Zoo Fun

I took the kids to the zoo yesterday, and it was so much fun!! The weather couldn't have been better and neither could the company! Thanks Janae, Noah, Kyra, Brian, Brooke, Ryah, Heather, Kali, and Alivia!

Some shots of the animals....







And, some shots of us....

Janae can't be apart from Brandon for long, or things like this happen....
All of the kids at the new Komodo Dragon exhibit.Kali really likes Pace. :)
All of us (except Brian, Brooke, and Ryah) in all of our cuteness. :)
Noah showing the camel who's the boss! Pace got too scared at the last minute and wouldn't ride.
Awww, what a cute family!
Brian is so good with my boys!
"Whoa, that's a big elephant skull!"

These two boys were just crazy! I don't know who they belong to! :)

I think this was their "Mad Face"....And this was their "Crazy Face"....

Founder's Day

This weekend was such a fun one! Janae, myself, and our kiddos went to Joseph City to spend time with my mom. It just happened to be Founder's Day as well, which made for even more fun!

We had to stop and give the kids a break on the way to Joseph City. Hard to believe there was this much snow in the middle of March!
Our first attempt at canning chicken. It went very well, and my pantry now has a good supply of chicken!Janae and I ran the Founder's Day 5K! It was freezing (21 degrees)! So much fun though!We took the kids across the street to the Tractor Show. The kids had a blast!We had yummie BBQ at the firehouse.Such a good time in JC!

12 Women, 2 Vans, 204 Miles

About a month ago a friend of mine (Kimberly Harper) called me and asked if I would take her place in running the Ragnar Relay. I'm so grateful for that phone call! I had an amazing experience! Go Team B.L.I.N.G (Better Late Instead'a Never Girls)!
My first run, 7.1 miles at a 7:30 minute/mile pace.Hanging out in Skull Valley waiting for our van's turn to run.
Some of my teammates (wish all their faces were showing). We had the coolest shirts and the coolest team!A few girls from a Joseph City team. It was super fun to see some old friends out there on the course!
Something really tragic happened during the race.... A 17 year old boy was hit by a car in the middle of the night (he ended up passing a couple days later). Due to this, the route of our race was changed and some of us didn't get to run our second leg (mine included).

This is me on my last leg, bringing it in to the finish line! ( I pushed it way too hard, I thought I was going to pass out, but I averaged a 7:15 minute/mile pace.)My family was there waiting for me!Brooke & I. It was so fun to run into her out there as well! Maybe next time we can run together!

London's Run

I dragged my poor husband along with me this morning, and we ran the London's Run in Queen Creek. I love when Mr. Martineau humors me and goes on these little (6.2 miles) runs with me, even though I know he secretly hates it (he'd never admit it). I love him for it!

The Babe Is One!

I can't believe it, but Cade turned one today! Ahhh! Can I still call him my baby? And, does time go by faster after each child, because this year flew?

He was so stinkin' cute! He clapped after each present he got!
Happy Birthday my sweet baby! I love you!

Sweet Noah

Noah is Pace's favorite person in the whole world, (even if he is 6 years older than him) and I overheard the sweetest thing from Noah when Pace had him over for a sleepover the other night and thought I should record it.

Pace has recently been having 'Night Terrors', and this night was no different. He woke up screaming around 2AM; when I made it into his bedroom, Noah was trying to comfort him. He said, "Pace, do you want me to say a prayer with you, and sing 'I Am a Child of God'? That's what always helps me when I have bad dreams." He continued by just saying, "If you cry again, I'll wake up and say a prayer with you and sing 'I Am a Child of God', okay?"

What a sweet sweet spirit my 9 year old nephew has! Love you, Noah!

Big Brother

I had the opportunity to visit with Pace's preschool teacher today at the park. She said, "Beth, I have to tell you about Pace yesterday at school." "We did this activity called, I'm special because..., where we passed around a mirror and the kids had to look in the mirror and tell the other kids why they thought they were special." "Instead of looking in the mirror and saying, I'm special because I have blue eyes or a nice smile etc., Pace said that he was special because he's helping his little brother learn how to walk." "What a sweetheart Pace is, Beth!"

Pace loves being a big brother!