This is too funny!!

Check out these pictures and then try it yourself here! Good for some laughs!

KOM - King of the Mountian

So the countdown is complete. J.D. did the 300 Warriors ride!! It was so cool and I am so proud of him. He finished the race in 7 hours 40 minutes. (I can't imagine riding a bike for 7 hours straight.) So for a few details: this ride started in Park City, over to Kamas, past Deer Creek Reservoir, down Provo Canyon, up the Alpine Loop, down the Alpine Loop, up Suncrest, down Suncrest, along Wasatch to Little Cottonwood Canyon, and then up to Snowbird - for a total of 99 miles and 14,778 feet of climbing. CRAZY!!! Here is a quote from the website about the ride:


"On the fourth and most demanding day in "America's toughest stage race," (Tour of Utah)300 citizen warriors will precede the professional teams by 4 hours. Their goal: ride 98 miles and scale 14,778 vertical feet, a feat representing over 28% of the horizontal distance and almost half the climbing in the five-day Tour of Utah stage race. Finishing this ride is the equivalent to riding the Tour de France’s Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier and Alpe d’Huez"


J.D. and his three good friends from Fresno, Adam, Vic, and Jared all rode together - Well Jared caught up for the last 20 miles after a late start:o) J.D.'s brother Jeff, our nephew Kristopher, and I dove SAG (support and gear) for them. It was fun to watch them all along the way. They were all great until they hit that climb to Snowbird, and I got a little worried, but they all stuck it out like champs! You guys ROCK!!!

Our biggest thanks to everyone that supported J.D. through this. Thanks Terry and company for keeping the kids. Thanks mom and Jenn for watching Reese so I could be a bike wife. Thanks Jeff and Kristopher for being the BEST SAG GUYS on the block!! and for the camera Jeff. Thanks Kristi for all the support and the great pictures. Thanks Becky for spending part of your valuable Saturday with us! It was so much fun! Check out the montage below! (Look for the great SAG Crew! ha ha)

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Reese is 1 today!

I can't believe that it has been a year since my little Reesey was born. This is a hard one for me, because I am watching my last baby grow up so fast. It makes me sad how fast time passes. We had a little party for her last night, because J.D. and I are on our way out of town for his big bike race. So Jagen made her a cake and we sang happy birthday and the whole thing. It was a lot of fun to watch her get into her cake. We love her so much!!!

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Off to preschool

So Asey is at her first day of preschool. She was so excited! We have been talking about preschool since we moved to Arizona. We never put her in with the craziness that we called life last year, so this has been a long time coming. My friend Kathy is doing a preschool at her house. So on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-noon she is Miss Kathy! :o) I love Asey's excitment. I milked it. Asey you need to go to bed early because you have preschool tomorrow, brush your teeth you have preschool, pick cute clothes you have preschool, clean the bathroom you have preschool (just joking), but I could get her to do just about anything because she had preschool. She was all excited to hang her bag by the kids backpacks and to take her picture out in front just like the big kids did their first day. She is so ready! It is so quiet right now with Reesey asleep and Asey gone. I can get a few things done!

Fasten Your Seatbelts

BAD NEWS:
1) J.D. was in an accident in the van
2) We won't get a new car (it is repairable, but it sure would be fun to have a new car)



GOOD NEWS:
1) Nobody was hurt
2) It wasn't J.D.'s fault
3) J.D. is one great driver!! He avoided hitting the car in front of him.
4) Someone else's insurance will have to pay to fix it!
5) We won't get a new car (who wants a new car payment with this economy?!!)

She stands on her own two feet!

My little Reesey is walking!

The Dog Days of Summer Come to an End

Today is the first day of school! I can't believe it, where did the summer go? I must say this year I was not ready for the kids to go back. We have been having fun. I can not tell a lie though...I am dying for a routine!!! They were both super excited and were awake early this morning glowing with anticipation. Tyce is way excited about 3rd grade with Mrs. Marusich. His good buddy JT is in his class again! Jagen is so excited about her teacher Mrs. Baber. She reminds us of Miss Kruser from CA. (Who we all know Jagen adored!!) So she is super jazzed. She is lucky to be with her good friend Karly again this year. I think we are off to a great start!! It might be a long day though...Asey misses her playmates!

I think Jagen looks so grown up!

Don't look at Tyce's old dirty shoes. His new ones should be here tomorrow!

Cute!

Just Asey, Reese and me again. I am sure we will stay busy.

Two Girlies

I have been meaning to post these pictures for a long time, and I decided I am going to get caught up. So here are two of my cuties!!


Jagen's Softball Season

Jagen finish up her first season of softball back in May. I volunteered J.D. to be the coach. They both had a lot of fun. Her favorite positions were pitcher, short and 1st base, of course. She wants to play again next year. Here are some pictures.

The Athlete

Hey batter, batter, batter...

Lookin' for a steal.

Nice and slow, right in the pocket.

Waiting in the outfield.

Doesn't J.D. look good in salmon?

Asey's Fun Dress up Day

Asey got invited to her friends house for a fun dress up day. My friend Misty did the girls hair and makeup, then they walked the runway. Is this not the cutest?!! I think they are all 4 going on 24! Thanks for the fun Katie and Lexi!!

The CHOP

Okay, so Asey had some really long hair. It was driving me and her nuts, so while we were in Utah we had Aunt Kandiss chop it off. I couldn't believe it as she cut of the ponytail, I almost cried. But it is so cute and so much easier. She loves it, I love it, and even dad loves it!








It ended up being 10 inches so we mailed it off to locks of love.

Tyce's Baptism

Tyce was baptized in Utah on July 10. It worked out so well. We were surrounded by family and friends. Just as it should be. Both grandparents were there and most of my family was in town for a family reunion, and most of J.D.'s family lives there. It was such a wonderful day.

Tyce's cousin Kris spoke at the baptism. Tyce's cousin Brad wrote him a nice letter and his cousin Tyler (who is on a mission in Brazil) also sent him a wonderful letter. There was a full circle of distinguished men that stood with J.D. to confirm Tyce. I am humbled by the wonderful men that are examples to my only boy. We are so proud of him for his decision to be baptized.

I love this picture.

Tyce with the Millers.

Tyce with the Booths.

Grandma and Papa Baker

Grandma Joan and Papa Doc

The group

Playing catch up - The Birthday

So Tyce's birthday was a month ago, but here I am posting it. Here are some pictures of the day.

Lunch with cousins!

WallE

Cereal for dinner. Tyce's choice of course!

Jagen and Josey decorated for dinner.

The gifts!
Jagen and Josey made the cake!
The Birthday Boy!


What to do for the birthday party? After much discussion and deliberation Tyce decided he wanted to go to this fun place here called Makutu's Island for his birthday. It is a big indoor play place. He invited it two best buddies from school and his cousins. The sisters came to, even though he thought they shouldn't. They had so much fun. They played for a couple hours, hide 'n seek, sardines, etc. I got to sit and talk with my sister, which is fun for me. Then we went for Dippin' Dots. It was great!