Ragnar Relay

We got back a little while ago from the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay in Utah. It was really cool. Nick's team, Team Chasqui (Chas-kee) did really well. To tell you a little bit about the relay, they run from Logan, Utah to Park City, Utah. It is 189 miles and they run non-stop. It is a 12 person relay team. Each person does 3 legs. Nick ran a total of about 18 miles. He had one of the longest and hardest legs, but he did awesome. The girls and I cheered him on and had a great time. The team finished in 29 hours and 4o min. They beat their time by 20 min. I think it is b/c this time they had Nick! I was really impressed by him and all his team. Here are some pictures!

This was Nick's first leg. It was aroud 3.8 miles strait up hill switch backs the whole way. It was one of the hardest legs of the whole race.

Nick and a friend getting ready to sleep in the van until thier next leg.

Our attempt at a family pic along the way.

Nick's second leg was about 6 am, we didn't get any pictures of it, b/c we were asleep in the hotel :) It was 7.2 miles (I think) and again pretty much up hill the whole way. The third leg we only were able to see him come in b/c he was running on a dirt/gravel road that wouldn't allow us on it. It was 7.8 miles and it was almost all down hill, which Nick said was almost harder than all the rest, because it was so hard on all his joints. It started raining pretty hard! Nick on the hand off.

All of the support and cheer section.

Team Chasqui

Right after this picture it started torrential down pours and dropped to about 44 degrees. We were freezing!!!
In case you were wondering what Chasqui meant, this is the official Wikipedia definition:
The Chasquis (also Chaskis) were agile and highly-trained runners that delivered messages, royal delicacies and other objects throughout the Inca Empire, principally in the service of the Sapa Inca.
We are excited for the Vegas one in October!!!!

Oregon Trip

We just got back from a trip to Oregon. We love and miss Oregon a ton, so it is always fun to get to go back. Nick was asked to speak at Glide's High School graduation, so we were off. The girls did really good on the plane. We got to see Nick's grandparents in Eugene, and then we headed down to Glide. When we got there Alice decided to puke all over the car and Nick! Then Reagan decided to later that night and for the next night as well! After we got all over our sickness we were good. We swam in the hot tub, swam in the river (which was freezing, around 50 degree's), had a BBQ. Then Nick had is speech. It was awesome. Everyone thought he did great. I was really proud of him. He did an analogy with 3D glasses. It was really cool to see all the graduates with their glasses on! Then Nick headed home and the girls and I stayed to visit some more. We ended out the week with a trip to Urgent Care as usual. We had to get Alice checked out with her cold and breathing. She was good, but did have an ear infection!!! We had a great time and thanks to everyone that carted us around. Here are a bunch of pictures!!!

Down at the River


Reagan was having a little bit of a tough time at the river. She didn't like sand, or the cold water. This is how she was in the chair most of the time.



Graduation


I tried to take some pictures of Alice in the grass, she did NOT like the grass.

Why we love Oregon? You can have smores in the middle of June!