5K

Hands down one of the coolest things I have been apart of. A little back story. After Mark finished his marathon in September last year he made a comment of how he hates running just to run he wanted a purpose Mark's wheels were a turning. We kept thinking of Tyson this sweet little boy in our neighborhood and we couldn't get him out of our mind. We decided that we would set up a few events over the year to help raise money for him to continue his therapy at Now I Can. Once we found out how expensive it was and that his grant money had run out that was all we needed to make things happen. We have truly been touched and over whelmed by everyone's generosity. After we finished his 5K on the 11th of this month we had multiple people ask us to do another one....so we are planning another one, here is hoping it is as much of a success as this past one.
Me and Tyson after he walked (something he couldn't do at the start of the year) the last 10 feet or so to the finish line. You can watch him walk to the end if you go to www.youtube.com and type in Tyson Juber it should be the first video that pops up.

Mark being Mark

It was rare and we had to catch it on tape. Do you see that impressive sunburn line on Mark's neck?!?! Okay it isn't so much the sunburn line (which is rare) as it was Paxton was cuddling! He is sweet and happy and dang cute, but a cuddler he isn't so when it happens you can't help but feel a little bit loved.

Michael's Graduation

We went to the Brick Oven for Michael's graduation dinner, and they had this guy that came around and did seriously the coolest balloon characters. It was so crazy to watch him work. He made Marin Rapunzel she was in LOVE with it. It is still in the house Rapunzel hasn't "aged" beautifully but hey Marin will love her until I throw her away.

Michael and Marin. It was late when they started so it was past both kids bedtimes by the time we got out Paxton is passed out in Mark's arms, and Marin was just excited that it was over!

Our little family and Michael. Notice Creeper Daniel in the back? Daniel is pretty funny like that.

Oh our family picture. We were missing Steven that is for sure, but it was everyone Utah state side.

Marie's Graduation

Marie graduate from the University of Utah in....May? I'm pretty sure it was May. Here are the kiddos heading out to go get Mark from work to head over to Marie's graduation.
Marin hanging out in the car waiting for Mark.

Paxton hanging out at the graduation, being good. Man alive I am lucky to have such well behaved kids, I think that regularly.

Mark with his sisters, Frieda, Marie, and Rachel at Marie's graduation.

Marie with her diploma! Congrats Marie we are so proud of you!!

There is no order here!

Well here are a few pictures and the events they belong to, they are in no order just pictures. This is my insanly cute boy! He makes me laugh he is so happy and so chill. Mark has his camping stuff in the background because he was on his way out to go on a scout camp.

This is the only picture of Paxton or Marin at Marin's party and there are reasons why but it irrates me so I'm not going into it. Marin had a carnival themed party and of course it rained the day of her birthday and it was dang cute, so off to the church we went. Steven painted faces and made Paxton an Avatar baby. You can tell he is really thrilled by it.

I painted Marin's fingers and toes today and she wanted to return the favor, granted my toes needed to be repainted so I said sure. She was so careful and I promised her I would leave them...those of you who I will see tomorrow will get to see these babies first hand.

We had a very eventful day on Saturday the 11th we were at a pool party at Mark's parents place and we were heading out to go to Kim's wedding reception and Marin wanted her Aunt Frieda to do her hair.Marin, Valerie, and Aurora playing ring around the rosey after hanging out in the kiddie pool. They sure had fun together.

Missing one girl cousin she is off in Washington but here is Valerie, Aurora, and Marin. The pool was FREEZING! I was amazed by Aurora she would just dive in didn't phase her a bit. The other 2 girls were a bit more timid.

When we went fishing Marin saw Mark walking back with a fishing pole over his shoulder so she did that with hers and grabbed a stick so she was even.

Mark and Marin fishing. She loves doing things with Mark that is for sure.

Steven upped and moved to California and we miss him terriably. Marin gets up and asks if we can call Steven on the computer, she loves getting to talk to him. Here she is on skype with him having a really deep conversation I'm sure! : ) I think it is a requirement to have a spaghetti picture. So here is Paxton's. He loves noodles, doesn't matter what is on them he is always in the mood for them.

This is going to be BIG

When you put off blogging this is what happens....you get a post that is a million pictures long. Okay so not a million but a lot none the less. Here is a preview of what is coming. A few pictures of randomness, the dinosaur museum, Vegas, Marin's Birthday, and Easter. I am feeling a little wordy so I better just get to pictures.

