The Morrills

2012-01-14T16:18:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!!

We sure had a fun New Years Party at my Mom and Dad's house this year. They really know how to host a party!! We ate like royalty. We had crab legs, filet and pasta with pesto sauce. It was AWESOME!! Here's a list of the party go-ers: Boyd, Sherry, Cory, Bobbie, Me, Brian, Rick, Georgi, Robert, Kim and Tony. We played Pictionary on the Wii and also Catch Phrase. Unfortunately, Cory and Bobbie left during dinner, because they both came down with the flu. :

:( They didn't even get to stay for the good parts. We felt so bad for them. We ended up having a total blast. It was such a great way to ring in the new 2012!

Christmas!

2012-01-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS!!!!!

I can't believe it came and went so fast. What a fun Christmas this was for us this year. Destri was old enough to know what it's all about and Daxon couldn't hardly contain himself on Christmas Eve. They were both soooooo excited. Kids are so fun at Christmas time! I love it. They both got exactly what they wanted from Santa this year. Daxon got a new iPod and a Wii Remote. Destri got a new kitchen and a bicycle. And they, of course, got very spoiled from Mom and Dad, Grandpa/Grandma Dalton and Grandpa/Grandpa Morrill. It was such a fun, eventful day.

We started it all on Christmas Eve. G & G Dalton came over for Christmas Eve dinner at our house. We also let the kids open 1 present (new pj's) Grandpa Rick also took them out on the lawn to leave the reindeer some food. Then we continued the excitement at 6:00 am on Christmas morning. G & G Dalton and Morrill were all here for when the kids came out of their rooms to see what Santa brought them. We love having them over for Christmas morning. We spent the morning unwrapping gifts and eating Christmas breakfast. We then went to church at 10 am. After church we went to G & G Dalton's house to unwrap gifts. Finally, we ended up at G & G Morrill's house for Christmas dinner and gift unwrapping. What a wonderful Christmas we had!! I am sooo lucky!

After Santa dropped of the "loot"

This is what I got Brian this year. .45 pistol. Smith and Wesson 1911

Brian spoiled me with this BEAUTIFUL new ring, which I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

G & G Dalton's House

G and G Morrill's house

Circleville 1st Ward Christmas Party

2012-01-14T12:59:00.000-08:00

Circleville 1st Ward Christmas Party

We had another successful ward party/program this year. The kids performed so well. I was so proud of them. (yes, I'm still the primary chorister.) January will be my 5th consecutive year. I LOVE IT!! There is no better job than working with the primary kids. Destri was even brave and sang with her nursery class, "Once there was a Snowman." It was so cute!! Daxon was a cow again. He can't wait until he is old enough to be a shepherd. He is getting too big! Once again I am so thankful to live in this little area and for our awesome ward. We are so lucky!

Destri's reaction to Santa's entrance!!! She LOVES that Jolly 'ol man!

Dax has never been too excited about Santa. But he eventually grew out of being scared to death of him. He thinks he's pretty alright these days. Destri would sit and visit with him the whole day.

Griswald Family Christmas!

2012-01-14T10:15:00.000-08:00

Griswald Family Christmas!

We were all lit up again this year for Christmas. While we were hanging lights Brian kept asking me, "How many more to we have?" I just kept handing hims strand after strand. He finally said, "No more buying lights on the after Christmas special!" Lol! It turned out great and we actually had a lot of fun hanging them again together. I love to see the outcome of our hard work! :) The first 3 pictures are our house and the last 2 are my Mom and Dad's house. It looks as though we are always competing against each other.... Well maybe, ha ha! They may have won the contest, but we won the contest on how long it took to hang them!! :)

'Tis the Season

2012-01-14T09:09:00.000-08:00

'Tis the Season

This year we all got together again at Mom and Dad's house for a Christmas get-together. It was a week before Christmas actually. We had so much fun together. We made gingerbread houses and SANTA CAME!!! I still think we are so lucky to live in little 'ol Junction, where Santa comes to every single house, visits with the families and brings everyone a bag of goodies. The kids get SO EXCITED! This has become such a fun tradition. I am so thankful for my wonderful family! :)

Dalton Family

2012-01-14T08:47:00.000-08:00

Dalton Family

While we were all together for Thanksgiving, we decided to take some family pictures. The turned out AWESOME!! Especially this one of the whole family. I think the grey looked really good and we were all so pleased. And the boys were happy, because it didn't take all day either.

