Let the renovations continue...

I know I have mentioned it before but I will say it again, Joey is the hardest worker that I know. In an attempt to save money and to make his wife happy, Joey has taken on the project of painting all of the cabinets in the house. White cabinets is the trend right now and I have really wanted to brighten up the place. My goal is to get this house the way I love it to stay forever and I am sure Joey wants it to look current so that it sells faster! Either way it is looking amazing. He started with the downstairs bathroom and then Harlee's bathroom. He is currently working on the kitchen. It looks amazing. It is so much work but he never stops. He is such an example to me. Thank you Joey for all that you do to make our home beautiful. I seriously love it and completely LOVE you!!

One of my favs...

I have often said that it is such a blessing that Tag is the caboose. He has all of these amazing siblings to look up to and learn from. I love to watch them play with him and he thrives on their attention. Last night Harlee was giving him a piggy back ride and he was in heaven. The smiles on both of their faces are priceless. I just love my family!

Goodbye Cyst!

On Tuesday I was fortunate to have surgery to remove a cyst from my ovary. After a few ultrasounds over a couple months they realized that the cyst on my left ovary was not going to go away on it's own. It has been causing me pain and is bigger than a golf ball. So Tuesday afternoon they removed the cyst along with another one that they found on my right ovary. I am five days out from surgery and feeling pretty good. My stomach is super bloated but the pain is pretty minimal. So grateful for insurance and for all the the help that I have received over the last few days. Just praying that they can find a way to keep these cysts from coming back.

Trip to Texas for Tara's wedding

On Thursday morning Don, Jenna, and I took a flight to Texas to attend Tara's wedding that was on Friday. When we arrived in Texas we made a stop at a Texas BBQ restaurant. It was inside a gas station but we couldn't let the environment fool us. The food was delicious! After we ate we made our way to the hotel and got ready for dinner with Tara and her new family. Don went out with Grant, Nathan, and Kaydan to Dave and Buster's. Jenna and I went with Tara, Candice (her new sister in law) and Candice's mom Susan. We went to Z Tejas. I have to say that I love Susan. She is one of the nicest people I have ever met. Candice is a different story! After dinner we went home to rest up for the big day. We got up, worked out, and then made our way to the luncheon at the Grove. The food was delicious. After lunch we took Nathan and Kaydan to explore downtown Austin and have some Amy's ice cream. It was so fun to spend time with them. They are such good kids. After a little time together we went back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding. The wedding was held in Susan's backyard. Tara looked beautiful. I really hope that her and Grant have a great life together. He seems like such a great guy and I think that he will be a great thing for her boys. Congratulations Tara and Grant!

2015 Big Cottonwood Half

We did it again!! Our half marathon of choice this year was once again the Big Cottonwood Half. We trained a lot on Suncrest and felt really prepared for the race. Last year we finished at 2:13 and 2:15. I promised that I would stay with Joey this year and we set a goal of 2:10. We finished the race in 2:07 with an average mile pace of 9:36. I was so proud of us! I love that we do hard things together. Joey is such a motivation to me. This year I felt awesome up until mile 9 when we came out of the canyon. Joey did not stop and he quietly motivated me to keep going. So fun to do these races with my best friend.

Tear free haircuts

Cute Michelle that always does the kids haircuts is about to have a baby again. So I had to improvise this time around on the hair cuts. Harlee and Nash got their hair cut by Jessica who does my hair. She did not have time to do the others so I made an appointment for Tag and Gray at Cookie Cutters. Tag is usually a nightmare and screams the whole time. Not this time!! Whomever came up with the idea to make haircuts fun is brilliant. They get to choose their seat (a car, airplane, a police car, a hippo, etc) Then they get to choose what show they watch. While they are enjoying their time they sneak in a haircut. Tag did not cry at all. It was wonderful and their hair cuts turned out perfectly which I considered a bonus! When they were all done they got to get a balloon and a sucker! I will definitely be going back there for the future hair cuts! Such cute boys!

Luke's First Project as Sixth Grader

Luke's teacher did not give them any time to relax, he had his first big project due Sept. 10th! He had to make a poster with a world map in the center. Then he had to report on something around the world. He decided to do Roller coasters around the World". He worked so hard on this project and it is obvious from the outcome. He loved learning about all of the different roller coasters. I told him that we need to plan some trips around the world to take our turn on these crazy rides. I LOVE that he loves to go on roller coasters. My partner in crazy! Great job Luke- so proud of your hard work!!

Sunday in the SG

On Sunday morning Joey and I woke up early to go on a run. Seriously one of my favorite things to do. The trail by the Virgin River is beautiful! Then we came home and decided to go on a few hikes in Snow Canyon. We did our favorites to Jenny's Cave and then the Pioneer Names trail. It is so fun to be able to hike without any kiddos in a back pack. Luke is no fear and freaks me out as he tries to climb up on the highest thing he sees. We had such a great time. After the hike we spent the rest of the day relaxing and getting things ready to leave in the morning. I love this place and I cannot wait until Fall Break when we will get to come back again.

Saturday in the SG

On Saturday we woke up and made our way to a few garage sales. After that we came back to swim. Tag decided that he did not want to wear a life jacket anymore which made swimming a lot less relaxing. He is actually pretty good at swimming but I think it will be a while before I can relax and read. We got ready and then we were off to Red Robin for lunch. We decided to try a new restaurant each time we go down and Red Robin was our choice for this vacation. Tag was having a rough day so I sat with him in the car while the others enjoyed a much quieter lunch! Then we came back to swim a little more and then went to grab some dinner. After dinner we brought out the old bingo game and played for some serious prizes. It was so fun. I seriously LOVE my family. I know I have said this a ton of times but I am so thankful for our St. George house. It is such a blessing for our family.