Pretty sad...

I think it probably speaks volumes that my 9 yr. old has her own blog & yet I've managed thus far to avoid creating one of my own! It's due to the fact that the whole concept of the blogging world intimidates me! I really do enjoy reading all my friend's blogs so I thought that I'd quit avoiding this "scary" task! (Jody is currently supervising my progress!) Where do people even start when beginning one of these?? Maybe I'll give you a quick summary of the past year or so & then I'll attempt to update as we go!! Cam has put his ADD to good use the past few years by deciding to try a little of this & a little of that! He does cars still & has really done well in the real estate world in the recent past! He loves coaching the boys soccer team at Bountiful High. They're incredibly entertaining to spend time with! I would love to say I'm a "stay-at-home" mom but I just don't know if that description quite fits! I haven't "stayed" in one place for too long ever since giving birth to my 1st child! It's more like constant, frantic movement!! Running children to & from football, soccer, basketball, scouts, YM, dance, gymnastics, achievement days, play dates, and anywhere else their little hearts desire monopolizes my time! I do enjoy it though! I find that I feel OLDER now that I'm in my 30's! I spent the day of my 30th birthday running my 3rd marathon. (Somehow I must've thought that running 26.2 miles would take me further away from old age!) I try to tell myself that the best is yet to come & I believe it is! I miss my kids being babies & snuggling with me all day- but the relationships I have with my teenagers are surprisingly terrific!! To have mature conversations & see how they are maturing & discovering themselves is so great! To be honest though- I'm not so fond of them being as tall as I am! We've spent the past year going camping to Bear Lake, Downata & Lava Hot Springs, going to soccer tournaments in Vegas & Denver, visiting my dad in Hawaii (my kids loved the ocean & beg to move there!), & spending time with family & friends in Deer Valley, Park City, St. George, Lake Powell, & cruising the Caribbean! Any given day in the summer you could find our family at Cherry Hills soaking up the sun. (Do you notice the reoccuring "sun", "beach", & "warm weather" theme? Makes you wonder why we choose to live in Utah, doesn't it?!) Our lives have been non-stop & show no signs of slowing down anytime soon! I'll leave you all with that for now (although I probably lost you many, many sentences ago!)