It's a girl!

I got my ultrasound this week, and it looks like Bowen is going to have a sister! We are so excited. I was expecting a boy all along, but I'm really glad it's girl so that I can dress her cute, and hopefully she will be my friend when she's older. Here I come Baby Gap!

Bowen loves his Grandparents!

Great Grandpa Hobbs (Bowen loves his Grandpas)

Great Grandma Hobbs was kind enough to share here birthday cake. Bowen just loved the frosting.

Bowen and Grandpa Hobbs ready to go feed the horse Rincon, but Bowen calls him "Moo". Bowen just loves his Grandpa Hobbs and is always riding the tractor with him and helping him do the farm chores.

This is Bowen the cow with his cute Grandma Hobbs. He participated in the BYU Law School costume fashion show. He was great at saying "moo".

Half-Way There!

I know I have not been keeping my blog updated. I guess the main reason is that I'm pregnant!!! So every time I have a break from Bowen I usually am usually taking a nap. I am actually halfway there and I will find out on Dec. 8th if I'm having a boy or girl! This pregnancy has gone by so fast, especially since I have my little Buddy Bowen to play with.
Seth has been working for a company in St. George for the past month or so. We have loved going to visit Dad in St. George. We spent a lot of time outside visiting duck ponds and parks. We also went to Snow Canyon and went on some short hikes. Bowen especially loved jumping around on the petrified dunes.

August in California

Me and Bowen went to California in August to see Annie and Brady get married and visit our new nefew and cousin Brad! Bowen especially liked the dog Clancy. Annie looked beautiful. It was a much needed trip.

Is it too late for summer?

We really had a fun summer with cousins, boating, swimming and riding on the tractor with grandpa. Bowen is a little man now. It seems unreal that he runs around and bosses me around all day long.

Echo Triathlon

I completed my 3rd Olympic size triathlon last Saturday. I swam a mile, biked 25 miles and ran 6 miles! It was so much fun and perfect day to do the race. The race started at 7am, so I woke up at 4:45. I got there around 6:15 which I thought gave me plenty of time, until I realized I hadn't brought my photo ID. (it was way back at the car, because I had to bike into the start line). Anyway I finally convinced them to let me race by showing them a picture of myself in my phone. After that, I barely made it to the start on time.

The swim was probably the hardest part, because it was in open water, and everyone is running into each other, and you don't really know where you're going. I was surprised when I finished in 37 min.

Next was the bike, which was really fun, because I borrowed my sister Tiff's bike. (Thanks Tiff!) I finished the bike in about an hour and half.

Last but not least was the run. It's really hard to start running after you've biked for so long. My hamstrings were totally cramping, and I didn't know if I could go on. But, my legs finally relaxed and I was running at a good pace, until about the last 2 miles when my knee started hurting. It was was painful, but I kept on running til the finish.

I finished the whole thing in 3 hours and 5 minutes. It felt so good, and I even got a complementary massage at the end!

I am Grateful for Freedom!!!

Please view this "Mormon Messages" video about freedom...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkTKQsYWBxc

After viewing this video, I felt inspired to think about the freedoms I am grateful for. I am grateful to be able to learn and study freely. I am thankful that I can teach my children truths, including gospel truths and all other truths that the world has to offer. I am grateful that I can serve equally with my husband in our home, but I am also grateful to know my roles as a mother and wife. I know know if I faithfully fulfill those roles Heavenly Father will continue to bless me and my family. Finally I am grateful to be able to chose each day what my attitude will be, and that I can, with the help of my Heavenly Father, make the most of my life.