Grays and Torreys

My sister Lori and I just hiked two 14ers, Grays and Torreys. Although it's really like we hiked one mountain and two separate peaks. But still..... two 14ers. It took us about 5 hours. Not bad. Thanks Lori!!

This is at the top of Torreys.
(I didn't post the one on top of Grays because I wasn't even looking)

This is coming down Grays on the way to Torreys.

This is going up to Torreys. That was pretty tough.

Summer Break

The past three weeks have been so fun. I love when Drew has a long break like this. I could have him home all the time. So here are some of the things we have been up to.

This pic is blurry I know, but I will replace it with my friend's later. This is Jessie's wedding. All of us have been friends since elementary school. It was a blast.

Jena and I with our sweet shades, that we took from the people sitting across from us.

Mel was a hit.

Yeah, Brad is funny looking.

We also had a pool party the day after the wedding. Pics to come.

My family went up to Estes Park for a little weekend get-away. So fun.

Rocky National Park

Sissy and I

Check out that moose. (No not me)

Drew and I hiked Mt. Elbert. It is the second highest mountain in the continental U.S. Pretty steep, but so great. I love hiking with my hubs.

We were in a cloud at the top.

Sawyer loved every minute. He ran up and down the entire time.

We also went on a little camp out at Devil's Head with some friends. Mel did great. Thanks to Jeff for the finely cooked food. So good.

Sterlings, Greens, and us

We went on a hike the next day.

These are the stairs to the very top. Pretty sweet.

Mel couldn't make it to the end without a nap. So cute.My friend Allie and I at her bridal shower. Can't wait for the wedding next week!

And of course I had to add a few cute pics of the Melster.

We find Mel in so many funny positions now in her crib.

Pulling up!

Poor Sawyer. This is his life now.

Update on Mel:
*Super fast army crawl, so close to a regular crawl
*waves "hi" and "bye
*pulling up on everything
*can go from laying down to sitting up
*loves loves loves baths
*still the cutest girl in the world

Foster Family Reunion 2011

We just got back from our family reunion in Breckenridge. It was AMAZING. We had such a good time. The place we stayed in was incredible. Each family had their own super nice room and bathroom with sleep number beds and all. We did so many fun things, but just being with the fam was good enough. And now Drew has 3 weeks off! Ah... perfection.

We went on a nice little hike (Drew wasn't here this day)

My sister-in-law, Dana and I. My soul sista. I cried from laughter with her several times. I still can't stop.

The ladies went on a little trip to town and had lunch. I love all the ladies in the Foster fam. So fun.

The kids made this fort. So cute.

We had a luau on Thursday night.

We took a ride up on the gondola.

I love Mel's smile here.

Mel loves uncle Adam and aunt Laura.

Liz and I on a walk to the park.

Dance Party! Hilarious.

Limbo!

Our limbo winners. Nice work ladies.

Manliest Man competition. This is the "rock heave." This is seriously hilarious to watch.

The car push

The broad jump.

The rock throw. (They had to hit a target)

Rock hold

The 2011 Manliest Man with his trophy.

We did some serious hot tubbin. It was great after the kids went to bed too. We had two hot tubs so we had to mix and mingle. Red Rover style.

Mel was tearin it up in her roller. She was rollin over kids left and right. Watch out people!

The kids all slept in the loft. Slumber Party!

P.S.

I forgot to give a shout out to Mickey and Margaret, my in-laws for watching Mel. Mel did a great job. She also was great in the car. Here she is greeting me at the finish. (Is that better Emily:)

Ragnar Relay

Well we completed the Ragnar!! It was amazing. I absolutely loved it. I want to do another one right now. If you aren't familiar with what a Ragnar is I will attempt to describe it. You have 12 team members split between two vans. Each van is decorated. Van one starts, and in our case they started at 6:15 a.m. All the teams are staggard so we aren't all going at the same time. Each runner in van one runs their first leg. Each leg is a different length and different difficulty. After van one goes van two runs their legs. We did this three times. We ran from Logan, UT to Park City. A total of 192 miles in 28 hours and 58 minutes. There were a total of 1,200 teams. CRAZY! It's the biggest Ragnar they have. The scenery was incredible. We ran through the day and night. It isn't easy running in the middle of the night but it is quite an experience. I loved doing this with family. It was Drew's brothers and their wives, plus a few more extended family. What a great bonding experience. Go team Fostersize! (If you have ever seen the movie Heavy Weights, that was our inspiration) Love you all!

Overall I was pleased with my runs. I averaged a 7:20 mile pace with all three legs.

Here I am on my first leg. Don't worry I am about to pass this girl. In Ragnar world they call this a kill.

This is what one of the exchanges look like. We had to use a slap bracelet as our baton.

This is after my night run. Check out all my night gear. We also had to wear a "butt" light as we called it.

Some of the team ready to cheer on Becky.

Drew is a beast. He just ran up a pass like it was nothin.

We were waiting for van one and captured some people using the lake to ice their muscles I guess. So cold.

I just had to put the picture of this grass man. He just kept jumping out of the woods at the runners. So weird.

I just love this pic of Angie. She had some really hard runs. This is how she always is even up a mountain.

Look at that encouragement!

The whole team together. From left to right.
(Weston (Angie's brother in law), Dana, Ty, Garrett, Beth (cousins), Me, Drew, Laura, Adam, Becky (Angie's sister)