Spring Break San Diego Beach Trip

In March over Spring Break, we went to San Elijo State Beach for a week. We reserved our sites 6 months in advance, like we always do. We went with good friends, the Smiths, Kettrings, Rapiers, and Rich's. When we first got there it was rainy and cold and it was pretty cool the whole time we were there, but so quiet and relaxing. We went to the Mormon Battalion museum, the San Diego Temple, and Knotts  Berry Farm while we were there. Plus, plenty of hanging out on the beach time. I love going to the beach, and we try to go once a year. The kids loved having their friends there and the grownups too! My favorite was the Mormon Battalion, it was totally different than I thought it would be, and I highly reccomend it, if you are in San Diego. We also went to the ward on Sunday if Cardiff by the Sea. We doubled their primary and the members were so friendly and welcoming. Between, church, the Mormon Battalion and walking around the San Diego temple, it was a great Sunday.

Jake's Phoenix Marathon 2013

Jake ran the 2013 Phoenix marathon on March 2nd. It was a really well organized race and it was on a Saturday! I went out and watched him come through the finish line. He was so fast, he beat his time from his last marathon by about 8 minutes. He came in at 3:30. That is 15 minutes off from qualifying for Boston. We had friends run the half marathon and it was fun to see them too. Jake and I signed up for next year , me runnning the half and him the whole marathon. Bucket list!

Broken Arm Blues

 

 

I was shopping at Costco and got a call from Kimball's school saying that he had fallen at recess and they thought his arm should be looked at. I was with Laurie and she has had several kids with broken arms so she felt and looked at it and said yeah, take him in. So, off to urgent care we went and they x rayed it and sure enough, broken! He broke it right in the center of his left arm. They called the orthopedist and wanted to get him in that day, so the muscle wouldnt harden around it. He had a cast by that evening! He was such a trooper and even at the beach, was really good about keeping it clean and dry. He got it off yesterday and was so happy to have it come off. Not to mention take a shower and be able to bend his arm again!