My brother Craig and my running coach

This is my cute brother Craig with his wife Amy and their daughter Elizabeth taken a few weeks ago when we went to the Giants vs. A's game-very fun and the garlic fries are to die for!

Anywhoo, I am taking a long distance running class with a friend to help get us prepared for the Ragnar Relay in a few weeks in Washington State. Why, you might ask am I doing it ? I ask myself that everytime I go to class-it is a killer and I am the oldest and slowest one in the class! My teacher is THE head coach of MJC-Demetrius Snaer and the lucky man gets to watch me huff and puff up and down the stairs and around the track. A girl in the class described him as a "cute Wesley Snipes" all I know is that he is very cool and laid back and is a great teacher.
This past week we got it out of him that he grew up in Manteca and went to East Union High School. I mentioned that my husband graduated from East Union. He asked what year and I said, "Oh, I am going to date myself, it was a long time ago." He then said, "no, tell me, what year?" I looked around and said, rather sheepishly, "1987" and this kid next to me gasped and said, "1987, I was BORN in 1987!!!" We all laughed and I said, "stop it, stop it right now!"

Then I remembered that my brother Craig graduated from East Union (I was on my mission and we had just moved there from Sunnyside, so I forget that they went to school in Manteca). I said, "I had a brother who graduated from EU, but you probably don't know him, his name is Bingham, Craig Bingham"
My teacher lit up and said, "I KNOW CRAIG BINGHAM, I GRADUATED WITH CRAIG BINGHAM!" He then went on about how great my brother was and what a great athlete he was in track and football etc. Everyone mentioned what a small world it was and he then turned and looked at me and said, "so, you are Craig Bingham's sister huh?" I said proudly, "yes, yes I AM!" Do you think I can play the nepotism card and get out of doing the 125 sit ups?

Kaitlyn's 8th grade Graduation picture!!!!!

Here it is-Kaitlyn's 8th grade graduation picture! Doesn't she look beautiful!!!!??? Other kids at school told her that she should have worn the dress WITHOUT the shirt under it-can you believe it???!!!!???!!! I mean she is only 14 for pete's sake!

You might be wondering, what is 8th grade graduation? I am still trying to figure out why we should be celebrating 8th grade when that is the very, very least we expect her to graduate from! So, we didn't get the limo, or pay to get her nails done but she did get a new dress and a new camera-just to celebrate her and how wonderful she is! She's on her way!

Jonas Brothers and Camp Rock

So, how many of you held a Camp Rock party at your house this past Friday night? We did-we had about a dozen girls over and they were all singing and wringing their hands over what would happen to Mitchie? Would she and Shane get together or would the lies she told over the summer to fit in keep them apart? Heavy stuff!

This is when the kids met the Jonas brothers at Disneyland last spring break. This is about a month before they hit it big. Kaitlyn was already in love with them and noticed them first. They were so nice to the kids and signed autographs and asked the kids if they wanted to get their pictures taken with them etc. We saw them again when Disneyland was closing and they waved at the girls-they were totally twitterpatted!

Cute Chasie

Isn't this the cutest picture of Chasie?!?! We got this clown nose from story time at the library. That was Chasie and I's weekly date-story time and then McDonald's. I won't have anyone home to do that with this next year! Having your baby start school stinks!!!!! Right now he is counting out "5,6,7,8" and Maren starts singing some song from High School Musical. Then he is critiquing her. He just called for "action!" I better make sure they have eaten breakfast and get them ready for swim team.

Hollie's win in the 50 freestyle

Our spring family picture