Happy Valentines Day!

Emily and Jac made this AMAZING Rupunzel Tower Valentine's Day box... WOW! Is all I can say :)

And the "Best of the Best" first place prize went to...EMILY!

Valentines was full of hearts...even in Emily's hair :)

The kids had to fend for themselves this year...Matt took me on a DATE! Sorry kids :)

Sweethearts Masquerade Dance

Jac asked Ian Hansen to the Sweethearts dance
Thomas helped her ask by singing a Nacho Libre' song...well, a re-mix of the song :)
Luckily, he said YES!

SNOWSHOEING was the activity of the day!

They had a blast in the snow. In fact, they only had 30 minutes to get ready for the night time festivities. Good thing they are quick at getting cleaned up!

After a wonderful dinner at the Dustin's; it was time for a photo shoot with their personal photographer...Thayne Edwards

Eli Lewis, Hannah Dustin, Min Edwards, Derek Wilcox, Jac, Ian Hansen

As you can see, they had a great time taking photos!

After the dance, they headed to our house for some Thai sweet mango sticky rice for dessert

Thomas makes a great waiter don't you think?

Jac's first official date was a SUCCESS! Good thing she hangs out with such great friends :)

The other side...

Race days are filled with a few moments of EXCITEMENT! 
Here's a look at what happens during the HOURS of...waiting for those moments :)

I think this picture says it all!

Lots and LOTS of BONDING time:)

Emily knows just how to get comfy and settled in :)

These are the moments where true friendships are created

Shane couldn't wait for his after race donut!

I think Jac feels a "little" better with her recovery drink...

Jac and Thomas had another weekend of PR's!
Jac's mile....5:19!

Thomas' mile...5:04!

Jac's 2 mile...11:19!

Yep, it's been a FANTASTIC indoor track season!

Indoor Track

Jac and Thomas have had a great time running indoors lately...
Their first meet (yes, Thomas is running with the high school boys!) was at BYU
they ran the MILE
Jac  got a PR with 5:29.7
Thomas got a PR of 5:29.1
Yes, Thomas was pretty excited to beat his big sis by .6 of a second :)

Here are photos of the Kearns meet

Jac ran the mile in 5:19!! another PR! 

The 2 mile was the last event and Jac was STRONG! She came in 3rd with an 11:39! 

Yep, another PR :)

Thomas had a goal of getting under a 5:20 mile. (hmm... did he want to beat his sister?)
He "barely" PR'd with a 5:11!
 He shocked EVERYONE by beating his best time by 19 seconds!

Thomas ran the 800 in 2:20....both his times are records for the junior high boys at Lehi!

It's been fun having both kids run in the same meets. Thomas LOVES the challenge of running with the "big" boys...no one knows he isn't one of them since he LOOKS just like them! He has amazing determination and doesn't let anything get in his way of reaching his goals.
Jac has been an amazing example and mentor for him!

Some people ask, "Is Jac happy that her little bro ran faster than her?" 
She is one of his BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS! Anyway, boys are SUPPOSED to be faster so it's OK. So in reality, in "girl standards" she's still faster :) hee hee

First Date!

Jac received a very interesting phone call from a guy in her "Family Relations" class. He wanted to take her out on a date. Even though he seemed a little on the "ODD" side, she said YES! 
He wanted to take her to a BYU track meet...hmm he must know her well :)

Matt showed up only about 5 minutes late...not too shabby! I was a little worried to let my little girl go on her first date but he seemed like the perfect guy to go with!

Thomas kept counting the hours as they went by..."Mom, she has been gone for 4 hours...MOM, she has been gone 5 hours...MOM SHE HAS BEEN GONE FOR 6 HOURS! Are you going to let her stay out that long on ALL her dates? WHAT ARE THEY DOING?!" What a sweet brother!

I told him it was OK with this guy!

After watching the BYU track meet, getting a Jamba Juice (with coupons of course!), and a movie at the dollar theater Matt treated Jac to TAI FOOD! She was in HEAVEN!

It will be hard to beat this amazing date :) Jac said he was a PERFECT gentleman!
Good thing I don't have to share this guy all the time!

It's Official...

Jac is 16!!!

Jac and her friend Ian have the same birthday so we decided to throw a joint surprise birthday party!

As all surprise birthdays seem to go...we had a few detours; Jacs run took longer than expected, the church was being used already, another church was being used and ANOTHER church was being used! No need to fear, we finally found one and Ian and Jac were clueless! They thought they were just hanging out with friends trying to find a place to play basketball :) 

As the group was getting kicked out of this church (after just 10 minutes!) they found the kitchen open and ready for LUNCH. 

SURPRISE!

After eating lunch they played some fun games like:

SOCK WRESTLING!

good thing it's cool to have skinned, raw knees right?

The next day was Jacs official Birthday...time to get her LICENSE!

She was just a little excited :) Grandma came early to get Emily off to school so we could be at the DMV first thing!

Jac got her favorite dinner...Sweet Potato Curry and homemade mango yogurt for desert!

Thomas gave Jac a book (on loan from the library hee hee) titled,

 "What girls need to know about boys"

just in time for dating!

It actually has some very good stuff in it! Way to go Thomas :)

We can't let Jac's B-day go without telling you 16 things you may, or may not know about her:

1. LOVES to run
2. She reads her scriptures EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!
3. Air fresheners are her best friend :)
4. Tapes her homework on the wall in the shower...good study time!
5. Loves to listen, sing along with, and dance to EFY music
6. Loves to buy exercise clothes more than any other kind
7. Enjoys teasing her brother and sister
8. A great friend to everyone
9. Has a strong testimony
10. Wears her CTR ring every day
11. Actually looks forward to speed workouts!
12. Loves to cook 
13. The most healthy eater...she was born that way!
14. When she makes a promise, she keeps it!
15. She shares her Dad's love of nature
16. One of the most POSITIVE people around!

WE LOVE YOU 
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Miss MVP

Jac received the MVP award at the Cross Country team banquet...
It was fun listening to to the coaches talk about her :)
CONGRATS JAC!
Most of the kids ended up at our house after...we LOVED it. All the kids are so great!
We love Lehi XC!

USATF CHAMPS!

South Carolina didn't know what they were in for when the "UTAH GIRLS" came to town!

As you can see, the girls were having a very low key day prepping for the big day...

They all ran an AMAZING race! 

Summer 1st; Candace 3rd; Jac 4th; Kenzie 11th; Emily 26th; and Angela 36th! 

Every girl got a PERSONAL BEST!

Not only did they do well on their own but they won 1st place as a team!

The girls did a little celebrating on the beach before the awards ceremony

Jacqueline received her medal from an Olympic Champion

As the girls went up to get their trophy their were boys standing by Matt saying:
"WOW! ALL the UTAH girls are good looking!"
His friend then said, "Ya, I need to move there!"

USATF CHAMPS!

The girls had so much fun doing the craziest things...the memories will last forever!

CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS!

Jac came home to this poster made by EMILY... Jac is the one with orange hair

This is Jac signing autographs

This is Jac and Summer holding up the trophy together!

Jac running through the finish line with her medal and trophy.
VERY CUTE :)