Kent & Amy Frost: Ragnar Del Sol!!!

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We are so happy that you have taken the time to visit our blog in hopes of finding a loving home for your little baby. We realize that this is a very difficult decision that will forever affect your life as well as the life of many others. We admire your strength and courage in taking the steps to providing a promising future to the sweet spirit you are bringing to earth. We hope that by reading our blog, you will be able to get to know us, and you will feel comforted in knowing that your decision will be providing this little angel a life full of happiness, encouragement, strength, faith, and most of all…LOVE!

We have been happily married since June 2007. Ever since that day, we have been eager to start a family of our own. Just before our 1 year anniversary, we found out that we were going to have a baby! We were SO excited and felt like we were definitely ready to be parents. Unfortunately, the excitement didn’t last long. I miscarried 9 weeks into the pregnancy. It was a very difficult time, but we had faith and hope that we would soon be blessed with another opportunity to start the family we had always dreamed of. Unfortunately, nearly 7 yrs later, we are still hoping for a child of our own. It has been very challenging for us emotionally but we know that we couldn’t have endured this long without the strength and love of our Savior Jesus Christ. We have felt his love and have received so many blessings. These years have given us the time to realize who we really are. We have been able to strengthen our marriage, strengthen our testimonies of Jesus Christ, and have been able to truly prepare ourselves the best we can to be great parents. We have realized that we may never physically be able to bear children of our own, and that is ok! We are so excited for the blessings of adoption and so look forward to the chance to become a mom and dad. We also look forward to meeting you and for developing a lasting friendship. If you would like to contact us, please leave a comment on any of our posts, find us on facebook- Kent and Amy's Adoption Page, or email us at a.frost4@gmail.com. Thank you again for considering us, and we hope to hear from you soon!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Ragnar Del Sol!!!

Last weekend I ran my 3rd Ragnar race. If you are unfamiliar with Ragnar, it is a 12 person relay race that is about 200 miles long. The one I ran this weekend was Ragnar Del Sol. It started in Wickenburg, AZ and ended in Mesa, AZ which ended up being 203 miles total. All 12 runners will run, and then you start back over and run again. Everyone runs 3 times each and every time you run is a different mileage. Nobody runs the same amount of miles. From start to finish it took us about 37 hours. So needless to say, we ran alot and didn't get much sleep. It is exhausting but a lot of fun!

So the team is split up into 2 different vans of 6 people each. The first 6 will run and then the next 6 will run while the first 6 eat and rest. I was in van 2 with a friend of mine from high school and 4 other girls that she knew. Van 1 started running about 5am. My van started running around 11am. This is us on our way to our van's start line where we will meet up with Van 1.

So I was runner #9. My first run was 13.5 miles! I started running at 2pm, the hottest part of the day, not to mention it was a gradual incline the WHOLE way. By mile 9 my calves were cramping up because of all the uphill running. It was the hardest 13 miles I have ever run, but I got through it! Here I am at the end handing off the "baton" to Jamie. At least I kind of had a smile on my face!

This picture was taken the next morning, but they gave a special medal to all the runners that had to run the 13.5 miler. The medal said "The Longest Run Ever" on it. Ragnar has never had a leg this long in any of their races. Let's hope they never do that again =)

This was dinner at Zupas a few hours after my 13.5 miler. It was delicious!

The next leg I ran, started at about 3am. Here I am marking off my 2nd leg. Only 1 more to go!

After all 6 of us in my van were finished with our 2nd run, we decided to freshen up a bit. It felt SO nice to brush our teeth. This is Blair and me. We were out in North Scottsdale at this point.

This is our whole team (except for the one girl that was out continuing our run)

We had been making fun of the "hands on the hips" pictures, so we decided to all do one together. This is definitely Not a natural pose for me!

This was at our last major exchange. There was a high school gym they let us hang out in while we waited for our other van to get there.

This is the Grand Finally! Runner 12, Brittany, is finishing up the race strong! We all joined her to run across the finish line!

It is finished. It was long and tiring but I'm sure I will definitely do another one! Kent said he will run the next one with me. We both ran a Ragnar race in California last April. I loved running with these girls but it is definitely much more fun with Kent there!

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About Kent

I am Joshua Kent Frost, born in Tucson, AZ. My parents have always called me by my middle name, Kent, so that is the name I go by. I am the second oldest of six children. My family moved to Gilbert when I was two years old. Growing up, I enjoyed playing legos, building tree houses, and playing in a city soccer league. In High School I played volleyball for the Gilbert Tigers. After High School I got a job framing houses to save up money for my mission for our church. A year later I was called to serve in the Peru, Trujillo mission. After I returned home, I worked for Element Homes as the Assistant Superintendent while attending Mesa Community College starting a degree in Construction Management. I completed my Construction Management degree at ASU in May 2013. In March of 2007, I started working for Sundt Construction and I am still working for them as a project engineer.

About Amy

My name is Amy Renee Ellerman and I was born in San Jose, CA. I am the fifth of six children. When I was 7 yrs old my family moved to Snowflake, AZ. Growing up I spent most of my time playing sports and singing in the Honor and Madrigal choirs. In high school I played on the varsity volleyball, basketball, and soccer teams, and I also ran track. I really enjoy softball so I always played in summer leagues. After my junior year, my family moved to Thatcher, AZ where I graduated in 2005. On the day of graduation I was offered a scholarship to run cross country and track at Scottsdale Community College so I jumped at the opportunity. While there I graduated with my Associate of Arts Degree in May of 2007. I later continued my education doing a program to become a Certified Personal Trainer. I am currently managing a dental office and doing fitness boot camps on the side. Health and fitness are a huge part of my life and I Love what I do!