Lazy Pancreas

Saturday, we all drove to Inkom to support Type 1 Diabetes research by running a 5K. Beautiful morning, good cause. Thanks everyone for joining me!

Memorial Day

I was a beautiful day, with lots of beautiful flowers decorating the cemetary in Pocatello.

Danny's Grandfather.

His great grandparents.

It may seem a little inappropriate to post these pictures along with headstones, but they were everywhere at the cemetary and caught our interest. Danny calls them marmots, but we're really not sure. I got a new camera for my birthday, so I'll take pictures of anything!

Weekend in LaGrande

Most of the family got together one weekend in May to install a sprinkler system for my grandma. Luckily the weather held out until the last minute.

It wasn't an easy job, but everyone pitched in.

Dad posing with the cows.

These guys were in charge of the technical aspect, while the rest of us were just free labor!

The brains behind the operation.

There was plenty of lounging around and chatting too.

When we got to Boise Sunday, we celebrated Dad's 56th Birthday!

It was a quick but fun weekend.

GO Portneuf!

One of the many grand opening events for our new hospital was a 5K fun run. It was a cold 35 degrees that morning, but it was fun. And I think I may have pulled a hami. During a fun run. Not fun, pathetic really.

Elephant Soccer

Saturday, I was able to go to one of our neices' soccer games. I now know how entertaining little kids can be! Miah (4) and Abby (3) are Elephants and are coached by their mom Stacy.
Three year olds need quite a bit of redirection in a 50 minute game. They also need frequent reminders of which goal is theirs.
I was actually surprised to see how good each of them are getting. I think it is cool that they are so close in age that they get to play on the same team.

This is Miah scoring one of her many goals. Abby also scored a goal, but I didn't capture it in a photo.
Soccer players can get a little rowdy and sometimes you fall down.

But in the end, there is always a cheer for the other team, and of course, snacks.

Fun times in Utah

Before heading to Moab, we stopped in SLC to visit Danny's sister and fam. It took a little bit, but Jaxon warmed up to Uncle Danny. The next day we were off to Southern Utah.

We got to Moab late afternoon and we were worried we wouldn't find a place to camp on the Colorado River, but got lucky when we found this spot. I had forgotten how muddy looking the river is! Must be all the red dirt. (We took quite a bit of that red dirt home with us in the Tahoe.)

This was built right into the side of the rock.

The beautiful view from our camp site.

The next day was about 70 degrees and sunny.

This is the Klondike Bluffs trail. We had to dodge a few jeeps that were using our trail. Our good planning had us in Moab the same week as the 45th annual Jeep Safari. They were everywhere!

These are dinosaur tracks! There were several on this trail, all surrounded by rocks so you wouldn't miss them!

I look super awesome in a helmet, don't I?!

At the top of the trail, we hiked into Arches National Park for this wonderful view.

There were all sorts of crazy colors in Southern Utah. So different from Idaho! Unfortunately it started raining and we ended our trip early, but it was nice to get out of town for a few days. I can't wait till its 70 degrees around here! Can't wait for summer!

St. Paddy's Day

Today was the Shamrock Shuffle 5K! I came in second among women with a time of 24:56. (This was a very small race!) Now I remember why I stick to 10Ks... I don't have my younger years to compare times with. It was good to get running again, and it was a great start to the fun run season!

This is the first fun run where I've stuck my head in a poster. So there had to be pictures.

I can always count on Deb to run with me. It was a fun morning and Shriner's Hospital is a worthy cause.

Gibson Jack

I've been feeling couped up lately, so we decided to go for a hike with Brody. Being up at Gibson Jack made me long for Spring so I could run on the trails again!

Danny sporting his sophisticated look. Well actually he just got too warm with the sun shining.

Of course Brody enjoyed himself. This was some much needed exercise for our fat dog!

Enjoying the sunshine.