Kobe Rowland

Moana, my sister, had a new baby!!! Welcome Kobe Rowland. We are so excited to have a new nephew and cousin! Isn't he adorable??!!

The Bair Gutsman - Conquer Thy Self!

John and I decided to run the Bair Gutsman race this year. The Bair Gutsman is basically a half marathon - half up farmington canyon and half down to the finish. (Adventure running at its best. Mileage is around 12 - 14 miles but is based on how many times you get lost. First half of race is uphill, second half is running down on dirt road) Brutal? yes, but so much fun!! Thanks to Amy for running with us! Here are some dirty pictures... don't get too excited, i mean actual dirt, srapes and sweat. Unfortunately, we didn't have a camera during the race, but these were taken after. (Can't really tell, but we were covered from head to toe in dirt.)

Pirates!!

What goes on when Mom is trying to read: The scary Capain John Hook led his scurvy pirates on a dangerous, adventure filled journey to search for hidden treasure. Some say the treasure was never found and that it was cursed to remain hidden forever to drive pirates crazy with years of endless searching, others say Captain Hook found the treasure years before and has it stashed in an overseas bank account. What really happen to the treasure, we'll never know...




The treasure

Echo Triathlon

Here are some pictures from the Echo Tri. John did awesome!!
The Swim


The bike

The run

The FINISH - John and Brian (although starting in different heats, met up in the run and were able to run into the finish together)

Lesson Learned

How to get your kids to always wear their helmets: Show them these pictures.



Lesson learned:

Some Summer fun in the Backyard

Montana

On our way home from Coeur d'Alene, we stopped by St. Ignatius, Montana to visit some of John's family. While we were there, we celebrated his grandma's 80th birthday, the kids got to wreck a few cars in Uncle Jimmy's car lot, rope swing over a river, and fill up on Huckleberry shakes at the Malt Shop.