So I've been asked by too many people if I've quit blogging and my answer is no, I was just taking a hiatus for the past 2 or 3 months. I wish I could say it was because I was so busy, but I think it has more to do with laziness. But now I'm back and really far behind...

I'll start with our trip to Florida in June. It was a blast. You might think we were crazy for going to Florida in the summer- but actually it started out as a business trip for Glenn and the rest of us decided it would be fun to tag along (sorry for the terrible sentence). It just so happened that it was where Andy and Trisha, and Billy and Shelly were living for the summer. Thanks to everyone who put up with us for 10 days in a not so baby proof apartments. The heat was crazy but luckily we were able to go to the pool everyday (which helped Bayley and Isaac learn to swim so much better). As for Noah, he was crazy!! He would run and jump into the pool whether there was anyone there or not and he loved being dunked. We didn't do much there but I think that was exactly what we all needed-- to relax. Thanks to Trica (who took the role of photographer) we have some really great pictures.

Well, the big day came -- Saturday Glenn and I ran our first half marathon. It was quite an experience. We definitely have been bit by the running bug and are planning our next race. I absolutely loved the whole exprience and to make it even better it was pretty sweet to be able to do it with Glenn. We both did better than we expected, especially Glenn considering Friday night he played in a softball game and pulled his hamstring. When he came home limping I thought it was a joke but he really pulled it. He was a real trooper through. He went thinking he would try it but thought he wouldn't make it very far with his leg and he finished in 1:55. I was able to finish pretty close to my goal in 1:45. I ended up ranking 13 overall for the woman and 4th in my age division. I was actually shocked but totally excited.

Glenn and I right before the race. It was pretty fun being about to do the race together even if we are both pretty competitive :) In the background you can see Lake Geneva. It was a beautiful course to run.
Here's a picture of Heather at the very end of the race.Here's a picture of Glenn and he is crossing the finish line.
My parents brought the kids and waited at the finish line. It was such an awesome feeling to see them cheering us on. Katelyn and Mary came to cheer us on too. One of the best parts was having our family and friends waiting for us at the end.

It was so much fun to be there with everyone and see them come running through at the finish. Dave Junge, Margie and her dad all ran it too. Margie and I were able to train together and help motivate each other through the whole process. I am so sad that she is moving soon, I'll definitely miss my running partner. My long runs will be a lot quieter without Margie since Glenn just blasts his ipod the whole time and nods his head every once in a while to pretend like he is listening to everything I'm saying.

Here's a picture of Noah caught red handed. Of course he didn't just get into regular mascara, it had to be waterproof. I think it's a sign of his intelligence, he knew at some point today he would cry, so he went for the waterproof stuff to avoid any running or smearing.

Glenn had to take a "business" trip last week to Utah. Something like a few hours of business and 3 days of golf: These pictures are taken from a golf course down in Mesquite, I think (Glenn should really be writing this entry). He went down with Andy and a few friends. He's already planning where he wants his next "business" trip to be.
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I love these next two pictures. I'm not sure who found this shirt but I think almost everyone ended up wearing it at some point during the day. I can't remember exactly what your score had to be to wear the shirt, but it had to be pretty bad. LOL

The kids and I just got back from our trip to California last week. We had a bast and LOVED the weather. Thanks to everyone out there for showing us such a good time. After two weeks of nonstop running and playing, I think we have sufficiently recovered. It couldn't have been a better time to go and visit - it was in the high 60's almost everyday and only rained one of the days and to make it even better, it seemed like every time I talked to Glenn he said it was snowing back home (so glad we weren't there for it). We went to the beach a few times, the zoo (the one where they had the tiger attack), marine world, and the park a ton, we even got to hike to a beautiful waterfall. We took so many pictures that it was hard to pick which ones to put on this. I left out a lot of pictures believe it or not.
I took this picture on the airplane (a ride I would rather not talk about). We were pretty cozyThe elephant seals at Point Reyes beach
Grandpa Roger with Bayley and Isaac
Noah's first ice cream cone -- he loved it

At the beach Isaac getting warm in the sand

some zoo pictures...
Lexi and Noah
All the cousins and Grandma at the zoo

Howarth park the cousins and Uncle Roger

All the cousins and Aunt Jana Aunt Jo and Bayley

I was even able to run almost everyday around this beautiful lake in the foothills of Santa Rosa, it was good for me to practice running with some hills since at home a bump in the road it the closest thing we get to a hill. Here's a picture of the lake.

When we got home Isaac had a huge surprise waiting for him. Glenn moved Isaac and Noah into the same room and painted and decorated it (with the help of my mom). It turned out so cute. Isaac was so excited and to top it off it was decorated in a dinosaur theme which Isaac absolutely loves. The next picture is the second surprise Glenn was working on (painting the kitchen) but ran out of time so it wasn't completely done.

Then right when we got home Glenn went out of town. By the time he was home from his trip we were all so excited to be together. The kids missed him a ton, not to mention me.