Being Silly

2012-01-14T08:39:00.000-08:00

Being Silly

Destri's hair is getting so long. The other night in the tub I was washing her hair, and playing with it, and styled it into a long mohawk. She was laughing so hard when I gave her a mirror. She was loving it. Now every time I wash her hair she wants me to do this to it. What a silly girl!

Dal's 30th Birthday on 11/11/11

2012-01-14T08:11:00.000-08:00

Dal's 30th Birthday on 11/11/11!!!

We decided to go to mesquite for Dal's 30th birthday party since it was 11/11/11. We all that that was a pretty special day to turn 30! We had SO MUCH FUN! Dallas and Brian enjoyed a day of golf, while Staci and I enjoyed the spa! It was such a fun weekend. We all had so much fun. Tony decided to come and join the fun on Saturday night. We had a good time bowling and just hanging out. I'm so glad we decided to go! It's so rare we get to hang out like that. Loved it!

Happy Halloween!!

2011-11-02T18:25:00.000-07:00

SPOOKY!!!

What a fun Halloween! Daxon and Destri decided to be pirates this year. Daxon, a scary ghost pirate, and Destri, a cute pirate. Their costumes turned out great. Grandma Georgi did an AWESOME job painting Daxon's face. It turned out better than his mask. She painted his face for school, and he wanted to leave it on for the trick-or-treating that night, but he ended up rubbing it off after school. But, WOW, did she do a great job. He looked like a Hollywood monster! He was pretty scary. Destri was the cutest little pirate in her costume. They both had SO MUCH fun trick-or-treating. We went to a lot of houses and got LOTS of candy.

X-Ray Dept

We had a fun time for Halloween at the hospital. Our department dressed up like Playboy Bunnies and Dr. Blomquist, our Radiologist, was Hugh Heffner. It turned out so cute. We had a lot of fun with it. We won "Best Overall" in the costume contest. We have so much fun at work!

Charlotte's Web crew

MadHatter with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

Mike and I

Dr Scoville

Gary Beck, our hospital administrator. He was SOOO scary!! The fact that he is SOOOO tall helped in his scary costume!

Dennis and Rachel, the pirates.

ARRRRRRGGG!

After trick-or-treating and a bath. They were pooped!! :)

Deer Hunt 2011

2011-11-02T17:43:00.000-07:00

Deer Hunt 2011

It seems like all we've done this Fall is camp and hunt! But who's complaining?? We LOVE IT!! We have loved every single minute of it. It really is our favorite thing to do as a family. We camped up City Creek again this year for the deer hunt. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Not too many of us had tags. And the few of us that did, weren't very successful. But boy did we have a great time. We had a pretty big camp this year. My parents, Dallas, Staci and kids, Tony, Bob and his son, Bryan, Cody, Gary and his friend Bill. We all really enjoyed ourselves, and the kids, of course, had a ball. This is my favorite time of year, and I know Brian and the kids just love it too.

We had a fun Birthday for Bryan. Ribeye Steaks and birthday cake!! YUM!

Happy Birthday Daxon!

2011-11-02T16:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Daxon!

Daxon turned 7!! We still can't believe it! We had such a fun family birthday party for him at home. Grandm Sherry, Grandpa Boyd, Grandpa Bill, Grandma Fran, Grandma Georgi, Grandpa Rick, Cory, Bobbie, Dallas, Staci, Kyler, and Crewe were all able to come! We had corn chowder in bread bowls for lunch and a frankenstein birthday cake and ice cream for dessert. It was such a nice day too, so we were able to even play some football and Daxon got to ride his new bike he got from his mom and dad. He is getting so big. We are so lucky to have such a sweet, talented, handsome, athletic, funny and adorable kid in our family. We love you Daxon!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The Cowboys were playing that afternoon. Show Dal and Staci were showing their spirit!

