A day with Jamo

My little brother is leaving so soon! He'll only be here for about 4 more weeks. So when he invited me and Ethan to Thanksgiving point I said YES! (even though I was tired and not feeling very good) Jamason (aka Jamo) is working at Thanksgiving point this summer which means that we get into most of the events for free! We went to the farm land and then to the dino museum. The kids loved to see the animals and pet the cows and horses. Best of all they got to ride the horses. Ethan told me that he could do it all by himself and he did. He didn't need me to walk along with him and would often say "Yee Haw!" Oh how my little boy is growing up.

The Zoo

Last week Jared took part of the day off and we went to Hogle Zoo with his sisters and their kids. It was a lot of fun and so exciting to watch Ethan get so excited about the animals. He seemed to really enjoy the zoo this year. Unfortunately I was not very prepared because I forgot to charge my camera battery so I only took a few pictures.

Ethan really loved the monkeys

Here the boys are looking at the elephants and watching them eat.

Here they are watching the baby elephant eat strawberries

Margy, Lucy, & Macie

My last photo of the day. We actually got to see the gorillas moving around and even pounding on their chests. After this we went to a little show that talked about animal homes and the kids got to pet a possum and a snake. Then it was on to the train ride and some fun on the playground. It was a fun family day :)

Water Park

Highland has a hidden water park that we love to play at. Jared's sisters and I took the kids to play and boy did they love it. I thought for sure that Ethan would need to have me by his side playing in the water but I was wrong. As soon as we got there he took off and only came to see me when he wanted a snack. It was fun to just sit and relax and watch Ethan enjoy playing in the water with his cousins.

This picture was take at the very end of our day of fun. It was perfect weather for the moms to sit and visit but a little cold for the kids.

The boys loved to play in the water with their trucks. I'm sure we'll be back to this park many times before the summer is over.

More Marathon Pictures

Here are the pictures that Jared's dad took while Jared was running his marathon.

This one was taken at the half way mark

Running through the finish line

Happy to be done with his 26.2 miles

No more Binks

We've been talking about it for a long time but it finally happened...we took Ethan's binkies away. It was very sad and hard for Ethan but when he "gave" the binkies to the Binkie Fairy he got this in return...

FISH!!! Two tetras and one crab. He loves them all but likes the crab the best.

Dinos!

Ogden has a dinosaur museum so after the race and some well needed rest time we headed over for some fun with Dinos. 

 

The first thing we saw were these mechanical dinos that moved and made noise. Ethan LOVED them. He kept calling to the dinos and telling them to "come here". I thought for sure he'd be afraid of them but he wasn't, he wanted to pet them.

Then we walked through the rest of the museum and then outside to where the kids could run around.

They loved playing in the sand and finding the bones.

Jared even got down and dirty with the kids. Afterwards we said good bye to Jared's family who were driving back to Utah county. It was a nice end to a very busy day.

He did it!

On May 15th Jared ran in his first full marathon! We spent the weekend in Ogden and my awesome sister and her hubby came along for the weekend too. Friday we spent getting checked into our hotel, finding out all of the last minute details about the race, eating out and then trying to get to bed early. Jared and I both got very little sleep. He was very anxious about his race and I was just as anxious if not more. He woke up around 3am to get ready and had to be on a bus by 5am. The bus then took the runners to the starting point where Jared had to hang out for about an hour until the race actually started. Jared's good buddy Chad ran in the marathon as well so he was there bright and early too.

I met up with my Jen & Beau around 7am and we headed to the half way point. This would be our first chance to see Jared. We got there early enough to see the very first runner pass by. It was so exciting watching all of the runners pass by and as more and more came we got more and more excited to see Jared. Sadly I did not get a picture of Jared running. He sort of just popped out behind a crowd of runners and I was too busy cheering him on to remember to get a picture. BUT Jared's parents were there with us and his dad got a couple of pictures for me. As soon as I get those I'll post them.

Here we are waiting for Jared to run by at the half way point.

We got Ethan a bike horn for him to honk while the runners were passing by. He loved it!

After seeing Jared at the half way point we headed down to the finish line. I really wanted to see him at least one more time before the end of the race but we were afraid that if we did that we wouldn't see him at the finish line. So we decided to just go straight to the finish line.

