4th of July Madness!

The day we got back from Powell was the day the Clarks arrived from Ohio!! We had alot of fun while they were here. One day was spent at the new Lindon Aquatic Center. It was the coolest city pool I've ever been to. The South Davis rec center times 4. It even has a FlowRider (surfing simulator). Lyle, Sean, Ashley, Nic and I all braved the beast and ended up with whiplash the next day. But Mr. Consistent (Nic), never gave up and actually managed to impress us by the end. "Impress" meaning he didn't go FLYING off his board in the first 2 seconds and end up with his swimsuit around his ankles...I had to completely redress every time. We finished up the day by eating sliders at Marleys. Yummy restaurant at the Harley Davidson building.







Nana & Papa took the twins with them to Idaho on Wednesday, giving Nic and I a two day break (ask me what kind of break I had with Kendyl however). They went to the pool at Lava Hot Springs, went 4-wheeling, camped, and enjoyed some serious talent from the Schenk family. While they were gone, I went to 'Eclipse' with my friends, Jenny and Nicole. We ate dinner first and after the movie, got a bit too hyper and stayed out way too late. It was lots of fun. SOOOO, we went to Idaho on Friday afternoon and enjoyed yummy food, good company and LOTS of cousins with the Schenks.













We were off to Soda Springs on Saturday where we met up with Sue and her family at the Lake for a little while. We had dinner at Grandma & Grandpa Clark's that night and Nic and I slept at Wade's. Sunday was pretty uneventful but we did manage to attend a little church, play in the backyard and enjoy some more fabulous food.

Monday was the day we actually celebrated the 4th of July. The day began at 7am when we woke up and drove to the STARTING line for the big 5K. Oh man, I do NOT look forward to these races. I pushed myself to the max and ended with a time of 24:33...ya, over a minute slower than last month, but 2 minutes faster than last year! I swear this race seemed about 10 times harder than the Woods Cross 5K. Maybe it's because I had an illness coming on (bronchitis- confirmed the next day at the Instacare). Everyone else did great and had a fun time. Anyway!! I was SOO glad to have the race done with so I could enjoy the rest of the day at the carnival (which included the infamous 'train', 3-on-3 basketball tourny, and great prizes), FABULOUS parade (Kendyl risked her life to get candy from the middle of the road- man she was cute), and lunch at Wade's house. And don't let me forget to mention Wade's new zip line he installed in his backyard. This is no average zipline either, it's about 1,000 feet long and goes over a small body of water... awesome. We had a blast riding that. Thanks Clarks and Schenks for showing us such a FABULOUS time last week!!