And he's off....

Hayden was a little bummed about not being able to do the triathlon last week with Tyler. So, a friend told me about this 1k for kids. You should have seen Hayden's face when I told him about it. He was so excited! It was finally his turn! We only had a week to get him ready. Unfortunately we were pretty busy that week and so he "trained" only once with Dad.

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That night he wrote this in his journal:

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I did a 1k. Hadre thin I expeted. I wokt a letl bit thin I jogd. I finshd.

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Translation: I did a 1k. (It was) harder than I expected. I walked a little bit then I jogged. I finished.

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I'm so proud of you Hayden for trying something new!

A Chilly Birthday

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We had a blast celebrating Wayne's birthday on the ice. Tyler and I went ice skating for one of his school field trips a few months ago and had so much fun. We really wanted to come back with the whole family before it closed for the season. Plus he needed to skate for one more hour to earn the Ice Skating belt loop for cub scouts. Anyway, it took Tyler and I a minute to warm up while Wayne took right off like a pro. Hayden walked out like he thought it was going to be a piece of cake....he woke up from that dream pretty quickly. It took him some time and a few tears of frustration to finally figure it out. Then he was off with Tyler while Wayne and I stayed back with Genevieve. We took her around in the stroller for the first 30 minutes or so. Then she decided that she NEEDED to get out and skate herself. So, I rented her some skates. She surprised us....she was not afraid to fall and really didn't like having our help even though she totally needed it. And boy did she throw a fit when we came off the ice for a picture.
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After skating we headed home for some birthday cake and presents. It was a great night!

Happy Birthday Wayne!

Swimming, Biking, Running....oh my!

Look who did a triathlon!

He swam 2 lengths of the pool, biked a mile and ran half a mile.

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I love the photo of him running. Did you notice Wayne in the background? He looks so proud. And, just so you know, he does know how to swim, but he was a little nervous about doing it in such a deep pool. So, he chose to wear a life jacket along with some other kids. We'll work on the swimming more this summer so he'll be more confident for the next triathlon in November.

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Grandma and Aunt Kayla came to support our boy.

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I couldn't be more proud of Tyler!

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Tyler loved his number..... He's nine years old and if you add up the ages of our family it equals 77. We know this because Hayden had to do it for his homework last week. Cool, huh?

Fiesta Fun

We spent our first day of spring outside playing miniature golf. Tyler was very proud of his 3 hole-in-ones. And Genevieve surprised us with a hole-in-TWO.
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Check out that face!
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Of course, Genevieve was a HUGE cheater.....like all 2 year old golfers.

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Do you know what happens when you set your ball down on a little hill?

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It will roll between your legs and you will try to get it and fall on your bum.

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See what happens when you cheat, Miss Genevieve?
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Here's My handsome Tyler
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And My Silly Tyler

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And My Cutie Pie Tyler
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After golfing we headed over to the bumper boats so Wayne could be a kid again.
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I can hear the laughter while looking at these photos. I sure love these three handsome fellas!

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They came out totally soaked and a little chilly. So, we headed home to cuddle up under some blankets and watch.....NEW MOON!

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I sure do LOVE hanging out with my family!

Boys are OUT OF CONTROL!

We had a crazy house last Monday night. Tyler invited his friend, Emerson, over to spend the night. They were out of control! I loved hearing all the laughter though. These two are great pals.

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The story of their friendship.....

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These two were friends in kindergarten. However, Tyler was a little bummed when Emerson moved across town and they lost track of each other. Then last fall they ended up being on the same flag football team and Emerson's dad was the coach.

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Then when school started back up in January, Tyler found out that Emerson had moved back into the neighborhood.

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The best part was that they were back in the same class at school again. The teacher sat them next to each other, but they were way too noisy. So, they now sit across the room from one another. But I here that they like to throw things at each other when the teacher isn't looking.

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I know, it's hard to think of Tyler as being naughty, but this kid brings it out of him.

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It's fun to have a friend to be silly with.

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And that's the end of my story!