A new cousin!

On Sunday a new cousin, Kaden Robert Bodily, was born. He was 9 lbs., 20 inches long and as cute as can be. He had plenty of black hair. We walked into the hospital and Cooper said hospitals make me nervous. While we were walking down the hallway Boston said Bud where are you? We walked into the hospital room and Boston would not get close to the baby, but on Monday he got on the bed and held Kaden. We are so excited little Kaden made it safely here and are grateful for the new addition to our family.

**McKenzie has decided to take matters into her own hands and has learned how to update our blog since her mother neglets the task. She will do a fabulous job at keeping everyone informed on our happenings!

Finally an update

Kenzie and Delaney got back from Spanish Fork yesterday. They were hanging out with Scott's Mom, Dad, and sister Emily. The girls were able to stay the first night at Emily's apartment in Provo. That is always a fun adventure. They were able to hike up Bridal Viel Falls, go on the ski lift at Sundance, go and see Kung Fu Panda, help paint a little wooden play kitchen, and ride Uncle Mark's horse. They had a blast! They were able to catch a ride down to St. George with Rowene and Billy's neighbor Jodi and her friend Lori.

Disneyland and California Adventure 2007

A few weeks before Christmas we decided to load up the kids and hit Disneyland and check out the great holiday festivities. We had such a great time and the kids absolutely loved it. The crowds were not bad so we were able to hit every ride with minimal wait time. The girls of course love California Screamin', Cooper toloerates the rollercoasters, and Boston could ride on Ariel's merry-go-round all day long. We also discovered the Cheesecake Factory that is just down the street that was a hit. We had so much fun and can't wait to go again-Cooper says we're going for his "family birthday party" in February so anyone who wants to come, let us know!

Christmas break at Hardware Ranch

While visiting Mom and Dad in Logan we spent some time with horses Molly and Nikki on a wagon ride to see wild ELK at the Hardware Ranch south of Logan, UT. Boston was so excited and keep pointing and calling to the ElK "GUS" from his latest favorite movie. This is a picture of our family and cousins Baylee and Brielle.

Final Marathon?

Well friends and family, looks like another marathon has come and gone and I made it through without any major catastrophe's. I saw Cherry Lynn(Kenny's Mom who has walked the marathon for several years) across the street last night and hollered "I made it and still have all 10 toe nails in tact." The weather for the run was nice and actually quite chili at the start line. It worked out just fine though as I was quite bundled up during the first portion of the race. Kari and I stayed together for about 16 miles of the race and finally got our picture taken together after all these years. For some reason during the past 4 years we haven't been together to get a picture taken. We lost Leslie at the start line and couldn't find her during the whole race. I was so mad when I found out that we finished the marathon just one minute a part and didn't even get to enjoy it together.

My final time was 4:13 which ranks 2nd among my marathon finishes. I have been real consistent around that mark during my four marathons with the one exception when Scott ran with me in 04. I spent some time encouraging him along and we finished together at around the 4:30 mark. My sister-in-law Emily ran as well and did a great job.

I am always so thankful for the ability to exercise and how it improves my daily life. I always enjoy seeing my cute little children at the end of the race with smiles and marathon tattoos on their face. I sure love them and all of the support they provide to me.

Fall is in the air

I was talking to my good friend Rachel Larkin last night at Cooper and Jace's soccer practice and she was bugging me about an update so here goes.

For everyone who lives in St. George, Mesquite or a desert climate as ours, fall is a welcome season especially after the summer heat. The weather is so beautiful in St. George and just in time to cool down for marathon weekend. I am excited to run this year but I'm truly considering it being my last. The idea of running half marathons is perfect for me.

Delaney was baptized over the weekend and it was such a wonderful thing. I am so thankful for opportunities like this as a family to see our children making good decisions in their lives. We took her to the temple to get her baptism pictures taken and I told Scott that the camera really loves that girl. She is so photogetic and looked so pretty in her white dress.

It's soccer season for Delaney and Cooper. We have so much fun watching their games. Cooper and his buddies are so funny when they score a goal. Last week Luke Orchard scored a few goals and each time he did he ran by the sideline with his hands out just like they do in the pro's. We had a great time and shared some good laughs.

McKenzie is learning to play the entertainer on the piano. It's such a cute little song and a great alarm clock for the whole family at 7:15 AM. She is certainly having fun with it.

Wish me luck this weekend with the marathon. I would really like to break the 4:00 hour mark if possible. Hopefully I can post my results after I'm finished or if I'm incapacitated Scott can do it for me.

Love to everyone!

Vest Kids

Scott's mom just e-mailed us some fun pictures from our get together this weekend. We took all of the grandkids to Ancestor Square(Pizza Factory) and had pictures taken. Last night we spend some time tearing up the carpet in our family room. Before we did it Scott wished Delaney Happy 8th Birthday with spray paint on our carpet. She thought it was pretty cool when she came home from Soccer practice. It's been fun doing some of these remodeling projects on the side. Maybe we'll be ready to build a house together again someday without it drastically effecting our relationship. Gotta run!