Hanging out with their online buddies!
This is the fun way the kids keep up with Brennan and Payton. It's so cute watching them talk to each other. They get all excited and start acting really goofy. It's so nice to have Skype when your best friends move away!

I'm so excited to start my marathon training! I will want to talk about it on here, but don't want to bore everyone to tears! So, I decided I will just update about my training on Saturday mornings..... Officially I will begin on July 12th with a 3 mile run. And then each week I will add mileage to prepare for the race. I love running on Saturday mornings. Usually there aren't a lot of people out in the neighborhood (not many people leaving for work, etc) and it's a perfect day to do the longer type runs. Today I did 5 miles. I didn't wear a watch, I didn't have to stop for walking, and there was no pressure. Just a relaxing run. The whole time, I was thinking about all the marathon training I did about a year and a half ago. It got me really excited to start up again! I still want to use the Jeff Galloway method. Last time I did a 3/1 ratio.... 3 minutes running/1 minute walking.... but I think I want to use a different ratio this year. So, I will experiment with it as the mileage increases. .....so exciting.... =)

Since we had some kids spending the night, we were kind of *stuck* home on friday night. We didn't make our usual trip to Walmart.... ;) .....I'm tellin' ya, life is happenin' in Marble Falls! Haha! So.... we drown our sorrows in our favorite bag of Julio's! No salsa is required, but Torry insists.....

The boys had their BFF's over today. We spent most of the day at the pool.
After dinner, it was way too quiet. Our PS2 is broken at the moment... so they are having to be creative with their entertainment. Haha!
They are currently outside playing "crack the egg" on the trampoline.

Kody was baptized on Saturday. Many of our family members were able to be in attendance and it made it really special for Kody. I was so happy for him. Here are a *few* pictures from the day. I didn't get very many at the baptism.... I don't know what I was thinking??

Tonight was a special night for Kody. Grannie and PawPaw took him out to dinner for his 8th birthday! He picked Chili's! He was really excited to get to go out with them by himself. He had a great time!

Kody will be turning 8 this week and he couldn't be more excited! He had his interview with the Bishop today as he prepares to be baptized. We are having a big pool party wednesday night with all of his friends and then he will be baptized on Saturday.

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for bethany.....
a self portrait of me....... dying in the heat! haha!!!
let it be known that i WAS there! =)

A few camp highlights....

1 down, 2 to go...
Meaning 1 day of Cub Scout Camp down, and 2 days to go!
We survived today and it was so hot outside. The day was full of archery, soccer, building a secret box, LBJ ranch (for my 3rd time!), and HEAT, HEAT, HEAT!
We drank lots of water and pretended to have fun!


Interesting fact of the day.... they use lace curtains as screens!

This was President Lyndon B. Johnson's home here in the Hill Country...

I was separated from Ty and Kody most of the day.... but ran into Kody on one of the tours...

It's official! I've signed up for my 2nd Marathon! This time, I will be staying close to home and running in the Texas Marathon on New Years Day just outside of Houston. This Marathon will be much much smaller than the Country Music Marathon that I did last year, but I'm looking forward to no hills!! Reece and Linda will be joining me and I'm excited about that. I think it really helps to have the support of friends and family there. So... the invitation is out.... if you want to do it with us.... let me know! What a crazy way to ring in the New Year! =)

Randy performed at the Marble Falls Relay for Life tonight....




it was REALLY WINDY.....

We took the boys to this really cool skate park in Lakeway today. They loved it!

Today... around 11am this cute little "bambi" was crossing the road infront of us... It was so cute. It was going really slow and wobbly....

The kids new favorite place to hang out....
I have to stay back on the park bench, so they can flirt with the girls...
Here is Kody jumping off the railing and shouting to the girls ... "You're Cute!" .... before going under water.....
Ty rockin his longer hair..... =)

Happy 30th Birthday to Nathan!