Race For Recovery

Ben and I ran in a 5k race yesterday called the Race For Recovery. It starts at Mt. Timpangos Park and goes up Provo canyon. It was so beautiful. I was really happy to see that I came in 4Th in my division and finished 1 minute faster than my goal time. It was so much fun doing it together, well kind of. Ben finished 6 minutes sooner than me. :)


Getting ready for the race...

Ben preparing himself for the race by rubbing his legs with Icy Hot...or liquid lifesaver as he calls it!


In the words of Forrest Gump, "I just kept runnin'."

Comin' down to the finish line

Bragging rights

After receiving lots of pressure from my brother, Ben participated in his first ever Triathlon today in Stansbury. He did an amazing job (especially for not training at all)! I am so proud of him.

My brother Jasson and his wife Angela also participated and they did such amazing jobs! Seriously, so proud of these guys!

Angela took 2ND place in her age group. Yeah for the silver medal!

Isn't Ang just the cutest little buff person ever??

Jasson finished 4th place overall and took the Clydesdale Award! (First place for men weighing over 200 lbs.) I was so proud of him for being the 3rd person out of the water!!! I guess all those swimming lessons at the Sports Mall did pay off!


I don't know who should be bragging more, me or Ben. 'Cause once again...just so proud!!

I was so impressed by ALL of the contestants. Some were quite chubby, some were old, some had big pot bellies. But they all had the courage to compete. An older lady could barely walk when she came back from the swim. She hopped on her bike and took off. When she got in from the bike ride, she said, "I only fell once. Last year I fell twice on the bike." (the roads were wet). I think my dad was pretty surprised (even I was) when I yelled out, "Good for you, Lady!" I just couldn't help it...I thought she was so awesome!
I ran with Ben and I saw her AGAIN. Just huffing and puffing along. She was an inspiration!

Ben, I'm way proud of you. It was fun to watch you compete! Congrats on surviving your 1st (and possibly last) triathlon.
Love you.


Swim 450 meters
Bike 12 miles
Run 3.1 miles

CAN'T WAIT!!

Yellowstone 2009

Oh give me a home, where the BUFFALO roam...





Where the DEER and the ANTELOPE play...





(Sometimes the Antelope play with the Buffalo too...)














Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word. And the skies are not cloudy all day...

Hayden Valley
West Thumb Geyesers









As you can see, Ashlee and I spent the 4th of July weekend hanging out in Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons, and we saw some amazing things. Here are a few of our favorite pictures from the trip. We hope you enjoy them...






















And these little furry guys were the absolute highlight of our trip...



We hope you've enjoyed looking at our pictures as much as we enjoyed taking them. It truly was an amazing vacation!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

"Temples really are the gateways to heaven.”
-President Benson