Marathon Weekend

Chuck, his sister Fawna and brother Danny at the starting line of the St. George Marathon. It was a cold, raining miserable day! Chuck had been preparing for this years marathon since he finished the marathon last year. His knee started hurting him again this year after he ran the half marathon so he was worried about running the marathon. He called me Saturday morning and said he was dropping out of the race after running 9 miles and then walking another five because his foot was hurting him. I was more upset than he was that he wasn't able to finish the race. I really felt like crying because he had put so much time into training. Of course Chuck felt bad, but he likes running to keep in shape so he wasn't as disappointed as I was. Fawna and Danny were able to finish - congrats guys!

Gillette Grandparents, Uncle Danny and family stayed at our home that weekend. Aunt Fawna and her family also stayed with us on Saturday night. We had a house full, but it was a lot of fun to have everyone here. Samuel and Bella especially enjoyed playing with their cousins.

One of the favorite activities was digging in the red dirt. Fun for the kids, but the red dirt gives me nightmares! It stains everything! Grandpa Clayton also got in on the digging action.

Hiking with Danny's family on the Dixie rocks.

The cute cousins. The kids love climbing all over the rocks.