Doesn't that smile say it all? She is so proud of herself. 3rd kid and I have never used the seatbelt that came with the highchair. Guess it's time now.....
Hyte Family
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
All with a smile on her face....
Doesn't that smile say it all? She is so proud of herself. 3rd kid and I have never used the seatbelt that came with the highchair. Guess it's time now.....
Enjoying the backyard
We have had some bbq's and some fires for s'mores, but the kids don't enjoy that as much as when we set up a pool and/or slip 'n' slide. Friends and cousins also enjoy it.
The kids in the pool (don't let the smiles fool you-it's COLD water!)
Yes, I made them pose whilst swimming
The slide was just her size!
No one has told Aubrey that she's a baby; she wants to do what the big kids do and many times, they oblige
The kids in the pool (don't let the smiles fool you-it's COLD water!)
Yes, I made them pose whilst swimming
Trev has a great imagination! Wish I were in on the story sometimes...
The slide was just her size!
No one has told Aubrey that she's a baby; she wants to do what the big kids do and many times, they oblige
Summer-y F-U-N
We have been keeping busy this summer-enjoying our finally nice weather. It warmed up at the perfect time because we bought passes to the new Seven Peaks (aka Raging Waters) in Salt Lake. We have to get our $'s worth! But I haven't taken my camera in because I don't relish the idea of leaving it sitting unattended for so long and in the sun. So, we have done that 3 or 4 times so far...it's awesome. And of course, we went to Lagoon. We can't resist. Though we didn't buy passes, there are discounts out there and bounceback (which we also did).
I can wiggle out of this seatbelt-just give me a sec (she did-so was banned from the ride)
On the train (no seatbelts)
The fountain (line for RR was too long)
Aubrey gets a little wet
Sisters on the fast race cars
I can wiggle out of this seatbelt-just give me a sec (she did-so was banned from the ride)
On the train (no seatbelts)
The fountain (line for RR was too long)
Aubrey gets a little wet
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The BIG day!
On Friday the 10th, I headed down to Provo to spend the night at the Marriott before the marathon. This is where the packet pickup and stuff was. My sister Sara and I met up there and checked out the expo stuff too. We went to dinner and toyed with the idea of the hot tub, but didn't do it. We just turned in super early (about 9:30ish) because the wakeup call was set for 3 AM. The buses left less than a block from our hotel and so we headed over there at about 3:30. We had the nerve wracking drive up the canyon and got there about 4:45. AM. The race didn't start until 6, so we had time to chat with some other racers as we got cozy around the fire. The fire wasn't cozy and if I hadn't been so cold I would not have put up with the smoke. I was ditching the hat, jacket, and pants and just keeping my visor and gloves. (The gloves were ditched at mile 5). This picture sucks a little because it was still a little dark at 5:30 AM and I think this guy had never taken a picture with a phone before. But that's okay.
The gun went off as we were coming out of the potties-can't believe they actually started on time! So we were a couple minutes back, but no big deal-we probably would have been anyway with all the people-there were a few thousand crazies running.
The weather started a little cold, but better that than hot, for sure. It turned into a great day for a run-could not have asked for better weather, truly.
Sara and I hadn't trained together but in comparing times we thought we could run together so we decided we would do that until it wasn't working. That worked out great, actually. We stayed together until mile 21. She was dealing with some cramping in the legs and I felt okay, so that's when we split. It was nice to run with someone-did all my training alone. I was surprised at how good I felt. In fact, I felt better running yesterday than I do sitting here writing this. My body is protesting now! My legs are so sore!! I think I should make up a new word that means more than sore, because I have been sore before, but this is a little beyond that. But it will go away....
I brought my phone and texted Darren at mile 20. Then I texted again at mile 25 because I just didn't want him to miss it and that gave him about 10 minutes notice. Well, he missed me come in. He was there, just didn't see me. Then took a couple of calls for him to finally pick up. So this first picture is of me talking to David, Sara's husband to give him a heads up because I knew she was only a few minutes back.
Me all sweaty with Rach and Trev
And then with my sweet Aubs
Post-race with Sara
I am really glad I did it. Big sense of accomplishment with this first marathon. I ran 26.2 miles yesterday; what can't I do?
And thanks for all the thoughtfulness/support and well wishes/congrats! I really invested a lot in this and it was nice to know others were thinking of me.
The results are posted here: https://www.raceit.com/results/default.aspx?event=5230&r=689
If you are interested. My bib # was 4366.
