Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday, or maybe it is tied with the 4th of July. It's a toss up.

Thanksgiving started with a fun 10k run. The Turkey Trot. It is fun because you see tons of people from Mesa and you have exercised for the day. I did not beat the turkey since my time was only 10 seconds faster than last year, but still under an hour. Ryan of course did beat the turkey. He ran it in 42:24. Thanks Rachelle for watching the kids while we ran.

Next it was a mad dash home to get ready and make the veggies for dinner at 12:30. I love going to my sister Julie's house. It is fun to get all of the family together, although we did miss Laura, John, Ryan, Mark, Kristin, Kimball, Ella, and Johnny. It is fun to see the cousins play and for the adults to hang out and talk.
Then it was on to the Ricedorffs. It is always a good way to end the day. Uncle Don and family were down from Colorado and it is always good to see them. We are trying to plan a time to go and see them. Someday it will happen.
Overall it was a great Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for. I am truly blessed. Thank you to all of you for making my life great.


Taylor, Abby, Durham, Jack, Jake, Raulin
Kate and Keelie

Too sweet

Sometimes the picture just says it all. Kate was giving the sweetest kisses the other day. I am glad that I was able to get a picture.

I love my kids.

Race Day

I have started this post a few times. I am not a good writer and I want to say how I feel the right way. So here it goes. I loved the race. I know it sounds crazy that I loved running 13.1 miles. But it is more than that. It is the fact that I have my health and that my body can do it. I really didn't realize what I had done until church on Sunday. In primary we sang the song

"My Heavenly Father Loves Me."

Whenever I hear the song of a bird Or look at the blue, blue sky, Whenever I feel the rain on my face Or the wind as it rushes by, Whenever I touch a velvet rose Or walk by our lilac tree, I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world Heav’nly Father created for me.

The phrase in blue especially hit me because it was raining and a little windy. But it was so beautiful and amazing. We truly live in a beautiful world and I am so grateful I can take advantage of it.

For those of you that have to know I finished the race in 2:14.44. About 10.22 minute miles. I wanted to be done in 2:20 so I am happy with the time. Thank you to Jana who trained with me and ran the race with me. It was great having someone to talk to even though at the end we put our Ipods in and just ran. I could not have done this without her. Thank you to Ryan who was there with the kids cheering me on and giving me some mornings to run. I loved seeing them at the end. Thank you to my parents who waited on Stapley after getting donuts to cheer me on. Although I think it is cruel that my dad was eating a donut while I was running, I am glad they were there.

It was great....now on to the Turkey Trot.

pictures will come later because as you all know I only upload picture once a month and that is at the end of the month.

half marathon

I know I posted awhile ago that I was going to run a half marathon. Well I finally signed up for it so I guess it is true. The other day when I ran 10 miles I made the comment that I was going to die running 13 only to be informed that I won't because there are aid stations set up to help me. I really hope I can make it. Here is the conformation I am really doing it.

Hello Dyan Ricedorff,
You sent a payment of USD to Run from the Sun.This charge will appear on your credit card statement as payment to PAYPAL *RUNFROMSUN.

Halloween 2009

I love Halloween!!!!

The kids all had so much fun on Halloween. I can't get over how much candy we got. I wish we would have been home so I could of handed some out. Kate was so fun trick or treating. She wanted to walk and she would walk from home to home carrying her bucket. She won't talk so she would stick her bucket out get the candy then wave and walk away. It was too cute. Jay had a ball acting like a pirate and Jack is way too cute to be a scary vampire.

Jack, Jay and Kate


Durham, Raulin, Jack, Jake, Jay and MacGregor

Kate, Annie, Lucy and Keelie

Camping

I was just informed that I did not post about camping. Well here it is. Back in September my family went camping at Christopher Creek. We go every year and it is a ball. The cousins all play together, catch crawdads and get really dirty. This year we had a flash flood. It is always a hard thing to appreciate rain when you are camping but I guess when you pray for it you take it when you get it. I can't wait till next year.

Girls Cruise

What a way to spend a weekend. I was able to go on a cruise with some friends. It was the most relaxing weekend ever. We laid on the deck, rode bikes around Catalina Island, and went to Mexico. I am grateful to Ryan who held down the fort at home and can't wait till next year to go again.