Moab 1/2 Marathon

Ana dancing with the crazy guy. Or... was it the other way around?

After the race, obviously. Why am I the only one bright red and sweaty?

Pat and Ana after the race. Ana ran a 1:44, with hardly any training, and

a bad knee. I can only figure that I trained too much.

Hillary and Chad, looking as good as ever.

Mindy and Ryan. Ryan ran so fast he had time to run back to the condo and take a shower.

Geralyn and Andrew, Geralyn was the only smart one

Bart and I at Dead Horse Point. We finally figured out what happened to the horses.

Tanya, Shane and Mia. Shane said they were both "heavy with child."

Bart and I at Delicate Arch. I know that was more than a 3 mile hike.

We had heard the phrase "what happens in Moab, stays in Moab", so I guess we'll stick to that. We went down with a group of 12 to run the race. There was Ana and Pat, Hillary and Chad, Andrew and Geralyn, Mindy and Ryan, Lisa and Corby and Bart and me. We had a lot of fun. A few fond memories included the unmentionable item left in the shower, a large pair of ladies panties, a wooden spoon, a theft of a vehicle, lots of hard rock music, the prairie dawg port-a-potties, recycled gatorade, and a lot of running. Everyone completed their races and did a great job. I am glad that it is over. It is so much work, even though Bart refers to it as "the fun run", only 13.1 miles. The worst part for me was that my watch battery died during the first mile, so I had no idea of my pace. Bart got a 1.32 and his goal was under 1:35, so he did great. I got 1:51. I was hoping to at least get under 1:50, but that's ok. The weather was perfect for running, it was so nice down there. We had fun going out to eat with everyone. We drove out to Dead Horse Point with Ana and Pat. The last day, we hiked to Delicate Arch. Tanya, Shane, and Mia met us for breakfast and the hike. Shane carried a huge backpack, the princess carrier, and Tanya is 6 months pregnant. I couldn't believe she could hike so well.

Teddybear Picnic

Kate had her Teddybear picnic at school. They took a stuffed animal and a sack lunch. She was so excited to be able to get a pizza lunchable. It was so cute, they set up their dogs with their arms around each other. Eliza is Kate's best friend in her class. Kate said her favorite thing was getting to eat lunch at school.

A new car!

Well, now all of Bart's dreams have come true. It has always been his dream to own a Honda Accord. That dream was reinforced after all of our years of owning Audi's and Volkswagon's, with the frequent, expensive repairs. The necessary repairs always seem to be my fault, since I picked out the car. So, I agreed to let him pick the car this time. It is nice, I especially like the automatic transmission, since my last car wasn't. We decided on all black interior, which shows everything I am noticing quite quickly. Bart refused to pose for his picture in the car, but mine isn't this clean anymore, it has been a week!

Kate's 6 year old pictures

These are Kate's pictures for her six year old birthday, yes, that was back in October. I am a little behind, only four months though. She picked out what she wanted to wear and how she wanted her hair fixed. She really loves the dresses that can spin, and the long "princess hair".