One week and counting...

Okay, so for those of you out of the loop-I've gone and done one of those crazy-spur-of-the-moment things, that hits us once in a while (or for those "sane" people probably never at all). I took it upon myself to go and sign up for a 1/2 marathon that in one week's time will take place here in Boise. I've been training for this for the last 12 weeks-and unfortunately I really feel like I could be WAY more prepared-but, can you ever really be prepared to go and run 13.1 miles? So, those of you reading this that may have some spare prayer time in your day-I could definately use a little! My biggest hurdle will be whether or not my knee will be up for the run-but I've determined it will be fun whether I'm running or limping along! Oh, and I also talked my older brother Scott into running this with me, and he graciously is doing it-probably to repay me for all of the grief, and early childhood jokes played at my expense.....Stay tuned for Race Day!

September Baby #3

Three baby girls in 3 weeks all in the month of September!!! Congrats Ed and Missy on your beautiful bundle of joy-and welcome to this world Libby Marie Veeck! 8lbs 4oz 21 1/2in. She is beautiful!!

Take a moment...

Yesturday was one of those days when you get reminded of what is truly important in life. A kind of soul-searching type of moment. Husband and I were fortunate enough to attend the funeral of a lady in our church-whom neither of us knew real well, but we know her son and daughter quite well. It was one of those things where you're there for moral support-figuring that you'll be in and out and all happy inside for being a good friend. Well, God had other plans for us in showing up to the service. It was such an amazing time of celebration over a mother's life that was well lived and loved. I found myself taking mental notes at some of the stories her son told about her-in how she made a difference in his life. So, I challenge you to take some time today to tell someone close to you that you love them-and why they mean so much to you. I can't imagine my life without my husband or 2 boys-or for how long I will have the chance to tell them and show them my love. So, here is my tribute to Nancy Graham, who lived a life modeled of Christ and was an amazing mom to her kids that I hope to do half as well as she did.

Coastal Living-for 4 days...

The Kinneyclan has officially left the beautiful Newport coast and is now headed back to a much drier Idaho climate. Husband and I packed up the boys for another road trip over to see Husband's mom and to meet with Carlos and Robin Rodi from Extreme Nazarene about our upcoming Argentina trip in January. Here are some pics from our stay...
One of our most important visits was to Chowder Bowl-which is one of Newport's best kept secrets for amazing clam chowder and fish and chips...
Here is Judy, Husband and Peanut on one of our many beach ventures...
Our cutie pie Big boy-He LOVED the beach!
Husband and Peanut learning about waves...
This is the boys at the marine science center-where there is alot of "hands on" exhibits where they can actually touch fish and marine life.
This is Husband and I cruising one of the docks at dusk-it was beautiful weather!

Welcome Baby Sophia!

Sophia Isabel Marchant
9lbs 7oz 23in-Beautiful Baby Girl!
Proud Parents: Dan & Candee
Baby Sophia
Candee, Her Mom, & Sophia
Korri & Cutie Pie
I Had A Hard Time Giving Her Back!
Congrats Dan & Candee!! You did good!

Park City Adventure

Posing at the chairlift that runs right into downtown!
One of the many moose sculptures in the city.
An athlete training at the ski pool at the Olympic Park
Daddy and Big boy
The Famous Olympic Park
The Kinney Clan just returned from a 5 day road trip to Park City, Utah. After receiving an amazing deal from the Marriott, we decided to pack up the boys and head out! It was absolutely beautiful! The fall colors were just starting to come out in the surrounding aspen trees and bushes. And we got to go and see the Olympic Park and watch athletes in training-pretty cool...Oh, and we definately hit the outlet mall-also a must if you are needing a little bargain shopping! Peanut threw us a bit of a surprise by getting sick the first night there-103+ temp-and miserable! But we pushed through and it worked out as good as it could! Husband and I have decided that it is just a different way of vacationing when kids are involved! Prepare for the unexpected for sure :)

Welcome Baby Makena!

We are officially an aunt and uncle! Yeah!! Baby Big Mak was born last night, close to midnight. She weighed in at 7lbs 4oz. Corine and Mak are both doing great, and recovering wonderfully. She is absolutely adorable! She has alot of Corine's same baby features, so we're leaning on her looking more like Corine right now than Scott-but as we all know they change SO MUCH in the months to come. But one thing is for sure, she is absolutely beautiful! Way to go Scott and Corine! And congrats on the new little bundle of joy.

Idaho Fires

We recently made our way up the mountain headed to McCall-when we ran right into the Banks fire that was so close to the road that both Husband and I new we had never seen a wildfire that upclose before. As we started to get past the portion of the road that had been stopped for quite some time, off to our left we watched as this HUGE firefighter helicopter touched down in the Payette River! It felt like we were in a movie or something-with how close we were to it. My camera was getting sprayed by the mist caused by the blades whipping around-and crowds of people stood on the banks 50 ft away from the helicopter-amazed at the phenomenon. The other picture shows a glimpse of how red the sky was as we drove through Cascade on our way to McCall. Unfortunately, fires are still blazing all over the state-many right around the Banks/Council area.