Grandpa Rick and Crewe

Kyler was helping Dax with the presents. :)

Cory and Bobbie!

Dax and his new bike

My birthday is the day after Daxon's. This is the cute purse my mom gave me. LOVE IT!

Grandma Georgi gave Dax a goldfish for his birthday. He named him Gilbert

I love this big goober!

Grandma and Nala

Best buds

Halloween Birthday Party!!

2011-10-28T18:33:00.000-07:00

Halloween Birthday Party!

This year Daxon wanted to invite his whole class again, and a couple of other friends, for his 7th Birthday. We have a really small house, so I was really happy that the weather was perfect!! He wanted the theme this year to be HALLOWEEN!! It really turned out cute, because I was able to find some really fun stuff. They especially liked the witches brew and the costume game. Happy Birthday Dax!!!

Tera and Carlee

Jaden and Kyle

SCARY!!

Stormee and Carlee serving up some witches brew

Hunter, Alton and Taylor

Tera

The Wild Bunch-Daxon, Jaden, Trey and Jaxon

Great shots are worth sharing...

2011-10-28T17:32:00.000-07:00

Great shots are worth sharing....

Dancing at the Deer Hunter's Ball

Daxon and Destri in Mom and Dad's bed. They were watching cartoons, and Destri fell asleep in her brother's arms. PRICELESS!

Destri and Grandpa going for a horse ride. Grandpa is so much fun!

In the camper during the spike hunt. Too cute

Me and the kids stayed at spike camp while everyone went hunting. We had a little photo shoot.

Dax and his best friend Trey playing in Grandpa and Grandma D's front yard. They are pretty good buddies!!

SOOOO BIG!!

2011-10-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

SOOOO BIG!!!

Destri is potty trained!! YAHOO!! This girl is so smart and amazing. She picked up on it so fast! We were getting a little frustrated, because we would sit her on the potty and she had no idea what to do. One night, my mom and I decided to just sit her on the toilet and gave her liquids until she couldn't hold it any more. Once she realized what you do on the potty, she picked right up on it. For a few weeks, we gave her prizes out of a treasure chest. That was a HUGE incentive for her. She loved getting toys out of the "Team Treasure Chest".

After she caught on to the potty training, we decided it was time to graduate from the crib to a toddler bed. She was SO EXCITED about her new "big girl" bed! I was a little nervous about it, because she has slept SO GOOD in her crib. I wasn't ready for this simply because I was enjoying a full nights sleep. But to my surprise, she sleeps really good in her new bed. In fact, we can tell her to go take a nap, or to go to be, and she goes right in all by herself and lays down. She is such a good girl!

I can't believe she is this big already, but we are super excited that we can take diapers out of the budget!! Good Job Destri!!

Her first night in her new bed. This is what she looked like right after she fell asleep...

This is the next morning!!! SOOOO cute!

Fall Fun!

2011-10-28T15:39:00.000-07:00

Fall Fun!

Another beautiful Autumn on the Beaver Mountain!! It is especially gorgeous this year with all the moisture we have been blessed with this year. I was so glad we were able to go up and take some great pictures of the kids on this particular weekend, because the next weekend the mountain was covered in 2 feet of snow. And after that, the leaves were gone. So I was very thankful we were able to go and enjoy their beauty while they lasted. My mom and I got some really great shots of the kids. It was a lot of fun! I LOVE FALL!! It's my all time fav!

Mt Dutton Bulls

2011-10-28T15:08:00.000-07:00

Mt Dutton Bulls

My Dad and my brother, Matt, drew big bull tags on the Dutton the same time as my hunt on the Monroe. They had such a great time. They went camping for 2 weeks with some of their good buddies and enjoyed every second of it. They were both successful on their hunts too. Brian, Daxon, Zack and I were able to go out and see them at camp after I killed my bull. That was the night Matt shot his big bull. So we were able to help him get his out. It was a total BLAST. I told Daxon he was pretty lucky to be able to be there for 2 big bulls to be killed. That doesn't happen very often. My dad got his a few days later. What a great hunting season we have had!! Hunting elk this year has been an experience I will NEVER forget!!

