Utah part 2!

This is me, happy to be in Utah and happy to be done with the marathon!!

Okay, so I have this addiction. I LOVE to read up on everyone & any ones blogs. I must admit, I do it too much. I should be UPDATING my own, but seem to tell myself after spending hours (okay I am exaggerating a bit) blog hopping or what ever you want to call it, blog surfing, etc., that I will update tomorrow. Tomorrow never seems to come, so even though it is after 10pm ( I should be in bed, 5:45 am comes pretty early) I have decided to grace you all with an update! I must go back in time however, so this may be a bit long!

Utah-

Our trip to Utah was a blast! In fact, I really didn't want to leave. Whenever asked the question, "do you think you guys will end up in Utah?" I have always quickly responded with, "NO WAY! We will visit, but I can not live there." However, after this trip, I have decided to re-evaluate my absoluteness of never moving back there. It is so beautiful & who can argue with the weather---I guess anything NOT HUMID, is pretty great to me and it cools down at night if it is hot! So now if asked that question, I will have to respond with a maybe.

The last two weeks of the trip were filled with fun family outings, play dates, hiking, swimming, sleepovers, roasting marshmallows & making Smores, went to the Highland Fling parade & watched the amazing firework show, attended the extended Oscarson Family Reunion & much more, but I am too tired to remember what at this time! We spent a lot of time with family & tried to get together with some good friends as much as possible. It always seems that the last week is the busiest & I always try to cram in WAY TOO MUCH! Oh well, I am sure it will happen next time, too! It was so fun to visit withfamily & friends. Thanks Haley for the fun afternoon. It was good to catch up!

We went to the Hoogle Zoo with my Sister In Law, Manda Panda & her roommate Charcole! It was sure hot, but loads of fun! My littls sis, Ashley & our nephew Ethan came along, too. The kids had a great time!

We got together with our awesome friends, Paul & Jess & their adorable kids! Thanks for the nummy BBQ~ we sure love you guys & can't wait for that cruise! :)

It was so fun to see our good friends, the Wrights! We had a heck of a time hooking up, but managed & I am so glad! Thanks for the Pizza & for the fun time at the park! Congrat's on the new baby!!!

Jen & Courtney
We also got together with my dear friend Angie & her kiddo's! Always fun to reminisce & am so grateful that we still manage to keep in touch after all these years! It is so fun too to see our kids play together. We are growing up way too fast! Love ya, Ang! Thanks for hanging out with me!

Brayden, Christina, Teagen, Livy, Nikki, & Faith
My sweetest friend Becca took me out to Cheesecake Factory---NUMMY! I enjoyed our late nights hanging out & also swimming & slip-n-sliding with all our kids! You are the best!

Livy decided one day to get into my Vaseline. Brayden had come to get me & told me that she had my lip stuff, so I didn't think much of it. When I went into the room, there she was, smiling so proudly! She pretty much had washed her hair with the Vaseline. It was so gross & oily! It took a few days before it was completely out. I had to just laugh! These pictures are my classic Livy Girl!

Teagen also turned 7 while we were in Utah. We had a big dinner & cake & ice cream in grandma & grandpa's big back yard! Lots of family & a few friends came by. He got lots of Lego's & some other fun things. It is hard to believe that my little Teagen is 7!

Liv had to put on the cute red cowgirl boots! What a babe!

We went to the Highland Fling Parade (it was the day before Teagen's birthday). Liv had a good time! She was so cute with her little baby doll. The boys had a blast, especially cause there was TONS of candy!

And of course, it is ALWAYS so great to be with family, both my side & Kiley's side! I hate missing out on all the get togethers, but LOVE when we do get to be there!!! The boys hang out a lot with their cousin Ethan who is pretty much their bro as well! He is the cute little Hawaiian boy in all the pics! We sure love Ethan!

Aunt Lala & Aunt Ashley took the boys hiking & up to the Gateway Mall. The boys had a blast! Thanks Lala & Ashpash!

We hiked up to Donut Falls a few days before we headed home. We went up with my mom, my two sisters & one of my sister in laws. It was so fun & the kids were great!


Oscarson Family Reunion! It was fun to see cousins that I hadn't seen for a while! The reunion was at the PG Pool & so the kids LOVED that they got to go swimming. It was Brayden's first time going off the diving board. He couldn't get enough of it! Swim lessons this summer apparently passed off!

We sure had a fabulous time! Thanks mom & dad for letting us crash at your house for a whole whoppin month! Making smores & all the family bbqs/picnics were a blast! Thanks dad for taking the boys swimming, Mc D's, the Pet shop, & the Nickel Cade many times! They may not say it or show it, but they are grateful (and I am too, sure enjoyed the nightly breaks) & they sure do love you!

Last but not least, we obviously survived the LONG drive home. My little sister, Angela (aka-Lala) drove back with me. It was long, but the kids were great! No major problems & it sure was good to sleep in my own bed! We miss Utah-all of our wonderful family & friends, but it sure is nice to be home. We look forward to our next visit.....maybe Thanksgiving time?????

Happy Anniversary, Babe!

