Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

Bella's fourth grade class put on a terrific musical performance, and Bella had two singing parts!  She knocked it out of the park!  Great job, Bella Blue!  The theme of the show was Route 66.

In one of her singing parts, Bella sang about becoming a nurse in a career themed song.

Her other singing part came in a song called "Adventure" and was with a group of girls.  It was the closing song of the Route 66 performance, a fitting end to a splendid show! 

The bubblegum twins enjoyed the performance immensely!

Sam Houston State Park Half Marathon

Stephen and I ran a half marathon in Huntsville at the Sam Houston State Park this morning.  It was a trail run, and we loved it!  The name of the race is the Love.Run.Marathon, and it benefits a very worthy cause.  We will definitely do it again in the future and may do the full marathon next time.  We have been looking to do another full marathon, and we really enjoyed the vistas and constant change that accompanies this trail race.  Good times!

We had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to drive up to Huntsville, pick up our race packets, and get ready for the race.

It was chilly before the start of the race, so after we checked in and picked up our packets, we hung out in our car and turned the heat on to warm up!

The weather started to warm right before race time, and the morning ended up being beautiful and perfect for running.

The park has some very scenic views.

And the running trail took us by the lakes and through the forest the whole time.

Keeping my jacket on as long as I can before the starting horn sounds.

Another great race in the books!  Of the combined 4 marathons and 10 half marathons we have done over the last 15 years, this was one of the best.  We will definitely be back in the future!

Kicking off a Busy 2014

We have been involved in various activities and ventures during the first month of this new year!  Harrison has started a new Marshal Arts class and is loving it!.  Sophie went with her Dad and our ward on her first temple trip to do baptisms for deceased ancestors, and they had a great time.  We have gathered with family whom we don't ordinarily get to see on a regular basis for dinner and fun.  Harrison had a cousins sleepover, where they stayed up until 4 a.m.!  Bella got a first place ribbon for her science fair experiment (and we had fun doing it together as a family ;) )!  And we bought a great lot in a new community and have started the process of building a new home!  Exciting times!!