Dad's bull

Matt and Cody with his bull.

This is how Brian and Zack packed out Matt's elk. Lots of work!

Horse ride with Uncle Matt

Happy Campers!

Let's Party at Camp!

2011-09-26T06:47:00.000-07:00

Let's Party at Camp!

After our successful, opening morning hunt taking down Bad Boy Leroy Brown, we had such a fun time at camp the rest of the weekend. It was now time to kick back, relax and enjoy our time on the mountain, and of course CELEBRATE!!!! We were all so excited about the kill! What a fun weekend! One I will always remember!!!

6.5X284 Norma with Nightforce scope. This is my best friend!

Gina and I

Jer and Dax havin' some lunch

Yuck! I hate sardines, but Brian insisted I had to have one after a big kill like that one!

Bop It around the campfire.

HUNT OF A LIFETIME!!

2011-09-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

HUNT OF A LIFETIME!!!

After 12 years of putting in for a tag, 2 months of scouting and the anticipation of nabbing a big bull, I finally got this monster 5X5 opening morning on the Monroe Mountain. It was the most fun I've had in a very long time!! We camped the whole weekend with good friends and family and we all had such a great time! I couldn't believe I actually got him. I killed him with 1 shot in the heart at 400 yards with the 6.5X284 Norma. He has a 56 inch spread, 54 inch mainbeams and scores roughly 365. He is a BEAUTY! I am still so excited. A big thanks to all those who put in the time to help us find him. (Especially Garrett and Gina). And I definitely couldn't have done it without my awesome husband, Brian!! He is amazing! I will never forget this hunt. It is definitely one to remember!! We named this big bull Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. The baddest bull on the Monroe Mountain!! :)

Happy Campers

2011-09-24T21:45:00.000-07:00

Happy Campers

We have been doing a lot of camping on the Monroe Mountain lately, because I was lucky enough to draw a big bull tag this year. So we have been doing a lot of scouting for some big bulls. We really don't need an excuse to go camping, because we all love to go. We've been going a lot with Garrett, Gina and Karley. They are so much fun to be with and we just love them. We really are lucky to live so close to such beautiful mountains. There's no place we'd rather be!

Cedar City Express 31 Mile Relay

2011-09-24T21:12:00.000-07:00

Cedar City Express 31 Mile Relay

My good friends from The Radiology Department at Valley View asked me to run in the Cedar City 31 mile relay with them. I was so excited to run it with them, because we always have so much fun when we get together. I ran the 1st and 6th legs. My first leg was 4 miles and my second leg was 3 miles. It was a total BLAST!! Thanks, Dave, Callie, Tim and Kelli. What a fun team!

My second leg was all uphill. I was about to die!!

Look Who's in 1st Grade!

2011-09-24T21:05:00.000-07:00

Look Who's in 1st Grade!

Daxon look pretty sharp on his first day of school this year. He is so excited for 1st grade and for his new teacher, Mrs. Riddle. He is going to have such a fun year with her! She is such a wonderful, fun teacher. He also has one of the smallest classes in the whole school. There are only 10 kids in his class. 7 boys and 3 girls. They are all such great friends, so it is really fun for them. I can't believe how big our little buddy is getting. He is such a sweet, smart, funny and loving boy. We love you Dax and we are SUPER proud of you!

Thanksgiving Point

2011-09-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving Point-Dinosaur Museum

We finally took the kids to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. They had so much fun. Daxon's favorite part was the 3D movie. It was by far Destri's least favorite part!! LOL. It scared the daylights out of her when T-Rex looked like he was gonna eat her. :) We had a great time.

Lagoon!

2011-09-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

LAGOON!!

