Running is happiness

Ella ran in her first race today.  It was a one mile run.  She says she loved it and is ready to run another.  I could not be a prouder Momma.  (She ran her mile in 11:10)

 

Eli ran in a race today too.  His was a 100 meter dash.  Ella ran with him to give him support.

After running in the Beach to Bay marathon relay this past May I have decided that someday I want to run it with my family as my team.  This relay is a six team relay.  So, all I have to do is have one more child...and wait until they can run five miles each.  Today I feel much closer to that goal (You know, because my kids are already in training.)  I love having a running family.

An infestation!

Getting ready for Halloween...

Captain America

Eli is all about pretending to be superheroes and cowboys and soldiers. But pretending at home is not enough. He wants others to see him all dressed up.

Today he wore his Captain America costume when we walked Ella to school. He rode in the stroller until we got close to school and started to see other people. Then he had to get out and walk so everyone could see that Captain America was there.

May he always have such confidence.

Ahhhh is for Autumn.

Today felt like September.  A September that feels like Autumn.  Like the Septembers in Salt Lake City and St. Louis.  Like the Septembers that I love and miss. 

Sigh. 

I do love Tucson, but Septembers here are usually much hotter than August (August cools down for the Monsoons) and this has ruined my love affair with my birth-month.  Autumn is my favorite season, you see, and today it felt like Autumn.  Ahhhh.

To enjoy this lovely Autumny September day we made an excursion to the zoo.

 See the baby elephant?  I got to see it nursing. 

It was especially fun to see Rhys get excited about the animals.  Here he is pointing out the lions.

 And I just love this picture.

I hope you get to enjoy some Autumn weather this September too.

The crack

We spent Labor Day weekend in St. George. It was tons of fun. Today Julia and Gray took us hiking at Pioneer Park--They called the hike "the crack". See why: