Virtual Race

I got up this morning to run my virtual race of 4 miles. It was still dark but the moon was almost full so it lit the path very well. I had a really good time doing it. It was my first real race (Idid the 6.7 mile walk at Crater Lake a couple of weeks ago). I ran the whole thing and finished in 54:08.76. Dick didn't run with me but he did wait in the car and time me. (Thus the real time) He also took a picture of me at the beginning (in the car headlights) and at the end. It really did make my day. I was happy and feeling good all day. :o)

I did it!

Yesterday I did the Crater Lake Rim Runs 6.7 Mile Walk. It was much harder than expected. You can't believe how hard it was not to break into a jog. (That would disqulify you) I had a good time and I think I might do a virtual 4 mile race on Aug 25. Jeannie McDaniel is the person in the picture with me. She is the one who really wanted to do the race and talked me into doing it with her. My time was 1 hour and 38 minutes. I think that's almost 15 minute miles.

It's a Girl

So I'm not sure if anyone checks this anymore, but we are having another girl! They have moved my due date around a bunch but now that we have finally had an ultrasound I think its right. So I am due January 11th, just 8 days before Sophie turns 2!

Sophie's Video

Well I've tried to get my mother in law to sign on to facebook for some time to watch a few movies of Sophie, but it still hasn't happened. So here is the most recent. We are in monsoon season in Alamogordo which is why our back porch is flooded. Oh, and we haven't bought a house yet. But hopefully we will by the end of the month!

We almost missed this little guy!

The moose and her calf had to follow the fence before they could hide in the woods from us.

I just thought everyone would enjoy this lovely picture of Donald :)

The Last Frontier

Hello North Family!

This is my first post to your awesome blog, get ready, because it's going to be a long one! Well, I'm in ALASKA. My dad started driving my jetta up with everything I could pack into it on June 14th. He picked up his brother from his flight in Seattle and they continued to make the long journey together. Meanwhile, I was spending time with my mom, grandparents, and puppies. And of course Donald and everyone at Depoe Bay :) The first part of the trip was fun, they did a lot of site-seeing, but the second half was just road and trees until Anchorage. They saw bison, goats, buffalo, moose, and every kind of bear! Including a grizzly enjoying the intestines of a dead bison, yuck. And they took the risk of stopping a taking a picture of a nearby grizzly and her cub, yikes! They arrived in Anchorage on June 19th and started searching for apartments for me. Let me tell ya, it was SCARY!! Everything is ridiculously expensive here and nobody seems to want to take care of their apartments, hmmmm. We were in a pickle. Not only that, but we had banked on a furnished place and couldn't seem to find any. Which was probably a good thing because I can only imagine how disgusting the furniture would be. We were about to put down a deposit for a shabby place close to the hospital, when we tried a phone call to one more place. It turned out that this was one of the places Sarah from DMS was looking into as well. I went and checked it out and it is AMAZING!! Beautiful leather furniture, a new kitchen, flat screen tv, cable, wireless internet, all utilities included, and a maid comes in every 2 weeks to clean! So, I'll be living with Sarah in this two bedroom castle and I'm very happy :) We meet with the lady today to finalize it! Since then, we've been exploring The Last Frontier, and it's been fun. Yesterday I saw a Moose and her Calf for the first time! It was really cool. Anchorage is WAY bigger than Klamath Falls and has tons to offer. The city itself is the size of the state of Delaware! Anyway, I move in to my new apartment on Thursday night and I start work at the gorgeous Providence Medical Center on July 6th. Wish me luck!

-Kayleigh the Alaskan

Red Rock Tour

My Dad and brother Jencen are on their bike ride from SLC to the Grand Canyon to Moab. They are 6 days, and 300 miles into their 1200 mile ride. I thought I could lend them a little more support with the other half of my family! You can follow them on their blog at www.bikingfamily.com
Thanks!