Miles walked into the kitchen with his shirt like this and said, “mommy look I have three arms!” Silly boy. He then proceeded to grab his armpits, dance around the kitchen and sing, “hairy armpits, hairy armpits.” Wesley and I had a good laugh and then tried to help him get his shirt off (it was not easy). Thanks for making me laugh every day little guy with the big brown eyes.
Dave was home from work today. Wesley and Miles decided to take total advantage of their “Daddy Time.” They read books, played the iPhone, and rode in Daddy’s truck. Love what a great daddy Dave is an how he takes care of his boys. Whenever I ask Miles what he wants to be when he grows up he doesn’t say a fireman, or a farmer which I would think were his first picks, nope he says a daddy.
Have I mentioned we have our own little Mozart at our house. I do teach Ian a lesson every once in awhile, but for the most part the kid teaches himself. A few weeks ago I we started level 3 in his method books. I assigned him a few songs and now a few weeks later without too much help he has learned the whole book! Play away little Mozart soon you will pass up your mom and need a new teacher.
Every Sunday Miles comes home from church and tells us about how much he likes his Primary teacher. So, today after church we decided to whip up a little treat for her. Miles wanted chocolate chip, but we were out so we opted for peanut butter, oatmeal. Miles helped mix and lick. He was so proud as he carried his little plate a few houses down. It is so nice as a parent to know that your little boy has someone else to help him learn to love the gospel. Thanks Sister Schaibel for all your hard work and patience you give to these little ones.
This morning we rolled out of bed early, early for the Legacy Duathlon. My sister Mindy, who is a cross fitter extraordinaire, talked me into riding the bike and volunteered herself for the run. I don’t run, it hurts. So, I was more than willing to join her for a relay. This would be my first official “race.” I’ve done “rides” before, but no races. I was pretty nervous especially with the rain and the new “slick” tires I had just put on my bike. The weather decided to cooperate though and after setting up the transition station I watched Mindy take off on her run. The run was suppose to be 3.1 miles, but somehow the mileage had been miscalculated and it was only 2.5 miles. This made for an interesting transition for us because instead of waiting ready at my bike I was chit chatting with Dave and the kids when Mindy came running into the transition area looking for me. I started throwing jackets and sweats on the ground while trying to untie my shoes. It took us 1 minute 19 seconds and I was on the bike. It was cold, but flat with hardly any wind. I was hoping to finish around 1 hour 12-13 minutes, but with the recently sprained ankle I knew that might be pushing it. I made it back in 1 hour 15 minutes jumped of the bike and tagged Mindy out the the transition. She ran the second leg almost exactly as fast as the first which was so great. At the finish line they gave her this little card that said we had finished the whole race in 1 hour 6 minutes…dang we were fast or as Ian said later on “someone doesn’t know how to do math.” The card also pronounced us the winners of the relay division which we were not…a bunch of men on three man teams won. Such a fun day, and so inspired by my sister who does this kind of thing all the time. Hope to sign up for more bike races this summer and still crossing my fingers for that LOTOJA relay ticket.
Didn’t take any pics today, but here is a good one from last week when it snowed. My beautiful peach blossoms didn’t survive the snow very well. I hope we still get some peaches.
My niece Claire recently had a birthday. Miles just loves Claire and all week he was really concerned about making sure we got her a present. We went to the store a few days ago and picked out a few things. Miles kept throwing stuff in the cart that he knew Claire would “just love” or “need.” He would have bought out the whole Hello Kitty section if he had a wallet full of his own money. He also told me we had to get pink paper because is was her favorite color. He picked out the paper and the bow and today we wrapped up Claire’s little present. So glad my little boy has such cute cousins to spoil.
So, I have a race on Saturday…bike race that is. My sister and I are competing in a duathlon. She will run (because I don’t do that) and I will ride (because she doesn’t own a bike). I am so stoked! I have never “raced” in anything. I usually just hope to finish or sign up for “rides” where there is no official racing. My ankle is feeling somewhat better and I figure I will be too excited to notice it on Saturday anyway. Today I decided to get the bike ready. Two new tires, cleaned and lubricated chain, and duct tape on my seat bag (the velco snags my expensive shorts).
Pray it doesn’t rain on Saturday & hope “slick” doesn’t mean slippery!
