Yea! He did it!

it was a crisp morning for July, but a good morning for Hot air balloons and a marathon!

I knew that a lot of people ran but I was still a bit surprised that there was this many.

dang it! it's sideways! Scott all set and ready to go head to the starting line. I just waited with my neighbors at the finish line for him.

his free shirt that came with his registraion

Scott at the finish line where we were waiting for him. I made him a sign thinking I would blend right in with other family members cheering their runners on. nope not me, I was pretty much the only one with a sign. Saturday night I had Ryan (Scott's eldest brother) keep him out side while Emily and her girls helped me finish this side of Scott's sign. they made the stars and smiley faces and everything! thanks girls for all your help!

" GO SCOTTY GO'' even though I wasn't right at the finish line. He said he could see me as he came around the last corner of the race. and that's all that I really wanted, was for him to know that I was right there waiting and cheering him on, on that last hard part of the race.

Scott and our neighbor Wes at the finish line.

Scott ran the 5K in 29:30! which was the goal that he set for himself, he wanted to finish it around 30 mins and he did! There were 2310 runners in the 5K and Scott finished 767. He finished in the top quarter which is pretty awesome for his first marathon!

I'm so proud of you Scott for setting a goal, and working hard to get there, and following though to the end!

"YEA! HE DID IT!!!

Our 4th of July Holiday

For our holiday, we stayed here in Utah, but not without making a trip to Wyoming first :) We had Ryan, Emily, the kids, and their new dog "Lenny" down, who got along famously with Rocky. it was a bit iffy at first, but then they warmed right up to one another, and got along awesome!

we just had the traditional hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner, and when it was dark enough the show began! we had neighbors over for the fun too! Scott put on an awesome show, and everyone really enjoyed themselves!

Thanks Scott for putting on an great show! and thanks Ryan and his family for coming down and having fun with us!

Road Trip!!

Scott had wanted to plan a motorcycle trip with my Dad and Brothers down to Moab, and the time finally came where it was actually gonna work out!

Dad and my little brother (Nate) came down late Thursday Night, so we could take off semi-early for Moab, before it got to blistering hot.

we took a few pit stops along the way to rest the tired bum and keep hydrated.

I really didn't take a whole lot of pictures along the way but I got quite a few inside the Arches National Park. :)

this is proof that we walked up to the "windows" and back. At this point it was really stinking HOT!!

Again proof that we were hiking in the hot weather after being on a hot motorcycle.

I know it's sideways sorry

we weren't about to hike all the way up to it, so sorry that's as good as it's gonna get.

you can see the people that did hike up to it. Scott and I did it once, it wasn't all that bad of a hike. But after being on a hot bike, the last thing anyone of us wanted to do was hike.

OK well all can see that Scott is not wearing a helmet. But there are two things this picture doesn't capture. Like I said before it was REALLY HOT!! So as Scott put it, wearing a helmet down there is like turning the heater on in your car on a hot day. Second we were maybe going 25 MPH, this picture was taking inside of the park, not on the highway.

Even though it was HOT we all had a lot of fun! Thanks Dad and Nate for coming down and going with us, and making it that much more fun!