We had a great time hanging out, playing at the beach, swimming, and as always eating. While they were here we all participated in a 4th of July 5k & 10K Run/walk. I was so looking forward to meeting my goal of running the 10K in under an hour. I started training in May and was doing very well. Until we heard of some crazy men in Corona assaulting female joggers. So I slowed my training down and TRIED to run on my sister's treadmill. If you have ever gone from running on the street to running on a treadmill you know why the emphasis on tried. A treadmill is BORING. I could not get myself to run very long on it. I got hot and very bored. So my training did not go so well. But I tried doing some exercise videos to make up for it. The Wednesday before the big race my brother in-law and I decided to do a practice run. It started out very well. We were doing great, and after the 5th mile my knee starting hurting a little bit. I wasn't concerned since I often get aches and pains when running long distance. But when we completed the 6.4 miles and I stopped running my knee really started hurting. So I let it rest until Saturday morning and got a blessing and prayed that I would be able to meet my goal. Well the Lord had another plan in mind. Dan (my brother in-law) and I where the only ones doing the 10K , so we got there early and were the first ones at the starting line, the beginning of the course bottle necked through a gate before it took off across the running path, so we decided to be the first through the gate so that we wouldn't have to slow down as we all squeezed through it. We started running and I had no pain, then as we continued the pain came and got worse and worse. By the 1 mile marker I could NOT run anymore. The pain was too intense. I insisted that Dan go on ahead and meet our goal of completing the race in under an hour. Dan hesitated to leave me, but I insisted and he did great. He completed it in about 58 minutes. WAY TO GO DAN!!!! I was so bummed that I could not run. I tried to run/walk but could barely do it. So I walked as fast as I possibly could, I was determined to complete the race and NOT be the last one. So I did accomplish some goals that morning, just not my original goal. I complete the 10k in an hour and 20 minutes. Not too bad for having a gimp knee. Now I am working on getting my knee better and finding another 10k to run so I can meet my goal of running a 10k in under and hour. According to my doctor I have Iliotibial Band Syndrome. I basically irritated my iliotibial band really bad by doing too much too quick. Before running the 6.4, the farthest I had run in my training was 3 miles. So not a good thing. I am trying really hard to take it easy and let my knee heal so that I can run again.John ran the 5K on the 4th and did great. He did a run/walk with his brother and his wife. They ran for so many minutes and then walked for like a minute. He did really good and enjoyed the run/walk much better then just running. Maybe we will have to try that together since he doesn't really enjoy running. The rest of the family did great also. It is so nice to be able to do something like this together. What an accomplishment for everyone and what a great example for our kids.
Charles also got to participate in a run. They had some running events for the kids. For Charles age group he got to do a 1/4 mile. He was very excited to run like mommy but was a little intimated at the starting line. He started running and then stopped when it got crazy with all the kids running around him. So John joined him and they finished together. It was so cute. They gave all the kids medals for participating it was awesome!!!
~~The following is simply a day-to-day outline for what we did for journaling purposes. You can stop reading here, It may get boring~~
Wednesday-- Dan & I did our practice race and I got injured. That afternoon we all went down to the beach for some fun in the sun. It was perfect. We arrived around 2:30 so the sun was not so harsh. Charles loved playing on the shore with his "friends" that is what he calls all his cousins. Madison also did REALLY well. She sat and played in the sand near the water the ENTIRE time. It was great. I got to sit on the sand near her and chat with my sister-in-laws while they played. The only reason she didn't race to be in the water was because it was a little cold. After playing at the beach we went to a nearby park and had a BBQ and let the kids play until it got too dark to see. It was such a nice day. After going to the beach we went home and put the kids in bed and then went to my sister-in-laws to play games. (This is one HUGE perk for living with your parents, they are always willing to watch your kids when they are sleeping.)
Thursday-- Thursday was Charles 4th birthday (I will blog about that after his party) so we all met at Chick-fil-A for lunch and let the kids play. Charles and Madison both slept in until around 8-8:30, which is so NOT normal, so I had the chance to make cupcakes for him so we could take them to his friends for lunch. The kids had a great time playing at chick-fil-A. When we got back to Jennie's house(that is where all the festivities were since Mom & dad live their and Cris and Kenna were staying there.) We hung out and played games and then headed over to the pool for Brittany Sue's Birthday party. (Her birthday was actually the week before, but she wanted to have her cousins from texas there with her.) The party was really fun, we ate and swam. The kids LOVED it. Mad loved the water too much. We bought her a life vest that we could use when we go to the river and for swimming, but it didn't work so well for her. I guess it's not really meant for swimming. She doesn't want to be held in the water, she wants to just swim all by herself. So it was exhausting trying to entertain her in the pool. But we did and had a great time. Then we dropped the kids off at home and went back to Jennie's to play more games.
Mad enjoying someones ice cream a chick-fil-A
Friday-- John, Cris, & Dan got up really early to go play golf, they played at this old run down course in Riverside that was super cheap. John said he would not go their again, but they did have a great time being together. After golfing we all went to Jennie's and hung out and played games for a little while. Then we headed to John's sister Anna's house. Her and her boyfriend Bobby just moved into a new little house. It is in Brea and so cute. We BBQ'd, took family photos. It was great. Bobby looks a lot like one of the Imagination Movers, Scott. As we were telling him how much we thought he looked like Scott he told us he has a coverall just like them. So he got all dressed up and was acting like Scott just for the kids. It was so funny!! What a great sport he was. Thank Bobby we had a blast!
Sunday-- Sunday was the day that Megan was to be blessed. So we all went to Jennie and Daniel's ward for church and then went back to their house for lunch and playing games. It was a nice relaxing day. We just ate and played games ALL day. My sister was out of town for the weekend so my Dad picked her up from the airport and then came by and picked up our kids and took them home to put them to bed for us. Awh! So nice! Then we stayed and played games until all hours of the night.