Apparently, my mental capacity was affected a little though: After the race, we contemplated taking the kids swimming at the hotel pool, but it was warming up so we decided to take them to Seven Peaks in Provo. (Super crowded!! But was really fun with plenty to do, in fact we stayed later than we were planning). We drove all the way home, and opened the garage, and I said, "Where's the Suzuki? Oh, crap!" Of course we drove separately to get there and I completely forgot and left the other car at the hotel in Provo. Well, we have a field trip today! (Darren isn't feeling great; Allergies turned into a cold, so he's not 100%). Duh!!
The gun went off as we were coming out of the potties-can't believe they actually started on time! So we were a couple minutes back, but no big deal-we probably would have been anyway with all the people-there were a few thousand crazies running.The weather started a little cold, but better that than hot, for sure. It turned into a great day for a run-could not have asked for better weather, truly.
Sara and I hadn't trained together but in comparing times we thought we could run together so we decided we would do that until it wasn't working. That worked out great, actually. We stayed together until mile 21. She was dealing with some cramping in the legs and I felt okay, so that's when we split. It was nice to run with someone-did all my training alone. I was surprised at how good I felt. In fact, I felt better running yesterday than I do sitting here writing this. My body is protesting now! My legs are so sore!! I think I should make up a new word that means more than sore, because I have been sore before, but this is a little beyond that. But it will go away....
I brought my phone and texted Darren at mile 20. Then I texted again at mile 25 because I just didn't want him to miss it and that gave him about 10 minutes notice. Well, he missed me come in. He was there, just didn't see me. Then took a couple of calls for him to finally pick up. So this first picture is of me talking to David, Sara's husband to give him a heads up because I knew she was only a few minutes back.
Me all sweaty with Rach and Trev
And then with my sweet Aubs
Post-race with Sara
I am really glad I did it. Big sense of accomplishment with this first marathon. I ran 26.2 miles yesterday; what can't I do?And thanks for all the thoughtfulness/support and well wishes/congrats! I really invested a lot in this and it was nice to know others were thinking of me.
The results are posted here: https://www.raceit.com/results/default.aspx?event=5230&r=689
If you are interested. My bib # was 4366.
Apparently, my mental capacity was affected a little though: After the race, we contemplated taking the kids swimming at the hotel pool, but it was warming up so we decided to take them to Seven Peaks in Provo. (Super crowded!! But was really fun with plenty to do, in fact we stayed later than we were planning). We drove all the way home, and opened the garage, and I said, "Where's the Suzuki? Oh, crap!" Of course we drove separately to get there and I completely forgot and left the other car at the hotel in Provo. Well, we have a field trip today! (Darren isn't feeling great; Allergies turned into a cold, so he's not 100%). Duh!!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Eleven years!
Our eleventh anniversary was this week, so Darren planned a nice night out for us. We got a sitter and went downtown to eat at "The Roof." Very nice, and next time we will probably just go for the dessert buffet. That's a little more worth it. We then walked around downtown and went for a carriage ride (a little cheesy, but we have never done it!). Then we walked a bit more downtown-we were going to go to the movie downtown but decided to drive closer to home and saw X-men: First class (It was good, but really long). Fun date, thanks babe!
Girls Night Out
Darren and Trev had the stake "Father and Sons" campout last Friday. Rach was seriously jealous. When I asked her what she wanted to do with me that would be special, she chose "That place where you go paint stuff." (She means "Color Me Mine.") We have never been there, but have talked about it. They have ceramics that you paint and then they fire them and you get them in like a week. We invited some friends who have daughters and some were able to come, which made it even more fun. I did get a sitter for the baby because she would have been a nightmare around the ceramic and paint. She's just too interested and thinks she's so big. We get the stuff back tomorrow. Will have to post the result. Here's the unfinished:
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sitting still...
It is time for my summer projects to begin! Oh, yes, all the stuff I tell myself I will do when school is out, it's time. My back door has been seriously bugging me forever because the original white paint was flaking off for the longest time. I have started this project at least twice and not done it. But, then it hits me, don't paint it white! Then I got excited about it; I even took it a step further and painted the trim around the door one color and the door itself another. This then became a 4-door project-the front, side-garage entry, the back (which is really 2 doors) and the entry from the garage. That was my day Friday. (I even thought to myself, since I am done with the first one at 10 am, this shouldn't take all day....don't ever think that, duh!)
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