Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

This is the recipe I tried this Sunday. I think they turned out pretty good. It is a Chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting garnished with butterscotch peanut brittle, sprinkled with grated chocolate.

Ethan found this in our yard. I think it is the biggest praying mantis I have seen. We actually have quite a few in the fields around us. Ethan loves to collect bugs and there are always jars of bugs laying around our house.

Tri again.

I decided to do one more triathlon while the weather was still great. I competed in the Bountiful triathlon this past weekend. Beat my last score by 7 min. Next year Chad said that he would participate with me.

The end of the school year, Ethan's teacher put together a really cute play based on Mother Goose stories. Ethan was a narrator. Alex and Jordan and a friend, Zach Stewart came to watch Ethan. All the 2nd graders did a great job.

Bells Falls and the fourth of July

This picture is of the Salt Lake Valley. Taken from the east side looking toward the West. We were expecting a nice moderate hike, but it took us over four hours round trip to complete the hike. After the hike we ate at our favorite fast food restaurant--- In and Out. What a great fourth of July!!!

Ethan and All Stars

Ethan played baseball this season and he was chosen to be on the Herriman All Star team. They took 2nd place in the all star tournament . He is wearing his Tigers team hat, because the day after he got the Herriman hat he lost it.

Cache Valley Triathlon

I have had a goal for over a year now to run in a sprint triathlon. Finally I did it. Swam 500 meters, biked 12.5 miles and ran 3.1 miles. My niece Chelsea and Brother in Law Mark also raced with me. They were my motivation, it was nice to have others racing with you when it is your first race. My goal for the race was not to be last and finish under 2 hrs. I finished 94th out of 112, total time of 1 hr 42 min. I was 70th w/13.14 min for the swim ( this was the area were I preformed the best). 82nd w/32.48 min run and 96th on the bike with a time of 50 min. (this was my worst area, but not to bad considering I do not have a race bike). It was a great experience and I would like to do one more this summer and a full triathlon next year.