He looked very handsome on the first day. I love this picture of him...he's growing up too fast. I know I always say that, but it's always true.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Preschool
Seth started his second year of preschool. He is going to the Sports Academy this year, and he loves it. He gets to take tumbling, swimming, and tennis along with regular preschool stuff so it's pretty fun. We are carpooling with friends, so it's working out great. It is so weird to have just Ian and I on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Last year Seth only went to preschool 3 hours total per week, so this is a big change. It actually works out pretty nice because in the afternoons when Ian is napping I have some time to spend just with Seth.
He looked very handsome on the first day. I love this picture of him...he's growing up too fast. I know I always say that, but it's always true.
He looked very handsome on the first day. I love this picture of him...he's growing up too fast. I know I always say that, but it's always true.
Half Marathon etc.
I guess every so often I can post something that I've been up to instead of just the kids. I once again signed up for the Top of Utah half marathon. I printed out several different training plans and then proceeded to not follow any of them. I really struggled to be motivated to train! I did run quite a bit the end of May/June when I last minute filled in on my friend Desi's Ragnar team. We had a great time. I can now say I've done Ragnar, and I might want to do it again! I did spend the coldest night of my life sleeping outside. I have slept outside in lots of different weather but this topped it all. First of all, I did not take a pillow or my air mattress..genius I know. That weekend was unseasonably cold for June (which was great for running), but I spent the most miserable 3 hours freezing my butt off on the cold, hard ground in 30 degree temps. Misery! I've never been so glad to jump out of bed at 4 am, shake the frost off my sleeping bag, and get in the warm car! We had a lot of laughs though. Our team was the Ragnafarians. On the back of our van it said, "Don't worry about a thing, except the squirts." That generated a lot of laughs. You don't know how true that is unless you run. It can get sketchy.
Anyway, I buckled down the month before the half and at least got my long run in consistently on the weekends. I have been running faster this year despite my slacking, and I clocked my fastest time yet-- 1 hour and 46 minutes. I was pleased with that. I would have been more pleased if I hadn't tanked and dropped more than a minute per mile after about mile 9 but oh well. That's where the additional training would have come in handy. An added bonus was that it was the hottest weekend of the year...a real migraine recipe! I hate to admit it, but I even walked for a minute. I seriously blew myself up about mile 11. By mile 12 you are reaching the finish and there are lots of spectators, so before I was in that gauntlet I made myself suck it up and pick up the pace...only pride kept me running across the finish line.
My cute cheering section. They were so proud of me and thought I did great!
Jer and I headed down the Friday night of Labor Day weekend to Salt Lake. The kids had fun partying with their grandparents and cousins up in Preston. We went to P.F. Cheng's...love those lettuce wraps and stayed at Little America and slept in. We headed back to Logan Saturday afternoon and hiked/ran up to Naomi Peak. It was great. I haven't been up there since before Jer and I were married. It was a very refreshing 24 hour date.
Ignore the shorty shorts. I've finally embraced the fact that while not the most flattering actual running shorts are by far the best kind of shorts to run in. One morning this summer Luke looked at me and said "well those are kind of short aren't they?" You had to hear his tone. It was funny. Yes Luke they are...please don't be too embarrassed of your old mom.
I am signed up to run one more race this year. It is another half marathon in Park City with my mother and sister-in-law. My training commitment hasn't improved. At least it will be October and cool! Things are quite hectic around here right now. We've got soccer and flag football going on. I am definitely busy being a wife and mom and trying to keep my house from being a total pigsty (that's about as good as it gets right now). I'm also getting pretty busy with my online teaching gig, and I just started another master's class. I was about to throw in the towel on that whole program, but I'm so close I really do need to suffer through these last few classes and get it done. This semester is Organic Evolution, and it's a chore...bleh!
Anyway, I buckled down the month before the half and at least got my long run in consistently on the weekends. I have been running faster this year despite my slacking, and I clocked my fastest time yet-- 1 hour and 46 minutes. I was pleased with that. I would have been more pleased if I hadn't tanked and dropped more than a minute per mile after about mile 9 but oh well. That's where the additional training would have come in handy. An added bonus was that it was the hottest weekend of the year...a real migraine recipe! I hate to admit it, but I even walked for a minute. I seriously blew myself up about mile 11. By mile 12 you are reaching the finish and there are lots of spectators, so before I was in that gauntlet I made myself suck it up and pick up the pace...only pride kept me running across the finish line.
