Keeping buisy with ball

June was a buisy month for our family. As buisy as we were it just made the month fly by. We had ball games on Tues. and Thursday nights and Shawntae & Keegan usually seemed to play at the same time at different fields. This made it very interesting on the nights that Shawn had to work! They both did a great job and improved a lot. I am so proud of both of them!

What a silly dog!

Our puppy, Roxie, thinks she is just one of the kids! She has been so much fun to have around although she thinks she needs constant attention. This day the kids were outside playing in the sprinklers while we were working on the shop, and they decided to lay their towels out and sunbathe. Well, Roxie looked over at them and then went and layed down on their towels with them just like she was sunbathing too!! We got quite a laugh out of that. She is quite the dog; I love it when she smiles, and yes, she does that a lot! I've never seen a dog that smiles like that.

Tour de Cure

Here I come at the finish line. It must not have been too bad cause I'm still smiling!

AWESOME! I can't even begin to describe the feelings I had as I participated in the 25 mile Tour de Cure bicycle ride on June 12, 2010. It was a neat experience and I am so glad that I was able to do this. I had tears for the first mile or so as I was overcome with emotion as I tried to take it all in. I could have done with out the STRONG winds we had, but I would do it all again in a heartbeat. Who knows, maybe next year I'll be up to the 65 mile! A note to any family or friends interested in participating as a team next year, let me know and start riding! ha ha. We should form a team and ride every year in grandma's honor. A big THANKS to all those who donated and a big THANKS to those that were able to come and watch me and cheer me on. It was awesome to have the support that I had. I had a goal to raise $250.00 and I was able to raise $300.00 so thanks so much to all that were able to donate!! I love and appreciate you all!!

Help support diabetes!

Dear friends and family,

I have decided to join thousands of fellow riders from across the country in this year's Tour de Cure to raise money to help stop diabetes and further the mission of the American Diabetes Association: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all those affected by diabetes. I have accepted the challenge to train and bicycle 25 miles for this cause. The tour de cure will be held on June 12, 2010 starting in Brigham City, Utah.

I am asking for your help. By making a donation on my behalf, you will be helping the American Diabetes Association change the future of diabetes by providing community-based education programs, protect the rights of people with diabetes and fund critical research for a cure.

I am also riding & dedicating this race in the memory of my grandma, Marian, who passed away recently on May 1, 2010. She had had diabetes for the past 23 years. I love you grandma!!

As you may know, diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Nearly 24 million Americans are living with diabetes. If current trends continue, one out of three children will face a future with diabetes. This is a startling statistic and your donation will help to change this.

I know my participation in this year's Tour de Cure can and will make a difference. Please help me reach my goal of $150.00 by supporting me with a donation. I would love to be able to donate more than this, but I atleast need the $150.00 to be able to participate in the race. You can follow the link below to my personal Web page to make a secure, 100% tax deductible donation. (If you do not want to donate online, please contact me so you can write a check to the American Diabetes Association.

Together we will help stop diabetes.

Thanks so much to all who are able to help!
Tiffanie

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/UtahArea?px=5985219&pg=personal&fr_id=6894&et=bXB5OxfDgG-0jWmJcfSYrA..&s_tafId=292864

Yikes!

I am obviously a little behind in a few things lately! (Mainly my blog). Sorry to those of you that check in. It's been awhile since I last posted, and we've been doing things; I just haven't been very good to get it posted. I have taken pictures, but I haven't even been very good to develop them lateley! The kids just got done playing soccer, and in a few weeks they'll be starting softball and baseball. I am excited for summer break. I can't wait to get 4-wheeling again! We have been pretty buisy doing yard work. We decided to finally do the back yard the way that we've wanted to. So we've been shoveling and raking a whole bunch!! It's coming together really nice. It will be nice to actually enjoy it this summer. Just a few days ago, we poured the cement around the fire pit that we put into the back yard. I was so excited to get that in. I 've been waiting a few years for that one. I can't wait till we can roast some hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire pit. Soon we'll be starting on building Shawn's shop; he & Keegan are pretty excited for that. Things are going great and hopefully I'll be able to post a bit more. Happy summer to everyone!!!

Our new little girl!

As if Shawn didn't have enough girls to deal with! In January we decided to get a new puppy. She is a black lab female. We named her Roxie. She has been so much fun. The kids are now just old enough that they really have fun with her and they are old enough to help take care of her so that is really nice. She is a good dog for the most part. I had planted some new raspberry starts a few weeks ago, and every morning when I would wake up there would be one missing. She loves sticks and she probably thought I had planted a whole bunch of sticks just for her! We put a small fence around the raspberries and so far that has helped to keep her out. We have really enjoyed having her around.

Disney on Ice

We went to Disney on Ice back in March with the kids. After we heard that Tinkerbell would be there, there was no chance that we wouldn't be able to go. Brooklyn LOVES Tinkerbell. We had a fun time, and the kids thought it was really neat.

Emerson Drive concert!

For those of you that know me, you know how much I love Emerson Drive. Well, they came in concert again out to Wendover in April and I wanted to go see them again. We went last February and saw them and they are absolutely awesome in concert! Shawn took me out there to see them for my birthday. What an awesome birthday present! They were every bit as good as last year if not better. We were on the front row, and we also got backstage passes where we were able to go backstage before the concert and meet Emerson Drive and get our pictures taken with them. It was so nice to get away for the weekend with Shawn. On our way home we went in to Salt Lake and Shawn bought me a new road bike. You all know I am a runner; I have wanted to bike now too for awhile and so we came across a good deal on a new bike and so we picked it up on our way home. It's been fun to be able to do something different.

My 8th half-marathon

Well, today I ran my 8th half-marathon over in Logan. This is my 5th time running this race. I think it's my favorite half marathon course. It has enough downhill that you get a good time, but not so much that it kills your knees. This summer has been hard to get out and train steadily, and I've put on a few extra pounds so that doesn't help either. But, I still finished today and that's all I was hoping for. Luckily we had good weather. It was cloudy so we didn't have the sun beating on us. I am hoping to get in another race this spring, and then next summer I can do my 10th half-marathon in Logan, because after all that's where it all began. That's where I ran my first. So I figured that would be a good race to celebrate my 10th!! I can't believe how much that race has grown since 2004 when I first ran it. That year there was about 330 runners, and this year there was over 2,000 runners!! Way to go Logan for producing a great race!!

Yes, I'm a little behind!!

Wow, it's amazing how fast time can fly. I haven't posted for several months now. We've been really buisy. This past spring we were buisy redoing things in the house like painting, putting new tile down in the kithchen, and bathroom, new carpet, and re-decorating. Then spring soccer came. Summer started out with kids ball games 3 nights a week. The kids had swim lessons, we went on our annual camping vacation trip. I thought August would slow down a bit, but then we've been buisy harvesting our garden and getting the kids ready for school. So, yes, summer has come and is almost gone again. Plus we've tried to go 4-wheeling every available chance we get. Not to mention all the family reunions we've had this summer also. I had a friend comment "You have more family reunions than anyone I know." Believe me, I know!
We've had a great summer. I learned how to can last week. I made salsa with my sisters, and then we had extra tomatoes so the next day we canned spaghetti sauce. I was quite proud of ourselves and what we accomplished. I can't wait till I can harvest my own peach and apple tree. Hopefully next year! So, I'm not promising on anything with staying caught up, but I'll try. Till next time (hopefully not 5 months! hehe).