My Summer Vacation

  THESE faces are why I drive from Phonex to SLC by myself every summer!

Luka is fearless in the water.

Cannon loves to play.

Cooper and Savannah play for HOURS with each other in the pool.

Ava was very excited about her hiking equipment.

I got to attend Karate class with Cooper. I was so impress with his careful attention to form and to complying with every request made by his teacher.

 Seriously... how does he do this??

Katie and Julie ran a special 10K in for pregnancy and infant loss. I took Savannah, Cooper and Ava with me to greet them at the finish line.

 Here are my two courageous girls - now runners! Years ago, when I was in my late 20s and early to mid 30s I used to run in 10k races. I loved it. But not any more. I guess it has been passed on to the younger generation...

 They ran this race in memory of Hayden Nys. This sweet baby boy was born to  Ryan's cousin a couple of years ago. He only lived long enough for his parents to hold him and love him before he slipped away. Katie and Ryan were there with them for that precious experience.

It was a fun morning and the moms did a great job on their run!  The kids enjoyed running across the finish line with their moms/aunties. I was so happy to be there with them. Brought back fond memories.

In fact, going to the race inspired me to try jogging again. BIG MISTAKE! Even though I had Nike running shoes, they were not right for my foot and I blew a tendon - I ran several mornings and then hiked in Island Park thinking it would get better. Wrong. I finally ended up going to the Dr. when I had been home for about a week. She said to wear an ace bandage, prescribed an anti-inflammatory. Three weeks later the swelling and tenderness has gone down and I an considering orthodics. I want to run again!