Carving Pumpkins

We have been so busy lately we haven't gotten around to doing the pumpkin carving thing. Well, we pretty much ran out of time. Today was the last day to get it done. It is Nevada day so the boys have no school but John still had to work so it was me driving around from store to store searching for pumpkins. We finally found some and we went home and carved them. I'm not gonna lie, helping 4 kids carve pumpkins by myself is not a super fun thing to do. By the time I was finished I was sweating, the baby was covered in 2 colors of permanent marker, and there were seeds everywhere. Here are pics of each kid with their pumpkin. I especially love mine. By the time I finished theirs, the thought of starting the process all over again made me want to hurl so I decided it was awesome just the way it was........

Ry's New Glasses

After a very long week of waiting, Ry finally got his new glasses. He is the most excited about the Sponge Bob case he gets to put them in.

Crap.....

Look what Tate learned to do.

Open House

Most of you know I am in the middle of a scentsy catalog party. Several people have asked if they can smell the scents before they buy them so they can figure out which ones they like. Because of this, I decided to have an open house on Monday. Drop by between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and I will have all the scents out for you to sample and a few different warmers to look at. Kids are welcome and there is no obligation. There will be no consultant there, just me and a lot of candles. Anyone is welcome to come. If you need to know where I live please email me and tell me who you are at
emilymontgomery04@hotmail.com
Thanks!

Why I Suck...

I'm feeling pretty guilty right now. A few months ago Ryan cam home from school with a letter from the nurse requesting an eye exam. I got right on it. I was almost to walmart to get him an exam when I thought I better call and check with my insurance. They gave me a list of places I could go and Walmart was not one of them. We turned around and I promised I'd make him an appointment. Months go by. Ryan reminds me here and there but I get busy and I forget. He even told John and me that only one of his eyes worked and the other one didn't. When he said that I asked him which eye didn't work. He said, I don't know, either this one or this one. Well, we thought that was pretty funny and laughed it off. Finally, as I am watching him do his homework with the paper up in his face I figured I better make the appointment.
Yeah.. Ryan was right about one of his eyes not working. His vision is so bad in his right eye his brain is completely ignoring it. Not only does he need glasses but he also needs vision therapy once a week and will need to sometimes wear a patch. Watching the testing was sad because he could not see anything but the huge "E" out of his right eye. Why didn't I listen to him sooner? Because I suck.....

Colorado

This past weekend Alisa and I went to visit our friends Kristi and Ashley in Colorado. We went hiking, shopping, out to dinner, we played bingo at a bingo hall, we went to the Broadmoor Resort, we drove around in a golf cart.....and I have no pictures of any of it. I only took pictures one night. I had my camera the whole time. It makes for a weird post because we are in the same outfit in all the pictures.

Anyways, thanks to Kristi and her fam. We had such a great time! And thanks to my husband who stayed behind to chase rug rats. He experienced our hell-on-wheels 18 month old for the first time with no back up.Which, among a few other things, resulted in 2 out of 3 broken toilets.



Alisa, Me, Kristi





Ashely, Kristi, Me, Alisa (I know I got the deer caught in the headlights look going on)

In front of the Broadmoor which was awesome.

T-Dog

Tyson insisted that I take a picture of him and his banana. I have no idea why..

Let's see...what's a nice way to put this...Tyson gives me a run for my money. He is the master negotiator (or manipulator, whichever you prefer). His new thing is when I tell him he can't have something or do something he tells me that I'm not the boss of the world. Jesus is the boss of the world and he would want Tyson to have or do what he wants. Right......

Did I also mention he recently invited his entire preschool class to a Halloween AND Christmas party at our house (we are not having any kind of party). Only one mom actually asked for directions...

26.2 Miles...

John's fam with one of the signs his sister made for me

This is the back of me at mile 23. They got one pic of the front of me but it's pretty bad so instead, you get to see the back

My mom and sister waiting in the rain to cheer for me

Blake, Ry, and T-dog the day before with their cousin Gavin. I had to put a picture of Gavin because he was hands down the most excited for me. He just knew I could win the race!

I did it. I ran the St. George Marathon and it was awesome. It was a really cool experience and I was so glad to have my family there to cheer me on. John's mom and step dad came from California and his sister and her kids came from Grantsville and my mom, my sister Heather, my sister Jenna and her husband Steven all came to root for me. John's sister made these awesome signs for them to hold and they all dressed alike so I could spot them. Just knowing they were all there for me and they were all so excited for me made it a very emotional experience. As far as the race goes, we got up and it was pouring rain and freezing!! Then we got to the starting line and there were thousands of people there all dripping wet and waiting to start. I felt really good the whole race. I had been so worried and I was so nervous up till the race started but once I got going I knew I could do it. I worked my butt off training and I wasn't going to suck! It rained the entire race and even though I was running I was freezing my butt off but I finished in 4 hrs and 24 min. I'm happy with my time and the whole experience was something I won't forget. After I finished it was so great to see my family waiting for me and I am so happy they came!! I also have to say I couldn't have trained alone. The girls (and justin) and all finished and did great. Props to Rachel who puked all night long and still finished with a great time.




The fam waiting at mile 23 in the rain

The fam after I was finished

John and me after I finished

Tyson took this picture of my medal and I thought it was pretty cool

MARATHON

It's here. After months of getting up at 4 in the morning and sweating my butt off. After knee pain and shin splints. After all the blisters, ibuprofen, and glucosamine . It's here.
I run in the St. George Marathon on Saturday. It's my first and I'm scared. Wish me luck.
Actually... forget the luck. You better pray for me. Seriously. Really, really hard....



*pictures to come. Hopefully they aren't from the window of an ambulance....