A few weeks ago Ammon had his final soccer. He played very well and improved each game. We had such a good time watching his games. If you ever need a good laugh and some great entertainment go watch 4-year-olds play soccer. He was sure proud of his trophy. 
A few weeks ago Ammon also graduated from preschool. I showed him this picture and asked him why he was making that face and he said " I just want to have a swim party with my friends." Ammon really did love school. He loves to learn and be with his friends. The other three in the picture are his buddies from our ward, so that made school extra fun.Ammon has also learned to ride his bike without training wheels. He loves the freedom he has riding a two-wheeler. He is pretty speedy so it makes it fun to go on bike rides with him and I love to let him ride next to me when I attempt to run.
So awhile back our friend, and Jeff's former teammate at Weber State, Nate Hill, talked Jeff into running a 50 mile relay. The race was set up to run in teams of three over the mountain terrain in Pocatello. Jeff agreed and began his training. Meanwhile I kept thinking about the horrible timing of this race. I knew the last month prior to the race that Jeff was not going to be getting much sleep due to the arrival of the twins. Of course I was right but Jeff hung in there and stuck to his training program. He would even drag himself out the door at 5:30 am to go on 14 milers. Jeff ended up running the 1st leg of the relay running 17 miles and climbing 5600 feet elevation through rugged terrain. He had a 1.5 mile long stretch strait up a mountain with no trail. That mile and a half took him 1 hour. He said it was the toughest thing he has ever done. I had the opportunity to make a fool of myself as we were waiting for him to finish. I was looking around for his teammate Jim. I couldn't really see over people and shrubs so I decided to step up on a big rock to give me some height when all of the sudden the rock rolled out from under me and down I went. To add to the awkwardness of the fall just picture me holding a camera unable to catch myself as I went down. I wanted to just lay there and hide in the tall grass but immediately panicked thinking a snake might have been under the rock so I jumped up like a crazy fool. Total embarrassment!
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Ambee I love your stories! I am really impressed by Jeff. I ran that 5 mile trail run and only 3/4 of a mile was uphill - but we had a trail and to be honest with you it probably wasn't THAT steep. Wow. I'm speechless. The product I am so late getting back to you on is called SPECTRUM grout stain. We bought it through our local tile dealer. They claim you need 1 bottle for 150-200 sq feet but one bottle did 500sq feet for us. It's about $30 for an 8oz bottle and it comes in a LOT of colors. So far our grout still looks amazing, so I definitely recommend the product.
I wish I could have seen you falling off the rock. I'm glad you weren't holding one of the twins or something.
Tell Jeff congrats on the run that is crazy that he can still run that far. Thanks for the good laugh today I always love to hear about your embarrasing moments. It's great!
Amber you are so funny! I loved the last story about falling off the rock, I wish I could've been there to see that! Tell Jeff nice job, that's crazy stuff! I hope all is well!
Jeff, now that you have had time to think...are you up for the race next year? We lave the picture of Ammon, that is SO priceless!
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