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.

Summer so far...

We celebrated my nephew, Jace's 1st birthday!

Bentley and Jace playing.

Helping Jace with some presents.

He didn't want much to do with eating his cute cake. He's a cutie and we had fun celebrating with them.

Bentley stealing some cupcakes.

We also celebrated my sister, Cami's high school graduation. We are so proud of her. Now off to college. Bentley is going to miss her so much.

My cute fam

I gave Cami the same thing I gave my sister in law. A couple bins full of hygiene and food items. She was excited and I think she'll really appreciate it once she's on her own.

Bentley enjoying a popsicle on one of the first real warm days.

We went to our city carnival and Bentley enjoyed a few rides.

We went to the parade with the Taylors.

This is our new puppy. Her name is Kelty. She is Josh's newest hunting dog and graduation present. He was like a little kid on Christmas Eve waiting for the day he could pick up his puppy.

Bentley loves Kelty, but it still getting used to how puppies play(pretty rough.)

She wants to carry Kelty everywhere.

Kelty pointing a pheasant wing. Josh was all smiles when he saw her do this.

We celebrated my dads birthday. We love him very much. He works harder than anyone I know, but still takes time for his family.

Bentley really wanted to play in the water, but we didn't have a pool yet, so we got out some buckets. You wouldn't believe how much fun she and her friend had.

We are so excited for summer!!!!