F I N A L L Y ! ! !

For the first time in my life I ran SEVEN miles. I've never ran more than four miles straight through. I don't know where it came from, but I guess the obvious answer is the most likely; the constant persistence and continuous training for the last few months is paying off! Not only was I able to run seven consecutive miles, but I did it in exactly one hour. My natural running pace is at a speed of 45 second laps around the Rec center track which lands me at 8 minute, 15 second miles. I slowed down a bit after five miles, and ran about 9 or 10 minute miles. I'm so happy about it. Here's a pic of my jogging shoes and my shuffle which helped power me through those last 3 miles.

Rainbows

Seems like I don't see them enough. I was walking downtown having a nice talk with my friend Jordan and when we looked up, there they were. Two rainbows over the city of Boise. Only one was so vibrant that it shows well in the photo, but if you look close, you may be able to see the second one slightly farther out. It was really beautiful to see.

Tubing

My cousin Matt got a tube to pull behind the boat and we've been having a lot of fun with it. Below is a picture of my friend Jordan just before Matt tossed him off the tube and then all that was left were legs in the air and an empty tube.



I also got a super cute picture of (L to R) Kari holding Madeline and Sophie being held by Artesia up in the front of the boat.

Fourth Of July

This year I was lucky to spend my fourth with the Stivison's and their two daughters. It was a really nice night full of good Kabobs, breaking chairs, and of course the first time the girls played with fireworks. I thought the best picture of the entire time was this one of my cousin Matt with his oldest daughter. It's really special.