Kyle and Christy's Place: Family 5k

Monday, June 4, 2012

Family 5k

We had the chance to participate in our old stakes Family Fitness Day back in April. Kyle and I both ran a 5k. It was my first post baby and I feel like I did really well without having trained at all for it (really I ran sporadically in the weeks up to this so you couldn't even begin to call it training).

The kids were super thrilled to be up early on a Saturday morning (6am) to go to Bountiful Baskets and then on to the race. Can't you tell...

We borrowed a stroller from our friends so we could have all three kids ride with us while we ran.

I finished first so I got to come back and watch Kyle and the two older kids race to the finish.

It was a little chilly for Houston so Liz stayed in her seat bundled up where she could stay warm.

After the run, the kids wanted to stand in line to get their faces painted. We couldn't really say no to them since they were so patient with us while we were running. Plus the face painter was Gabbie's Sunbeam teacher from our old ward.

Here's our beautiful girl waiting so patiently for her turn.

Her choice...A rainbow butterfly.

The big reveal. She was super excited.

Noah wasn't feeling very well so he didn't get too excited until the very final reveal...

A blue tiger

The two cutest kids. This was the most intense face painting I had ever seen. They turned out fabulously. Too bad Gabs started crying when we got in the car and hers was destroyed within a matter of minutes. Seriously! She destroys things like none other. Hopefully she will grow out of it soon because it makes me crazy!

Thank you to all those who put in so much work to make this a great time for all. We can't wait for next year.

Meet the Christensen Family!

Kyle and Christy met in August of 2005, officially started dating on the 5th of July 2006, and got engaged to be married on November 16, 2006.

They were married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple in American Fork, Utah on the 17th of February, 2007. In June of 2009 we moved to Houston, Texas.

Gabriella was born on December 4. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce when she was born and was 20.5 inches long at that time. Since then, she has grown a whole lot and consistently measures in the 100th percentile among children of her age in categories of both weight and height. She loves anything to do with Mickey Mouse. She also loves reading anything she can get her hands on and pretending to be a princess.

Noah was born on July 10. He weighed 8 pounds .08 ounces when he was born and was also 20.5 inches tall. He has a very patient personality and really loves his big sister despite her struggles with no longer being the only child. He also is the teaser of the family.

Lizzie was born on December 17. She weighed in at 5 pounds 12 ounces and was 18 inches long. When she was first born we thought she was going to be our quiet child. Boy were we wrong. She is demanding and will scream at you to let you know she needs some attention. At this point, she is a complete Momma's girl.

In August 2007, Christy started her 2nd year as a 2nd Grade Teacher. She Graduated on April 27, 2007 from BYU with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. At the end of the 2007-2008 school year Christy retired from teaching and became a stay at home mom.

In April of 2009 Kyle graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in English Education with a Psychology minor. While in his studies at BYU he has had an emphasis in Critical Rhetorical Theory specifically dealing with issues of Class, Gender, and Race in the Literary, Political and Pedagogical realms. Kyle no longer teaches. He has moved on to the Human Resources field. The company he works for now has great benefits and advancement opportunities. We can't wait to see what the future will bring with this new position.

Taylor has graduated high school and no longer lives with us. She will forever have a place in our home though and will always be a part of our family. Good luck to her as she heads off to BYU-I to study Recreational Therapy.