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On April 17th, Christian ran in the Salt Lake marathon. Even though it was his first, he did an excellent job! His time was 3 hours and 36 minutes. Out of more than a thousand people, he took 112th place. We are so proud of him!
Racin' day really started the night before. Adam had fun stretching with Daddy. Charlie, on the other hand, couldn't stay awake.
Our faux neice, Rylee, slept over, so that I could go to the starting line with Christian. We left the house bright and early, at 5:30 am, and made our way up to the University of Utah. While we were up there, we ran into Jessie. She's a friend/client of ours, who was running in the 1/2 marathon.
The race started at the U of U Olympic Bridge, and ended at the Gateway mall. We waited for Christian right on 100 South, as he entered the Gateway (less than 1/2 mile from the finish line). We watched anxiously, hoping to see him running in!
We had quite the group of cheer leaders! Of course, Rylee came with us. Our friends, Michelle, Lucy, and Violet Nuttall met us there. And, Marni came with Emma, Quinci, and Ellie Girl. We didn't see Justin and Estelle until the very end, but they ended up being right across the street as Christian ran by.
After Christian ran by us, we rushed through the crowd and past the finish line, to find him. Justin and Estelle found him first. He was quite exhausted, and relieved to be done.
We were so proud of his accomplishment! It was kind of an emotional thing, to see him do so well.
Because of the crowds, poor little Adam had to stay in the stroller. He was a bit annoyed.
We sat on these steps for about a half an hour, to let Christian rest. The problem came when he wanted to stand up. His legs disagreed.
Charlie had fun playing with all of his fabulous little lady friends. Violet and Estelle are quite the cute little girls. And, Ellie Girl is his cousin, but she's one of his very best friends. What a lucky boy!
Christian was finally able to move from the steps, and we made it home. I would say that it really took him about a week to feel kind of well. He trained hard, and he did his best! Watch out Boston. This guy appreciates a challenge!
We enjoyed Easter weekend in St George. One of our first outings was to the dinasaur museum. As you can see, everyone is trying on a scary dinasaur face!
We were lucky to have Matt and Carolyn's family, along with Regalie Grandma and Papa, there with us.
On Saturday we went to Snow Canyon State Park. Matt's family had been there before, but for the rest of us, it was our first time.
Charlie became our little map reader. He loved telling us what was on the map. He would say, "According to my map...."
We walked for quite awhile on this paved path. You will see in all of these pictures that Charlie really loves his family. He held hands with Uncle Matt, and many others.
Libbie and Brennan listened intently on what Charlie had to say. Grandma and Papa are good sports to do whatever everyone else wants to do, and they usually foot the bill!
Kelton is one awesome cousin to Charlie. He loves batman, too!
Charlie is so lucky to have cousins like these who love him as much as he loves them!
You never know where the map might lead you. Apparently, we weren't supposed to be climbing on these rocks. Oh well, we didn't know. Besides, what are rocks for?
Kaden, Christian, Charlie, and Libbie; on top of the world.
Snow Canyon is so beautiful. I can't believe we waited so long to go!
Kelton above, Carolyn below
Kelton, Charlie, and Kaden found a cool little cave.
Two brothers, checkin' out a little lady bug. 
Mr. Independant!
This area's like a gigantic sand box. The kids had a blast, and so did we. Grandma and Papa stayed in the car for a nap.
Adam and Uncle Matt had fun drawing in the sand.
We found this Mickey Mouse hat that someone had left. I know, you can't believe we let Adam wear it. We even let him bring it home. Come on, he loved it. Don't worry, we washed it.
The Easter Bunny found us in St George. Although, I made a little addition to their baskets. I knitted each of them a super cute little bunny. It was fun, and they turned out really well. 
Just like Christmas, the Pez were a BIG hit! This time in the shape of trucks.
These are some serious boots! Adam was pretty cute in them. Uncle Matt didn't mind sharing.
Adam's learning to pray, and he's really cute while doing it! He almost gets those eyes closed. He ends up kind of squinting and opening them through out the prayer.
Far Away Grandma and Papa have the BEST yard for an Easter egg hunt! The boys had a blast! They both had very full baskets!
Grandma Sheri was a perfect partner for Adam. She even reached the tricky ones for Charlie. We had a lot of fun! Thank heaven for families!
On April 17th, Christian ran in the Salt Lake marathon. Even though it was his first, he did an excellent job! His time was 3 hours and 36 minutes. Out of more than a thousand people, he took 112th place. We are so proud of him!
Racin' day really started the night before. Adam had fun stretching with Daddy. Charlie, on the other hand, couldn't stay awake.
Our faux neice, Rylee, slept over, so that I could go to the starting line with Christian. We left the house bright and early, at 5:30 am, and made our way up to the University of Utah. While we were up there, we ran into Jessie. She's a friend/client of ours, who was running in the 1/2 marathon.
The race started at the U of U Olympic Bridge, and ended at the Gateway mall. We waited for Christian right on 100 South, as he entered the Gateway (less than 1/2 mile from the finish line). We watched anxiously, hoping to see him running in!
We had quite the group of cheer leaders! Of course, Rylee came with us. Our friends, Michelle, Lucy, and Violet Nuttall met us there. And, Marni came with Emma, Quinci, and Ellie Girl. We didn't see Justin and Estelle until the very end, but they ended up being right across the street as Christian ran by.
After Christian ran by us, we rushed through the crowd and past the finish line, to find him. Justin and Estelle found him first. He was quite exhausted, and relieved to be done.
We were so proud of his accomplishment! It was kind of an emotional thing, to see him do so well.
Because of the crowds, poor little Adam had to stay in the stroller. He was a bit annoyed.
We sat on these steps for about a half an hour, to let Christian rest. The problem came when he wanted to stand up. His legs disagreed.
Charlie had fun playing with all of his fabulous little lady friends. Violet and Estelle are quite the cute little girls. And, Ellie Girl is his cousin, but she's one of his very best friends. What a lucky boy!
Christian was finally able to move from the steps, and we made it home. I would say that it really took him about a week to feel kind of well. He trained hard, and he did his best! Watch out Boston. This guy appreciates a challenge!
