I'm not giving up yet...

So...I really don't want to neglect this whole blog thing, but it's beginning to seem like I've done that.  I'm not quite willing to let that happen yet, so I'm going to give it another try.  Since the last post, we've had way too many things happen that I should have blogged about...

• Thanksgiving - we got to have all of Josey's family visit our house this year and it was so fun to have them.  I'm so glad they were willing to spend a holiday in Kemmerer, which I know isn't the most fun place in the world.  
• Christmas - we enjoyed staying home, and Jesse came to visit us and spoiled the boys with way too many cool presents.  We visited temple square with my family.
• The boys both had birthdays, and we now have a 7-year old and a 5-year old.  Precious boys who fill our home with noise, laughter, and more noise.  Both had birthday parties, which I don't think I will be doing again for a few years...too crazy!  
• We made it through basketball season with Josey as the head girl's coach, but then he made the decision to resign from that position because he was losing a little balance in his life.  He felt his teaching had taken a back seat and wants to improve that.  He is still the head track coach and we are in the midst of track season now.  I can't deny that I'm looking forward to spending some more time with him from November to March. :)
• Jordan participated in bantam basketball and indoor soccer.  I got to be his soccer coach, which was a little fun and a little stressful.  He loves to play sports and run around around, but he still needs a little work on listening and paying attention!  Jarrett got to participate in pee-wee wrestling.  This was not an easy thing for him, as he has a really hard time stepping out of his comfort zone.  But he wrestled in a couple of meets, and he did not give up, even when I could tell he wanted to burst into tears.  He was very proud of his medals, and I was very proud of him.
• We took a short family vacation with my parents to St. George after the basketball season.  We enjoyed a few days of sunshine and warmth, golf, swimming, hiking, and playing.  It's always nice to have a little break.
• We have been enjoying unusually mild spring weather here.  It has been such a blessing!  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will continue.  
• Jaycie has continued to grow rapidly as toddlers do.  She says way too many words for me to count and has started putting together sentences.  Her brothers are in love with her, but they have to be careful depending on what mood she is in.  Yes, she's a girl...a bossy, loud, whiny (at times), dramatic one.  She is very loved and makes us smile and laugh (and want to pull our hair out) every day.
• We visited Lyle & Jan in Montana over spring break.  We haven't been there for quite a long time, and we had fun visiting the auction, the fish hatchery, golfing, running, visiting uncle Russ's ranch, playing, and relaxing.  My kids LOVE visiting their grandparents.
• I'm training for my first marathon, which will be on June 9th.  I've been running consistently now since Jarrett was born, but until now I have had no desire to run a marathon (I've done several half marathons).  For some reason, now seemed like the time, and I finally had the desire to run one.  I worked things out so that I could fit my training runs in and I'm excited and a little nervous about doing it.  

Thanksgiving and Christmas 2011

Jarrett made the front page!  He actually won this match.

Visiting the fish hatchery in Lewistown, MT

Having fun in St. George

My kids have done and said way too many funny things to remember, things that I wish I had recorded or taken pictures of.  Some things I did write down or shared on facebook; other things will probably be forgotten.  It is for that reason that I don't want to give up on this blog yet.  I'm going to make a tentative goal of at least updating it on Sunday, even if nothing noteworthy has happened.  This may also give me motivation to take more pictures.  I may also include some of my running/fitness updates, just so I can look back if I want to and see how my training was going at certain points.