Seattle, Scooters and Rock-n-Roll

Our weekends away now usually have to do with a race event! Not even sure how this one came about but sure glad it did! We headed to Seattle for the 1st annual Rock-n-Roll Marathon and 1/2 Marathon the last week of Jun with 4 other couples! 3 hubbies ran the full marathon and the rest of us took it eady with the 1/2! Beautiful course, Fabulous city, Great Run for us all! We took advantage of seeing the city (both on foot and scooter) , eating plenty, and getting in a little shopping- not all were good for the full marathoners!

Greg checking out the city from top of the Space Needle!

Lunch at the Space needle.

Saw something very cool...the Ballard Locks. we spent a few hours just watching. It is where the Pacific Ocean and Lake Waschington meet - but have different water levels. When boats want to go one way or the other, they open up these big gates, raise or lower the water level and open the gates on the other end for the boats to enter. Pretty amazing.

How can you see a city if not on scooters? We have made it tradition to rent scooters most everplace we go - and it is the best! You can get anywhere you want! We road up the coast, all around "U-DUB" or University of Washington, stopped for lunch, and so much more! Lots of laughs and fun times!

Best of all - spending quality time with Greg!

Hiking Timp

The top of Timpanogos! We did not make it all the way to the top...too much snow and ice. Next time!

Awesome cousins!

Greg and Kent

The group! Kevin, Chandler, Bryce, Greg, Ashlynn, Jackson, Kent, Brooke and me.

The boys...sometimes it would be nice to be a boy!

Almost to Emerald Lake...just over the next mountain.

Greg and Ash playing in 2nd Falls.

The ropes course / rock climbing

Need we say more! We all had a great time. It was scarier that I thought.

Aspen Grove 2009

What a great time! This was the first experience for me at Aspen Grove and it was all the everyone said! Worth the wait - we booked in 2007 - and worth the $ - I was questioning it! The pictures will tell it all!
Arts and crafts with the cousins making bracelets and painting flowers, birds, and more!
Fishing at the pond...you ate what you caught!

Aspen follies. Games you played as a family! Lots of laughs!

Callie the super jumper!

Fun times at Grandma's

Fireworks in the front yard!

Playing in the ditch will never get old!

East Millcreek 4th of July Carnival!

Setting up the tent in the backyard and having sleepovers with cousins

The uncles attempting the unicycles! It is hard to be outdone by your nephews!

4th of July parade

Every year growing up we would decorate our bikes and ride in the East Millcreek Parade! My kids got a turn...I think it was more fun for me. We joined with all the cousins and aunts and headed to the crowds. We had Papa and nana's old schwinn tandom for Ash and Jax, the awesome Madsen Bike (I buckled up some of the little ones. If I had little kids I would for sure get one), unicycles, and scooters! So Fun!