Jer and I headed down the Friday night of Labor Day weekend to Salt Lake. The kids had fun partying with their grandparents and cousins up in Preston. We went to P.F. Cheng's...love those lettuce wraps and stayed at Little America and slept in. We headed back to Logan Saturday afternoon and hiked/ran up to Naomi Peak. It was great. I haven't been up there since before Jer and I were married. It was a very refreshing 24 hour date.
I am signed up to run one more race this year. It is another half marathon in Park City with my mother and sister-in-law. My training commitment hasn't improved. At least it will be October and cool! Things are quite hectic around here right now. We've got soccer and flag football going on. I am definitely busy being a wife and mom and trying to keep my house from being a total pigsty (that's about as good as it gets right now). I'm also getting pretty busy with my online teaching gig, and I just started another master's class. I was about to throw in the towel on that whole program, but I'm so close I really do need to suffer through these last few classes and get it done. This semester is Organic Evolution, and it's a chore...bleh!
Monday, August 29, 2011
2nd Grade!
Luke started 2nd grade last week. It's hard to believe he's old enough. I'll admit I felt a little teary as the bus drove off. I was excited for him, but I do hate to have him gone for so long everyday. He was pretty nervous to start, but he has a great teacher and lots of friends in his class. He seemed excited for the first time after we went to Back to School night.
He had a fun time choosing school clothes this year and was very picky about it. He changed his first day outfit several times.
We have tons of kids that catch the bus at our stop.
There's my cute kid. He told me he was just a little nervous because he didn't know his teacher or who would be in his class. He's a worry wart like me!
And he was off. He came home with a big grin on his face and said he had a great first day. He also told me, "I'm growing up right before your eyes." Isn't that the truth!
Cute Cousins
My boys are lucky to have such cute cousins. They each have one that's almost exactly their same age. They get along great and have so much fun together. Luke has been dying to have the girls over for a sleepover, so they came and we had a fun night. They jumped on the tramp and played outside, rode bikes, frosted cookies, and stayed up late watching movies. The girls were so cute and helpful, and it was fun to have girls around!
We also spent a Saturday up at Cindy' house for Kelli's wedding, luncheon, and reception. Cid did so much work and made it so nice for her. I feel bad we didn't get a picture of the bride...she's been such a great babysitter for us. The kids were so well behaved for a very long, hot day, and they looked very cute if I do say so myself.
After it was all over and we were cleaning up I attempted to get a group shot. Ian was not having it.
We tried restraining him...
he rebelled...
and he was out of there! I think they were all pretty much done at this point!
We also spent a Saturday up at Cindy' house for Kelli's wedding, luncheon, and reception. Cid did so much work and made it so nice for her. I feel bad we didn't get a picture of the bride...she's been such a great babysitter for us. The kids were so well behaved for a very long, hot day, and they looked very cute if I do say so myself.
Last Weekend at the Lake
I didn't take many pictures but a few weeks ago we had such a fun weekend at the Liechty's cabin. We headed up there with the Liechtys, Jensons, and Hendricks to hang at the cabin and spend Saturday at the lake. We ate at La Beaus which was an added bonus. There were lots of kids and everyone had fun. It was quite a crowd at the cabin so all of the dads and boys slept out on the deck Friday night. Saturday morning the guys headed out on an early morning bike ride and then Steve cooked up one of his famous breakfasts. Saturday we had to hunt for a beach but found a really nice spot on the east side with grass and sand. The kids labored all afternoon to build the "hot tub" in the bottom picture. The water was pretty warm, and they swam and played all day while the adults mostly sat and ate!
Saturday night the guys grilled up an amazing dinner, and it was just a lot of fun to relax and hang out with friends. We stayed Saturday night and then made a beeline to get home and ready for church on time. Saturday night it was just us and the Liechtys left. We set up Luke, Seth, and Caitlyn on the deck to sleep. Steve and Jer were going to go out with them a little later. After we had been chatting for a while Jer went out and checked on them. They were all sound asleep but there was a bobcat up in the tree watching them! It ran away when it saw him. He and Steve went back out with a flashlight and it was back. I've never heard of a bobcat attacking a person, but we decided not to take any chances with out little people. We moved the kids inside and told them we thought it might rain. The truth in this case is the sort of thing that could scar Luke for life and make him never want to sleep outside again!
