Myles Browning Wheelwright

Here's the little guy at about 8 minutes of age.


8 lbs. .04 oz. 21 inches long. We'll get a family shot soon. Lori is doing great, a very proud mother.

Still #1

This is for Logan. Tonight was our ward pinewood derby. They let some of us older guys get involved to make things interesting. My nephew Logan let me borrow his car which was fresh off of a big win in Rexburg a month ago. The car has still got speed. It didn't matter what lane we put it in, we still won by a about a car length. I talked a lot of trash to those kids. It was a lot of fun. I almost got in a fight wth one of the Webelos, but victory was so worth it.

Logan's speedster winning another round.

Lots of car, just not any fast enough to beat Logan's. Thanks Logan!!!

Moab 2009!!

Lori and I just got back from Moab last night. It was our last final getaway before the big day. We chose Moab first and foremost due to the fact that Lori had never been in the area before. A secondary and very minor factor was that there was a race down there that I wanted to run. It was a good time. We left early Friday morning and got down there at around 4:00 after stopping for a couple hours in Salt Lake and stopping to let Lori use a bathroom every other exit. I'm told it's a pregnancy thing. The race was tough but a lot of fun. The terrain was unlike anything I'd ever run. The key was constantly looking for the pink markers without forgetting to watch where you're stepping. Anyway, we ended up taking in a bit of Canyonlands and Arches for a couple days. Weather ended up being great and there weren't too many people down there.

Still feeling fresh 3 seconds into the race, it didn't last long.

This is Wilson Arch. Lori and I raced up to it. She lost even though I gave her a head start. Of course she played the "8 months pregnant card" as an excuse. She's using that for everything now.

I just don't understand the signs. I'm sure if they knew our pets, they would be fine with having them on the trail.

That's my wife pulling a George Costanza pose under Delicate Arch. We were the only ones up at the arch yesterday morning, kind of a rare thing.

This is Mesa Arch in Canyonlands.

Enjoying the sunset on the Colorado River. Lori may argue this, but I thought it was very good Valentines Day venue.



Lori hates heights, and she endured a lot of them this trip.
More about Lori: I was talking to friend during the race about how great wives are for letting us be involved in our crazy sport of ultrarunning. My wife is absolutely amazing and I probably don't give her enough credit for always supporting me in what I do. There's nobody else I would want to think about spending my crazy life with.

New Addition to the Family.....Should We Keep Him

This week was lots of fun.  Lori had another ultrasound on Monday and we got some excellent images of Mason, Myles, Austin, Tyler, or Cole.

Look at how ripped and huge his arm is, and also how he is showing it off.

He's also got his Dad's big head, still cute though.

On different note, we're finally getting a fence.  We've been looking forward to getting one for awhile.  Hopefully we'll have it done in a few weeks.  We wanted one to get another dog.  We kind of got ahead of ourselves yesterday.  This is Jack.

I made the mistake of stopping by the animal shelter the other day, then spent the next two days talking him up to Lori.  He completely won her over yesterday when we went to look, and she basically refused to leave him there.  They let us take him temporarily for a month or so.  He's about the best-mannered dog I've ever seen.  He has completly thrown Tank's world out of whack, but things are getting better.   The only down-side is that he's pretty out-of-shape.  I was hoping for a good running partner but it'll be a couple months before this guy is good for more than a couple miles.  This weekend we're off to Moab, we'll post again after that.  Later......  

True Confessions of a Pregnant Lady

I have been told I need to put preg pictures on. So here it is 29 weeks and all of my glory. I thought you all would enjoy my true confessions of pregnancy. So here is the scene. I was running late at work and I had to go straight to mutual. What is the worst thing you can do for a pregnant lady? no dinner! So I stopped at McDonald's drive through at a gas station for a quick bite to eat. So there I was hunched down in my car, in the dark, listening to Glen Beck, scarfing my dollar menu burger, feeling as fat as I can be. This is the remenance of my true confessions. Now Jon likes to make to jokes. My favorite one is after he opens the refrigerator, "I am suprised there is still food in here!"

