utah with a slice of munchkins

this last weekend my sweet sister whitney insisted, and paid for me to go to utah with her to visit my other sister danielle.

ive been in need of some good sister time so i was sooo glad to go.

my flight was friday morning at 6am and i only got 3 hours of sleep.....so i was a little tired.

but after 2 diet cokes and a five hour energy i was on the mountain by 11 am.

the cool thing about park city resorts is if you fly in that morning, you can show them your boarding pass and snowboard for free....so yes...i flew for free and snowboarded for free.

pretty awesome.

my sis danielle, her hubby jon, their 2 kids, my sis whitney, her bf gordon, and i all hit the slopes.

we had so much fun but we got our butts kicked each run. it was super powdery and lumpy so it was really tiring.

that night i met up with my old college roommates for dinner and frozen yogurt. it was sooo nice to see them and talk to them and talk about some pretty funny things ;)

love those girls.

we also got pedicures, went out to dinner, did a little shopping, slept in, and went to sundance.

it was really nice to spend time with my sisters and talk to them and just get a better perspective on everything.

i truly love my family so much and i am so grateful for them.

thanks whit and danielle for everything :)

on another note, my kiddies have been amazing.

we have been playing a lot these days and enjoying the beautiful weather.

my kids have helped me keep it all together, and seeing them every day makes me want to be a better person for them.

they make me smile.

they make me laugh.

they make me feel whole.

i love them so much.

{berkeley pretending to be a papillon (dog)}

{berkeley insisting that jaguar also has his breakfast and gets clean panties on too}

{playing with cousin clay}

{watching the rain storms in comfy seats}

dont judge me for my weeds ;)

girl date.

i could go for a mid day sitter, movie, and shopping trip

with a friend a little more often.

and...

i now have beiber fever :)

great way to spend a wednesday afternoon.

ragnar del sol

once again i have had such a fun time running a ragnar relay race.

love the running, love the competition, love the lack of sleep, love being with friends, love being dirty,

love seeing arizona, love the energy, love love love it all.

my faves this race are:

having my sis with me :)

running a ragnar that is actually local

racing a guy for 5 miles straight, refusing to let him pass me

running at 4 am

running at sunset

seeing people i know along the way

getting pushed by a guy because i was about to beat him

placing second place!!!

trying to sleep in the van and being very unsuccessful

5 hour energy + energy beans + energy chews = 1 run

knee brace... taped shin... taped Achilles... im a joke

having my fastest pace so far!

12 moms and 37 kids

my little chickens

sob.whimper.cry.

im still not really sure why i did this.

for some reason i felt i had to for beckhams boyhood.....to have a real boy haircut

i feel like hes a different kid that i need to get used to again.

as of right now... i am immediately regretting my decision.

whimper.

love.love.love.

if i had a facebook, my status would be...

im a freaking spazz today.

i have so many things to get done, and ive had way too much caffeine that i am running around like a crazy person.

i cant even concentrate on one thing my brain is so spazzy today.

spazz.

thats me today :)

londons run.

i finally ran my first half marathon.

i didn't want to run it by myself (heaven forbid) so i convinced my friend rachael to run it also.

typical me....we got to the start line about 4 minutes before the race started.

i don't know how i can even say this, considering i ran 13 miles, but it was soo fun. i love races....every time.

i love competing, and i love the feeling of pushing myself.

my sweet sis-in-law brooke showed up with her 4 kids and signs for me half way through the race. it was so sweet and totally pumped me up. i couldn't believe that they were there just for me.

i finished strong and actually beat my goal time by 2 minutes.

i felt great for about 2-3 hours after my race, until i got ridiculously sick.

i was so nauseous all day, threw up twice, and couldn't hold any fluids or food down.

i spent the rest of the day sick in bed.

it was a terrible day.

i am now re-thinking ever running a long race again :)

simple.

i don't know why, but i have kind of been over blogging lately. i feel like during my day i have way too much stuff to do to take time and sit down at the computer, and at night after finally cleaning up, i just want to sit my booty on the couch and sit. its weird....the last month or so i have not been on the computer at all and i barely watch any tv.

i don't know whats up...its like...im changing...(don't really even know what that means)

lately, my life consists of working out, cooking, cleaning, the park, trying to get quality time with the kids, bike rides, the grocery store, nursery, and late nights with todd.

nothing fabulous, just life.

not going to lie....berkeley has been so sassy lately with talking back and disobeying. some of the things she says are freaking hilarious, but because im the one who's supposed make sure she doesn't turn into a brat, i have to hide my laughter and disbelief, and attempt to discipline her in some way. it's been a little tedious, but i refuse to have a child that talks like that!

i am constantly trying to get beckham to say more words and talk more.

i think hes improving, but because i am always with him, i cant totally tell.

he babbling all day long, but no actual english words are coming out....so we'll see how that goes.

we're working on it.

love the long hair on this boy....i think i may have let it get a little too long, but its still adorable.

twenty eleven....or... two thousand eleven...

as much as i try to steer clear of having a "resolution" i do have some

improvements i need to make in my life. many.

but one of my main ones is to be a better family member.

i truly have amazing people in my life with so much love and i want to make sure

i reciprocate that.... starting with my 2 sweeties.

they make me so happy.

love them to pieces.

christmas.