Muddy Mamas

(The Muddy Mamas - Jessica, Heather, Jillesha, Susan, Erin)

6 miles of MUD and obstacles

5 muddy MAMAS

4 FAMILY members (1 honorary Johnsen)

3 bathroom breaks in the MOUNTAINS

2 SPRAINED ankles

1 race FULL of FUN

This is how I would describe the Dirty Dash in a nutshell.  It was a race that I ran with my sister, 2 sisters-in-law and my fabulous friend, who so kindly stepped in to help us out.  Think muddy hills, wading through mud pits and a swamp, climbing through tubes and over walls and haystacks, running through tires, ascending a rope contraption, crossing balance beams, swinging off ropes and tumbling down slides.  Much of the course was spent in laughter, at least when our mouths were not full of mud.  Here are some highlights:     

A big shout out to Erin for registering us for the race, inspiring us to train, sending out encouraging emails, purchasing the boas and hair extensions, driving us to the race and taking pictures that we will remember for the rest of our lives.  Without Erin none of us would have sloshed through mud, waded in water, peed in the mountains, sprained an ankle, climbed over a scary rope obstacle to face our fear of falling, face planted in manure water and received a t-shirt with a pig on the front.  It was a day to remember!  Thanks for the memories ladies and joining together as the Muddy Mamas.

Crystal Butterflies and Black Crocs

What do crystal butterflies and black crocs have in common?  Nothing, except for those are the names of the two soccer teams we watch play each week.  Lizzy has joined the ranks of other fancy foot kicking, ball chasing and goal scoring kids.  She scored her first goal yesterday.  Watching Lizzy play makes me smile because her team name fits her perfectly.  She flutters and dances around the ball like a butterfly and is not very aggressive.  Her favorite part of playing is the "outfit", of course!

Meet the kid from the Black Crocs.  He is aggressive, driven and outsmarts his prey.  This kid can't stand to lose and wants every opportunity to be in the game.  Quite different from our Crystal Butterfly.  This year Will is on a competition team and Brad is the coach.  The Black Crocs are so much fun to watch.  They play positions and have goalies and the games are more intense.  The "outfits" aren't bad either.  Go Black Crocs and Crystal Butteflies!  

Under the Sea

  Lizzy's favorite Disney princess is Ariel from The Little Mermaid.  I asked Lizzy why she liked Ariel the best and thought she would say something about her flowing red hair, the beautiful singing voice or her skills as a swimmer.  She can out swim a shark, you know?  Instead Lizzy said she just liked her name.  Over Labor Day weekend we headed south to St. George and had a girl's night out at Tuacahn Theater.  Erin and Lydia joined us, and I know Lizzy loves both of their names.  

      

I loved the production, especially Ursula, Eric and Ariel, of course.  Afterwards we got pictures taken with the performers.  It was such a fun night!