Goldilocks,

I'm finally getting around to blogging about my Goldilocks Bike Ride which took place at the beginning of May. I'm going to give a little back ground on this one. At the beginning of January I decided to do a "get fit challenge" that my friend Janice put together. There were about 40 people who participated, and so there were 4 teams of 10 each. Each person got points each day for eating plenty of fruits & vegetables, drinking lots of water, not eating any sweets, not eating late at night, exercising everyday, and keeping in touch with your team. There were also extra challenges like keeping a food journal, meeting exercise goals, not drinking soda, etc. At the end of each week we would turn in our points earned, plus extra points for weight lost and they would be added to the teams points. At the end of each month we would also get points for inches lost and at the end of the 12 week challenge there were additional points for percentage of weight lost. Anyway, I decided to do this challenge so I could be more healthy. My baby was a year old and I still had extra pounds that I wanted to lose, but most of all I wanted a more healthy lifestyle. I thought that this might be just the motivation I needed. I would not want to let my team down. Well it turned out that it was. I did well and lost 10 pounds, and got some healthier habits. The main one being exercising regularly. One of my favorite things to do for exercise was ride my inside training bike. 

At the end of March when this challenge was coming to an end, my friend Tari (who also did the challenge) asked me if I wanted to do a 60 mile bike ride with her in May. She had signed up with her friend, Amberly, who was going to be on her honeymoon during the ride. She knew I had been riding my bike a lot and thought I might want to do it. I was totally excited, but a little nervous. I had never done anything like that before. I was also glad to have some more motivation to exercise, since our challenge was almost over.  I did really good to train and get ready for the ride.  I only had a mountain bike, not a road bike so I made arrangements with Amberly to borrow her bike for the ride, but did most of my training on my mountain bike. I also did most of my training pulling a trailer with Aubrey and sometimes Sadie too. I did some pretty good hilly rides, like up dry fork canyon, and over to Lapoint.  It was a lot of fun and I realized that I really love biking! 

So back to the Goldilocks ride. It is a girls only bike ride, not race, just a fun ride. They have different distances you can go, 20 miles, 40 miles, 60 miles, 80 miles, & 100 miles. Tari and I did the 60 miles. We started in Herriman, Utah, went north to about 90th south and then went south on Redwood Road out to Eagle Mountain. There we stopped for lunch, and then we headed back to Herriman. It was so much fun and a great feeling of accomplishment.  I can't wait to go again next year.  Because I realized how much I like biking I had to buy me a road bike. I still love my mountain bike, for mountain biking, but a road bike is a must for road biking. 

Tari now wants me to do a triathlon with her in September. This is my latest adventure. I am learning to swim, and training for a triathlon.  Like I said, I love the biking, so that part is easy. The running is coming along well and I am really enjoying that too. I am still struggling with the swimming a little, but hopefully it will come (I'm better than I was a month ago).  I'm a little nervous, but hopefully I won't drown. Wish me luck!

Spring Soccer

With Spring always comes soccer. This year we were especially busy with four of our kids playing. At least Derek & Brynli were on the same team, so that cut down on the number of games we had.  

It was Sadie's first year playing and she did great! She got off to a slow start, but once she got the hang of it she was an animal. Her first game she was a little nervous and didn't know if she wanted to play, so she sat out the first few minutes. She had been playing for just a little bit when it starting hailing hard (gotta love Spring soccer). Everyone just grabbed their kids and their stuff and headed for their cars. Needless to say she didn't love soccer after that first game. Good thing she tried it again, because once she scored she thought it was pretty fun. She's pretty competitive and really liked to score. I think all of her time watching her big brothers and sister payed off. Most of the kids didn't really get what they were suppose to do, but Sadie kept getting the ball and scoring. She was awesome! Of course the most important part for her was the treats at the end of each game. Good thing they always had plenty of treats. 

Aubrey got to watch lots of soccer games. She is our future soccer star!

Here are Derek and Brynli playing (I even got them in the same shot). It was great having them on the same team. They both did awesome! I think Derek was the high scorer on his team and Brynli scored a few times too. They also both are getting pretty good at passing the ball, and Brynli has the best throw-in of the team, with Derek at a close 2nd. I was so impressed with both of them. Then both play very well. It is fun to watch them play and keep getting better.

 It wouldn't be complete without a picture of Kamryn's soccer. He played on the same competitive team that he has played on since he was 9. He is getting really good at his defensive position, and really knows how to use his head. He plays teams from all over the state, so we have to do a little traveling with him. His team played well and seemed to improve this year, unfortunately they played in a higher league than they have in the past and they lost all their games (except one where the other team forfeited). As Kamryn's coach said, "They were the best 0-9 team in the state".  Win or lose we still enjoy watching them play and Kamryn did great!

A day at the Farm

For a field trip we took Sadie's preschool class to a local farm. The kids had a great time. They loved seeing, petting, holding, feeding and riding the animals. 

feeding the pygmy goats

Petting the baby calf.

Sadie even got to hold a chicken.

Sadie's friend Emma taking care of Aubrey.

Sadie & Emma wanted Aubrey to be in this picture of them by the tractor. Aubrey wasn't too excited about it.

The kids even got to play on the swingset and trampoline after they ate their lunch. This was Aubrey's favorite part. She even tried climbing the ladder to the slide all by herself.

Riding the horse was Sadie's favorite part. She loved it! When she was finished she told me that she changed her mind of what she wanted to be when she grew up. Instead of a princess, she now wants to be a horse rider.

Easter 2011

We got to celebrate Easter twice this year. My mom loves Easter, and she was going to be gone over Easter this year, so she had her Easter egg hunt a couple of weeks early. Then we got to celebrate Easter over Easter weekend with the Mansfield family. All of Wyatt's family came out for the holiday, so it was way fun. The weather didn't really cooperate and was a little cold, but that didn't stop us from having a picnic in the park and getting outdoor pictures taken, as well as our Easter egg hunt. I just love spending holidays with family.

Easter at Grandma Kathy's 

Coloring Eggs

Aubrey fell the night before our celebration at Grandma Kathy's and got a fat lip. Poor baby, good thing she healed quickly.

 Easter Egg Hunt

All the cousins that were in town. We always miss Bryce's family.

Easter at Grandma Mansfield's

Wyatt had the camera at his mom's Easter egg hunt. He doesn't take as many pictures as I do.

All the Mansfield Cousins! So fun to all be together. Too bad we can't get them to all look at the camera at the same time. Maybe we shouldn't distract them with candy.

Twelve years old

I can't believe that I have a 12 year old. Kamryn had a birthday a couple of weeks ago and is now 12. It all seems so crazy to me. It seems like just yesterday that I became a mother. Now I am the mother of a young man who holds the priesthood. It was really neat as he received the priesthood and then to watch him pass the sacrament for the first time on Easter Sunday.  It may make me feel a little old, but I couldn't be more proud of Kamryn. He is a great son and I am glad to be his mom. 

We had a birthday party at our house for all our family. It was complete with one of Melanie's amazing cakes. Here Kamryn poses with his ipod touch cake. He loved it! It amazingly had many of the same aps that Kamryn has. 

 Here is a  close-up of the detail on the aps. 

 And here is even more of a close-up of the Angry Birds ap. Melanie is just amazing.

 Here is a picture of Kamryn modeling his new helmet and riding pants.

 And here he is with no arms! How is he going to ride his motorcycle now?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAMRYN!