So I took and unintentional break from blogging. I love doing it and some people like to read it, but every time I would sit down to blog I would get half way through and I would have to get up to do something else and just never finish the post. I'm really mad at myself because I wanted to do a post once a month about Huck and all the holidays, but it just didn't happen this year.
I hope to post at least once a week. This blog is basically my scrapbook of all the stuff we do and I want to keep it up. Once of my friends told me this is how she scrapbooks and there is actually a company that prints your blog into a book!
Last week was pretty awful. Huck picked up a fever virus and was miserable for most of the week. The bright spot of the week was Tyler making the varsity soccer team at Gardendale High School. He had tryouts Tuesday and Wednesday. He was really nervous and so was I, but he texted me Thursday morning and told me he made it and I was thrilled! He is one of two freshman and I heard from a coach that was there that Tyler did really well at tryouts. We are really looking forward to the games this year and watching Tyler grow and improve.
Bella had two basketball games over the weekend. They lost one and won one. We also signed her up for spring soccer. She is really looking forward to playing with her team again.
Huck is walking all over the place and it is pretty much the cutest thing ever! We got him some shoes last weekend for him to wear when we are out since he wants to get down all the time. He is not crazy about them and really doesn't like to walk with them on. He tries his best to take them off!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Red Nose Run
I have tried on and off to start running again since Huck was about three months old. I finally decided in December that I needed to get serious and sign up for a race so I would have to get out and train. Tyler had been running too getting ready for the spring soccer season so we decided to run the Red Nose Run in Homewood.
I haven't ran a 5K since I ran the See Jane Run 5K when we lived in California. My time at that one was 34:01. Here is my post about it.
The race started at 7:15 so I had to get up at 5:45. I woke Tyler up at 6:00 and told him we were leaving at 6:30 and to get dressed. I couldn't find any safety pins to pin my bib on (I should have looked in the race bag because there were plenty in there!) and so we were a few minutes late heading down to the car. Jason was putting the kids in the car and I yelled at Tyler to come on. I stopped for a second and listened and heard the shower running! What was he doing?! By this time it is like 6:40 and we should have been on the way there. I yelled and told him to hurry up we had to go now or we were going to miss the race. He got out to the car at 6:44 and said he was confused and thought it was a school day! With Jason driving we got to Homewood by 7:00 and jumped out of the car to go to the start line.
The race started and I felt pretty good. It is always really bunched up at the beginning and so I ran a little faster to get out of the crowd. Tyler ran off and left me, but I felt like I was doing alright until I got to this huge hill. It was really more like a mountain! I got up and back down it and after a few more minutes saw Tyler. I caught up with him and then passed him. I wasn't trying to, but I was keeping the same pace and he was getting slower. I ran around the corner in downtown Homewood and Jason and the kids were there cheering for us. I started running faster because I knew the finish line was close. As I am about to cross the finish line someone tapped me on the shoulder, I turn my head and Tyler passes me and finishes a millisecond before me! Our time ended up being the exact same, but he just finished one spot ahead of me. He is a total butthead! Our official time was 31:14! I have never ran that fast in my life! It's still not fast compared to other people, but it is fast for me.
Huck is trying to get away from Ronald McDonald!
My goal for this year is to run a race every month, get faster and run longer distances. I have already signed up for the Mercedes Super Hero 5K in February and I'm going to do the Rumpshaker 5K in March. I hope to do a 10K in April, but we will have to see how that goes! I ran 4 miles on Sunday and felt pretty good so hopefully I can add two more by April. I would love to have someone to run with so if anyone is interested let me know! Jason runs off and leaves me and Tyler is starting soccer so he won't be running at home anymore.
I haven't ran a 5K since I ran the See Jane Run 5K when we lived in California. My time at that one was 34:01. Here is my post about it.
The race started at 7:15 so I had to get up at 5:45. I woke Tyler up at 6:00 and told him we were leaving at 6:30 and to get dressed. I couldn't find any safety pins to pin my bib on (I should have looked in the race bag because there were plenty in there!) and so we were a few minutes late heading down to the car. Jason was putting the kids in the car and I yelled at Tyler to come on. I stopped for a second and listened and heard the shower running! What was he doing?! By this time it is like 6:40 and we should have been on the way there. I yelled and told him to hurry up we had to go now or we were going to miss the race. He got out to the car at 6:44 and said he was confused and thought it was a school day! With Jason driving we got to Homewood by 7:00 and jumped out of the car to go to the start line.
The race started and I felt pretty good. It is always really bunched up at the beginning and so I ran a little faster to get out of the crowd. Tyler ran off and left me, but I felt like I was doing alright until I got to this huge hill. It was really more like a mountain! I got up and back down it and after a few more minutes saw Tyler. I caught up with him and then passed him. I wasn't trying to, but I was keeping the same pace and he was getting slower. I ran around the corner in downtown Homewood and Jason and the kids were there cheering for us. I started running faster because I knew the finish line was close. As I am about to cross the finish line someone tapped me on the shoulder, I turn my head and Tyler passes me and finishes a millisecond before me! Our time ended up being the exact same, but he just finished one spot ahead of me. He is a total butthead! Our official time was 31:14! I have never ran that fast in my life! It's still not fast compared to other people, but it is fast for me.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Finley is 3!
We celebrated Finley's third birthday on Saturday, January 12th with a princess party. We had family over for snacks, ice cream cake, and presents. She got a ton of stuff and has been playing nonstop with all of her new toys. She also had a blast playing with her cousins.
January 13th is her actual birthday and she woke up ready to play with her new toys!
Finley is an amazing little girl. She is smart, free spirited, independent, loves to play, loves her siblings, hilarious, and sweet. Huck is so lucky to have her as a big sister and she is one of the best I have ever seen. She has fun no matter where she is and she says things everyday that crack us up. She is so full of life and I can't wait to see what this next year with her will bring.
Birthdays are always bittersweet for me. I love celebrating another year in their lives and watching as they grow and change. But I also get a little sad. They are little for such a short period of time and it just goes by too fast. I remember everything about the night Finley was born and there is just no way that it happened three years ago! I remember her crying for two hours every single night her first three months of life when we were in Arizona. I remember her learning to crawl and walk when we lived in Nevada. I remember celebrating her first birthday in California. I just wish I could slow things down a little bit.
Happy birthday, Finley! I love you so much!
January 13th is her actual birthday and she woke up ready to play with her new toys!
Finley is an amazing little girl. She is smart, free spirited, independent, loves to play, loves her siblings, hilarious, and sweet. Huck is so lucky to have her as a big sister and she is one of the best I have ever seen. She has fun no matter where she is and she says things everyday that crack us up. She is so full of life and I can't wait to see what this next year with her will bring.
Birthdays are always bittersweet for me. I love celebrating another year in their lives and watching as they grow and change. But I also get a little sad. They are little for such a short period of time and it just goes by too fast. I remember everything about the night Finley was born and there is just no way that it happened three years ago! I remember her crying for two hours every single night her first three months of life when we were in Arizona. I remember her learning to crawl and walk when we lived in Nevada. I remember celebrating her first birthday in California. I just wish I could slow things down a little bit.
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