Simplot Run 10K

We had our last 10K of the summer series this month. Eva was at my parent's house, so we just had Ely. He rode happily in the stroller. We finished in one hour and they served breakfast at the end. It was fun! And, Lindsay won a nice pair of Smith sunglasses!!Eva started her dance class this month. She was so excited! They do ballet and clogging. She loves to put on her dance shoes and dance around at home. It's way cute!!
By the way - Ely started walking last week!!

The Pocatello Marathon - I did it!!!!

I did it!! I completed my first marathon!!

That's right - 26.2 miles - in a row!!

I decided earlier this year that I wanted to do a marathon...so, I paid my entry fee for the Pocatello Marathon, http://pocatellomarathon.com/, found a training schedule online, and tried my best to stick to it. Once I paid my money, there was no turning back! I think I did pretty good with my training, but, before the marathon, the furthest I actually ran in one day was only 14 miles. Summer is just so busy! Needless to say, I was very happy with my time on my marathon - 4:58:05. Yeah, less than 5 hours!! That's awesome, for me anyway!! It was a great experience, and I just might do it again. The scenery was beautiful for the first half of the marathon, not that the second half was really bad or anything. Here I am at Mile 12 waiting for the porta-potty. Luckily I only had to use those once :)My sister-in-law Holly met me at Mile 15 to run with me to the end. It was great to have someone there with me when it started getting hard and my legs were getting worn down. Only 1.2 miles to go!! The end is so close!!I made it!! I still have to get the pictures off my mom's camera of me actually crossing the finish line. Thank you so much, Holly, for coming to run with me. Just like the good ol' days, but we are way better runners now!! My Mom, Marcy, Zach's family, and Jeff's family were all here to help take care of Eva and Ely while I was running and they were there to cheer me on in a couple spots along the course. It was so nice to hear encouraging words along the way.

So, anybody want to go running?? Brian and I are running in a 10k next weekend, the 17th. I am running a half marathon on November 5th. It's all downhill!! You should come join me.

August Recap - Lots more pictures

So, blogging monthly is better than nothing, right?!! Hopefully you like all the pictures. My Grandma Knoeppel came to visit from Kansas so we went to visit her while she was in Logan. It was so fun to see her. Ely cuddled right up.

Eva just loved Great Grandma!! Hope she didn't wear you out too much, Grandma!!

Brian turned 28 this month!! Here is Eva giving him a big birthday kiss. He didn't want cake, so I made him chocolate chip cookies with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups inside, cupcake style. We love you, Brian!!

Another 10K. We ran in another city 10K on the 13th. This time we pushed Eva and Ely in the stroller. Well, Brian pushed mostly. Thank goodness! My finish time was exactly one hour. Brian sprinted a little faster than me in then end and finished about 20 seconds before me. He would have been done long before if he hadn't stayed with me to push me along. He's such a good husband. :)

FYI - That is a Phil & Ted's stroller, and I love it!!!

The whole family after the race.

That weekend we also had the Raymond & Verletta Anderson Family Reunion in Elba, Idaho. It was a lot of fun!! This picture shows my Dad with his siblings and their spouses. There is only one brother and his wife missing from the picture.

This is (almost) everybody at the reunion.

Eva and McKay at the reunion.

The Grimm Family at the Rush Triathlon. Brian did the Rush Triathlon this month. This was his third time. He improved his time from last year by almost 9 minutes. We thought he did great!!

I didn't get a good picture of Brian coming out of the lake from his swim, but here he is getting ready to take off for his 14 mile bike ride.

It looks like Brian is posing for the camera here! He is actually coming into the transition area after his bike ride.

Brian's sister, Melanie, came to support Brian in his race and help me out with the kids and the dog. Thank you so much!!

Ely was using Brian's hat to block the sun. He was such a good boy that day, thank goodness!

Crossing the finish line. Yippee!!

Ely loves water, and I think he is so cute!!

