Running With Angels

My family and I did a 5k. It was called Running With Angels. It was really fun! I'm really glad we did it. We ran through Thanksgiving Point Gardens, it was very pretty. It was easy and fun. We saw Mrs. Chadwick a third grade teacher at Alpine Elementary doing it to. We all got t-shirts, a water bottle, a bag, chapstick and a wrist band. I hope we do more this summer! Here are some pics that we took. Brighton Waiting at the starting line.

Along the route.

Crossing the finish line!

Cougar and Cruise.

After the race, eating and resting.

Mock Family Reunion!

My brother and his wife came out to visit from Pennsylvania. They were supposed to be here for Christmas, but due to weather issues weren't able to make it, so they rescheduled and came out for a few days the end of February. They have a little girl that is about three months older than Cruise. She is their first baby and it was fun to finally get to see her. The rest of my family all lives in the area so we were all able to spend all of Saturday together. We went bowling and just hung out at my parents' house. It has been a long time since we all were together. It seems like either someone lives too far away or has something else going on and we can never ALL be there at the same time, so it was a very crazy and long time-coming get together! A good time was had by all and hopefully it won't be so long until the next time!

What kind of circus doesn't have a clown!!!

On a last-minute whim, we took our kids to the Jordan World Circus a week or so ago at the McKay Events Center. All in all a fun evening, however, I didn't think you could have a circus without at least one clown. I mean, come on, what would it really take to have one clown walking around. It wouldn't even have to be one that can make balloon animals. Just a clown with a red ball nose would really make it a circus.

That being said - our kids were entertained and I guess that is what really counts. Nevada and Brighton look totally thrilled to be there in the pictures, but they actually had a good time. Cougar is totally fixated with animals right now, especially elephants and tigers, so he was completely entranced during the animals acts. Before the show and during intermission you could go down and get a ride on one of the elephants, get a pony ride or have your picture taken sitting next to a black bear or a bunch of colored poodles. Cougar just wanted to go and watch the elephants as they walked by!
He would wave to all of the animals as they came into the arena and say "bye-bye" to them as they left. He is such a cool kid. What would we do without him?

Definitely not your Barnum and Bailey get-up, but we still had a lot of fun for a last-minute mid-week family activity!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I have a niece with the same birthday as mine (Sunday the 25th) so on Saturday we met her, her mom, and my mom at the Gateway to see a movie and have lunch to celebrate with "just the girls". We saw Inkheart. Nevada had wanted to see it but Brighton didn't want to. She thought the previews for it made it look a little scary, but she braved it out anyways. It was rated PG but I have to admit I was a little surprised at how action packed and intense it was for that rating. I really liked it, it was actually a pretty cool story line and all, but I probably would have rated it PG-13. Nobody asked me, though, so it remains a PG movie. I did have to take my boys, Doug was at Sundance for the day, but they are little enough we still called it a girls day. After the movie we went to the food court and had lunch, followed by a little shopping. Cruise slept his way through the movie, the three girls all got some new earrings, Cougar tried on some necklaces and had fun jumping down the sidewalks, and we all had a good time. Thanks Rumseys for a great Saturday and a memorable birthday!

A Few Random Pix

Brighton, Cougar and Nevada on the porch swing.

Cougar sporting swim goggles and a hat.

Nevada lookin' cool!

Cruise - just a few hours old.

A day on the water.

We just got a new computer. It's nice to have one that actually works. I just finished downloading all of the pictures that were on my phone, all 413 of them, and thought I would post some of my favorite ones.

Walking with Dinosaurs

We got some tickets to go see Walking with Dinosaurs last night at the Energy Solutions Arena. It was great! We were a little nervous about bringing Cougar. We gave him some play dinosaurs for Christmas and when he got them halfway opened, he threw them to the ground and was afraid of them! I had him watch some videos on YouTube that other people had taken from the show in different cities. At first he didn't know quite what to think, and then after seeing a couple of them, he didn't want me to turn them off. That was a good sign, but we still weren't sure what he would be like when we were actually there at the live show. He did so good! During the first half, he sat in Nevada's lap and kind of tucked his head into her shoulder but still tried to watch everything. During the second half, he was sitting up on the edge of her lap, having a great time. He was even telling the dinosaurs "Hi" and "Bye Bye" as they came in and out of the arena. During part of the show there was a storm and when the lightning flashed Brighton almost jumped out of her seat, but not my Cougar! He didn't even flinch when T-Rex came out and roared, VERY LOUD, during the last segment. What a brave little trooper!