Saturday night the guys grilled up an amazing dinner, and it was just a lot of fun to relax and hang out with friends. We stayed Saturday night and then made a beeline to get home and ready for church on time. Saturday night it was just us and the Liechtys left. We set up Luke, Seth, and Caitlyn on the deck to sleep. Steve and Jer were going to go out with them a little later. After we had been chatting for a while Jer went out and checked on them. They were all sound asleep but there was a bobcat up in the tree watching them! It ran away when it saw him. He and Steve went back out with a flashlight and it was back. I've never heard of a bobcat attacking a person, but we decided not to take any chances with out little people. We moved the kids inside and told them we thought it might rain. The truth in this case is the sort of thing that could scar Luke for life and make him never want to sleep outside again!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Goodbye Tonsils
Well, my cute Seth had his tonsils and adenoids out on Wednesday. He has been such a trooper about it. He honestly has not complained once or shed a tear until yesterday. I had heard it got worse after it scabbed and then they started coming off which I think starts this week, so it may be starting to be more painful. He woke up a pretty sad little camper this morning, but once he has his pain meds in him he does great.
He was so brave at the hospital to just walk back with the doctors to the operating room. They said he was very stubborn about wearing the gas mask. He did not want to breathe through it. I guess they got it on, and he held his breath until he had to take a deep one and then it was lights out. They thought he was quite the cute, brave kid. Strangely enough Seth doesn't really like popsicles or ice cream, so I have to almost force him to eat them. He has gone through a lot of Jello but other than that his appetite has not been great. I can't say I blame him. We watched his surgery on closed circuit TV while they did it, and they gave us a DVD. He and Luke have watched it a couple of times, and they think it's so cool. His voice sounds different now, so it will be interesting to see if that lasts. I'm just hoping we can get through these next few days without it hurting too bad.
Seth entertained himself while we waited by taking pictures of everything.
What a good kid. I am just relieved it went well, and I hope he feels like his normal, spunky self soon. Love you Seth.
He was so brave at the hospital to just walk back with the doctors to the operating room. They said he was very stubborn about wearing the gas mask. He did not want to breathe through it. I guess they got it on, and he held his breath until he had to take a deep one and then it was lights out. They thought he was quite the cute, brave kid. Strangely enough Seth doesn't really like popsicles or ice cream, so I have to almost force him to eat them. He has gone through a lot of Jello but other than that his appetite has not been great. I can't say I blame him. We watched his surgery on closed circuit TV while they did it, and they gave us a DVD. He and Luke have watched it a couple of times, and they think it's so cool. His voice sounds different now, so it will be interesting to see if that lasts. I'm just hoping we can get through these next few days without it hurting too bad.
Stinker
After much begging and pleading I took the kids to the fun park a few weeks ago. (I hate it there..it's dark, nasty, has arcade games...yuck but I take them once or twice a year.) Anyway, while I was watching the kids and their friends Ian did this....
This is a bad cell phone pic, but he climbed up into one of those arcade style basketball games. He was up in past the arm thing that holds the balls until you pay. There was no way to reach him, and the other boys were too big to go in after him. After begging, pleading, threatening w/timeout...he was still in there just shooting baskets happy as a clam. Luke suggested paying to get the balls to come down and then he might follow. Of course it would not work. The worker fiddled with it and said it might be because he was in there and then just walked off. By now it had been a good 15 minutes...and then he decided he was done and came out on his own. What a stinker!
This is a bad cell phone pic, but he climbed up into one of those arcade style basketball games. He was up in past the arm thing that holds the balls until you pay. There was no way to reach him, and the other boys were too big to go in after him. After begging, pleading, threatening w/timeout...he was still in there just shooting baskets happy as a clam. Luke suggested paying to get the balls to come down and then he might follow. Of course it would not work. The worker fiddled with it and said it might be because he was in there and then just walked off. By now it had been a good 15 minutes...and then he decided he was done and came out on his own. What a stinker!
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