We finally remodeled our backyard. I wish I had the picture to show you what it looked like when we started. Finally a kid for the kids to play and get out of my hair : )

We ran the Ragnar Del Sol in Arizona with Kristy and Brett, our good friend Preston and our sister in law Carly. We had an awesome time despite going into the race being sick for the last 2 weeks.

We worked on our finger painting! Not quite Picasso, but entertaining none the less.

We took a trip to California and saw the beach for the first time. Despite it being freezing and hardly beach weather, the kids couldn't help trying out the ocean.

First Day of Preschool

Grace started Preschool and couldn't have been more excited. For the longest time she's told us she wanted to go to school every time she saw a school bus. This was her very first day, excited to say the least!

Freeman Farms Pumpkin Festival!

Fall, fall, fall. Our favorite time of year. Except for here in Arizona
that is. Why? Well we don't really have one. And while the rest of
our family and friends ring in the season with coats, sweaters and
crisp cool air at football games.....we are stuck sweating and waiting
for the temperatures to break like a bad fever. Every year we start
to get a "little" impatient with the summer heat and start
praying for the cool, beautiful winter weather that justifies our
living here. So what do we do in the meantime? While it's still too
hot to feel like fall? We get the heck out of Dodge, and we get out
as often as we can! This weekend we decided on a last minute trip
to Freeman Farms just outside of Prescott, AZ to take the kids
to the Pumpkin Festival. It was exactly what we needed; great
weather, good company, a lot of pumpkins, animals, tractors, hay
rides, face painting, kettle corn, a corn maze and a train ride
that included an old fashioned train robbery by the Old West Acting
group. Here are a few pics from the weekend, thanks for the
invite Harbecks, we had a great time! Now to figure out where
we will escape to this weekend.....hmmmm?

Yikes, It's been Awhile!

Wow, it's been forever since our last post. Sorry everyone
(all 2 of you who read this). We've been super busy and just haven't
been good bloggers. Everything has been going well in the Mortensen
fam. We just got back from a week in Colorado with Tyler's
family. We were there for his brother Justin's farewell. He's been
called to serve in the Oakland/San Fransisco Spanish Speaking
Mission and entered the MTC yesterday. It was a great break
from the AZ heat and as always great to spend time with family.
Other than that we've had some birthday parties, lots of pool
days, Tyler's softball on Tuesday nights, and training for the
Ragnar coming up this October in Las Vegas. Tyler signed up for
this one, surprise, and has been training with me. So we have a lot
coming up and will definitely try and do better with the blogging!
Until next time, here are some recent pics from our trip to
Alamosa and a few randoms!



Birthday party cupcakes!

I'd say that is Smurf blue? How bout you?

Just hangin out.
The new sleeping bag Grandma Debbie got Grace! She was so excited

to sleep in it.
Crew WOULD NOT stop playing on this thing. He absolutely loved it!

Ty and his "little" brother Justin when we were leaving and saying bye.

Grace outside of "The Malt Shoppe" in Pagosa Springs. This is the neatest

little town and this place has the best shakes. She doesn't like to pose....

at all!