Yesterday Calvin and I were working on homework on my bed. Suddenly he said, "Mom will you pull my tooth?" I was completely flabbergasted because we had a beast of a time getting Calvin's first tooth out a few months ago. Whenever he'd ask us to wiggle it he'd pull away as soon as he felt any resistance on the tooth. After several months he finally lost the tooth by having a kick ball hit him in the face.
So, of course I told him I'd pull the tooth. I love pulling teeth. I think I've pulled all but one of Braxton's. Anyway, I reached in and grabbed the tooth and wiggled it gently, then gave it a nice firm yank forward. All I heard was cracking and ripping, and it really freaked me out! I had loosened most of the tooth, it was just dangling there. So, Calvin went into the bathroom and came back 5 seconds later with the tooth out of his mouth.
He then told me about his "super ooper shmooper dooper big idea", and it all made sense. Since the Easter Bunny was coming that night, he wanted to leave his tooth under his pillow, then the Tooth Fairy would come and leave the money. Then he thought the Easter Bunny would take the money and put it in an egg for him with some candy. WOW! So that's eggsactly what happened. The Easter Bunny took Calvins $2, and put it in a gigantic egg filled with candy. He was a happy man. The first thing he ran in my room and said was, "Mom, my super ooper mooper schmooper big idea worked!"
Another funny thing Calvin said:
This is kinda gross, I know, but it really shows how this kid thinks. We were talking to the kids about picking their noses and how gross it was and how it spreads germs, etc. Calvin said, "mom, I don't have to pick my nose with my fingers....I just use suction." Then he did just that. He sniffed hard and sucked it into his throat. He looked quite proud of himself for finding a loophole.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Hiking
Well, when I was tapering for my race I wasn't supposed to be running and biking very much, so instead I took the kids hiking. We went to Butler Wash and had a blast. Braxton thought it looked pretty easy carrying Roy in the backpack, so he thought he needed to try it out. It turns out it wasn't as easy as it looked ;)
Now if only someone could get him to let me cut his hair!
Calvin Wrestling
Calvin wrestled this year, and absolutely loved it. Braxton had no interest in it. Calvin is quite the aggressive little wrestler. I just wish Chris and I knew more about wrestling so we could teach him more moves. He ended the season with two 2nd place medals. The picture isn't that great quality, but Calvin really wanted me to put that specific picture up because he thinks he looks muscular :D
Braxton's Basketball
Okay, so I'm going to slowly try to catch up. I'll start from the places I missed.Braxton played basketball for the first time this year. He really loved it, and with a little work will be an awesome basketball player!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Ironman California 70.3
So I finished it in one piece, and I felt WONDERFUL throughout the whole thing. Here is the full fledged race report:
For several days before the race I had slept very little because of other stresses going on in our lives. The day before the race I decided to take a nap because I knew I would suffer on the little sleep I had. Chris took the kids down to the beach while I tried to nap, but I was too amped up to nap. I rested and cleaned up and felt a little better. Since I was so tired, I got to bed at a decent hour. I slept good that night, especially for it being the night before the race.
I woke up at 5 something, got ready, and force fed myself breakfast. I met 2 of my friends in the parking lot and we rode our bikes the mile or so to the transition area. I had almost 2 hours before my swim wave started. I set up my stuff, got body marked, and was soooo incredibly freezing that I was shivering uncontrollably. I put my wetsuit on an hour early just to try to warm up, but still I was soooooo cold. About 10 minutes before my wave started I went to the starting chute and started getting excited. I was so nervous about being in the freezing water that I put on 2 swim caps and a neoprene cap too....big mistake. When I finally stepped into the water to swim to the start line, it felt WARM since I was so cold. The cold water was one of the things I was the most worried about, and it turned out to not be that bad.
I started out strong. I swallowed some salt water a few times, but it wasn't too bad. At the turn around I looked at my watch (I'll never do this again), and I was at 21 minutes, which is about what I expected. By then the ocean swells were pretty big and the testosterone male swim heats were starting to catch us. Those men were MEAN! They were thrashing and swimming over all us ladies, and there was an awful lot of grabbing going on. I got salt water in my goggles. My eyes started to really sting. The 3 swim caps were so tight and cutting off my circulation, and the sun was glaring right in my eyes. I was absolutely miserable. Swimming is usually my strongest of the 3, but it ended up taking me almost 30 minutes to swim back.