Paxton rocking his first mohawk, it is pretty well a permanent fixture now even if you can't see it that great in this picture : )

We went to the dinosaur museum since one of Marin's favorite movies is Night at the museum and the T Rex. She had a blast as long as someone was near her.

The fam at the museum. I am too lazy to ask someone to take a picture for us so our pictures are usually taken from an arms length. Luckily Mark has long arms.

This picture just cracks me up, mostly because he posed for this on his own and thought he was funny. Of course so did the people that were watching.

Riding the dinosaur.

Gotta get your picture taken by the giant shark right? Marin saw Mark pose for this picture with his head pretty well in the shark mouth this is as close to her leaning in the shark mouth as it gets.

Another one...oh man I love Mark. He was showing Marin how to fight the mammoth like the skeletons were so she joined in the crusade to take it down.

Paxton rocking his Popeye shirt. The Whites gave us this shirt and it is one of my favorites for sure!

One of the many reasons why I love having a girl. Tutu's and converse.

It was a rough day for Paxton so he just folded himself in half and went to sleep. Oh to be young again.

He is seriously the happiest kid on earth. He is always smiling, rarely cries, sleeps like a champ. Check out those rolls on the legs. He isn't chunky by any means but that doesn't mean he can't have rolls right?

Tutus and dresses!

Swimming in Vegas, oh the weather was so awesome! 80's and 90's it was great. However the pool was wicked awesome cold and we weren't hot enough for it be a blast but it was fun for the kids, Mark and I were freezing so I laid out while he handled the cold like a man, a cold man but a man none the less

Checking out the dolphins it was fun, expensive and not worth it fun but fun.

Paxton waving hello he was seriously the hit of Vegas every where we went people just fell over him he smiled at everyone, he was such a champ on this trip. Speaking of being champs. On the way down to Vegas (6 hours) we stopped once to change Paxton's diaper and fill up for gas that was it. My kids were made for road trips that is for sure, HOORAY!!

Mark and Marin at the lion part of things, again not worth the money but Marin had fun.

Mark and the kids on the tiger. Mark good job on looking at the camera, Paxton looking at someone else, Marin smiling at the real tiger.

The family with the Coca Cola bear. 5 Reasons why we stood out in Vegas on the strip. 1. We had kids 2. The man was hauling the baby one Vegasite saw Mark and responded "game over" 3. We had clothes on 4. We smelled pretty 5. We didn't have a drink the size of our toddler in our hand. Now you learn something new every time you do something right? Well did you know there is a vomit police? (for lack of a better word) Paxton has always had a sensitive stomach and I think all the heat and sun had gotten to him and on our way back to the car Paxton threw up all over the place I mean whole bottle amount threw up. Suddenly there was a guy on a radio calling in the vomit police to come clean it up AMAZING and so glad that isn't my job!

These 3 pictures crack me up. We got flowers to put in the pots outside our front door and Mark put a flower in mine and Marin's hair so we decided to take a picture, Marin looked at it and said you can't see your flower. So I changed sides and we lined up to take it again.

You can see the flowers but I told her to wait to take a bite of yogurt I think so she pulled this face. I don't even think I could frown that badly. So we had to take it again.

SUCCESS!! Flowers showing check, looking at the camera check, smiling check, cute? Check.

The last picture of Marin being 2...

Kate, the little girl from upstairs came down for Marin's breakfast feast of mikey mouse pancakes.
We don't have a lot of pictures of Marin on her birthday because most of it on the video camera. She got a bike which she is madly in love with, it has to stay in her room at night. She also got a fish which she named Mr. Cool Fish. The fish stays in the family room since he might freeze to death in her room.
We went for an Easter egg hunt on Saturday and had a lot more success than last year as there was a limit of how many eggs you could grab. Marin had a blast. Someone made the comment that they love that Marin is always in fluff, me too!

Steven made Marin the greatest present! My great grandpa made his grandkids this doll house. Steven painted it, decorated it, wallpapered it. It looks absolutely amazing! It is her new favorite thing! I always wanted a doll house and am so pumped that she has one now!

Easter. Yep it is all on the video camera but I did snap a picture of the kids before we went to church wearing their new Easter clothes.
Walking out the door, such a good Dad carrying both kids, and the diaper bag I think! Such a good looking group!

Phew! We made it through the big post! Now Marin's birthday party is this Saturday so I will put pictures up from that once it is over and done with it. We have had a great wanna be spring if you are in Utah you get what I mean by wanna be I mean for crying out loud it snowed yesterday! Anyway things are going well and hope things are going well for you guys too!