DARWIN is on his 12th year of teaching, currently at Springville High School teaching astronomy, geology, environmental science, and physics. He also teaches physics at UVU for a 7 week STEM summer school program for junior high students. He also teaches teenagers in our church ward. He's super busy, but still makes time to be an awesome dad and husband.
June 13th: UV 1/2 Marathon!
I'm so proud of my amazing hubby! He ran this 1/2 marathon for the first time back in 2011 and decided to do it again this year. I think we're both glad that he was able to train more for it this time. He crossed the finish line just under 2 hours and 3 minutes. He beat his first race time by almost 17.5 minutes, which is phenomenal! I'm honestly really glad I was "early" getting there because we would have missed him running in. We only waited about 10 minutes or so before I spotted him and got super excited to see him running into the finish line!
Darwin left home around 3:30am to catch a shuttle that would take him up the canyon to the starting line. Super early start to the day!
Getting closer to GO time!
The girls watching for Daddy.
Getting closer to GO time!
The girls watching for Daddy.
Here he comes!!
Ringing the PR (personal record) bell--the picture turned out really bad though, sorry!
The race finished right by our new temple that will be opening up next year!
Way to go for finishing your 2nd half marathon, lovey!
Showing the girls his metal. Aurora loved that he won a metal like Wreck It Ralph :)
Darwin's parents came and watched him run in too. It was fun to have them there with us.
Way to go, babe! You're our hero!
June 19th: Nerf Shooting
We don't get them out very often, but the girls sure love to shoot the nerf guns when we do get them out :)
June 21st: Father's Day
I felt bad that Darwin made his own breakfast on Father's Day, but one of his favorite breakfasts is Coffee Cake and he has a special way he makes it, and it's delicious, so he ended up making his own breakfast.
I love when our girls wake up and want to snuggle. Cuties!
After church and a nap we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house, even though they were gone on vacation, to swing on the swing and jump on the trampoline. It's always fun to go to their house!
It's so hard to get a good picture of everyone smiling at the same time...hence the need for multiple pictures :)
The teeter-totter at Gma's and Gpa's is super fun!
Savy wasn't very cooperative for a picture, so that's the best we got of us :)
Good times on the trampoline with Daddy!
Sorry I was a slacker this year, babe, but thanks for being so awesome!! I hope you know how much we love you and appreciate all you do for us!!!!
Happy Father's Day!
June 26th: Feeding the Ducks
As you know, we love taking the girls to feed the ducks. It's a must-do several times every summer, and always fun times to be had!
I love these cuties!
June 24th and 27th: Birthday's!
We didn't get any pictures of Daddy's birthday--sorry, babe--but we actually had a lot of fun! Our Aussies invited us to go to Seven Peaks water park with them. That's the first time we've gone in probably 9 years, and the first time for the girls ever! It was tons of fun, but we didn't get any pictures. That afternoon we took the girls to see Inside Out. It's a super cute movie! We all loved it!
That Friday we went to Red Robin for dinner to celebrate both of our birthday's. That's always fun, especially because we only have to pay for the girls!
Saturday was my birthday and we ended up celebrating several other people's birthday that day too! The girls helped me open my presents that morning.
Daddy got a bunch of music for me to listen to while I'm working. I listen to a lot of music! :)
I'm not sure where these Billy-Bob teeth came from, but they're hilarious, especially when the girls wear them :)
The girls are really into birthdays right now and love everything about them them, so making a cake was a must. On Sunday we made a cake to celebrate.
Ringing the PR (personal record) bell--the picture turned out really bad though, sorry!
The race finished right by our new temple that will be opening up next year!
Way to go for finishing your 2nd half marathon, lovey!
Showing the girls his metal. Aurora loved that he won a metal like Wreck It Ralph :)
Darwin's parents came and watched him run in too. It was fun to have them there with us.
Way to go, babe! You're our hero!
June 19th: Nerf Shooting
We don't get them out very often, but the girls sure love to shoot the nerf guns when we do get them out :)
June 21st: Father's Day
I felt bad that Darwin made his own breakfast on Father's Day, but one of his favorite breakfasts is Coffee Cake and he has a special way he makes it, and it's delicious, so he ended up making his own breakfast.
I love when our girls wake up and want to snuggle. Cuties!
After church and a nap we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house, even though they were gone on vacation, to swing on the swing and jump on the trampoline. It's always fun to go to their house!
