Sunday, November 11, 2007

Girls on the Run!

Last spring I met someone who was bringing a program called Girls on the Run to Salt Lake, and I thought it sounded really worthwhile so I decided to volunteer as an assistant coach at Backman Elementary in Rose Park. We met with 11 girls, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, twice a week after school to have a little lesson on self esteem, honesty, staying drug free, eating healthy, or something along those lines, and tie it into running. For 10 weeks these girls are training to run a 5k. They get a running budding who also volunteers to run just the 5k with them and encourage them along the way. This last Saturday was the girls' 5k and it was so neat to see them run and accomplish their goal that they've been working so hard for! I loved getting to know these girls and it was a really cool experience to try and help them learn the importance of staying healthy inside and out. We're starting another session of Girls on the Run in March, so if any of you runners out there want to volunteer to be a running buddy and run the 5k with a girl, let me know! I'll need people around May :)












Happy Halloween!!

We got to attend a few super fun Halloween parties this year...of course, the Duckworth's bash up at their cabin, (which I have no pictures of!) as well as his mom's yearly party. She always does such a good job and makes it so much fun for everyone with her decorations, halloween dishes, (check out the menu below) and games for the kids. Matt and I dressed up as Office Space characters Bill Lumberg and Joanna, the waitress at Chotsky's! Amber came up from California as a burn victim, which everyone loved, and his sister Brooke and her husband were Nacho Libre and the nun! Great costumes, great food, great Halloween!





The witches brew :)
Amber...burn victim from southern California!


Brooke, Jed, Kaela, Jacob, and Janey