I did it!!

I ran the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll marathon and I qualified for Boston. I finished in 3:38:02. I am so happy. I had a great race day. I ran with my friend Lindy, it was so nice having a friend with me for the whole time (thanks Lindy for staying with me). Reddin and the girls came and saw me around mile 15 and then at the finish. Reddin gave me a new water bottle at mile 15, which worked out great I never had to stop for anything and it gave me a boost to see my family. When I finished I felt really good unlike marathons in the past when I have felt sick. Overall it was a great day, I cannot believe I really did it. Now I hope that I can get into Boston in 2012 before it sells out.

Happy New Year

(Our family in Sedona)

So I am several days late with this post, but late is better than never right. We went to Sedona for New Years weekend and we had a blast. We spent the weekend hanging out with the whole Evan's family. We played in the snow, played games, ate great food, and just talked. I love little weekend get aways. My kids actually stayed up until midnight on New Years Eve and then slept until past 10 on New Years Days. We went and played in the snow a little bit on New Years, but didn't last long before everyone was cold. Then for some crazy reason we went swimming in an outdoor pool in Sedona. It was heated and the girls had fun, but after I got in the hot tub I didn't want to get back into the regular pool even if it was heated. We stayed up late again playing games on Saturday and then hung around and visited on Sunday and then headed home around 4:00 pm. It was a really fun weekend. My kids got to play in the snow and with their cousins they were in heaven, and I just enjoyed doing something different.

Payton playing in the snow

Reddin and Payton

On Monday Reddin didn't have to work so he came with me to swimming lessons, which worked out great, because Kayda passed her first survival class, which means she can float on her back by herself, jump in the water grab the wall and crawl out. She is doing really good at swim lessons I think she will be swimming like a fish in no time. Yeah Kayda.