Run, Mommy, Run!

Tiffany and I finished our second half-marathon on Saturday, April 18th. We started at the U and ran way further than we ever expected, beating our Vegas time by over 10 minutes! We were less than 30 seconds behind Dane from the Biggest Loser, and beat an 85 year old dude by like seconds. Overall it was a really gratifying race. We were quite surprised at how fun and fast the race felt....seriously are we at Liberty Park already?! There were great free bands playing along the route and people cheering and it was awesome. Everyone was a little worried due to the race sponsor's financial challenges but it seemed to go off without a hitch.

Our dear friend Natalie ran it with us, on her birthday, and she kicked butt for her first long distance run! She's almost too funny to run with! But seriously, she really pushed us to run a faster pace than we might have otherwise. We have got to stop inviting people who beat us! Lori and Brad did the marathon course on their bikes and Scott sprinted to the finish line with a baby in a stroller so we all had a good day.

We were very grateful that we managed to squeeze on a packed Trax train, that Lisa's vitamin I kicked in, that the weather was beautiful and the free bands were willing to get up at the ass-crack of dawn to play for us, that little kids were standing in their front doors in their PJs waving flags for everyone, that my friend Carrie gave us VIP treatment on our gear check, for coffee, and that our friends and loved ones were there to cheer us on for those last, painful few hundred yards. 13.1 baby!

After the race, Scott went to work, then we all went to Nikelle's 4th birthday party at "Bouncing Off the Walls" (which is as crazy as it sounds! teeth through lips, bloody noses, potential athlete's foot... were we supposed to know that socks were required?!) and then to a wedding reception. We had gotten Nikelle a cute little princess crown and scepter in Catalina and it seemed like a hit. We hope. Maybe she'll see that picture where Ana and I were trying it on (just to see) and think her crazy ol' "aunts" are really cool.

Congratulations Brett & Stacey! It was beautiful! What a crazy, crazy day. I'm tired. We need another weekend!

Happy Easter!

Easter egg hunts? With candy? Are you kidding?! Just put me in the tub with some stuff to splash at! We went to brunch at Log Haven with Lisa's family. The food was lovely, and Tagg was very well behaved. So much so that he actually fell asleep in the high chair. So dang cute! Aunt Tiff will be sending more pictures of him sacked out in a chair soon, so check back!

Later we went to Scott's parents and had a traditional ham dinner and dyed Easter eggs with his cousin Ashley. Tagg got a bunch of super cute Easter clothes, a crazy singing Easter bunny, and lots of candy (thank goodness Alice the dog was rotten and ate all of it before we...I mean, WE... got to it! maybe next year he'll be a little more interested. Today, the fake grass was pretty much the big hit, after splashing in the bath!)

The day was beautiful, the flowers were blooming and it finally smelled like spring! It was a beautiful Easter Sunday. Hopefully Tagg enjoyed it too, even though we never let him have any candy!

40 & Fabulous

You gotta love a birthday getaway with the girls! It's nice to feel like a princess! Especially when you're in Newport Beach. In spite of the fact that we missed our flight due to my early-onset Alzheimers (did OCD girl seriously forget her ID?!), we had a wonderful time!

Ana greeted us with a champagne toast, the condo was darling and we had some truly awesome beach bikes. Flame crotch, anyone? We found GREGGGG! the millionaire from the awful reality TV show on Friday night, mistakenly thinking that because he was in Greg H's condo, he was the Greg we knew, and ended up getting a whole free dinner and drinks out of the evening. (We still got it!) We rode our bikes out to Balboa Island for some dining and shopping, walked around the island marveling at the crazy bear lady's house and the really disturbing Easter rabbit/scarecrow display, and later powered up a big, giant hill in order to fulfill Jenny's dream of 30 dollar spray tans. It was a completely laid-back, girlie day! That night we all tried on each other's purchases, and then got ready for the night at which time Ana realized that she had mistakenly packed 2 right shoes. She had so much stuff that she had an impromptu "yard sale" in her room, but never did find the crucial left shoe. We went to a wonderful sushi dinner where the food was incredible but the photos of our feet under the table were even better and ended up at an 80s dance club where Jen and Ana got called out. Sadly, Ana's back up shoes did not fare so well that night, but we felt lucky that they were the only things that got broken.

Saturday we went out to Catalina and enjoyed brunch, more shopping and a golf cart tour of the island. We watched the Final Four at Mutt Lynch's and then took a winding bike ride home. We will never forget the midnight, handlebar ride with Jenny running alongside. On Sunday, Ana made another of her delightful breakfasts and we had cocktails before heading to the beach for some sun, surfing and starfish. We shared all of our leftover food and drinks with the cute little neighbor boys next door - aaahhh, college kids - and then stuffed Bob-our-favorite-cab-driver's van with entirely too much luggage. We loved the sun and the quality girl time, but Jen and I were definitely excited to get home to our babies.

