Sunday, August 28, 2011

Climb a mountain


Yesterday was a monumental day in the lives of three of my girls. Jenna, Kellie, and Alissa hiked to the very top of Mt. Timpanogos and recited "The Living Christ" from memory.

Some things I am grateful for:
  • Their strong, healthy bodies that got them from the bottom to the top and back again in one piece.
  • Their fertile minds that were able to memorize a 1200+ word document about the Savior.
  • Their willing hearts to take on this challenge.
  • Their tenacity that kept them at the memorizing and exercising, putting one foot after another no matter how difficult.
  • Their young women leaders who supported and encouraged them and then traveled the harrowing path with them. How I love the village that helps me raise my children!
  • The general young women president of my church who told all of our young women: "you can do hard things!" and then challenged them to prove it.
  • Our bishop who climbed the entire mountain two weeks before to make sure it was safe and then climbed it again with the girls. Plus, his military training to just "push through and keep going" - he is awesome!
and finally....
  • their testimonies of Christ and His gospel. They know that it's true and they know of His love for them.
I am so blessed to be their mom.

Mt. Timpanogos - Utah County

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

First Day of School

Our first day of school was staggered this year. Kellie headed off first to Freshman Academy at Timpview - a day of just freshmen to get them all oriented before the "big kids" get there.Katie was next, a veteran at Edgemont, now in the 5th grade.


















Alissa was last, riding the bus for the first time, and off to the 7th graders only day at Centennial.

Jenna spent that day at home doing her AP English homework (and she was not alone in this as I learned this was how many juniors spent the day). She headed to her first day this morning, in the car, with her friend and our neighbor, Mimi in tow (Kellie was in the back seat). Consensus so far: we like school.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

I did it!

In June, I set a goal for myself to run a 10K. It's been a challenge to get in shape for it and I admit to having some moments of psyching myself out. But today, I did it!

I ran in the Run Like a Girl race up in Midway. Jenna was awesome and ran it with me (and took 2nd place overall - she's so amazing!)

Time: 57 minutes. Jenna ran in 44. I feel great! (and I didn't stop, not up the hill, not at all - yay!)

Before the race
After the race
2nd place medal - wahoo!