Summer in Full Swing!

Wow, where has June Gone!  One minute it was Riley's Birthday, now it's almost Cameron's!!  This has been quite a busy Month for us.  Riley told you all about his Vacation Bible School.  He had a blast at that.  It was one busy week!  Then that weekend Cam ran in another race.  This was just a short "Training Run."  However, it was up a mountain, steep in many areas, and over 7 miles.  His finishing time was 1 hour, 30 min, 53 sec.  AWESOME!!!  My fastest time hiking it (back when I hiked this trail almost daily) was 1 hour 15 minutes - Just to the top - Not including back down on alternate connecting longer trails!  We are so proud of him!  He's feeling really good, and says it seems like he has shaved about 2 minutes off his trail run times from last year.  So he should be in prime condition to finish the Blue Sky Marathon this year!!!  Yay!!  Here's a few pics from the Horsetooth Race:

The the week after was the beginning of swim lessons for the boys and I.  Riley's confidence has improved greatly since last year.  He's holding his nose and putting his face in the water of his own accord - no bribing required!!  So I went to the store and got some goggles (water glasses according to him) and some dive rings for the next time we go to the pool.  He is super excited to use them!  Jayce is going to be my little fish!  I don't know if it's because he's so young and is getting used to the water earlier than Riley did - but he LOVES it!  By the end of the first class he was splashing the water in his face and had no problems with being wet!  His favorite thing is "jumping" off the side (Mommy stands him up and lifts him into the water).  He is already kicking when he floats on his tummy, which may have something to do with how badly he wants to crawl when he's on dry land!  Today was the first time we've gone under (just a quick dunk about to the eyebrows) with the class and he handled it like a champ!!  No tears, no sputtering!  We may have the next Michael Phelps on our hands!!  Just two more days of lessons.  Then we'll spend the hot days at the public pool!! 

Last weekend I went up to Red Feather Lakes for a planning retreat with the rest of my MOPS Steering Committee.  It was a nice girls' weekend and we got a lot accomplished!  I'm really excited for the changes taking place this year.  I hope they all go over smoothly with the other Moms!!  Jayce had a bit of a rough time though.  We think he's teething (again or still?) so between that and being in an unfamiliar place, he made sure that everyone got as little sleep as he did!  It was not a fun night for anyone . . . except maybe Jan, who was smart enough to bring earplugs!!  Good Thinking Jan!  Riley stayed at home with Cameron while Jayce and I were gone.  On Saturday Cameron went shooting with a friend and tried to teach Riley.  Much to my relief, Riley wasn't really interested in shooting . . . even the little pellet gun Cam was using to teach him.  He told Cam he wasn't big enough - Good Boy!!!  hehehe!! 

Sunday was our anniversary.  We've been married for 10 years now.  WOW, 10 years!  Time sure does fly!!!  On one hand it seems like yesterday that we were standing in that Garden saying our vows, but when I look back at all we've been through in the last 10 years . . . all the ups and downs, highs and lows, new beginnings and do overs, it seems like forever!!  I've been so blessed to have a husband that has supported me through all we've been through.  He is the best husband I could ever have imagined, and an even better father to our boys!  I love you Cameron, and I'm looking forward to all the 10's of years we have together to come. 

We didn't really do anything for our anniversary.  We had planned on just simply going out to dinner, but babysitters seemed hard to find that weekend so we decided to postpone it!  (probably a good idea in hindsight given how extremely exhausted I was after getting only a couple hours sleep the night before!)  And since Sunday was also Father's Day I just made a simple dinner at home and we lounged around the house with the boys!  Don't worry though . . . I'm planning on holding Cameron to our "beach vacation" coming up (hopefully this winter) to celebrate our tenth year together! 

Well, not much else to talk about.  Riley and Jayce have check-ups next week, it will be interesting to see how they are each growing!  And I've got something special planned for Cameron for his 31st birthday coming up too!  hehehe, I hope he likes it!  We're also trying to put together a camping trip, but it takes a little more planning with our big family now.  So we'll keep you updated best we can in the coming weeks.  Enjoy your summer everyone!!