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Nate and I ran our race! I was so, so nervous, as I tend to be, but it rocked. The weather was perfect - we even got a couple little rain showers. The first three miles were straight up, the next seven were so, so fun - down the mountain on a nice dirt trail. Couldn't have asked for anything better. I did faceplant once, but luckily, there were no rocks around and I just got really dusty and scraped my knee and my elbow up. Then the last four were along the reservoir. So pretty, so fun. Nate killed this race! He was so fast! Fourth in his age group and something like 20th overall. And then he ran back to me and hauled me across the finish line. Just kidding about the hauling, he was a very welcome companion, though. I walked some and ran some during this race, and I felt good about it. Lots of walking during the last four miles. Also, it's worth noting that I totally ate a pickle at an aid station around mile 10, and I liked it. I feel like I get life experience points for that...

I had a birthday! I am now 10 years old. We got up way early and biked 10 miles at Farmington Legacy Trail. Asa left his shoes at home. Oops!  After that we had a waffle brunch.                                            Asa bought me a delicious  Hershey's with almonds bar. It was baking outside, and we went to Classic Water Slides. It has 5 awesome slides. Minnow, Barracuda, Octopus, and Tidal Wave, and Mini Mountain. For dinner we had alfredo ravioli with peas. Finally after that we had presents! I got sunglasses, gum, a Google Home mini, a watch, a french memory board with pictures to go with it, a backpack, and a CD called the Whizpops. I also got a lifetime supply of  Barbie stuff.  For dessert, we had dirt cake. I blew the candles out on my first try! A few days later, we had my birthday interview.

Our little sweet pea baby is one! She is such a special part of our family and we all delight in watching her grow and learn how to do new things.  She's been walking since about ten and a half months.  She loves baby dolls. Loves to hear singing and has some great dance moves. Absolutely loves books. Doesn't really like pancakes or watermelon. Loves to be outside. Favorite song is The Itsy Bitsy Spider, but really she likes it when we all sing, no matter what the song is. Finally has four teeth! Only had two on her first birthday, though. Nate and I are still looking forward to the day that she sleeps through the night. The anticipation is killing us. Or maybe that's the sleep deprivation. Loves swimming and bath time. Asa was so excited on the morning of her birthday. He ran upstairs in his jammies to tell me that he'd made a special place for Emmie to sit and he'd put all his stuffed animals on it for her to play with. She got to video chat for the first time wit...