Spencer Clan!: Canada Day 2012!

This year I decided to run in the 5K race in Raymond with Megan, David, Chase and Trayden. This was on Saturday, June 30th. We had to be there by 7:15am. It was so early. All my kids wanted to be there. So we all got up early and went to Raymond! I was a little nervous, because I haven't been running at all. Again, I've just been doing Zumba twice a week. My own personal goal was to run the whole 5K. I started out with Megan. She told me to keep going, as she stopped to walk. I just did a slow jog the whole time. I made it in just over 35mins. I was pretty happy with that time. Chase came first, overall and Trayden 2nd. They made it in 21 mins and 23 mins. Crazy! They both got metals too. David did it in 26mins and Megan did it in 45mins. I was so exhausted after, but it felt so good to do it!

Chase and Trayden holding up heavy Uncle David!!! ha ha ha!

Here we all are after we came home. I beat everyone to the farm and had already taken a shower! Me, Chase, Trayden, David and Megan. Cassie is hiding behind us with her bike.

We hung around at the farm, because all the guys were helping dad finish his hay shed. They got the tin up and screwed down really fast with all the helpers. Dad was pretty happy to have it done. It was a hot day, so we decided to go to Wally's Beach. We all went and just had fun splashing and playing in the water. It helped cool us all down!

Trust DJ to find the only piece of shade around....even if it is almost under my chair! He sat there and dug in the sand for awhile!

Here's the whole clan at Wally's Beach!

Brianna making a mud pile!

I told Cadence to smile for me and this is what I got! Funny girl!

Abbi busy burying her legs in the sand!

Grandpa and DJ were playing in the water and talking funny to each other. I loved this picture I got of them!! So cute!

That night, I got a babysitter for the kids and we went out to dinner with mom and dad and Megan. It was a fun day. It was the perfect way to end the day. We had fun laughing and visiting together.

On Monday we took off around 10am, to go watch the parade. My kids were super excited. They got to sit with their cousins and things always are a little crazy when they all get together! DJ and Cadence were happy to find out that the scary skeleton guy wasn't there this year with the Stirling Haunted House. That one always freaked out those two! DJ loved the old John Deere Tractors that were in it. It was a fun parade to watch.

My cute kids ready for the parade. I bought them all Canada Day shirts and Brianna lost hers from the time I gave it to her to when she went to get dressed. We looked everywhere. Oh well!

Brianna, DJ, Cadence and Abbi with Keaton!

All the kids running out to get some candy!

DJ waving to the guy on the tractor.

Afterwards we made our way out to my parents farm. The Paxman side gathered there for lunch. My Uncle Scott and Aunt Angelica were there from Utah. It was fun to see them and their kids. Oh I should mention that I saw my Uncle Lloyd two weeks earlier with my cousin, Joe. They took a bike trip and were here for over a week. We spent a Sunday afternoon with them at my parents house. It was sure fun to see them and visit with them. It has been too long since we seen them last!

Later that afternoon we went into Raymond to the pool. My cousin, Ron, rented it for an hour. It was so much fun. The kids had a blast. Abbi and Cadence are crazy on the slides and diving boards. They just kept going and going. DJ had fun playing in the shallow end. Him and Mary stuck together and played. Those two are so cute together. I had taken them for a little ride earlier that day, in hopes that they could have a little nap. Mary kept informing me that she wasn't tired. DJ was starting to fall asleep and Mary would look at him and yell, "Wake up DJ we are almost home." It was so cute. She yelled that a few times and then it was quiet. I looked back and they were both sound asleep!

We then went back to mom and dad's and had dinner. I had promised the girls that we would go back in for the street fair this year. By this time we are always so tired. But away we went! We let them go in each bouncy house and then we stood in line for the cotton candy. Grandpa Paxman was working the cotton candy machine and the kids thought it was funny that he was turning pink! We didn't stay long. The mosquito's were horrible. So we got the cotton candy and went home.