Life has really been coming at us quickly this summer. We've gone a lot of places, lots of people have come to us, and Emmeline has turned from a baby into a toddler. The days are full, and so are the evenings, and so are the nights. And Nate and I are so tired. One day we're hoping this baby will learn to sleep through the night. I just wanted to take a second and make a note of how much I appreciate Nate. He had the crazy idea for us to sign up for a trail half marathon several months ago. Somehow he got me to go along with it, even though I could hardly run down the block at that point. Since then, we have run and run and run. We both trained hard and consistently and gotten stronger. I've remembered that even though I have given birth to five kids and I have the body to show for it, I can still do hard things. I can get up early. I can get sweaty. I can set goals that I can keep. Nate has been so encouraging. More than anything, running has given us a chance to...

Here's a little family update for ya. Nate and Michelle Celebrated our tenth anniversary in August! Thanks to lots of kindnesses from lots of people, we got to go on an overnighter in Logan. What a blessing to have a marriage worth celebrating! We also recently ran the Huntsville Half Marathon. It was Nate's first, and he killed it, man. He ran it in an hour and forty two minutes. Can you believe that!? He's so fast! As for me, I finished and ran the whole time, but it was tough! My time was somewhere around 2:35 But I'm proud of myself for making a hard goal and sticking to it. I've wanted to run the Huntsville Half since I did my first one four years ago. The mountain scenery was just as pretty as I'd hoped it would be. It was a blast to do it with Bri and Mason and Mason's parents. Addison This boy is keeping us hopping! He's doing very well in his 3rd grade class and loves going to school each day. He's also in piano,...