Grandpa Anderson went to Sturgis this month and brought back some cute outfits for all the grandkids. Thank you Grandpa!!

July - Lots of Pictures

I feel like it has been forever since I posted, so here are some catch up photos of our family from July. Ely is crawling all over the place and always pulling himself to stand up next to things. He is going to be 10 months old next week! I can't believe it! He is growing so fast. He currently weighs 19 lbs 5 ounces and is 28 1/2 inches tall. He is so much fun. He absolutely loves Eva! Ely is such a good baby. We are blessed! Brian's parents and siblings. We went to visit and celebrate Mitchel (Brian's little brother) turning 12! Eva loves horses! Here she is riding with cousin Sidney at the family reunion in Freedom. Ely and his cousin Adam. Adam is two months younger than Ely. Hopefully they will be best buds when they get bigger!! My mom and dad--don't they make a cute couple? My sister Marcy just got back from her mission to Alabama. We all went to her house in Logan to celebrate her return. This is Gma and Gpa with all the grandkids (except Kierra who was in ND), 12 girls and 4 boys.

We went from Logan to Cherry Hill in Utah to camp and swim and play. It was a really fun place. I think everybody had a great time. They have a big climbing rock at Cherry Hill. Here are Brian and Jeff headed to the top.

Lindsay made it to the top!!Even Eva wanted to climb!They also have miniature golf at Cherry Hill. Here are me and Becky during our golf game. Eva got a hole in one!! All by herself! Ely is becoming a big eater!! For the 24th of July weekend we went to Cokeville, Wyoming, where Jeff and his family just moved to. Here is everybody at the big parade. We had a lot of fun!!Eva had her first talk in Primary on Sunday. She was really excited all week and even practiced in front of her animals. She changed her mind once we got up to the real microphone, so I ended up giving her talk for her. All I could get her to say was, "Amen." Later that day she did give her talk for Gma and Gpa Anderson and did a great job!
Ely has figured out how to climb!! Kind of scary because we have lots of stairs in our house!

The Law Day Run

The Law Day Run was on the 7th. Here we are before the race. McKenzie came and ran the 5K. She did awesome, especially for her first race!! (37 minutes).
Brian and I did the 10K. I was very pleased with my time, 1 hour and 45 seconds. Brian finished in 52 minutes and 25 seconds.
It was cloudy and a little rainy. I thought the weather was great because it was not hot. It was fun!! I didn't get any pictures of us after the race, but we still looked great!!

Lindsay's Growing Up, Too~The Bengal Tri~Easter Weekend Pictures

Yep, that's the big 30 for me!! I had a great birthday! Thanks to everyone who came over for dinner, or called to wish me well. We had a fun day. And of course, Brian made me cornbread for my cake. Yummy!! Happy cousins - Eva & Paisley

Brian and Ely with their matching ties. So cute!! Every father and son should have matching ties. Ours came from www.myfavoritepal.com.

Coloring Easter eggs. We decorated about 4 dozen!

Brian did the Bengal Triathlon Easter weekend. He did a great job! He improved his time from last year by 6.5 minutes. We were so proud!! This is after the race.

Ely during the big Easter egg hunt at Mimi's house. The weather was so nice! But, of course, today it is snowing again!! When is Spring/Summer coming???

Eva was so excited to see her Easter basket Sunday morning. I tried to catch her "surprised" face. She said, "The fluffy bunny came!"

Eva is such a beautiful little girl! Here she is in her pretty Easter dress from Gma and Gpa Anderson. She loved it when she saw it.

Veggies are good in everything!!

Brian saw this comic the other day and thought of me!!

Just so you know, I do try to add vegetables to things, like cauliflower in mashed potatoes, or sweet potatoes in spaghetti sauce, but I don't make my family eat desserts made with anything weird. And it's not like I'm trying to "hide" the vegetables, I just try to make it easier for us to eat more vegetables every day.

I guess I don't really need to explain myself. I'm not the only one that does this, am I??