What We've Been Up To

I've discovered that we're just not good bloggers. This realization came to us when a few friends told us that we're terrible bloggers, and we're good at picking up on those kinds of hints. The huge question that's on everybody's mind, now that we know who the next president will be, is "What has Jon and Lori been up to for the past few months?" I think a picture would say a lot here, so here you go.......

Excited Yet??










That's right, a baby is on the way. Before you start looking for my long gangly legs or Lori's huge feet, I should say that this isn't actually a picture of our baby. I found this little guys picture on the internet but the resemblence is uncanny, except that I think you can already see that our little guy is going to have a monsterous unibrow. No surprises there. I'll put one of ours on when I get a chance. But anway, it's a going to be a boy. We're pretty gitty at this point. Lori's gaining respect for the whole pregnancy ordeal. She doesn't think April will come soon enough, our due date is April 1. As far as other stuff, we've been working a lot and playing a lot.

I finished my first 100 mile race, the Bear.  It was an amazing experience and I'm already looking forward to my next 100.  The race started in Providence and ended at Bear Lake.  I ended up having some crazy stomach issues and vomited about 10 times between miles 25-50.  I ended up finishing slower than I had planned, but I guess I'll be satisfied with just a finish.   Here's some pictures.....

Here's my dad and I at the start.  If I look a little upset in the picture, it's because I blame him for getting me into this whole running thing.

A sunrise, a sunset, and a lot of vomiting later.  Here's Brian and I coming into The Franklin Basin aid station.  I ended up tagging along with Brian and his pacers, Rich and Dave, for 25 miles.  They helped me out with a huge morale boost after having been so sick and depressed for hours.

Brad Lewis, my pacer from 75-100, and I finishing off the last 50 yards in Fish Haven.

I wouldn't be standing in this picture if it wasn't for being able to just hang onto Lori.

A small taste of the scenery along the course.  This is looking across Tony Grove Lake at mile 50.  The aid station is on the other side of the lake.

Nothing Special, Just an Update

I'm doing an update to further procrastinate some paperwork I should probably get done for work, oh well. We're doing well. I (Jon) started work at another clinic about 3 weeks ago. I miss some of the kids I was working with quite a bit, but I think the new place is a better fit for me overall. I'm in an orthopedic clinic, which is much more along the lines of what I'm interested in. I also spend a couple hours a week in home health and at an extended care center. The big downside is that Lori and I have to go 10 hours at a time without seeing each other. Needless to say, we both get a little emotional with each time we kiss each other good-bye every morning. There are some long, heart-wrenching embraces before we have to both go our separate ways. Lunches often involve tears. On the flip side, there is a precious reunion each evening when we both get home. It's all tender, I guess we'll just have to get used to it.
I think the huge news is that we finally got our couches. We were told we'd need to wait 2 weeks for them and got them a little over 9 weeks later. They aren't the most comfortable things in the world but they fit the living room pretty well.

Tank likes that they provide an excellent vantage point to make sure all is good in the neighborhood.

Lori completed the Sawtooth Relay a couple weeks ago for the second straight year. That's Suzie in the picture, she works over at the other clinic. She begged to be put on our blog. She said it would make her feel like a movie star. Here you go Suzie, you owe us big time. I think she already misses working with me.

This was at Squaw Peak, the toughest run I've done to date. You can't see the rain, but it was there.


Lots of mud and snow on top of the already rocky, steep course. I couldn't believe the snow coming down that morning. June isn't supposed to be like that. All that having been said, it was a very fun time. Almost 51 miles with over 14000 feet of ascent. I'm looking forward to going back next year.

Chilling at Vivian Park after a day of running. On a different note, does anybody else think it's high time for us to have a baby. We treat Tank far too well, he basically runs our house. Anyway, that's it for now......Later