Maybe just a few highlights.
Bear with me here.
Tyler turned 14. Tanner turned 16.
I am that old apparently.
Here they are the Sunday they were ordained a Teacher and a Priest. So good to have both Grandpa's there.
The boys are now old enough for this (just for the record....I totally FOUGHT this one. I didn't want them to start.) (However....Tyler's got more of a 'stache' than any 14 year old should have........which, also just for the record, frustrates Tanner to death. He only has enough hairs on his face that you could mostly count them on one hand) (but....he will remind you that you can see them.....and that's what's important, right?)
We had a combined birthday of indoor soccer for the boys - with all their best buds. Fun times for sure.
Tanners birthday fell on a Sunday this year.But, rest assured that bright and early Monday morning (no kidding people.....we were THERE at 7:00 AM)....we were pulling in to the Utah DMV to get this:
Now he can drive his car.... (which he bought at a yard sale for $150 bucks) (kid you not).
Jason and I have been able to run several races this year. The Salt Lake half marathon.
TheOgden Marathon (Awesome. Hard. But Awesome.)
And the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay, which runs from Logan to Park City. Had a fabulous time! (Thanks Aunt Carol for letting our whole gang hang out with you for the afternoon!)
Jason was also "Spartan" for a day - running an 8 mile obstacle course with everything from fire, mud bogs, 9 foot high walls to scale, barbed wire to slide under, and of course Gladiators to battle. He said that the 8 miles seemed harder than the full marathon. (Having run the entire 26.2 miles......I don't actually believe him though) :)
And I ended the summer running the top of Utah half marathon.
I'm not a real runner. Those of you who are my neighbors know that. You see me plodding down the road at my turtle-pace with my non-runners legs. In the middle of these races I am asking myself over and over "why oh why am I DOING this??? This is NOT one ounce of fun". But as soon as the finish line is in sight, and then behind me, I know the answer.
It's the feeling of accomplishing something you didn't think you could. Slow as it may be, I can DO hard things. And I love that feeling.
Life is good. And hard. And did I mention busy?
Grateful for opportunities and reminders to not only DO hard things, but more importantly to Enjoy the Journey while we're here.
