ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run

While Sam, Alayna and I were in St George for the weekend, Blake's buddies at work talked him into entering the ConocoPhillips 10K Rodeo Run. His day started (and ended) with a 15 minute bike-ride into downtown. Although a 12 minute mile is nothing to shout about; he never stopped running! His last exercise of any kind was March 2010 church basketball...he can not move today :)

When Blake was younger and living in Colorado, his family would run the Bolder-Boulder 10K. So this run brought back memories and he is now challenging our family to make this a yearly Houston Holiday Family Tradition.

Here is the link to check out his results...search by HOLIDAY
http://www.conocophillipsrodeorun.com/EN/results/10kresults/Pages/index.aspx

1st Official Sleepover

Samantha and her cousin Lydia were inseparable this weekend! They planned a sleepover together our last night in St George. After a day of swimming, hiking, playing and watching movies, both girls were exhausted by the time we got home. Their giggles only lasted about 5 seconds until they both fell fast asleep on the top bunk together.

4 Months Old

Height: 24 3/4" - 42%
Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz - 3%
Head: 15 3/4" - 6%Dr Young wants Alayna to start on rice cereal. It's one gigantic mess, but hopefully will help her pack on the pounds. Alayna has been holding her head up for weeks!
She just won't lay down, it's like she is trying to do a sit up. She just can't wait to be a big girl!

Happy Valentine's Day

Finally!!! Samantha's First Haircut

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Roller Skating

On Blake's last day of the holiday break we wanted to do something fun, so we took Samantha roller skating. We weren't sure if she would be big enough or get into it...but like most things she tries...she loved it! The rink had these contraptions that helped kids with their balance. She may look ridiculous...but they work! Every time she fell, she would get right back up with a huge grin on her face. When they announced it was time for racing, Sam headed out onto the rink and got in line. Blake and I just kinda looked at each other and figured if no one stopped her, we would just let her go for it. Off she went...came in 4th place! Out of 5...and the 5th person got hurt. She's a champion either way!

World Map Mural

Santa brought Blake a wall mural of a world map. Today Papa came over to help him wallpaper it to the wall in our gameroom. It looks great! We spent the afternoon putting up different colored pins.Blue: where our family lives
Green: places we have visited
Purple: LDS missions served