GREETINGS FROM THE AUSTINS: Running and Playing in Moab

3.10.2008

Running and Playing in Moab

Day 1:
We did a little of this

And a lot of this

Day 2 Part I:
Started the day bright and early to do the Moab half marathon. I was so happy to see my old friends!

We froze for about 2 hours before the race started. Brrr!

I ran this race with virtually no training under my belt. Considering I only did ONE 9-miler previous to the race, I thought I did pretty well. Thank goodness I had Nita there to push me along!

Day 2 Part II:
Enjoyed walking around Arches with our family. The kids favorite part was playing in the sand.

Finished the day like this

Day 3 Part I:
Spent the morning in Goblin Valley. The kids favorite part of the weekend.

Day 3 Part II:
Repeat day 1!
We got home a little before midnight completely exhausted and covered in sand. Sure signs that we had a great time!

12 comments:

Shelley said...: Hey Jaime! It was good to know you found our blog and we found yours! It's fun to see what everyone is up to! Good job on the marathon!; March 12, 2008 at 8:34 PM
Mick and Tiff said...: So many great photos!! I am running a 5K with my mom and Jennifer and a neighbor in May (I think I already told you that) but anyway the other day Mick was trying to plan something the week before this "run" and I told Mick "but what about me getting ready for my marathon?" He laughed and said "Tiffany, it is NOT a marathon. It is three miles!" I had to laugh because this is the biggest thing I will get to a marathon. Your pictures give me great inspiration though. Great job!!! BTW- I love the story of your mom trying to scare Caleb. That is the best story ever!; March 13, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Lacey said...: Way to go! I wish I could run a mile. How fun! I'm dying to go on a trip.; March 13, 2008 at 8:29 PM
condiefamily said...: What great fun!!! Thanks for sharing pix of family and friends. Looks like I am missin' out. Way to go on the half-ur still amazing!; March 14, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Stacy and Mike said...: I can't believe that you were in Moab and we were not. I'm so impressed with the running determination and skills. What a fun trip and the kids are simply sooooooo cute!!!!!; March 15, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Bill Gates II said...: Congrats, you are a true inspiration! I really need to get my butt moving!!!; March 15, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Ellie McFreaken said...: Jaime..CUTE pic of you and Brian!!!!! Good job on the race girl. I hope to see you soon; March 16, 2008 at 6:56 PM
meegz said...: NICE JOB Sister!! I am going to try to run the ogden marathon in May -- the key word is TRY!:) Come join me and keep me going!:); March 17, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Weavers said...: Mom said it was a full marathon. I wish I didn't know it was a half b/c I would've loved running that!!! Looked like a lot of fun. I'm looking to plan a vacation to celebrate graduation and Moab looks like it might be a great spot for us!; March 20, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Brownie Bites said...: Brian/Jamie - Nice photos. We miss you in SS and hope you're doing well in CO. We need to hook up and do a narrows hike in souther UT. I like the photo of Brian planting a big kiss on Jamie.; March 20, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Katrina said...: Hey Jamie! Don't worry, I'm a total blog stalker/snoop! So glad we found each other! Wow, good job on the race! Great pics!; March 23, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Christina said...: Jamie!!!! You are so amazing to do all of these things! I don't think I ever felt so lazy and old until after I saw all that you do. Good job!; April 2, 2008 at 11:48 AM

Say What?

Emi: after running around the house and getting out of breath, "Mom! My heart is singing a song!" 9/09

Caleb: "Grandpa, how do you know all this stuff?"
Grandpa: "Because i'm [his age] years old"
Caleb: "You make it up?" June 09

Emi: "Can I have a brownie?"
Mom: "Sorry they are all gone."
Emi: matter of factly, "But I will give you a hug and a kiss."
(She knows how to get anything she wants.) 6/24/09

Mom to Emi: "You're beautiful."
Emi: "Noooo, I'm pretty, you're beautiful." 5/21/06

Emi to Caleb: "I love you more than the sun."
Caleb to Emi: "I love you more than the moon."... and so on..
Emi to Caleb: "I love you all the way from the temple." 5/17/09

Dad: "Kali, are you even listening to me?"
Kali: "Not really." 4/4/09

Caleb: "What's a parody?"
Emi: "Perry is a platypus." 3/24/09
(Perry is a character on Phineas and Ferb)

Caleb: "What kind of adult loses their keys anyways." 3/16/09

Caleb: "Mom, you're weird." 3/14/09

After getting in trouble for talking back to her mother, Kali yelled, "Sometimes I feel like I live with the Dursley's!" as she slammed the door.

Emi thought "California" sounded like "Kali-fornia" (I guess we were talking like the Governator), so she said, "What about "Caleb-fornia?"

Caleb was telling us what he learned about nocturnal animals at school. He said, "Dad is kind of nocturnal because he sleeps all day on Sundays."

During family scripture study we were talking about loving our enemies. When we asked Caleb to explain this scripture, he used Spongebob Square Pants to explain to us about Mr. Crabs and Plankton being enemies. Nice analogy.

When Kali was told that she would be going to a babysitter, she said, "But mom, i'm not a kid! I'm a young adult!"

During dinner, Brian was talking about how he is a heavy sleeper. Caleb put his arms around Brian and tried to lift him out of his chair. Caleb then said, "yep, you are a 'heavy' sleeper."

Kali said she wished she was an only child, and when I asked, "wouldn't you be sad if you didn't have your brother and sister?" she said, "I can't miss them if they never existed."