I know this sounds crazy, but I finally took my kids to Lagoon for the first time! We had a total BLAST! Daxon was just barely tall enough to go on a lot of the adult rides, and he LOVED it! My favorite part about riding them with him was the way he would squeal an laugh!! Totally made it even that much more fun. I was a lot more scared than he was on most of the rides. It has been years since I've been to Lagoon, so it was really fun for me too. Destri went on a few rides and had lots of fun. She is a little bit of a chicken when it comes to thrills. She doesn't like hights much. But I didn't either at her age. Her favorite part was the train ride. (mainly because she got to see lots of animals!) My mom and Amy came with us as well. Amy went on the Skycoaster with me. SCARIEST THING I've EVER done!! I can't believe I had the courage to actually go through with it! LOL Mom got some pretty good pictures of the rides. We had a lot of fun! We also did some school shopping for Daxon while we were up in the big city. It was such a fun weekend.

These kind of rides make me so sick. But Dax sure loves them!

Destri didn't like getting wet on this ride.

Fun with Grandma!

The Rocket! SO SCARY!

Getting ready to go on the Sky Coaster. We were TERRIFIED!

"We're gonna DIE!"

We had to cool off after a long day at Lagoon!

Oh how I love these Kids!

2011-08-19T22:31:00.000-07:00

Oh how I love these Kids!!

What would life be like without kids? Pretty boring I'd say!! Daxon and Destri bring so much joy to our lives. Never a dull moment at our house. We love you both VERY much!! We couldn't ask for sweeter kids!!

Letter from Daxon. He has a heart of gold!!

Destri's "silly" face!

She decided to try it with her toes. :)

These two just love each other!! Daxon plays so good with his little sister.

Just a few campin' pics!

Butch Cassidy Days

2011-08-08T13:22:00.000-07:00

The Hoedown!

The Hoedown is becoming quite a popular fair event here in Piute County. This year Charley Jenkins came to perform. He always does a great job and really gets the crowd going. They also serve babyback rib dinner at the hoedown, and I must say it is AWESOME. "Rick's Famous BBQ Ribs" Yep, my good 'ol dad cooked enough ribs to feed 400 people. It was SOOO good! He is so amazing. Everyone loved the food, entertainment and dancing. It was such a fun night!

Savanah and Malarie with Charley

Hunter and Dax with Charley

Little Buckaroo Rodeo

The kids had fun at the Little Buckaroo this year. Destri was big enough to compete this year. Her favorite part was chasing, and almost catching, the chicken. Daxon's favorite part this year was riding the sheep (of course). He was all geared up to make an 8 second ride. He was really close to making it the full 8 seconds. He did a great job! Brian told me that he was cracking up at him and Trey Barnson behind the buckin' shutes, because Dax leaned over to Trey and said, very seriously, "Trey, ride it like ya mean it!!" So cute! He was a little upset that he outgrew his old chaps and I didn't get him any new ones before the fair, though. I guess I know what to get him for his birthday or Christmas this year! :)

Givin' Marty a high 5!

She almost had that darn chicken!!

Friday Night Rodeo

Grandpa Bill with Daxon and Jeremiah

Just a couple of good shots I captured of Jade Dalton. He won the saddle bronc this night.

5th Annual Brayden Blackwell Memorial 5K

2011-08-08T13:13:00.000-07:00

5th Annual Brayden Blackwell Memorial 5K

It is just tradition to run this race. Just one of the things ya gotta do!! :) There was a great turnout again this year and everyone had lots of fun. I took 1st in my age group and 3rd overall. I was a little disappointed that my time was slower than last year, but I still had fun. Daxon did really well in his race (one lap around the track). He took 2nd. He got a medal, so he was very happy about that. Then we had to hustle on home and get ready for a full day at the PIUTE COUNTY FAIR!

Alisa, Heather, Me, Daxon, Mekeisia, Jaden, Zack, Beth, Denise, Kami and Kelli.

Me and Lins. This was her 1st 5K. She did AWESOME!

They were bookin' it!! Good job Dax!!

Happy about their medals! :)

Saturday of the Piute County Fair!

2011-08-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

Saturday of the Piute County Fair!

