I was a little hesitant to post these pictures, just because I hate looking at them, but I promised some people I would.  While Garrett and I were running the RRR, my mom was watching Evan for us and while he was there he started getting a rash.  It actually started the day we left and I told my mom to watch it because I noticed it was getting worse as the day went on. I wasn't too worried about it but by the time we were done running on Saturday it has gotten SO much worse, and kept getting worse until about Monday morning.  We took him to the doctor after the race on Saturday and they told us it was an immune reaction, which I guess is different from an allergic reaction,  from the antibiotics he was taking for an ear infection.  She said the rash was a result of his immune system going crazy and that it would probably last from 10 days to 2 weeks.  You can kind of tell my the picture, but the welts were big circles and inside the circles were either blisters or scabs.  The poor little guy looked so sad!  They didn't seem to bother him all the time, but there were times where he wouldn't stop rubbing his hands and arms on his stomach so you could tell they were really itching him. We decided to have Garrett and his dad give him a blessing on Sunday night because he looked so uncomfortable and was having a hard time sleeping. That night he slept great and woke up looking 10 times better the next morning.  It was completely gone by Tuesday. 

You can barely see them but the top of his head was bright red with blisters towards the back.

RRR

A few weeks ago, Garrett and I ran the Red Rock Relay.  It was a lot of fun.  Our team name was "Stars and Staches," and we were pretty much the coolest team there.  We all wore mustaches and dressed in red, white and blue in honor of 9/11 (the race was that weekend), and because Garrett loves America.  I do too, but not as much as he does :) He's crazy about it. Anyways... it was tons of fun but really exhausting.  We started at 8:25 Friday morning and finished at about noonish on Saturday.  The boys van was so fast that our van only got to sleep for about an hour, so we were very tired by the end. I can't wait to do it again next year!  

 We took 44th place out of 200 teams. 

 "Stars and Staches"

This is me after my first leg. I'm not exactly sure where I was running, somewhere on Cedar mountain, but it was in the middle of a thunderstorm! If you know me at all, you know that I HATE lightning.  I'm so afraid of it and I have it in my mind that getting struck my lightning is how I am going to die. I honestly though that was the end for me... but luckily it was not.    

Garrett looking very sleepy

Next up... the marathon!!! Yikes.. I'm so nervous

Silly Evan

The other day Evan was being especially silly, so I got the camera out and took these pictures. When I take his picture he usually just smiles but this time he was making the craziest faces..

Man.. he's the greatest!

Lake Powell

Garrett's dad took us to Lake Powell a couple weeks ago. We were originally going to take Evan with us but decided at the last minute to leave him with my mom and sisters. It was the first time we had left him overnight and I hated it. I was glad though that he wasn't there (if that make any sense) just because it would have been so miserable for me and probably for him too. I would have just been worried about him being too hot or if he was going to sleep. Anyways.. it ended up being a really good trip. It was SO nice to spend time with Garrett and not have to worry about a child.

The second day we came back to camp to find our tent tipped over and filled with water from the rain. All my cloths and bedding were completely soaked. Everyone else's got a little wet but mine were by far the worst. As you can tell from the picture, I was not a happy camper. This is me on the way to the laundry mat to dry my cloths.

Leo driving the boat.. pretty scary :)

My first time seeing Rainbow Bridge.

Garrett catchin' some sick air!

Catch up time!

As you can tell I took a little break from blogging. Garrett has been on his break from school so we have been kind of busy and now I need to catch up. I'll start way back at the 4th... This year our 4th was different than what I am used to. We usually go to Bunkerville in the morning for breakfast and stuff but my parents went to Idaho Falls to spent it with Tianna, so Garrett and I decide to do our own thing. We went camping at my parents property on Kolob mountain. It was just one night but it was really nice to get away. Having Evan there was a little rough because he doesn't sleep well away from home but it was still pretty fun. Here are a few pictures...

We got home from camping in the afternoon for the 4th so that night we went to Garrett's brother's house for hot dogs and fireworks. It was super fun. Evan hated the fireworks but I thought they were really good this year, for St. George at least. Evan looked so cute in his American get up.. here are some pics.

Go Jazz!

The other night we had a little party at our house for the NBA draft. It was the first one I had ever watched and I've got to admit.. it was really boring. I was excited to see what happened with Jimmer though. We were all very disappointed when the Jazz didn't get him... sad day. Oh well, it was a good excuse to get together anyways :)

chillin' w/ uncle Wyatt and dad

My goofy boys..

The first of many pictures of Evan in a Jazz jersey :)

Swimming

Evan at the pool! He has decided that he loves the pool now and I'm so happy!!

Hello summer!!!