Princesses on Ice

October 5, 2013

Mom, MaryKate, and I had a girls night out tonight.  We all three went out for dinner and then to see Disney's Princesses on Ice.  MaryKate wore her Rapunzel dress, jewelry, and tiara.  Bebe bought her a new wand when we got to the show.  I am so glad we all three went out for the night.  It was special to be just us girls.  I look forward to the day when we take the kids to Disney World.  I hope we can do it while they still view the characters as magical.  

Color Run again!

October 5, 2013

Shannon, Ty, Tristan, and Kayla ran the Color Run with us this fall.  Mary Kate also got to go along with us in the stroller.   This race is tons of fun and I would recommend it to anyone.  You arrive to the race all pretty and clean in white.  Then the race begins and you run through several stations of color.  These stations have volunteer tossing the colored powder all over you.  The best part of the day is the post race party with music and lots of color.  The race officials pass out hundreds of bag of color and then they count down with music for everyone to toss it in the air.  As it fall everyone turns into crazy shades of color.  Love love love.  This race will stay on our calendars for years to come!!

The yellow station!

Ahhh!  Its pink!

Coach Pitch Baseball

September 28, 2013

Max is doing a great job learning coach pitch baseball, but he does not like to lose.  This team has been together for three seasons now and has had two undefeated tball seasons.  They do not understand why they are now losing in coach pitch.  Poor kiddos.  They are so excited each week and we are seeing them improve, but it will still take a few seasons to be undefeated again.  

MaryKate wanted to play on the playground after the ballgame.  She loves to climb, jump, and slide.

ROC Race

Today Jay and I ran the R.O.C. Race.  The initials stand for the Ridiculous Obstacle Course Race and it lived up to its name.  I am not sure what the deal is this year, but every race we have done has been rainy and cold.  Unfortunately, this race was the same.   We toughed it out and once we got moving we were fine.  It was a great race with lots of jumpy obstacles filled with foam and water.  We go to go across monkey bars, swing on ropes above mud, run through tires, climb over walls, and go across a spinning log with wrecking balls swinging around you.  Fun. Fun.  I love these days with my honey. We really have a great time laughing and motivating each other.  I can't wait until our next one!

Butterfly Release

September 26, 2013

The yearly butterfly launch was today at Max's school.  Each year they raise butterflies and watch them go through their phases.  The classes patiently wait on them to come our of their cocoons and then they let them go.  The entire school participates with classes reading poems, stories, singing songs, and acting.  It is a great event to attend.  Then at the very end they let the butterflies out of the jars so they can "fly to Mexico."  This year Gindy and Kerrigan went with us to see them fly.