This is always the best part of the fair!! It's a day FULL of fun and excitement. It starts with the parade at 10:00, and right after that it's an afternoon full of fun at the park. There's games and bouncehouses for the kids, entertainment, food vendors, shopping, horseshoe tournaments and many other fun stuff for EVERYONE! We had a blast! In fact, we had so much fun that me and the kids had to go home and take a nap before the evening festivities began. Brian stayed and played in a horseshoe tournament with Matt.

That night we went to the rodeo. I just love it, because it's such a social event. I love seeing everyone and visiting. The rodeo was really good too. We got to watch Matt rope, Amy run barrels, and Cory and Wes ride bulls. And lots of other locals do their thing. It's so much fun.

After the rodeo, Whitney and Ben stayed at the house with the kids while Brian and I went to the dance. Of course the dance was a total BLAST!! It's so crazy how many people show up to that thing. Brian and I danced almost every dance and we were pooped by the time we finally went to bed at 2:00 am. We had so much fun, though, and it was an AWESOME fair, yet again. I'm so grateful for all of the hard work my mom puts into it every year! She does works year round on it. She is very good at what she does, and she makes sure the fair is a success. Thanks, MOM, for all your hard work and efforts to make the fair so much fun. WE LOVE YOU!!!

My mom and the fairboard throwing popcicles at the parade!

Dax loved the bounce houses and slides! As you can see!!

I tried to rain on our parade... We didn't let it stop our fun!

My husband is super strange!

Priceless!

Daxon and Grandma Georgi at the rodeo

Beth, Bobbie and I

24th!

2011-08-08T06:48:00.000-07:00

24th!

We celebrated the 24th of July in Marysvale. It's tradition!! It's always a good time for all of us. (the kids especially!) First we went to the parade, and then we went to the park for all of the kids races and games. Destri and Dax both won their races!! It was so fun! After the games, we went to the rodeo. It was fun to watch Cory ride a bull, he is getting pretty good at it. I finally got a good picture of him riding. Destri's favorite part of the whole thing was when Hunter caught the chicken. She wouldn't leave it alone. She loved it!! I think Daxon's favorite part was the hot dog he had at the rodeo. Ha ha!! He had it all over him.

Johnson Family Extravaganza!!

2011-08-06T22:19:00.000-07:00

Johnson Family Extravaganza!!!

The Johnson Family Reunion was held at Grandma Fran and Grandpa Bill's house in Marysvale this year. Grandma Fran always goes to the extreme when hosting parties. She had so much food and goodies to last the whole day (and then some). We had so much fun. She set up pools and water games for the kids. For the adults, we had some nice little shady spots under her trees to visit and they also set up a volleyball net for us to play. We all have so much fun when we get together. I love it!! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Johnson for the fun get together!! WE LOVED IT!!

Cory and Bobbie

I love this picture I got of Wes. Pretty handsome guy!

Cory got attacked by the kiddos!

Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Boyd with Destri

Zack got attacked with silly string too!

Cute little Lexi

Dax got some too!

Diggin' into Grandma's yummy salads!

Two sexy men!

Me and Bobs

Jesse with his cute little Lexi

Lexi and Destri practicing for the kiddy races

Jesse and Carrie

Gathering to watch the Pioneer Day fireworks

Love these guys!

2011-08-06T22:04:00.000-07:00

Ute Stampede

I've heard so much about the Ute Stampede, how everyone just goes on and on about how great of a rodeo it is, so this year we decided to go check it out. Brian had been before, but the kids and I haven't. I thought it was just as wonderful as everyone says it is. I loved it!! We had a blast. The kids loved it too!! We spent the night at the LaQuinta in Provo that night and spent the next day with Matt and Amy in Lehi. It was such a great weekend!!

We had a lot of fun with Garrett and Gina at the rodeo.

We got to see Rusty ride. He ended up winning that night, so that was fun!