Monday-- On Monday I decided to try and get a doctor's appointment for my knee. So I made my appointment dropped Charles off at Jennie's so he could play and said good-bye to Cris, (Who was going home a day early then his family because they headed up to Oregon to see her family for a few weeks.) Then Mad and I head to orange county for my appointment. (I have switched our doctors yet, since we don't know exactly where we will be.) Mad and I went to the doctor's and I got my prognosis of having Iliotibial Band Syndrome, he gave me some instructions and exercises then we we headed to go pick up John. John and I had a few houses we wanted to go see so we met Ryan our agent in Corona and went to see some houses. Nothing too exciting. Then we went to Jennie's house and had dinner and then took the kids to the park to play. It was a nice mellow night. Then we said our good bye's to the Garthe Clan and went home. It was a FUN and exciting long week.
Charles also got to participate in a run. They had some running events for the kids. For Charles age group he got to do a 1/4 mile. He was very excited to run like mommy but was a little intimated at the starting line. He started running and then stopped when it got crazy with all the kids running around him. So John joined him and they finished together. It was so cute. They gave all the kids medals for participating it was awesome!!!
~~The following is simply a day-to-day outline for what we did for journaling purposes. You can stop reading here, It may get boring~~
Wednesday-- Dan & I did our practice race and I got injured. That afternoon we all went down to the beach for some fun in the sun. It was perfect. We arrived around 2:30 so the sun was not so harsh. Charles loved playing on the shore with his "friends" that is what he calls all his cousins. Madison also did REALLY well. She sat and played in the sand near the water the ENTIRE time. It was great. I got to sit on the sand near her and chat with my sister-in-laws while they played. The only reason she didn't race to be in the water was because it was a little cold. After playing at the beach we went to a nearby park and had a BBQ and let the kids play until it got too dark to see. It was such a nice day. After going to the beach we went home and put the kids in bed and then went to my sister-in-laws to play games. (This is one HUGE perk for living with your parents, they are always willing to watch your kids when they are sleeping.)
Thursday-- Thursday was Charles 4th birthday (I will blog about that after his party) so we all met at Chick-fil-A for lunch and let the kids play. Charles and Madison both slept in until around 8-8:30, which is so NOT normal, so I had the chance to make cupcakes for him so we could take them to his friends for lunch. The kids had a great time playing at chick-fil-A. When we got back to Jennie's house(that is where all the festivities were since Mom & dad live their and Cris and Kenna were staying there.) We hung out and played games and then headed over to the pool for Brittany Sue's Birthday party. (Her birthday was actually the week before, but she wanted to have her cousins from texas there with her.) The party was really fun, we ate and swam. The kids LOVED it. Mad loved the water too much. We bought her a life vest that we could use when we go to the river and for swimming, but it didn't work so well for her. I guess it's not really meant for swimming. She doesn't want to be held in the water, she wants to just swim all by herself. So it was exhausting trying to entertain her in the pool. But we did and had a great time. Then we dropped the kids off at home and went back to Jennie's to play more games.
Mad enjoying someones ice cream a chick-fil-A
Friday-- John, Cris, & Dan got up really early to go play golf, they played at this old run down course in Riverside that was super cheap. John said he would not go their again, but they did have a great time being together. After golfing we all went to Jennie's and hung out and played games for a little while. Then we headed to John's sister Anna's house. Her and her boyfriend Bobby just moved into a new little house. It is in Brea and so cute. We BBQ'd, took family photos. It was great. Bobby looks a lot like one of the Imagination Movers, Scott. As we were telling him how much we thought he looked like Scott he told us he has a coverall just like them. So he got all dressed up and was acting like Scott just for the kids. It was so funny!! What a great sport he was. Thank Bobby we had a blast!
Bobby playing Scott
Saturday-- We spent the night at my sister' condo in Chino which is around the corner from Jennie's house since I had to be up and on my way to the race super early. I picked up Dan and we headed down to Laguna Niguel for the race. (See more about the race above) After the race John and the kids went with everyone else back to Jennie's to play while I went to a friends house to take some family photos for them. Then I joined the rest of my family and we had a BBQ and watched fireworks at Jennie's. And of course played games. It seems to be our 4th of July tradition now, Race in the morning and BBQ and fireworks at Jennie's in the evening. Fireworks are legal in Chino so they always buy a bunch and the boys do a show for us. It's so fun and the kids love to play with the sparklers. I think this was the first year that Charles stayed out side the entire time.
Sunday-- Sunday was the day that Megan was to be blessed. So we all went to Jennie and Daniel's ward for church and then went back to their house for lunch and playing games. It was a nice relaxing day. We just ate and played games ALL day. My sister was out of town for the weekend so my Dad picked her up from the airport and then came by and picked up our kids and took them home to put them to bed for us. Awh! So nice! Then we stayed and played games until all hours of the night.
Monday-- On Monday I decided to try and get a doctor's appointment for my knee. So I made my appointment dropped Charles off at Jennie's so he could play and said good-bye to Cris, (Who was going home a day early then his family because they headed up to Oregon to see her family for a few weeks.) Then Mad and I head to orange county for my appointment. (I have switched our doctors yet, since we don't know exactly where we will be.) Mad and I went to the doctor's and I got my prognosis of having Iliotibial Band Syndrome, he gave me some instructions and exercises then we we headed to go pick up John. John and I had a few houses we wanted to go see so we met Ryan our agent in Corona and went to see some houses. Nothing too exciting. Then we went to Jennie's house and had dinner and then took the kids to the park to play. It was a nice mellow night. Then we said our good bye's to the Garthe Clan and went home. It was a FUN and exciting long week.
The Garthe's
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