It's so hard to get a good picture of everyone smiling at the same time...hence the need for multiple pictures :)
The teeter-totter at Gma's and Gpa's is super fun!
Savy wasn't very cooperative for a picture, so that's the best we got of us :)
Good times on the trampoline with Daddy!
Sorry I was a slacker this year, babe, but thanks for being so awesome!! I hope you know how much we love you and appreciate all you do for us!!!!
Happy Father's Day!
June 26th: Feeding the Ducks
As you know, we love taking the girls to feed the ducks. It's a must-do several times every summer, and always fun times to be had!
I love these cuties!
June 24th and 27th: Birthday's!
We didn't get any pictures of Daddy's birthday--sorry, babe--but we actually had a lot of fun! Our Aussies invited us to go to Seven Peaks water park with them. That's the first time we've gone in probably 9 years, and the first time for the girls ever! It was tons of fun, but we didn't get any pictures. That afternoon we took the girls to see Inside Out. It's a super cute movie! We all loved it!
That Friday we went to Red Robin for dinner to celebrate both of our birthday's. That's always fun, especially because we only have to pay for the girls!
Saturday was my birthday and we ended up celebrating several other people's birthday that day too! The girls helped me open my presents that morning.
Daddy got a bunch of music for me to listen to while I'm working. I listen to a lot of music! :)
I'm not sure where these Billy-Bob teeth came from, but they're hilarious, especially when the girls wear them :)
The girls are really into birthdays right now and love everything about them them, so making a cake was a must. On Sunday we made a cake to celebrate.
Aurora decorated it for us :)
And she took this picture for us :)
That evening we took a Sunday drive up in the mountains. I love that the mountains are so close and that we get to enjoy their beauty on a daily basis!
It was a great way to finish off our birthday weekend! Happy birthday to us, lovey! :)
June 27th: Grandma Diane's 60th Birthday Party
(Thanks Sarah and Emma for sharing some of the pictures you took of our family at the party!)
I mentioned that on my birthday we celebrated several other birthdays too. One of those was Grandma Diane's birthday (our Aussie mom). She's such a hoot and we always love being with all of our Aussies! There's never a dull moment with these guys. We love you all!
It was a cowgirl themed party so we all got dressed up and loved it! There was a pony and buggy ride--loved by all, of course! I think Aurora got to go on just about every single ride!
Our cute little pink cowgirl!
Our family--thanks for taking the pictures, Trace!
Tracee let Savannah borrow R's hat :)
The girls loved looking at all the farm animals.
Our cutie-patootie cowgirls!
Louisa made this super cute cake for her mom. I wish I had such talent :)
The ponies needed a break for a little while but then it was back to the buggy rides! I think Aurora was finally satisfied once she got to ride on the front seat :)
And I was impressed Savannah was okay riding in the back without Mom or Dad with her!
It was fun to chat with old friends and neighbors we hadn't seen in a while.
After dinner and buggy rides it was time for dancing!
And she took this picture for us :)
That evening we took a Sunday drive up in the mountains. I love that the mountains are so close and that we get to enjoy their beauty on a daily basis!
It was a great way to finish off our birthday weekend! Happy birthday to us, lovey! :)
June 27th: Grandma Diane's 60th Birthday Party
(Thanks Sarah and Emma for sharing some of the pictures you took of our family at the party!)
I mentioned that on my birthday we celebrated several other birthdays too. One of those was Grandma Diane's birthday (our Aussie mom). She's such a hoot and we always love being with all of our Aussies! There's never a dull moment with these guys. We love you all!
It was a cowgirl themed party so we all got dressed up and loved it! There was a pony and buggy ride--loved by all, of course! I think Aurora got to go on just about every single ride!
Our cute little pink cowgirl!
Our family--thanks for taking the pictures, Trace!
Tracee let Savannah borrow R's hat :)
The girls loved looking at all the farm animals.
Our cutie-patootie cowgirls!
Louisa made this super cute cake for her mom. I wish I had such talent :)
The ponies needed a break for a little while but then it was back to the buggy rides! I think Aurora was finally satisfied once she got to ride on the front seat :)
And I was impressed Savannah was okay riding in the back without Mom or Dad with her!
It was fun to chat with old friends and neighbors we hadn't seen in a while.
After dinner and buggy rides it was time for dancing!
The birthday girl is the one in red dancing to Darwin's right
It was certainly a fun filled evening celebrating the life a woman we love and admire. Happy Birthday, Grandma Diane! We love you!
And that wraps up June! :)
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