13.1 Miles

2011-08-06T21:31:00.000-07:00

I DID IT!!!! (again)

13.1 Miles!! I DID IT AGAIN!!! This summer I set another goal to run the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon. I had to redeem myself from last year. I trained my butt off last year and didn't get the time I was shooting for. So I told myself that I absolutely had to run it again this year. I didn't train as much as I'd planned, but still found some time. It's hard to find time to run the long runs when you work full time and a mom full time too. But I did my best (with lots of help and support from my parents and husband). I also had some fun running partners along the way: Beth (even though she didn't run it with me this year), always was pushing me on our runs, and Katie (who I talked into signing up just a few weeks before the big race). Thanks for the help girls! I couldn't have done it without you. Katie did a fantastic job, by the way! She ended up running with an injury, shin splints. We were together until about mile 10 and she was in extreme pain and had to slow down. She ended up finishing the race with a great time, but found out a few days later she had a stress fracture on her left shin. I was so proud of her for finishing!! She is amazing.

We were so nervous right before our race! There were so many runners (about 1600). I couldn't believe how cold it was. It was 38 degrees when we started the race at 6:00 am. It felt good after we started running though. I ended up with a time of 1 hour 48 minutes, (an average of 8:16/mile). I beat my time from last year by 10 minutes. I was STOKED!! I couldn't believe I had done that well. I felt good the whole race, and was very excited at what I had accomplished. Running has become an addiction for me, because it feels so good. I don't know how to explain it. And when you reach your goals, it makes it all that more special. I hope I can continue to compete against myself in these races, because I love it!! :)

Crossing the finish line!

Katie coming across the finish line!! Her injury was killing her!!

We did it!

My AWESOME husband got up at 4:00 am (on his day off) to come and support me in this big race. Isn't he the best!!! He was very proud of me, and I was so excited to have someone to share my excitement with!

Denise and Mekeisia came to support us. They did awesome in the 5K that morning!!

Crewe turns 1!!!

2011-08-06T20:46:00.000-07:00

Crewe turns 1!!!

I can't believe baby Crewe is 1 already. He is seriously the cutest little man. I just love that baby boy. We went over to Dallas and Staci's for his birthday to celebrate his big day. He got lots of fun things. Happy Birthday Crewester!!!!

Gotta Love It!!

2011-08-06T18:23:00.000-07:00

Gotta Love It!!

I know I express my love for this EVERY summer, but I have gotta say it again, "I LOVE BEAVER MOUNTAIN!" It really is paradise. It is my favorite place on earth. I love taking a ride up the mountain, smelling the fresh mountain air, feeling the cool, evening breeze, listening to the peacefulness and taking in all the beautiful, breathtaking sights. The only sad part is that I have yet to experience a camping trip up there this year. Hopefully we will fit one (or even two) in before summer/fall is over. I'm glad my family share this love of mine!! :)

4th of July

2011-08-06T16:02:00.000-07:00

4th of July

The Circleville parade is always fun on the 4th of July!! The kids always end up with lots of candy and have so much fun. We then went to the park in Junction for fun races and games for the kids. They set up water slides and pools for the kids to play in while the adults play bingo and mingle. It's pretty low-key, but we love it. It's always a good time. Later that evening we had to go to Salina so that we could help with the Radiology float for the hospital in the Salina parade. It rained on us just a little bit, but it was fun being part of their parade. Since we were there anyway, we decided to stay for their rodeo and fireworks. I'm so glad we did, because the rodeo was a lot of fun and the fireworks were AWESOME!! We were very impressed. They set them off right after the rodeo, so they even have music to go along with them. It was a great show and well worth being there for. We didn't get home 'til really late, but it was definitely worth it!! We had such a fun Independence Day! God Bless America!!

Fishing Fun!

2011-08-06T14:53:00.000-07:00

Fishing Fun

We took a ride up Box Creek for a little fishin' with Grandpa Boyd and Grandma Sherry. It is so beautiful up there. It's getting me very excited about my upcoming elk hunt!! We had a lot of fun fishing. We caught quite a few little ones, which was really fun! (Some were so little you might think they were really what we were using for bait!) LOL! But we had a great time. Destri isn't afraid of fish or worms. She was getting right in there touching and holding them. Se even gave the fishies some kisses. (Gross!) She was loving her first real fishing experience. Daxon had a lot of fun catching them, but didn't have much to do with them after that. For some reason he won't touch them. Hopefully he gets over his fear of fish!! I'm sure it's something he will grow out of. But believe me, we all gave him a hard time when his 2 year old sister was kissing them and he didn't even dare touch one! LOL He must take after me, because I hated them when I was little too. I guess you just don't expect that out of a boy. We had a great time!

