Has it Really Been That Long...

It doesn't seem like it has been over a month since I last posted, but maybe that is because we have been very busy. Here is what we have been up to...

Nothing has changed in the past month with Kimball, he is still running. He ran a race last Saturday after it had snowed. It was only 31* outside and the wind in his face made it even more chilly. I guess when you are die hard you don't stop for anything.














Sophia turned 7 on November 17th. She counted down to her birthday for weeks and as the days passed her wish list got longer and longer. But it finally arrived and she got almost everything on her list. She was a very happy girl. She chose to go to Applebee's for her birthday dinner. She kept reminding us every time the waitress came NOT to tell them it was her birthday. But her hearts desire was that she could get free ice cream, so we told them and she was embarrassed and elated:) Happy Birthday Soda Pop!




Kate turned Kate turned 10 on November 15th. It was a happy day if you can't tell by the smile on her early morning face. She had been hoping we would get her a Kindle. She was more than happy to have that be about all she got. She has become a great reader and is loving it. She went to Olive Garden on her birthday and was also serenaded. Happy Birthday Bug!












Of course, who can forget the excitement of Halloween. Kate was a gypsy. Sophia was a vampire. Hope was a witch again. The had fun at our ward party the weekend before. Then on Halloween night they hit the streets. The weather was so nice they didn't even have to wear coats. They had a fun time with friends and, of course, ate to much candy.







The week before Halloween we had to make the annual trip to the pumpkin patch. As always, it takes some time to find the perfect pumpkin, but we did it once again. They had fun and we carved them a few days later only to find a couple of them rotten inside. Oops, I should have checked them closer before we bought them. Lesson learned for next year :)

Sojo Half Marathon

This past weekend Kimball participated in his first half marathon. It was the Sojo down in South Jordan. He has worked very hard and ran everyday for the last two months. All that hard work paid off when he won first in his division of 15 and under. He came in 10th over all and was the 8th male to cross that finish line. I must say there is something to watching him cross that finish line knowing that he did his best.

Unfortunately, when I got to the finish line I realized that batteries in my camera were dead. RRRRR! So if you would like to see some photos here is a link http://www.zazoosh.com/photos/491020041.

First Triathlon

Kimball decided in the middle of July that he wanted to try doing a triathlon. I was skeptical that he would actually train for it so I told him that if he would train for it I would pay for it. He religiously ran, biked, and swam for three weeks. So he participtated in the Bountiful Triathlon on August 6th. It was a reverse triathlon so he ran 3 miles, biked 11 miles, and swam 350 meters. He did awesome. By the way Nick and Mark were the photographers.

This is Kimball right before the start, I think he has his competition face on!

This is him taking off on his bike.

This is him during the swim. He completed it in 1 hour 13 minutes and 30 seconds.
He was pretty proud at his first go on a triathlon, and so were we.

Kimball received a trophy for winning 3rd in his division. Go Kimball, you are awesome!

Kimball's First 10K

Yesterday Kimball ran in the Deseret News 10K. He got up bright and early (4:00 am) to be there on time. This was the first time he has ran a 10K, but he was well prepared and has ran this distance many times before just not in a race. Most of the race was down hill which made it a little tougher than he is used to. But he was listed in the newspaper as getting 18th in his division (there were 43 runners in his division). He got 411 overall out of over 1800 runners. I think that is pretty darn good, and we are so proud of him.

Kimball is standing on the right side of picture, these are some of his Davis teammates.

Kimball is to the left of the black man, he was the one who found himself in this photo.