Colt's basketball

Colt had his last basketball game on saturday and it was the first time I actually got some pictures and videos (yes, lame, but he has only had 6 games, he missed 2 and I missed another one so I have only seen three games and when I say see that means about 5 minutes as I'm managing other little munchkins) 

Colt had three of his players missing so Brad (the coach) just told Colt to shoot and not to worry about making passes or any type of play.  Well, shoot he did....and scored.... a LOT.  It was fun to watch!   We are so proud of Colt for his hard working attitude.   

NOTE:  Managing kids  (the little guy in the background is my cousin's son...not a clear picture) 

These videos are just the best.... I could watch them over and over again.

Party at the Park

I decided to throw together a simple, last minute party for Ollie's kindergarten class. I also brought cupcakes to celebrate Ollie's birthday (and I also insisted on NO presents as it was very informal and just a fun gathering with his friends) We were really lucky with the weather and had sun for most of the time. 

The kids all had a super fun time and I think the moms enjoyed hanging out with each other too.  We hope to do it again without having a birthday party as an excuse. 

 

Our bus stop is the first stop and usually has only two kids.  This time there were 11.  The bus driver was a little surprised. 

Singing happy birthday to Ollie. 

Donuts & Presents

Ollie turned 6! So hard to believe! 

We started the morning off with donuts and presents. 

 

That was just the beginning of a fun day of celebrating! 

Batting Practice

Bo likes to bat. And I think he has a pretty good swing. We will see if anything comes of it. 

Sounders Opening Day

The Sounders had their opening day on Sunday. We weren't able to get a babysitter (plus Bo had a cold and was extra needy). So Brad took Ollie to the game. 

Unfortunately the Sounders lost 0-1. Better luck next time. 

At least Ollie is still smiling. 

Race Report - Lake Sammamish Half

Last Saturday I ran the Lake Sammamish Half Marathon for the 2nd year in a row. This year I convinced my good friend, Jen, to not only run it with me but also to put in some long training runs by my side. We had a lot of fun training together and both enjoyed the time just chatting away trying our best to pass the time. 

Going into the race Jen gave me the ok to go on without her at any point in the race.  She runs the same pace as me and actually might be faster but her goal was to finish the race and hopefully finish under 2 hours.   So going into the race I had two options...push hard and try to beat my time from last year....or run with Jen and just enjoy our time together.    I opted for the 2nd and I'm so glad I did.  

We still ran a VERY respectable time finishing in 1:51.47.   I felt we ran a little faster than we had done for our training runs but still ran so we could talk to each other and that made the first 12 miles go by very quickly.   The last mile seemed to be two miles but we finished and we are so happy. 

Before the race.  This year it started at Redmond Town Center.  This was to eliminate the back and forth through the parking lot at the end. 

After the race. 

We had beautiful weather and it was actually on the warm side.  

I could have ran in shorts.  

Another post race picture but it turned out a little blurry. 

My friend, Devon, also ran the race and I got a picture with her. 

Now we are both suffering from Post Race Blues trying to figure out what we will do next.   Until then we will keep on running.  :) 

Darby's 2nd haircut

Darby had her hair cut before by my cousin Cameo.  I would love it if Cameo could always cut her hair but there are a few problems. Cameo is quite a drive and Darby is not always the best at sitting still.  So for now I decided to go to a kid specific salon so she could get her hair cut. 

She did a pretty good job and it was so sweet watching her act all grown up while getting her hair done. 

They put her hair in cute braids and gave her some sparkles. 

Suckers and one more ride on the quarter rides.