I was super slow in the first transition because I really needed to get my bearings after the swim. I bundled up thinking I was going to be freezing. That was my second big mistake.
I started on the bike not feeling super good, and quickly realized I was overdressed. Off came the arm warmers. The bike course was so beautiful. Most of it was through Camp Pendleton, which is breathtaking. It's almost completely undeveloped. The course had a lot of hills, and most people were walking their bikes up them. San Juan county has prepared me well for the hills! I needed to pee when I got to the 2nd aid station, but I thought I could hold it until the next aid station. I got to the 3rd aid station and guess what? Yup, they didn't have any port-a-potties there. I was DYING. I made it though, and had an OK transition time even with all the peeing!
The run ended up being wonderful. I felt good and didn't need to walk at all (except for when I took my gels). It was right along the boardwalk, and we felt the ocean breeze the whole time. I felt strong and great. By the end my knees hurt so bad, but I was able to push through it and even pass several people. My time for the 1/2 marathon wasn't great by running standards, but considering 6 weeks ago I thought I would be walking the entire thing, I'm feeling pretty good about it!
So there you have it.... 1.2 miles of swimming...56 miles of biking.....13.1 miles of running, and I made it!
Here I am at the end of the run feeling pretty darn good. No, I'm not trying to make a fashion statement with the knee socks. They are compression socks and help with muscle fatigue.
After the race showing off my medal and my strong guns!
For several days before the race I had slept very little because of other stresses going on in our lives. The day before the race I decided to take a nap because I knew I would suffer on the little sleep I had. Chris took the kids down to the beach while I tried to nap, but I was too amped up to nap. I rested and cleaned up and felt a little better. Since I was so tired, I got to bed at a decent hour. I slept good that night, especially for it being the night before the race.
I woke up at 5 something, got ready, and force fed myself breakfast. I met 2 of my friends in the parking lot and we rode our bikes the mile or so to the transition area. I had almost 2 hours before my swim wave started. I set up my stuff, got body marked, and was soooo incredibly freezing that I was shivering uncontrollably. I put my wetsuit on an hour early just to try to warm up, but still I was soooooo cold. About 10 minutes before my wave started I went to the starting chute and started getting excited. I was so nervous about being in the freezing water that I put on 2 swim caps and a neoprene cap too....big mistake. When I finally stepped into the water to swim to the start line, it felt WARM since I was so cold. The cold water was one of the things I was the most worried about, and it turned out to not be that bad.
I started out strong. I swallowed some salt water a few times, but it wasn't too bad. At the turn around I looked at my watch (I'll never do this again), and I was at 21 minutes, which is about what I expected. By then the ocean swells were pretty big and the testosterone male swim heats were starting to catch us. Those men were MEAN! They were thrashing and swimming over all us ladies, and there was an awful lot of grabbing going on. I got salt water in my goggles. My eyes started to really sting. The 3 swim caps were so tight and cutting off my circulation, and the sun was glaring right in my eyes. I was absolutely miserable. Swimming is usually my strongest of the 3, but it ended up taking me almost 30 minutes to swim back.
I was super slow in the first transition because I really needed to get my bearings after the swim. I bundled up thinking I was going to be freezing. That was my second big mistake.
I started on the bike not feeling super good, and quickly realized I was overdressed. Off came the arm warmers. The bike course was so beautiful. Most of it was through Camp Pendleton, which is breathtaking. It's almost completely undeveloped. The course had a lot of hills, and most people were walking their bikes up them. San Juan county has prepared me well for the hills! I needed to pee when I got to the 2nd aid station, but I thought I could hold it until the next aid station. I got to the 3rd aid station and guess what? Yup, they didn't have any port-a-potties there. I was DYING. I made it though, and had an OK transition time even with all the peeing!
The run ended up being wonderful. I felt good and didn't need to walk at all (except for when I took my gels). It was right along the boardwalk, and we felt the ocean breeze the whole time. I felt strong and great. By the end my knees hurt so bad, but I was able to push through it and even pass several people. My time for the 1/2 marathon wasn't great by running standards, but considering 6 weeks ago I thought I would be walking the entire thing, I'm feeling pretty good about it!
