its spring. It's so nice to be outside again. I am definitely not a winter, snow, or cold person so the warm sunshine makes me happier than I can say.

My big news of the month is that I was called to be the Young Women's president in our ward. I went from Primary to Relief Society to Young Women in a matter of two months. I think its where I'm suppose to be for awhile now and I'm so excited. We have such amazing girls in our ward and I can't wait to develop a relationship with all of them. I just hope I find the right balance between this calling and being a good wife and Mom still.

My awesome little brother is graduating tomorrow from BYU. A big CONGRATS to him. Can't wait to celebrate with you.

I just finished The Hunger Games and am on a very, very long waiting list for the second book. Maybe I can find a copy somewhere else. Very quick and interesting read.

And last but not least a few pictures of my favorite little men...




















Peyt biffed it jumping out of the stroller (I'm a great Mom for not making him be buckled in right?) And this happened a few days before our pictures were taken. Thankfully Photoshop can erase minor facial blemishes. Haley Warner took their pictures and they should be back soon to share...




















Is he 11 months old already? I really can't believe it.















This is our crazy dog Canyon. He likes to eat bubbles apparently...and I caught him in the act (it kind of makes him look like a scary dog but he's very friendly and good with the boys). Peyton thought this was hilarious and couldn't get enough of it. He's so huge now right? McKay loves having him and I am learning to live with him :)

May is one of my favorite months of the year with lots to celebrate. Looking forward to it...

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Because of my race McKay took the day off which we LOVE! After a doughnut shop stop in Salt Lake we headed home to listen to conference. In between sessions we headed to my Moms for our annual hunt there.





























As always Peyton made out great! He needs more kids to have to share the wealth with!




















He tried so hard to get that thing in his mouth!




















My Mom makes it fun for us too and hides money in our eggs! I made $20 this year!



































Chayce quite enjoyed his presents this year...my Mom got him a darling puzzle he's showing off here.















This is Chayce's new friend the Easter Bunny. He jumps up and down and sings a song. Chayce stares at him for awhile and then tries to knock him down. Wants to show him who's boss!




















For about 20 minutes Peyt was entertained by Daddy throwing his Easter baskets at his head! This was a pretty good shot in the action!































We headed over to Grammy and Papas after conference on Saturday for the second hunt! Thanks for the fun Easter presents! The boys love their toys, candy and cute new outfits!


































Checking out the new stuff!















Sunday was spent relaxing and enjoying a delicious ham and potato dinner at my parents. What a great holiday to reflect on the Savior and his perfect life. I hope everyday I come a little closer to being more like Him. I have a long way to go but at least we have a great pattern to follow.

Inspired

McKay and I watched this last night and I loved it! I'm grateful for movies that inspire you to want to be a better person...especially when they really happened. I love Leigh Anne Tuohy...sassy with a genuinely good heart. If you haven't seen this yet I highly recommend you do!

10 Miles

I ran my first race of the season on Saturday...the Salt Lake 10-miler and oh was it an experience. The forecast called for snow Saturday morning so I was doubtful to run it anyway. I've been dealing with a cold for a few weeks now and just didn't think I had it in me to run in the snow. Lisa, Mandy (Lisa's sister) and our friend Ashley were planning to do it so I was contemplating it. After not getting much sleep the night before I figured I'd just get up and do it. There wasn't any snow down here so I figured it couldn't be too bad.

We got up there and the roads are pure ice...and it was freezing! The wind was blowing and I couldn't believe I had actually decided to do it! No giving up now though I guess.

The first two miles were uphill and the rest was downhill. Once we started going it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Once we got up the hill the winds sure kicked up and it was COLD! It got much better as we came down the canyon. I'm surprised the icy roads didn't affect my run as much as I thought.

Besides trying to get over the cold and not feeling well about halfway through the race I still finished in an hour and a half...a little slower than I'd hoped for but considering the circumstances it wasn't half bad! Thanks for the motivation Lisa to still go! I sent my application in for the St. George marathon on April 1st...can't wait to hear!

March Highlights

Of course I failed to write down our highlights from February...so here's March at least:

*Celebrated my Dad's birthday
*Went to Thanksgiving Point with Grandma
*Watched BYU FINALLY win an NCAA tournament game against Florida in double-overtime
*Took Peyton to the play "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" at the Scera...he loved it!
*Cheering for the Jazz to take the 2nd spot in the Western Conference into the playoffs!
*Getting ready to get our backyard redone! YEAH!
*Took a few trips to Jump on It and the Lehi indoor pool with friends
*My little boy turned 3! He's preschool age now! Went to Jungle Jims and Cheesecake Factory to celebrate!
*Excited that our little twin nephews are doing so well...they are so sweet!
*New Relief Society calling is in full swing
*Books read - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck