70th Birthday party Luau...

Mom Dearden planned a Luau for Dad's 70th Birthday! It was so much fun. We ate delicious food, talked and played. The decorations were awesome. It made it so fun.

Way to go Mom and Lorrie.

Mom made a book for him, and all the kids did a page in the book with memories and pictures.

Kevin took this picture. I was laughing watching him try and get the flame in the shot.

He did pretty good!
I thought these cupcakes were so cute.




Leslie and Dale flew here from Georgia and surprised Dad for the party.

We had a great weekend. We were able to hang out with the Family several days in a row and we even got to go to the Draper temple on Saturday with Mom and Dad and Leslie and Dale. What a great time. Happy 70th Birthday Dad!!!

Thanks Dearden Family!!!

Father and Sons...

Kevin told Cole that they would be going on the ward Father and Son's camp out a few weeks before. Well that seemed forever away to a three year old. So we drew a picture of a camp fire and put it on our calendar. Cole was so excited. He told everyone he was going camping. His primary teachers, random people at the store and all his cousins. He would always say " I'm going campin just my daddy and me. Not Dailey or my Mom." Just so everyone knew. ha ha.

I took Cole to the store to get some treats he said he needed chocolate. We sent them off on Friday afternoon. They roasted hot dogs for dinner, had s'mores and just a great time with other boys in the ward. Kev is such a great Dad. I love to watch him with Coleman.

We sure missed them, and look forward to more Father and Sons so we girls can have some "girl time".

I remember when I was little and the boys in the fam would go and we would rent a good movie and get treats and have some fun, just the girls. One time in particular, I remember going to watch Pollyanna. I also remember my Mom bearing her testimony to us girls. I loved that she would take that time and talk to us about what she knew was so important.

I hope to be able to do the same and take those little moments and just share and soak in time with them too.

Three and So FunnY!

So it seems that three is definitely the age of being so dang funny! Coleman makes me laugh hard everyday. I absolutely love it. From what he says and how he says it with his tone and actions and facial expressions. Man alive he is so funny. I am trying to think of the things that make me laugh so I can remember them when I am old.

Right now he thinks that the word "tootie" is so funny. Probably because I taught him to say "toot" for when he passes gas. I know kind of silly. But at the time, of a very young age it sounded better than some of the alternatives. He now runs around yelling tootie, and says I tooted, and your a tootie. Than he laughs. I don't love that but I guess he is a boy and for some reason they do think that is funny. The other night he said "I tooted" and started laughing and I said " Cole that isn't really funny, no one else is laughing." he said. "Well I crack myself up". That did make me laugh.

The other night I sang the second verse to" I love to see the temple" right before bed. I said how Mom and Dad were married in the temple and how one day after his mission he can get married in the temple. Than I told him I loved him and kissed him and walked out shutting the door behind me. I walked out and started doing some primary stuff on the computer. It was about 15 minutes later. Cole comes out and says, crying. "mom, I don't want to get married" I told him that it would not happen for a long long time and he said I just want to be with you and dad. So cute. I remember when I was little I was afraid of leaving my parents too.

I really can't remember all the funny things I initially wanted to put in this post that he says but I do want to remember that I love this age and I love being a Mom!

Memorial Day Weekend.....

I love Memorial Day weekend! It was so fun. We went to Bear River and than to the park afterward for food and lots of sports. We played baseball, volleyball and later that night a game of croquette. I love the river that runs through the cemetery. Ever since I was little we would all try and jump it. Some would fall in and get their foot wet. However in recent years it has been filled to the top with water so you would get pretty wet these days if you fell in. So no jumping for me. I love watching Cole with his cousins throw sticks and weeds in and than run down the other side to watch them float on by. It was a good day.

Swim Class and the weekend!

I signed Cole up for the tots beginning swim class at the Kearns Rec Center. He has had two classes so far. The first class was so fun to see him with his cousins getting use to the water and having a good time. The next class well I guess he got pretty comfortable. He got put in time out by the teacher for not listening. He wants to joke around and be the funny kid. So we had a talk and hopefully he will be able to listen to his teacher today! What am I gonna do with that cute kid. But boy do I love to see him with his cute cousins.

So it is Memorial Day Weekend! I love this weekend.

I can't wait to play it away. Hopefully I can plant my garden too.

Today Kev is going to take another CPA Exam. Good Luck babe. You are so awesome.

We love you!

26.2

My Running Group
Rachel and I we split up through some other ladies.

All the fun poster that were made for us.

I went with the running girls Friday night out to dinner at Jordan Landing. My Mom and Amber showed up with a sign that said " We can do 26.2" it was so cute of them. We than ate dinner and headed down to pick up our race packets. We spent the night at one of the girl's parents house and watched a movie called Run Fat Boy Run. We went to bed at 12:30 and woke up at 3:30 in the morning.

We got all ready and loaded on to the bus that took us up Ogden Canyon. I have done a few races but I really thought this race was by far the best.

It was so organized and they had drinks and Gu (yes I said Gu do I sound like a real runner?) and Cliff Bars before the race had even started. We all gathered around fire pits and of course there were lines for the port a potties. Which I did stand in line for but could only go #1. So yes I was still worried I would have to go #2 during the race. But no worries I did not need too. Which would have been fine since they were not short on port a potties at all. (No need to go in the woods, Thank goodness). Sorry to talk about my bathroom business but it is apart of the race.

It was so beautiful to run down the mountain, and along the river, and around a lake. I also loved all the people that came out of there homes and were cheering us on. I loved that one guy had his car blaring the song "here comes the sun" which is on my wedding video.

Around mile 9 is where I saw Family. And boy was that so awesome! I was so excited to see them and have them cheer us on. They were also at the half way mark and than again at the finish line.

Thank you guys for being there and supporting and cheering us on! It meant so much. Kevin has been so great while I have been training for this, it was a huge time commitment and he was so great through it all. Thanks to my fun running girls. I know I would not have been able to do it by myself. I loved being able to cross the finish line with you Rachel! Thank you for pushing me and helping me to accomplish one of my goals!

Well It is Finally Here... Marathon Day!

I have been training and running like a crazy lady and well tomorrow is the Big Day. I am excited and nervous. This is my first marathon and probably my last. I have only blogged about the whole running once or twice. But now I thought I should have done it a little more, so I could look back and realize how good and rewarding it has been for me, and also how much of a time commitment it has been!

Like I said I am a little nervous.

A. I have trained and I want to complete the whole thing even if I have to walk a little.

B. My knee has been giving me some trouble.

C. Where will I be when the urge to use the bathroom comes?! Yes they do have port a potty's or whatever, but I hear the line is long and what if the urge goes away. They say some go in the mountains behind a tree. Oh man will I have to do that. Not that it's bad I have just never done it before. aaah. Sorry, but it is something I am thinkin of.

It should be fun and now I can cross a marathon off my list...hopefully fingers crossed. :)