So there you have it.... 1.2 miles of swimming...56 miles of biking.....13.1 miles of running, and I made it!
Here I am at the end of the run feeling pretty darn good. No, I'm not trying to make a fashion statement with the knee socks. They are compression socks and help with muscle fatigue.
After the race showing off my medal and my strong guns!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Nerves
My nerves are getting the best of me. 8 more days until I try to finish this race. I've done this distance before, and I wasn't scared at all. Now that I know exactly what it all entails and how hard it is, I'm scared out of my britches.
I want to write all about Calvin's wrestling tournaments (he's doing fabulous) and spring, and Chris finishing his big paper (he has a few more small ones), and lots of other exciting things, but the truth is, when I get anxious like this, I feel overwhelmed and don't do ANYTHING I should be doing, like cleaning the house, making dinner, and playing with my kids. So, since I have so much to do to get ready, I'm kicking myself in the butt, unplugging the computer, and going offline until we get back. We are spending over a week in San Diego, then taking the long way home to do some sight seeing. I'll tell you all about it when we get back!
I want to write all about Calvin's wrestling tournaments (he's doing fabulous) and spring, and Chris finishing his big paper (he has a few more small ones), and lots of other exciting things, but the truth is, when I get anxious like this, I feel overwhelmed and don't do ANYTHING I should be doing, like cleaning the house, making dinner, and playing with my kids. So, since I have so much to do to get ready, I'm kicking myself in the butt, unplugging the computer, and going offline until we get back. We are spending over a week in San Diego, then taking the long way home to do some sight seeing. I'll tell you all about it when we get back!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Date Night
I've had two date nights in a row and another planned for tonight....with three different handsome guys! Lately I've realized that I need to spend more individual time with each of my boys, so I've been letting each one stay up late occasionally.
On Monday night Calvin was my date. He wanted to go to the fitness center with me. I adjusted a few of the machines the smallest they would go. He thought it was the coolest thing ever. After that we came home and drank chocolate milk, ate ice cream, and played Clue. It's was amazing to see his behavior change with just a little one on one time. I think he craves it and needs it even though he would never admit it.
On Tuesday night Braxton and I went grocery shopping together and watched a movie. He thought it was pretty neat being at the grocery store late and choosing all manner of junk food. We came home and watched Back to the Future. It's fun having a kid who can follow the story line of a movie, and who gets some of the inside jokes. We had a blast!
Tonight it's Andy's turn. I don't know what we'll do yet, but I'm sure it will be making something or building something.
On another note, Chris is almost finished with this dang paper he has been working on for a long time. We are nearing the end, but he still has several other projects to finish up before he is completely done.
Oh, and 16 more days until my half IronMan! I'm trying not to freak out. I know I just need to trust my training, but I'm really scared!
We're having a blast during spring break. The kids have this whole week off. Today we are going hiking, and this weekend we are getting visitors! We're so excited!
On Monday night Calvin was my date. He wanted to go to the fitness center with me. I adjusted a few of the machines the smallest they would go. He thought it was the coolest thing ever. After that we came home and drank chocolate milk, ate ice cream, and played Clue. It's was amazing to see his behavior change with just a little one on one time. I think he craves it and needs it even though he would never admit it.
On Tuesday night Braxton and I went grocery shopping together and watched a movie. He thought it was pretty neat being at the grocery store late and choosing all manner of junk food. We came home and watched Back to the Future. It's fun having a kid who can follow the story line of a movie, and who gets some of the inside jokes. We had a blast!
Tonight it's Andy's turn. I don't know what we'll do yet, but I'm sure it will be making something or building something.
On another note, Chris is almost finished with this dang paper he has been working on for a long time. We are nearing the end, but he still has several other projects to finish up before he is completely done.
Oh, and 16 more days until my half IronMan! I'm trying not to freak out. I know I just need to trust my training, but I'm really scared!
We're having a blast during spring break. The kids have this whole week off. Today we are going hiking, and this weekend we are getting visitors! We're so excited!
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