Rocky Point - Round 1

So there have been warnings and stories about how scary it is to go to Mexico because of all the violence, drug problems, etc.  We decided we were tough and going to go anyway!  Good thing we did, because we had a blast!

Below are the pictures from my phone, and when I get some new adapter that will download pics from my camera, I'll put another collage so we can remember the fun we had.

The Sonoran Sun condo was fantastic.  We had Darren and Ruth and their family as well as ours, and some other friends of ours from Mesa there.  The kids played and swam and swam and played.  I layed in the sun and read and talked.  What more could a girl want?  Besides some chocolate as well, not a whole lot!

The beach - it does a body good!!



Riding in the "rhino" in the dunes.  I wasn't loving that - I much prefer the quads.  I got out early, and hear all 3 little ones were in tears at one time.  Thankful I didn't have to witness that!

Check out Conner's eyelashes.  So jealous.
Kayla and I often will come out of our rooms wearing very similar outfits without even planning it.  We really are too much alike.
Addi and Savannah got some fun braids in their hair.  Makes for easy hair-dos, but sunburned scalps! Oops!

Part 2 coming soon!

We are outta here! :)

Spring Break!!

We actually don't usually go anywhere.  This year, for some reason, we got a wild hair, and are going to Rocky Point along with half of Mesa!  We got a condo right on the beach at the Sonoran Sun.  So excited!!!  Looking forward to relaxing on the beach and playing with friends, and hopefully making new friends too!

Here's the funny part:

Night before we leave on a trip ALWAYS goes like this.  I am home, helping kids pack, and getting myself packed.  Lane is at the office trying to get things done because it ALWAYS gets suddenly busy when we are going out of town.  He starts to freak out thinking he can't leave because there is too much to do, shipments are coming in, quotes need to be delivered, sales need to be made, etc.

He will probably show up around 10 tonight, and pack himself, then question if I have packed A, B, C and D, half of which I will not have done.  Then, he'll be bugged I didn't do that, then he'll start saying, "Well, don't we want to bring this, that, the other, and weren't we going to do this, that and the other?"  Then I say, "What????  We never talked about doing that!"  You can't throw new ideas at me at 10 at night when we are leaving at 8 am.

But, it will happen... I guarantee it!  Wish me luck people, because we will have fun, we just have to get there first!  However, this year I got smart, and the cleaning ladies are coming while we are gone.  So guess what?  I will come home to an immaculate house!  :)  YES!!

And actually, I am very thankful that Lane is extremely thorough, because even with him going through a checklist with me 18 times, we still manage to forget things!

Pictures of my tennis weekend at Indian Wells last weekend and pics of this week will come when we get back and I figure out how to make my *&^$# computer upload pictures from my new camera! :)

Impromptu Half Marathon

What do you do when it is Friday night at 8:30 and your friend texts you and offers you to buy a bib # to a half marathon that is the next day?  You take it! Right?

I did!

The first annual Phoenix Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K was held Saturday in Mesa.  I know, it is called the Phoenix Marathon.  Why it is held in Mesa is a mystery to me, but hey, it was practically in our backyard, so I wanted to run it!  However, it sold out pretty fast, so I was resigned to not run it.  So, I didn't train for it.

But, being the crazy person that I am, when I got an offer to run it, how could I turn it down?  So, I got up at 5, went with my neighbor who was running it, and we headed 2 miles down the road to meet the busses that took us up to Usery Pass, and we froze until 7 am when the gun went off to start our 13.1 miles.

Can I just say this was one awesome run!!! The first 4 miles are downhill, so you can book it, and are warmed up when you are on the flat and "uphill" parts (that really aren't that uphill!).  I have only run 1 other half marathon.  It was 1 1/2 years ago, and I haven't run 13 miles since!  But, I did do 8 a couple of weeks ago, so I figured I'd be OK.   I have to say I loved it, and ran a pretty good pace!  My official time was 1:48:15.  That works out to be an 8:16 min. mile average.  Not bad.  I took 10th in my age group.  I tell you what, there are some FAST people out there!  I felt like I knew about half the people running it, and half the people at each water station.  It was so much fun!!

Now to start the training for the Utah Valley Marathon!  AAA!!  I am pretty dang scared, but I gotta do it!

Funny thing:  I got home from the half marathon and was laying on the bed telling Lane about the race.  I looked at my watch and it was 10:40.  It hit me right there that if I were running a marathon, I would still have been running right then!   In that time, I had finished the race, eaten a few free things at booths, drank a small jamba juice, gotten a small massage/stretch, talked to various friends, and driven home.  All that time I would have STILL been running!

What have I gotten myself into????

Freezing by the bonfires waiting to start

My new neighbor Emily, and her cousin Megan who came down to run the race.

Can't run a race without my girl Lisa!!!  It was fun!

Arizona Children's Musuem with Addi

Every year you have to do it:  Go on the pre-school field trips with your lovely pre-schooler!

Kami and I brought Chloe and Addi for the class trip to a new Children's museum down in Phoenix.  It actually was pretty cool, and the kids had a blast and we ended up staying a little longer than we thought we would! :)

The highlight was the "puppet show" we got corralled into.  This crazy tooth fairy lady came out and rounded up a bunch of kids to come in and watch.  Then, she got a few kids to help.  She was telling a story about a giant that was sleeping and snoring.  Addi was the official "snorer" who had to sit on the floor and make a snoring sound all while the fairy was talking about him.  It was hilarious!!

Crazy to think that this is my last one I have to do this with!  People say I will be sad .... I hope so, because right now, I'm kinda not!