We were married on August 20th, 1999. Today is our 9th anniversary! I can't believe that it has been 9 years! I can still remember so well the morning of our wedding, I woke up & had a nasty zit on my face. When Kiley & I met up at the Salt Lake Temple (where we were married), he too had a zit in the same place! It was meant to be! In the last 9 years, we have accomplished a lot together. I am not bragging, but thought it would be fun to share what we've done.

(of course, most of it has been Kiley, with me as his cheerleader/support system!!!)

*Kiley graduated from Brigham Young University in December of 2000.

*We had a beautiful little boy join our family of two in August of 2001.

*We moved to Glendale, AZ in August of 2002, where Kiley attended Medical School.

*We invited a 2nd beautiful little boy to join our family in September of 2003.

*Moved up to Utah for 4th year of Medical School in 2005.

*Kiley graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University in June 2006.

*Kiley & I took our FIRST trip together with out the kids to Mexico with some good friends in May 2006.

*We moved to San Antonio, TX where Kiley started his Anesthesia Residency at Lackland Air Force Base in August of 2006.

*We added a beautiful FEISTY little girl to our growing family in May of 2007.

I want my sweet Kiley to know that I am so GRATEFUL for all his hard work & dedication. He is an amazing man & I KNOW that I am truly blessed to be able to say that he is my partner, our kids dad, my husband, my best friend! Life has been busy for us & sometimes it seems the time just slips through our hands, but it has been a WONDERFUL 9 years & I look forward to 99 more! I love you Kiley & want to THANK YOU for putting up with me for so long! You are the best! I could not ask for more..............

Happy 7th Birthday Teagen! (I am posting this LATE Sunday night, Aug. 3rd.)

I just quickly wanted to send a shout out to my sweet Teagen! I can't believe he is 7 years old! Where has the time gone!? This is just going to be quick, but I will post pictures from this crazy day later! Just wanted to be sure I posted on his birthday to let him know how special he is & how much we love him! Thanks bud for 7 great years!

Marathon Mania!

Yes! I made it!

It has been over a week since I ran the Deseret News Marathon. I have been meaning to post about it, but have been putting it off because I was not ready to relive that moment of my life! But I think I am ready......



So about 2 days before the Marathon, we were up in Idaho visiting family & I got some kind of bug. I was up all night that Monday night just sick to my stomach. I had to be close to a toilet for a few days, I won't explain why, I am sure you can figure it out. Any how, we got back to my parent's house that Wednesday afternoon & headed up to Kileys sister, Amanda's to stay the night (she lives close to where I had to be the next morning at 3:30 am). I was still having to go to the bathroom a lot, but my stomach felt a lot better. I got up the morning of the run, about 2:55 am. I had my bagel & banana with me for the bus ride so that I could have something substantial in my stomach for the LONG run ahead of me! I found my sweet friend Andrea (if you see my earlier post, she is who I trained the long runs with every Saturday morning) & her husband & enjoyed the excitement of the pre-run Adrenalin! We started the race off great! Probably too fast, but it was awesome! We had been told that the race was all up hill the first half, well it ended up being mostly DOWN hill, something we had not trained for at all! I guess the changed the coarse a few years ago----wish we would have known that! However, I still enjoyed that it was down hill, except for my calves were pulsating from about 3 miles on! I felt like I was doing great.........and then I hit mile 19. It was pretty much over for me then! I had to stop & walk a bit before that & told Andrea & Austin to go a head & I would TRY to catch up. I was SOOOOOOO sick! I found the nearest potty & you can only imagine, but please don't for my sake! From then on, I was frantically l00king for porta potties along the running path. From miles 23-the end, there was NOTHING! I thought I was going to die. The last bit of the race was along the parade route, so I have all these people cheering me on & I just wanted to cry & drop dead (or find a toilet!!!!). Kiley was pretty worried about me cause he knew that my goal was to try to be done in just a bit over 4 hours. He saw Andrea & Austin come in & wondered where on earth I was! I cried a few times along the way & told myself OVER & OVER again that I was NEVER going to do this again. I am sure people along the way thought I was some crazy girl for running & crying & trying not to crap my pants! Sorry, that sounds so gross, but it is the truth! I did see Kiley as I was running the last stretch & I wanted to start bawling, but surprisingly I didn't. I was just so glad to have that over with & couldn't wait to get home so that I could have easy access to a toilet! I did the run in 4 hours & 30 minutes. My first Marathon I did was about 14 minutes BETTER! I was pretty put out about it & was so mad at myself, but Kiley had to pull me back into reality & remind me that I was sick & that it was amazing that I even finished the dang thing! I am so grateful to Kiley & Amanda for being there! It was so fun to have loved ones there cheering me on! Thanks guys! It took a good 2 days for me to walk semi-normal & I still haven't attempted to run yet. Maybe in the morning.......

ALMOST THERE!

Please, don't take a picture of me!

I mentioned earlier that I was NEVER going to run a marathon again, well of course I have changed my mind & look forward to running another one, maybe this spring. Karolee, if you read this, let me know the details for the run in Sedona!

Andrea & Austin! Way to Go!

Andrea, we did it!

I can't forget to add that cute little Livy was there

cheering me on as well! She kept saying

GO GO GO! It was so cute! She

also ate my Ice Cream sandwich for me.

Why would they serve

that after a 26.2 mile run???????