Gwynn and Payton washing very dirty little feet in the sink, Gwynn running away from the boys and her first sparkler.

Payton giving me something to do in my spare time!

The past two weeks have gone by so fast. I honestly don't have the time to blog anymore. I am thinking of using the blog to just post pictures. With Gwynn and Payton running in two separate directions at all times doesn't leave much time left for much of anything else....right now Gwynn is pretending to be a dog and insists I feed her raisins one at a time on the floor! We also have been battling some Summer colds over the past two weeks.

This weekend we had a nice 4Th. I did a wedding all day and Charlie and the kiddos hung out with Aunt Sarah. They went on a walk to the farmers market in old town Sherwood and then played with the kids in the pool. After I arrived home from my wedding we headed off to our friends home to celebrate. The kids had fun running around and playing in the pool. Gwynn had fun with her first sparkler and screamed with excitement every time Charlie lit a fire cracker. It was fun to relax with good friends and watch all the kids play and have a good time. The BBQ was a big hit with about thirty people total. Gwynn and Payton got lots of attention and loved it!

Today we did a ton of chores and I did some work for Posh Bride. We then felt like we needed a bit of a break so we took the kids to the movies for a break from the sun and heat. We watched Ice age three. We all ate way to much popcorn but had a great time together. Both kids were wonderful.

Last weekend we traveled to Bend for my first marathon in Sun River. We all had a lot of fun. Marathons are so family friendly. They had many activities for Gwynn and Payton. They had jump houses and all kinds of kid activities. We also had friends who went over for the weekend and hosted a big BBQ. Gwynn and Payton had fun running around with a group of eight kids all under eight years old. The whole weekend was a big success, the kids had fun, Charlie and me had an opportunity to relax and I did well in my marathon. I was the fifth women to finish with a time of 3hours & 40 minutes. I also qualified for the Boston marathon. I know I am capable of doing even better next time. My favorite part of training and completing a marathon was all the support I received from Charlie & Gwynn as well as the positive example it sets for both Gwynn and Payton. Gwynn is so funny about running and always asks if we can go for a run and loves to pump her arms...she says "just like you mommy..huh"???

This summer should keep us pretty busy with all the business weddings as well as family weddings. My sister Erica is getting married in September and Charlie's friend Kevin gets married in August. Charlie is a grooms men in Kevin's wedding and Gwynn and I are both involved in Erica's. We will be traveling to Reno twice next month and to California in September for the wedding and an annual Disney Land Trip. We thought this summer would be very layed back and low key...that never seems to be the case anymore!