Fall

Fall arrived and with it came the rain. One of Jillian's all time favorite things to do is splash in the puddles. I can't believe how happy it makes this girl. Mostly I can't believe how happy it makes me to watch. She splashes and splashes until she is chilled to the bone and runs inside for a nice warm bath.

7 months

Can you believe how fast Manny is growing? He is turning into one handsom dude!

Wedding Bells

We recieved the invitations for my sister's wedding! She is so talented, she made them herself! I am so excited for the big day!

Red Rock Relay

In August I received a call from Kristi Rondo asking if I would be interested in joining a running team for a relay in Southern Utah. A couple people from the team had dropped and they needed to find replacements ASAP. To her surprise I jumped on board. Kristi told me to think about it, but I was committed. Why not? I need some adventure in my life, not to mention exercise. I later got some butterflies, but they took a hike once I was in the van with my team on our way up!

The whole experience was amazing. I got to know people better and learned so much from them. Running is a very independent sport, but this was also teamwork. Working together as a team, but still accepting and rooting for everyone's personal bests. 

The race begins at 11,000 feet at Brian Head Ski resort then travels Dixie Nat’l Forest, Cedar Breaks, Snow Canyon, St. George, and ends at the entrance to Zion National Park. The views are unquestionably beautiful. I am grateful for the call I received from Kristi and for my willingness to accept, despite it being really really hard for me. It is an experience I will cherish.

First Day of Preschool

We decided to do joy school with Jillian. Here are pictures of her first day, so cute!

She absolutely loved it!

Halloween

We had such a fun Halloween!  Jillian was Dorothy and Manny was a lion from The Wizard of Oz.  They both looked so cute!
We went to our ward Halloween party and it was so much fun. It was not the typical Trunk or Treating party, there was a DJ, great foo, and lots of dancing!

On Halloween we went to a few doors. Jillian seemed so big doing it all by herself.  Everyone on our street got very decked out. Our next door neighbors created a haunted house! We ended the evening with a movie night. Can you guess the movie? The Wizard of Oz of course!