4th of July

We started out 4th at 4:30 in the morning as we woke up for our 1/2 marathon race in Salt Lake. This was the hardest half I have done. There were tons of hills and very steep too. I had some bad knee problems at mile 8, but I still got a pretty good time for having to slow down. This was Josh's first race and he did so awesome. I can't believe how fast he is. A lot of Josh's family did the race too, either the 1/2 or the 5k. It was really fun to do it all together and be there to support each other. It was funny to watch everyone the next couple of days, because we all had the hardest time doing stairs. We had to walk down sideways and backward because our quads were so sore.

I have loved training with Josh, even though he's a lot faster than me. He was very motivating and was always pushing me to go faster. I'm so excited I finally got him into running and he really likes it.

Stretching and realizing how wasted we feel.

Me and my sister in law, Missy.

My super cute sister in laws. I love them....

Everyone who raced.

Family that did the 1/2 marathon.

Bentley was there when we finished. She was our #1 supporter:)

After we rested a bit we went to my parents for a BBQ and my sister's birthday!

We did a few fireworks. Bentley loved the sparklers.

We ended our night at the Taylors to be with Josh's family. We did some fireworks and hung out. We were all pretty exhausted from the long day we had.

All of the cousins. Bentley wasn't very cooperative for these pictures, as you can tell.

Brooke and Bentley being our entertainment in between the fireworks.

On the farm

Some friends of ours have a bunch of property and have lots of animals. We love to go over there and watch all of them. We have some of our own chickens we keep there for fresh eggs and we recently bought a horse from them. Yep, we just keep getting more and more redneck over here:)

Watching the turkeys.

Petting the goats. These guys follow you around like a dog.

Watching all the chickens. Bentley loves to go in the coop and try and catch them.

Meet Delgado, our new horse. He is 2 yrs old and hasn't been trained at all, so Josh has been trying to break him. He's come a long way already. When we first got him he would run and run and not let anyone near him. Now Josh is able to catch him and pet him all over. Last night we even got a blanket on him. Next he'll be ready for a saddle. I'm sure we have awhile before we can ride him. We'll see if Josh gets bucked off first before i try.

Petting some of the other horses.

Bentley feeding the horses.

Josh and Bentley riding"Nobody," a really old horse. He is so calm. We went on a trail ride and I rode him. He's such a good horse for a beginner like me.

I think Bentley would be happy to do this all day. She thinks she's so big and wanted me to get away because, "she can do it by her self."

Summer fun!

We went swimming with Melissa and Jace. Bentley loves the water. She's a little too brave and just wants to be swimming all by her self.

She loved this tube, because she could just float around by her self.

Bentley and her cousin, Jace.

Bentley had a blast at the splash park with her cousins.

Bentley and Aspen

Brooke, Cole, and Bentley

Josh getting sworn in by the Sandy Fire Department.

We got a bike trailer for Bentley. It's been lots of fun to go on rides all together.

Bentley helping Josh open his father's day presents.