Just a Little Update...

Not much has really been going on the last few weeks, but since I haven't posted anything in awhile I figured I would just give a little updating.

A couple of weekends ago we went camping with my parents at Pot Holes in Eastern Washington. It was a pretty nice weekend and we all had a lot of fun just relaxing outside. Dad rode his motorcycle over, so we took the nice, but longer way to get there going highway 2. We stopped in Leavenworth for a nice lunch outside.

Two weeks ago Derek and Chad participated in the Urban Assault bicycle race in Seattle and finished 7th overall! The race was a combination of biking, obstacles/challenges, and navigating through Seattle. They both had a really good time and I'm happy to see those two spending more time together.

For Memorial Day weekend we decided to stay home. Derek and I have decided to get into adventure racing which is a combination of trail running, mountain biking, kayaking, and navigating. There is a 5-10 hour race coming up in July so we have started to train for that. On Saturday we did a combination workout of trail running and mountain biking. After that we went to a local lake and soaked up some sun out on the beach and then later on in the evening we went to a barbecue at my aunt and uncle's house. On Sunday we drove down to Olympia to visit my brother and his family, and then on Monday we did another combo workout of running and biking and then just hung out at home for the remainder of the day. We were going to take a ferry over to San Juan Island and bike around the island, but the weather changed and it was supposed to be rainy so we decided to save that for anther weekend.

My dad and his brother (the best uncle ever!)

Overall it was a nice, relaxing weekend!

Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!

I just wanted to take some time to tell my mom thanks! She is the most wonderful person I know and I can't even put into words how much I love her and how much I appreciate everything she has done for me and my family. My mom is truly my best friend, and I absolutely love spending time with her. We not only have that mother/daughter relationship, but we have that best friends relationship as well. I feel so lucky to have that kind of bond with my mom knowing that a lot of people don't get to experience that closeness that we have. We can talk about everything and can also spend hours just hanging out, not necessarily doing anything. My relationship with her is so important to me and I hope that I can create the same relationship with my daughter one day. The kind where she feels so comfortable around me, can have just as much fun with me as she does with her friends (even through the teenage years), can come to me for anything and won't worry that I will judge or get mad, can feel like she doesn't have to hide anything, and can be completely open and honest. I love you so much mom; you really are the best!