Week in Review

There has been a whole lot going on this past week.  Last Saturday, I had my first race (5K) of the Park City Trail Series.  It is a series of 4 trail runs (5K, 10K, 15K, and a half marathon).  It's nice to have the first one done so, next time, there won't be quite the pre-race jitters and I will know what to expect.  So...I have been hitting the trails quite a bit lately. I have also been following a half marathon training schedule, full of hill repeats, active recovery/cross-training, easy runs, strides, and tempo runs.  It's kind of nice to mix things up a bit, and not just run each day.  Enough of the chit chat...on to why you are really here...the photos!

And...we're off!

the sprint to the finish line

1 down, 3 to go

These warm summer days call for a smoothie every so often.

It is that time of year...wellness checks and teeth cleanings.

I was impressed that Abigail let them clean her teeth!

Emma is anxiously awaiting the loss of her first tooth.

We went out and played tennis as a family one day.

Emma is really loving tennis!  This makes her mama very happy.

Abby pretty much just ran around and collected the balls the entire time.  She was loving it!

Then it was on to Francie's 3rd birthday party.

Emma LOVES Elodie, the daughter of our friend, Joanna

I worked this past week, doing some curriculum mapping, so Andy decided to take the girls out on a daddy/daughters camping trip up to the Uintas.

Andy found an amazing site right next to the river.

Abigail's photography skills...

Emma's photography skills...

The water was cold but that didn't stop these girls from playing in it.

fun in the hammock

They went to an area called Fairyland and, according to Andy, it was amazing.  It is a huge area of handcrafted fairy homes made out of painted rocks and twigs.

 The girls left their mark...

eating lunch at one of our favorite picnic spots

Pure exhaustion--Even Emma took a nap one day.

making ice cream

cooking dinner

It sounds like they had such a fun time!  It makes me even more excited for our next camping adventure.

These girls could probably garden better than I can.

We went to our first movie as a family--Finding Dory.  It was so cute!  This was Abigail's first movie at the theatre and we considered it a success, even with the 4 trips to the restroom.

Our Summer is Off to a Great Start!!

It's amazing how quickly our calendar fills up in the summer.  It just wouldn't be summer if we weren't going from here to there and back again.  Emma has tennis lessons, soccer camp, and swim lessons.  Abigail is taking swim lessons.  Toss in a couple of work trips, trips to the cabin, camping adventures, play dates, home improvement projects, hiking, biking, and good ol' Park City festivities...phew!

Before I share our summer adventures so far, I am going to go back a couple of weeks to share some end-of-year events.

Abigail's daycare always has an end-of-year celebration/graduation.

When we check on Emma at night, this is what we find sometimes...falling asleep reading books.

The girls both had a playdate at the park one day.

Francie and Abigail

Emma met Katharine at the park.

Emma's friend, Barbara, had a birthday swimming party...at her house.

This is what happens when Emma helps pack lunches

On the 2nd to last day of school, our entire school (not all at one time) hiked P.C. mountain.  What a view!

arts and crafts

This year was Andy's last 5th grade graduation.  He is leaving the classroom to take on more of a leadership role at the school. 

Then, on the last day of school, there is always the 5th grade clap-out.

Ms. Denine, Emma's amazing kindergarten teacher

Let the summer festivities begin!!

It's just another day in the Tullis household.

The Park Silly Market is always a fun time!

My good friend had her daughter's 1st birthday party.

 I had a quick work trip to Denver for a conference with 2 other teachers.  The conference was great but we sure did share a lot of laughs, too. 

 

I guess you could say we did a little sightseeing.

 We made sure to try some of Colorado's brews, as well.  

We giggled so hard over the size of Frontier's trays.  At this point in the trip (on our way home) we were pretty exhausted and laughed at just about anything.

a beautiful day = playing at the park

 Emma started tennis lessons this past Tuesday and, so far, she really likes it.

Come back soon to see what else we have been up to this summer!