Homecoming

My brother Jake came home from his mission (Fiji) on July 23rd! Yippee! We were so excited to see him again. He looks so good and seems so grown up now. He came home to four new nieces and nephews (Amelia, Scarlett, Mason, and Owen), and some very grown up nieces and nephews. Camille, Elle, Isaac, and Garet weren't quite sure what to think:) They warmed up to him after a little while though.

Relaxing in my parents backyard!

Camille & Elle. They sang a song with all the sisters during sacrament meeting and did a fantastic job. Best friends!

Waiting patiently.

Elder Cable and my sister Kendra. What a handsome guy!

We're Moving!!

Yes, it's true!! We decided to build a house in Hooper last Monday (a week and a half ago), put our house up for Sale on Thursday and sold it on Sunday!! Wow, that was really fast. Well, I guess it's not technically sold, but it is under contract and we are supposed to close on August 12th. Now, we are going crazy trying to line up everything else in three weeks. We are going to live in a rental house that is in our ward, thank goodness, until our house is finished, probably Decemberish. We are getting more used to the idea and things are falling into place, I guess that's a good thing right?!
So, in the mean time we'll keep you posted!

On a side note, Mason started crawling yesterday. He is still pretty slow, but he is officially mobile. Watch out Mommy! I took him to his 9 month check-up and here are his stats:
19lb 10oz (40%)
29 1/2 in. (90%)
head - 75%
So, his weight has slowed down, but he is still really tall! We love our Mason boy!

Camille and Garet had a great time at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's two weeks ago! Camille learned how to ride and mount a horse all by herself. Really, an average horse she can get on without any help. It is pretty amazing. I was pretty skeptical, but it's true. Here is the video to prove her cowgirl skills.

Triathlon!

As many of you know I did the Echo Triathlon last Saturday!! It was awesome! Perfect weather, perfect water, perfect bike, and perfect run. I loved this triathlon and will definitely do it again. For those of you who don't know, the triathlon I did was a sprint, which is a 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike (20K), and a 3 mile (5K) run. I did ok on my times also. My goal was to do it in about 1 hour and 30 min and my time was 1:34, so I was pretty happy. To see my full results you can go here.
I finished 10th in my age group! Yipee!
Jared & kids, my parents, my in-laws, and Jared's brother and his wife were there to cheer me on. It was so fun to see them at each of the transitions and at the finish line! Sadly enough our camera died half way through the race, so Jared didn't get any pictures of me on the bike or run, but I did steal some from the website. As you can tell they have the watermark through them.

The Finish Line!

Getting the wet suit on.

My transition area.


My little sweeties! They had to wake up at 5:00a.m. to drive from Duchesne! I was very excited to see them:)

Me and my sister-in-law Melissa! She is awesome and is going to be right their with me next time:)

Transition from swim to bike.

Coming out of the swim. This guy ran right past me as Jared was taking the picture.

The kids! They had lots of fun thing for the kids to do. (face painting, sign making)

Bike to run transition.

Bike. Ahhh, it was great!

Air Show, Starvation, and No kids!

I know this is very late, but I had to post the pictures of the air show. Jared's Grandpa Taylor came and stayed with us for one night and went to the air show with us on Saturday. He is a funny fellow! We had a good time and made some funny memories. The kids wanted to sleep by him that night, so we pulled out the sleeping bags and they slept on the floor in our unfinished basement by his bed! They thought it was great.

Garet loved all the airplanes and helicopters. He was in Heaven!

Our happy Mason boy! He did pretty good considering he had to sit in the stroller almost all day.

We went to Starvation for Thurs, Fri, and Saturday to celebrate the 4th. It's a tradition in Jared's family. The weather was actually pretty calm this year. We had a little rain on Thursday, and Friday was very nice, and Saturday was a bit breezy, but not the typical Starvation wind storms we usually get. I had a blast water skiing for the first time in two years. It reminded me how much I LOVE it. It is one of my favorite things to do in the summer. We also went for a swim to get ready for the triathlon on Saturday:) I hope I'm ready! I cheated a little and slept at Jared's parents house, which is only 5 minutes away, one of the nights. Mason and I definitely slept better. The only bad thing about this camp spot was the mosquito's!!! They were everywhere. We had two mini swamps next to us and the kids found hundreds of tad poles and frogs to play with and of course got eaten alive by the mosquito's. Serioously, Camille probably had 50 bites or more on her body. I got several and so did little Garet. Thankfully Mason didn't get any. No matter how much bug spray we used we still got bit. Yucky! This is the one picture we took at the lake. My mother-in-law took a bunch, so I will get some from her. Garet loved digging in the sand.

Grandma and Grandpa Taylor asked to have Camille and Garet come stay with them for a week, so we left them in Duchesne after our Lake trip and they are coming to meet us at the triathlon on Saturday!!! It has been a wonderful brake for us. Taking care of one easy going baby is so nice! I can do so many things. Wow! I do miss them though and can't wait to see them at the finish line! Mason had learned how to move all around in his crib when he sleeps, so I had to get a picture of him. He is a tummy sleeper. Oh, so precious!