Ka-Chow!!

Yesterday as I was driving with my kids, I pulled off a tricky maneuver (and dangerous and stupid) and Katelyn loved it. She told me how much she liked my cool moves and she said that even our car knew it was cool. Then we gave each other high fives (another dangerous and stupid thing to do while driving). After a few minutes had passed, she said "Let's pretend our car is shiny." I laughed because I had just been thinking about what a junky beater our car is. She said she wanted to pretend it was shiny so we could pretend it was Lightning McQueen. What a compliment...(she thinks I am a racecar driver!), but sooooo far from the truth!

On The Road Again

On our way home from St. George, we decided to take a detour to see the famous

Hoover Dam. Afterall, it was only 40 miles out of the way, right?

Little did we know, the traffic gets so thick that the last 5 miles take an hour to drive!

All the marathoners in the car said they could have run faster, but going at that rate

we were able to notice a few novelties along the side of the road. For instance--

a sheep...and a play on the word "DAM". It was well worth the wait (sarcasm).

Finally, we arrive!

Once was enough for me!

St. George Marathon

Spectating is a grueling sport.

Finally, we see someone!!

Jon came next, but we didn't get his picture.

(Obviously, he runs too fast!)

Then came Mom, but she was too busy listening to her music to notice us.

Her loss. At least I got a pic!

Congrats to all the runners...

...and spectators, big and small.

Carbo Loading Part Two

*My brother, Jon, looking very satisfied after a good meal.

Today we drove to St. George. I sat the whole way there in the tiny back, back seat of the Explorer, surrounded by gigantic strollers and luggage. I hope nobody noticed me trying to get in and out during pit stops. I was like a contortionist...but less skillful and less graceful. It wasn't pretty!

We ate lunch/dinner at The Pizza Factory near Washington, UT. Or maybe it's really considered St. George...I don't know. The bottom line is: It was delish! The HUGE salad bar alone would have been enough, but then they brought us gourmet pizzas and seasoned bread sticks on real sticks. I never knew I could eat so much! The owner was awesome. He picked up our tab because he was friends with Adam's brother (who was also with us) way back when. He even gave all the kids fancy lolipops on the way out. It was seriously nice of him. I highly recommend The Pizza Factory in Washington (or St. George), Utah. And if you go, be sure to order the breadsticks. They're amazing!

Please enjoy these pictures of Katelyn, who was so impressed by the food and atmosphere, she was inspired to conduct imaginary music with one of the bread stick sticks. She looks pretty professional if you ask me...and my opinion counts--I hold a DEGREE in music.

Okay, honestly, I'm just biased. My lowest grade EVER was in conducting. May I present...

Katelyn Tilson Thomas:

...and Zach!

Carbo Loading

*Me and my sis. Our babies are 3 days apart.

Today marks the beginning of the marathon weekend. Adam's running it, and I will be watching it with two young kids...which is almost as difficult as running, sooooo...we are both carbo loading to prepare our bodies.

For dinner tonight we made one of our favorite high-carb meals:

Spaghetti Quesadillas

They were invented in high school by my older sister. It's probably one of the top most valuable things she taught me. She also shared her trendy clothes with me even though I was annoying. Now that's love! Thanks, Jana!

Here is the recipe:

Tortilla
Cheese
Spaghetti

Sprinkle the cheese on the tortilla and melt it a bit. As with all recipes, the more cheese you use the better it tastes. Put some spaghetti on one half of the tortilla and fold the other half over the spaghetti (like a taco). Cook on each side a bit so the spaghetti is warm and the tortilla is a little crispy.

This recipe is great for left-over spaghetti.

I'm not kidding. It's kinda good.