We moved to little Provo...

So we moved 2200 miles away from Provo, Utah to Arlington, Virginia and the first day we arrive our neighbor tells us that we landed in the area known as "little Provo" because of the high proportion of LDS from, specifically, Provo, Utah. There is a great little ward.

check out the Arlington flava' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1RMuoQnKo

The plethora of Starbucks does nothing to ease the sadness of moving so far from friends and family.

Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

I did it! ....and Dan did it faster, so he took this pic after I crossed the finish line. It was too early to be in pain, so I can't explain my expression (or the position of my arms)...what a hilarious photo. I finished at 2:19 with a 10.37 minute mile, which is the fastest I have ever run and 40 minutes faster than my best practice time! Yeah, that's super slow for all you real runners out there, but I was just happy to finish, and I love that they give you a medal just for finishing!

Emma arrives!

Brooke and Brendon have a little girl. Emma was born at 8:24 this morning at a whopping 8 lbs 1 oz and 20.5 inches. She has a thick swath of black hair just like Jamie and Brooke had when they were born. Isn't she darling?!

Machu Picchu

The view from the Guardhouse. Huayna Picchu is the big peak in the background. We climbed that bad boy in less than 30 minutes!

Machu Picchu

This is the view from the top of Huayna Picchu with Machu Picchu laid out behind us.

Rio de Janeiro

The Corcodova overlooking Rio from the top left. We were headed up to Tijuca National Park. It was beautiful, but unfortunately about 70 % of the plants are invasive (planted).

Tidepooling at Ventena

Nudibranch at Ventena (window in the rock), just north of Quintero, Chile.