At the finish line there was a HUGE crowd of people. I was really worried that we wouldn't be able to see Jared but as time went on and more runners finished we found a good spot to stand and wait. Jared had some trouble along the way and didn't finish in the time he had hoped, so as time went on I started to get more and more worried about him. I was also trying to entertain a very tired 2 year old and standing in the hot sun I too was getting very tired. But then I saw him, running down that crowded street of runners and spectators. I was so proud of him and even got a little teary!  We were standing about half way down the block and Jared's parents & sister were at the finish line. So as soon as Jared passed us. I hurried and called his sister letting them know he was on his way. It was so exciting and all I wanted to do was find him and give him a big huge. After fighting the crowds at the finish line we finally found Jared.

Jenny had these awesome clappers that were a crowd favorite. Ethan loved playing with them too.

This weird bird was walking around entertaining the kids. Ethan really wanted to say hi to him.

Here a few pictures of Jared finishing the race. Some of them are out of focus due to the fact that we are jumping and cheering him on. (Jared's dad has a great picture of him at the finish line...I'll post that one soon)

His official race time was 4 hrs. 50 min which I think is great! Here are a few pictures of us just after he had finished the race.

{Jared's family}

{Jared, Jen & Beau}

{Proud wife and son}

Once Jared felt up to moving again we headed over to Gandolfo's for some lunch. Luckily this store was at the finish line and as we were waiting for our food Jared noticed Chad's family waiting. So we ran out and were able to catch Chad finishing his marathon.

Now that it's over and Jared has had a few weeks off he's decided that he'd like to run a few more marathons. He'll be running in the Bryce Canyon half marathon in July and maybe more this year. But he'd like to try again at another full marathon next year. We'll keep you posted!

I also wanted to say THANK YOU to Jared's family and my family for coming to Ogden with us. I know that it meant a lot to Jared and it meant a lot to me too! It was great to have others there with me to help cheer him on this amazing journey.

And if you'd like to see some more pictures of Jared durning the race click HERE!

I hope they call me on a mission!

Can you believe that my youngest brother Jamason is old enough to serve a mission?!? I can't! He will be serving in the Billings Montana Mission and enters the MTC on July 28th. I am so proud of him and the many great choices he has made in his life. Jared and I both said that this is the perfect mission for Jamason. We are excited to see him grow, learn and come closer to our Father in Heaven!

It's official...

No boy parts were found. Baby Vidoni #2 is going to be a GIRL!!! The only photos I got from our ultrasound were of her arms and legs. But in the beginning of this video you can see her profile and she has her arms are up by her mouth. Isn't she adorable? I sure think so! Can't wait to meet this little princess!

A new blog

I've started a new blog! This blog is all about my digital scrapbooking. I'll be posting my layouts here as well as new product from the great ladies that I create for. So if I've ever taken your picture you'll want to watch this blog cuz I just might make it into a layout!

Ethan Singing

Ethan loves music and loves to sing. One night I got him to perform for me so that I could video tape it. Moments like these melt my heart. Oh how I love this little man and I love being a mom.


(he's singing the nursery rhyme 1, 2 buckle my shoe)


(this one is Twinkle twinkle little star)

(Row, row, row your boat part 1)

(Row, row, row your boat part 2)

(counting from 1 to 10, but he skips a few numbers)

Ray & Amy's Wedding

Saturday was a very special day for everyone. Ray (Jared’s brother) and Amy got married and it was BEAUTIUFL!!! In the morning we helped them get everything set up and then had an Easter egg hunt for the kids. It was pretty cold but the kids didn’t seem to care too much.

Ethan got plenty of candy and Amy even had a present for each kid too. She's amazing! Even on her wedding day she's thinking about her nieces and nephews.

After the egg hunt we went home for a few hours then got ready for the wedding.

Cute Amy and Ray kissing for their photos. I snuck in and grabbed this shot while their photographer was shooting too.

Ethan looks so big in these photos.

Ray & Amy with all of their nieces and nephews

Jared & his mom

Jared & his brother Jimmy

The Vidoni boys

I didn’t get a very good picture of the ceremony but it was beautiful and very tender. Congratulations Ray & Amy!