Well we are back and we did it. Getting up bright and early this morning (we left the house at 4:50 a.m. because Dave's ride was at 6:00 downtown Salt Lake) we made our way to the Olympic Legacy Bridge where our races were going to start. Dave took off and rode 25 miles around the Salt Lake Valley and finished in about 1 hour 5 minutes. It was a lot of fun and something that Dave looks forward to doing again. Now for the exciting news: Christie was amazing and finished the half marathon in 2 hours 16 minutes! Way to go Christie. We are now tired and Christie is quite sore but it was well worth the effort and time we put into this weekend. Unfortunately we didn't bring our camera, and Christie's parents' camera ran out of batteries and no other camera was around, so we don't have fun pictures of the weekend, but that is okay.
UPDATE!: If you want to see pictures of Christie running, go to www.marathonfoto.com. Once there, choose salt lake city marathon (not 07) type in Lee for last name and her bib# was 5709. She looks awfully cute, so check it out. Oh and race results are now available on www.saltlakecitymarathon.com
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Our Little Va-Ca
Since spring break has come, we decided to start ours with a little fun trip to Torrey, UT and Capital Reef National Park. Mike and Tiff came down with their two kids (Bella and Noah) and we all went down to stay at the Cabins and Torrey Trading Post, which Mike's parents own. The kids had so much fun on the four wheelers; they constantly were asking to go for more rides. You couldn't start one up without Logan crying until he was on, ready to ride. And if you were looking for Macy, chances were that she was sitting on top of one of the ATVs, that or hanging out in the main cabin with Mike's family. The kids had a lot of fun just playing out in the rural habitat and if we kept our vacation in that one spot, they would have called it a fun vacation.
We left Friday night and came home Sunday night, but wished we could have stayed longer. We ran out of time before we could do everything that we wanted to. But, we did do a few things. Our first hike of the trip was to Hickman Bridge. It is a large arch. It was a fun hike and the girls loved walking, and Logan absolutely adored the backpack. At one point we pulled him out and let him walk around, but he walked right back to the backpack and tried to climb in, silly boy. The views were incredible and it was a great hike to start our season off with. This hike was even more fun because we were able to share it with friends.
On Sunday, after church, we decided to take it a little easier. We went to the boardwalk where you can see some petroglyphs. They were interesting and it's amazing how long those have survived. After that short walk, we went to this place where there was a waterfall among all of the sandstone. Last time we were in Torrey and Capital Reef we stopped here and played in the river. Now we have kids and the water was cold, so we just looked for a few minutes before heading out for home.
Enjoy all of the pictures below, they are only a smidgen of the fun we had while camping with friends and enjoying God's wonderful creations.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it was warm. The sun shined the entire time and we came home with sunburns. It was a great way to forget the cold weather we will still experiencing and it looks like we brought the heat with us, yeah!
We left Friday night and came home Sunday night, but wished we could have stayed longer. We ran out of time before we could do everything that we wanted to. But, we did do a few things. Our first hike of the trip was to Hickman Bridge. It is a large arch. It was a fun hike and the girls loved walking, and Logan absolutely adored the backpack. At one point we pulled him out and let him walk around, but he walked right back to the backpack and tried to climb in, silly boy. The views were incredible and it was a great hike to start our season off with. This hike was even more fun because we were able to share it with friends.
On Sunday, after church, we decided to take it a little easier. We went to the boardwalk where you can see some petroglyphs. They were interesting and it's amazing how long those have survived. After that short walk, we went to this place where there was a waterfall among all of the sandstone. Last time we were in Torrey and Capital Reef we stopped here and played in the river. Now we have kids and the water was cold, so we just looked for a few minutes before heading out for home.
Enjoy all of the pictures below, they are only a smidgen of the fun we had while camping with friends and enjoying God's wonderful creations.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that it was warm. The sun shined the entire time and we came home with sunburns. It was a great way to forget the cold weather we will still experiencing and it looks like we brought the heat with us, yeah!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
It's Your Birthday Christie!
Okay, I know Christie celebrates her birthday on the 9th (which technically was yesterday) but she was born in California at 11:59 pm, which means she was really born on the 10th here in Utah. There now that my justification for writing this late is over (and don't worry, I gave Christie a hopefully great day yesterday) I just wanted everyone to remember that Christie is now closer to 30 than 20.
I met Christie when she was only 18 years old and fresh out of high school. I am lucky enough to have been able to love her for the last 8 years, and nearly 7 of those years I have been able to call her my wife. I look back and think about the time I have had with my sweetheart and these landmarks (like birthdays and anniversaries) and think about another year I get to be with my eternal love. So with my proverbial glass in the air, join me in a toast to Christie, the 26 year old woman I love; Christie, the best wife, mother, and friend a husband could have!
I met Christie when she was only 18 years old and fresh out of high school. I am lucky enough to have been able to love her for the last 8 years, and nearly 7 of those years I have been able to call her my wife. I look back and think about the time I have had with my sweetheart and these landmarks (like birthdays and anniversaries) and think about another year I get to be with my eternal love. So with my proverbial glass in the air, join me in a toast to Christie, the 26 year old woman I love; Christie, the best wife, mother, and friend a husband could have!
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