BYU Splash and Dash

Over the last 3 weeks we've been strapping up our laces and goggles in preparation for the BYU Splash and Dash!

Kelv and I have been training for a triathlon in April and Kelv convinced me that doing the Splash and Dash would be good practice.

We decided to do the Team Event which meant I would be swimming a mile (that's 66 times across the pool just so you know!) and Kelv would be running a 10K. That is something he has never done, and I haven't really swam competitively since I graduated from high school 7 years ago, and had a baby a year ago, so we were excited for the challenge!

Our goal going into the race was to finish. Whew! We achieved our goal! And actually, we did better than that too! We ended up getting 4th in our heat and then 7th overall. Hurray!(Too bad that 2nd heat was fast too!) We're pretty pleased with those results and figured they weren't too bad for two people who have only trained for about 3 weeks! I finished my mile in about 26 mins and Kelv did his 10K in about 46 mins. That's 7 min miles for Kelv! I'm glad Kelv whipped it out so we could finish so high in the ranking!

In the end it was a lot of fun being able to achieve something together as a team/couple, and a big shout out thanks to my parents who were kind enough to watch little Camden while we competed!

What do you do with a free balloon from Macey's?

So, I don't know if my shopping trips just take too long, but the last couple times I've been shopping at Macey's Camden has been pretty fussy by the time we get to checkout. Needless to say, the last couple times the cashiers at Macey's have given him a free balloon. He loves them! It really does help. The only question I have, is what do you do with your free balloon when your toddler still tries to eat them? You clip it to the bottom of his binky! :-D

This video is just a fun little clip of how Camden spends his time when hyper during the day. It's like he just can't say enough or reach enough places! So much ground to cover... in our one bedroom apartment!

Camden's Birthday!!!!

Back in February we celebrated Camden's 1st Birthday! Hurrah!

It was such an exciting day and time! On his actual birthday we kept the celebrations to a minimum since he was teething and having just a bit of a hard time. We just tried to do things that he enjoys all day, and gave him all the foods he enjoys eating as well. Then later that night, we had our neighbors the Billman's over, whom Camden just loves, for some cupcake ice cream cones and it was a fun time!

The next day, Kelv's parents, Camden's Miga and Poppa, made the trip down from Boise to be here for his birthday and it was a wonderful visit! Camden loves his Miga and Poppa, especially all the one-on-one attention they gave him! :-D

Then on Saturday we had a big family birthday bash! (Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us crash your place!) Camden absolutely loved seeing all his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents who came out for the event! We made him a safari cake which he thought was very interesting, but didn't really dig into much until we gave him a fork with which to attack it! (Thanks for the tip about the fork Marianne!)

Camden's little cake

The Cake for the rest of the family

Some of the family there...Thanks for coming!

So as you can see, it was a fun and eventful weekend! One of my favorite parts was seeing Camden respond to the traveling "Homey Birthday Frog" that each member of Kelv's family gets to enjoy on their birthday! :-D

Valentine's Day!

Hey All!

So we've been sort of neglecting blogging lately. Life been busy! Between school, church responsibilities, work, and life with an active toddler we're learning to balance our time. So... we wanted to share how our Valentine's Day went! Camden was born after Valentine's last year and so it was fun experiencing his first Valentine's together!

We started off the holiday by putting up the adorable decorations my Grandma Sanders sent Camden!

He was so excited! It was hard to catch him holding still!

Camden looked so handsome in his "Future Heart Throb" Jammies from his Miga and Poppa (Kelv's awesome Parents!)

Then to top it all, my little sister "Heart Attacked" our door with President's Day quotes. It was awesome. Thanks Ruth!