Grand Canyon Hike

Jeff, along with my dad, uncles and aunt hiked the Grand Canyon for two days. They stayed at Phantom Ranch (at the bottom) for one night before hiking back out. They had a great time together but definitely all agreed it was a hard task to accomplish. Here are just a few of the great pics.

Race Day '09!

Our 5th annual half marathon was a little different this year, with me being newly pregnant. I was also fighting off a knee injury which made for a difficult race overall. Kate and Brian came out for the race. Kate was a great support for me and we ran the whole race together, as usual. Jeff felt pretty good throughout the race and we all finished... which is the most important part!

WE'RE PREGNANT!!

Tonight we found out we are expecting! We are both so excited and can't wait for all the new experiences this pregnancy will bring to our lives. We celebrated by going out to dinner at Outback.

Happy New Year!

On New Year's Eve we celebrated with friends at the house.

Me, Veronica, Megan, Ashley, Kevin

Christmas 2008

December in Arizona isn't exactly Christmas weather. The only sign of the holidays is decorations (here's one of ours in the backyard) so we headed for Albuquerque.

ABQ activities included:

Fixing the car


Setting up luminarias in the front yard.


And celebrating with friends

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

Our annual Ugly Christmas Sweater party was a blast as usual.

Welcome, Karis!

Karis came 7 weeks early, weighing in at 3 lbs, 15 ounces! She is doing well and growing into a strong, healthy baby.