Johnson's Cabin

2011-08-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

Johnson's Cabin

Our friends, Garrett and Gina, invited us up to Garrett's Grandpa and Grandma's cabin for a hot dog. It is located up Cottonwood and it is absolutely BEUATIFUL!! I love going up there!! Not only is there cabin gorgeous, but the scenery is honestly breathtaking! I could sit on the deck all day long and look out at the scenery! I can't even imagine what a morning there would be like! The kids played around the cabin and had lots of fun getting dirty and throwing rocks in the pond. Brian brought some of his fun guns for some target shooting. We enjoyed some tasty hotdogs and roasted some marshmallows (my personal favorite). It was such a nice evening, I'm so glad they invited us up to their beautiful cabin! Thanks guys! :)

Jaxx Coachpitch Team

2011-08-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

Jaxx Coachpitch Team

Daxon had a blast this year playing coachpitch!! He was on such a fun team! Wade and Mekeisia Westwood were their coaches and they made it so much fun for them! It was sad to see the season end! :(

Back L to R: Mekeisia Westwood (coach), Kyle Morgan, Gavin Morgan, Jayden Westwood, Sergio Vasquez, Daxon Sweat and Wade Westwood (coach).

Front L to R: Carlee Morgan, McKenzie Sudweeks, and Daisy Camp.

Destri (the animal lover...)

2011-08-06T13:45:00.000-07:00

Destri (the animal Lover...)

This little girl loves, loves, loves all animals. It doesn't matter what animal it is, she loves them all. Grandpa Rick gave her a horse ride on Shawnee the other day, and she was lovin' it. She constantly pats his neck and says, "he's a good boy, I love him!"

I had to take some more pictures of her and Kill, because it was just so darn cute. He just lays there as she lays all over him and gives him hugs and kisses. She will even get on his back, and he doesn't even move. He loves her right back. It is honestly one of the cutest things I have ever seen. He is so gentle with her. If she walks along the porch, he will stand on the side of the porch, along side Destri, to make sure she doesn't fall off. He is so gentle with her, that's why I think it's so adorable! :)

Panguitch Balloon Rally

2011-08-06T12:43:00.000-07:00

Balloon Rally 5K

I went to Panguitch again this year to run in the Balloon Rally 5K. It is such a fun run, because you get to see all the hot air balloons rise as you are running the route. It was really fun this year, because there was quite a big group from Piute that participated. I ended up taking 3rd overall in the women's with a time of 25:48. Brian and Dax even came to support me! It was fun!

Panguitch Balloon Rally

This was our 2nd year at the balloon festival, and we just loved every minute of it!! The kids love seeing al of the balloons on main street all lit up. It really is a beautiful sight. Destri didn't like the fire much, because it was loud I guess. There are so many people in Panguitch during the balloon rally, so that makes it a lot of fun too. We enjoyed visiting with a lot of people we haven't seen i a long time. We had a blast!

Ran into the Barnson bunch. They were having lots of fun too!

Best buds!

Showing her the balloons!

Dancin' to the street music.

So cool!

Slip 'n Slide Time!!

2011-08-06T12:24:00.000-07:00

Slip 'n Slide Time!!!

Daxon and Destri finally got to break in his Kindergarten graduation present from Grandpa and Grandma Dalton. His new Slip 'n Slide!! They were so, so excited!! Destri couldn't quite figure it out, even after watching her brother zoom down it quite a few times. But she still had a great time. I'm not sure why they don't make Slip 'n Slides longer, because you always seem to slide past the pool at the end. What a fun day!!

Lookin' good in heels!