More Kodak Moments

Could we take any more pictures of this kid?! Maybe, but I'm not sure how! Bath time is such a wonder. Mom was asking if we love taking pictures of Tagg in the bath like they used to with us kids. The answer? Yes!! He thinks the bath is a riot and we do too.

We went to Texas Roadhouse for Lisa's unofficial pre-birthday dinner. We never really had an official one, so maybe this counts since it's the only one with pictures. At least they didn't sing! Ugh. Tagg got to sit in a high chair and try to grab everyone's meal or water glasses. We've actually been celebrating all month...starting with a trip to piano bar on Lori's actual birthday and then an evening with the Irish-ska band, the Young Dubliners the next week. When you're dancing, you kind of feel like you're in the basement of the Titanic in that one scene. You know the one. Yeah, like that! The girls from work took me out for a great, incredibly fattening lunch with an Everything Bundt Cake for dessert. Evil, evil girls. I love them!

Last week was the start of March Madness. So Tagg had to don his fancy basketball outfit and shoes in honor of this great sporting event where 3 Utah teams and West Virginia were well represented. Until each and every one of his teams got booted in the first round. That's it. No more letting the baby pick the winners in the basketball pool.

I had to include this photo. With all the crazy stuff going on in the world - AIG bonuses, Wall Street bail outs, recession, layoffs, wars, crushed hopes for the final four - it's lovely to have a baby around. With a healthy heart, warm arms to hug you and people to love you...the world is at peace. A good reminder for us old folks. Sweet dreams everyone!

Happy Birthday

For Lisa's birthday, we decided to head to Lake Powell for the first trip of the season. The weather promised to be good - sunny and fairly warm - and it was! Well, mostly. We still had to bundle up to go walk the docks and see where all the boats have moved around during the winter. It was a great excuse to put Tagg back in his cute hats before spring settles in for real. ;-) Tagg seems to enjoy the dock walks as much as his dad!

We had a last catching up on movies that we've been too busy to watch, and playing goofy games with the baby. Mark, Jennifer and Nikelle came down for the weekend and we found - I mean, made - a super fabulous sand castle. It was so great to spend time with the Landers. A little different trip than we used to have, and infinitely better! The water was definitely too cold to do more than dip a toe in unless you're 4 or he dog chasing hot dog bits.

Tagg just loves Nikelle! He's a little too big for her to hold these days but he sure tried to get at least a hug out of her, and a kiss. Nikelle is such a sweet, funny girl. She even jumped in on our family picture and, I have to say, kind of steals the show! Mark and Nikelle taught us a new game called "Let's have corn." Corn (where Scott pretends to eat Tagg like he's a corn cob) is Tagg's new favorite game!

On the Move!

Well it's official. Little man is on the move! Tagg made his first official foray into crawling on March 8th at Grandma and Bompa's house, of course. We were celebrating Lisa and Uncle Kent's birthdays and ta-da...there was a little present from Tagg! It was a just a few short spurts at first, but it was just a day or so later that we took this video. Now, just another short week later and he's already aiming straight for the stairs. He's already made it up to the second step. Just a little scary! And he's fast! It's time to double button down the house for sure! He's already biffed it once...nice knot on his eye that luckily did not bleed or turn black and blue or we'd have been at the ER. We've been assured that this is the first of thousands of injuries now that he's mobile. Seriously?!

More Pictures!

Yes, two posts in like three days. I can't help it! Look how dang cute these pictures are! Little man was having a "play date" with his I Love You bear. It's kind of amazing that the bear was bigger than him the day we brought him home and now look at them. He did take the bear's ball away from him. Steal! Look, he can even palm the ball. Kind of. He only threw it at me twice.

Tagg and the bear look like little buddies, don't they? And you should see him grin when the bear says "I love you." So cute. It's so special...hence the 40 pictures!

We had a super fun weekend enjoying some springlike weather. We took Tagg for a bike ride in his new bike trailer, went jogging and took Morgan and Alice for a few walks, went to Grandma and Bompa's house, hung out with Uncle Marc and Aunt Becky and favorite Aunt Tiff.

This little snow suit picture is left over from Christmas, but what a crack up. Can you say Christmas Story? Anyone?! I don't think he could have put his arms down if he tried. Good thing we didn't get him anywhere near a frozen pole or a leg lamp.

This picture is Scott's new screen saver. Can you believe those blue, blue eyes? The smile with the tongue is his new thing this week! Thanks Aunt Kris and Uncle Hank for my Nike hat!! I'm so cool!!