Memorial Day in Utah

We went to Utah for Memorial Day weekend. Here are are at the cemetary where Great Grandpa and Grandma Penner and Great Uncle Kent are buried. Everyone is enjoying their free "pop". L-R: Nate, Kirsten, Colby, Grandpa Penner, Natalie, Ethan, Braden, Elizabeth, Jordan and Cameron.

My Uncle Kent died when I was young and I visited his grave many times when I was young. We always enjoyed climbing and walking on these short walls.

While we were in Utah, we went up to see the new Draper Temple.

School Programs

Natalie did well in her 1st grade program about habitats. That is a lizard on her headband. Her class told us about deserts.

Nick was so cute in his Kindergarten program. He knew almost all of the words. He was playing around with his pants and his snap came undone. He took care of that in front of a couple hundred people. :)

Ragnar Relay

I did a 200 mile relay race with 11 friends (10 of us are in the same ward). We ran from Ventura down to Orange County and it took us 30 hours and 24 minutes. I ran 3 legs at 4:30 pm, 3:30 am, and then 11:00 am, running a total of 19 miles. Our team name was the Diva Mamas and we wore pink shirts, tutus and a pink flower in our hair. We were so cute! Here's a picture of me at the end of my first leg of the race.

This picture was taken at 3:30 in the morning at the Santa Monica Pier. I tried to have a look on my face that said, "Ah... this is no big deal. I can run 7 miles in the dark by myself in a tutu at 3:30 am" I think I just look irritated. I was tired, but so excited! I was running along the beach! I didn't care that it was too dark to really see the ocean.

There were 6 of us in Van #2 and here are 5 of us right after my final leg along Huntington Beach. I did a faster pace than I thought I could and I didn't let a guy from a competitive team catch me. Yes! Next to me is Kirsten Pettey, then Cathi Bitter, Rachel Adams and Jen Perrow.

Here's our team at the finish line. We got 2nd place in our division! Everyone did so well and we had SO much fun! I loved the experience! L-R: Stepanie Clark, Rachel Adams, Allison Carter, me Kirsten Pettey, Liz Wiersdorf, Hilari Pickett, Amy Summerhays, Diana Merrill, Rachel Ludlow, Cathi Bitter and Jen Perrow.

I've got an Oompa Loompa for a daughter!

Elizabeth was in the play "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". She played a candyman kid and an oompa loompa. There were 65 other oompa loompas! She did a great job and it was a really cute play. They did 8 performances! She loved the experience. We loved watching her. We're major Willy Wonka fans.

What is that?

We thought this spilt flour looked like the solar flares from a solar eclipse. :)

Our new house

We bought a house! It's in our same ward, but a different neighborhood called Lincoln Crossing. Here is a picture of the outside with the neighbor's car in the driveway. The kids are loving the backyard! I'm loving the kitchen and storage space! We're looking forward to using the nice community pool, too. :)

Free Pancakes!

We like free stuff. We went to Denny's for their free Grand Slam Breakfast with my friends Susanne Watson and Tierra Lowry and their kids. It was fun with all the little ones. My iphone was helpful to keep them entertained while we waited. Kaelan Lowry took Natalie's place at our table (Natalie was at school). We only had to wait in line about 20 minutes to get a table. When we left, the line was much longer. Nice timing.