July recap

JULY

Started getting things out of the garden.
Checking out Monster trucks, he called this one Spiderman truck
Going through the car wash, look how terrified he looks
Since we had a few days in the triple digits we spent some afternoons inside playing
blocks
Popsicles with cousins
First movie in theaters, Monster University... Parx did really well, sat through most of it but at the end started asking to go home. It was a long movie.
Watched Dad play softball a lot
Cupcakes with cousins
"Working" with mom
Shopping with Lincoln
Sliding
Riding bikes
MORE pies
Waiting so patiently for mom to register for a race at the rec center to ride our bike home
Babysitting Kiera
Throwing rocks
Watching the boys play ball
Playing at the park with the Campbell boys
Jump Zone
Dinner at Second Dam
Playing with Grandma's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom jumped in the water after that roasting stick.

 

 

 

There are no tricks. Run because you have to. Run because you love it. Run because you want to be fast. Run because you want to be skinny. Run to find some quiet time. Run to sweat. Run to eat. Run to hear your heart pound in your ears. Run... because you're a runner. Run because you gotta keep the streak. Run because you don't know why the heck you're running. Run because you fought with your partner. Run because your job is crappy. Run because you got no money. Run for the sunrise. Run for a race. Run because it's impossible. Run because it's easy. Run instead of doing the laundry. Run instead of watching TV. Run because no one else understands. Run because the cool kids do it. Run because you're tired of talking. Run for numbers. Run for feel. Run to prove something. Run because it hurts. Or don't run. If you got something better to do.
- JEFF EDMONDS (The Logic of Long Distance)

The Smithfield half marathon is a tough one and I have always been to chicken to do it. But this year my dad happened to be in town the same weekend as the race, and as I have learned I am best motivated by peer pressure. So I stepped up and gave it a go.
I knew it would be my slowest time from the get go and I was ok with that. 2:03

24th July

July 24th

To celebrate Pioneer Day we spent time with the family, big surprise right?? We went to bear lake the day before and had a blast. I don't know why we only make it there about once a summer it's so much fun. It really needs to be done more often.
The next day we did our usual had the lawn mower parade, had a bar-b-que, and ended the night with a couple of very sad fireworks.