We came across a couple of boxes of old Polaroid pics in the closet. They are a really cool look into the 70’s! Most of them are of Grandaddy and Gramma Kat’s wedding with a nice mix of Gran Gran and Great Grandaddy. I’m loving the hairstyles as well as the sweet threads. Do yourself a favor and check them out. Click the pic to be transported back to the Groovy-er times!
This year Chris and I decided to set a fitness goal for ourselves. We were going to run a 5K race. We chose the Cowtown Marathon because it came at a good time and was close. We invited some friends to come join us. Even though not everyone was able to make it, the whole weekend was a big success. The Stuevers and Leon stayed the night at Casa del Squatcho on Friday night so we could make an early go of it Saturday morning.
The next morning it was COLD, but we bundled up and drove down to the race. I couldn’t believe how many people were there. I think they were expecting around 20,000 and it looked like everyone showed up! We found the starting line and ended up getting pretty close to the beginning of the pack. They delayed the start and so we suffered through it like cold, packed sardines in a can.
The horn sounded and we were OFF! We split up into three groups. Chris and Anna were doing some running with a little walking, Leon and me were firmly in the “slow but steady” camp, and Greg and Nate (wearing Todd’s number) stomped the gas pedal. There was quite a crush of people around us most of the time, but it slowly spaced out as the race wore on. I got passed by a lot of people, but I passed a bunch, too! My biggest goal was to run EVERY step. I was able to do that and then some! I think I could have run another mile if I had to. Leon and I ran hard the last couple hundred yards and I seriously thought I was gonna hurl at the finish line. I’m so glad I didn’t. There were like 1000 people around it!
After the race, we grabbed some goody bags and headed back to the house for a cookout. Bratwursts and beer never tasted so good. Coree, Wendy, and Craig came over for lunch and hung out. The lure of Rock Band was too strong and eventually we HAD to rock out. It turns out that I rock pretty hard (who knew?) and so does Anna. The rest were barely cool enough to be our roadies. :)
We ended up going to bed fairly early because of the early morning run but not before eating about 10 million calories of junk food. Overall, it was a GREAT weekend. We should do this more often.
By the way, there are more pics from this weekend available over on Flickr.
This morning we were getting the kids ready for school and I asked who wanted the last pancake on a stick. Of course, they both wanted it so I decided to flip a coin for it. Noah was all over this. He’d never flipped for anything before and it sounded like a great idea. I explained how it worked and then told him to call “heads” or “tails” in the air and after a couple of tries, he stuttered out “HEADS!” while it flew through the air. I uncovered the caught coin and showed it to him and sadly, it was tails. He immediately ducked his head into his crossed arms and began crying. We couldn’t console him. We tried giving him other breakfast foods and even treats. He kept telling me, “Daddy, you should have made Myra call HEADS!” or “I was trying to say ‘Tails’ but it didn’t come out right!” or “I’m never flipping a coin again!” Eventually, he ended up eating a popsicle for breakfast with a sad, sad look on his face. He talked about it all the way to school and didn’t brighten up even when I dropped him off. After school, he’d forgotten all about it. Thank God!
Chris got video of it. If you have 36 seconds to spare, do yourself a favor and watch this:
What a great weekend! We headed out to Shreveport to meet up with the Stuevers for a Mardi Gras weekend. We went down and saw the boardwalk on Friday night and then the men got up early (like 5:30 early) and staked out a spot on the parade route for the largest Mardi Gras parade outside of New Orleans. It was a VERY cold day but we had a lot of fun tailgating and waiting for the parade to start. Finally, it did and it was a ton of fun! There were cool floats, a great family friendly atmosphere and beads everywhere! There are a bunch more pics on Flickr. Check them out!
We were quietly driving down the road today when suddenly, Noah had a revelation. ”Dad, I know what they use on those wires!”
“Huh?” I replied.
“Those poles that have the wires between them by the road. I know how they attach them.” shoots back Noah. “They use jingle bells.” We got to looking and they kind of do look like jingle bells from a distance. I guess that helps give you a place to store all of those holiday decorations.
It’s been a while since I have posted to the blog. Since I am the one that heard Noah say something “They Said It” worthy ….. here I go.
As a reward for being SUPER NICE, Noah’s Kindergarten teacher passes out warm fuzzies (those little pom pom crafty things). Well, while in Stillwater over Christmas break, we were lucky enough to be a part of “The Oklahoma Blizzard of 2009″ (at least that is what it has been called by those on Facebook anyway). So, we’re driving down the road and Noah says “It looks like there’s warm fuzzies hitting my window!” Warm?!? Not quite.
Tonight as I’m baking cookies, Little Mr Random Man comes into the kitchen and asks, “Why do we have skin?” I answered in terms that I figured a five-year-old would understand. “It’s there to hold everything we need to live in our bodies. Like our heart, lungs and bones.” Noah replies, “You should NEVER tell a dog you have bones in you.”
My little guy sure knows how to make me laugh!
We were watching my beloved Buffalo Bills play the Patriots the other day. Noah told me, “My favorite football team is the Buffos. They’re the best. They’re even better than the Hawks!” The Hawk is my school’s mascot and Noah thinks that our football teams are pretty awesome–they actually are pretty good. Anyway, I’m thinking about switching my favorite team from the Buffalo Bills to the Buffos. At least the Buffos aren’t about to miss the playoffs AGAIN.
Be careful with wishbones people! I have firsthand knowledge that when that bone breaks, sometimes it breaks hearts, too. Case in point:
All smiles!
Stretching to the breaking point.
SNAP!
I hate wishbones! :(
We posted a ton more pictures in a set over on Flickr. Go check them out!
Check this thing out:
It’s a ginormous digital picture frame! OK, so it’s also a TV, but we’re kinda pumped about this new feature that our Roku box has that allows you to stream Flickr slideshows to your TV. The Roku is that little tiny black box on top of the DVR in the left of this picture. It hooks up over wifi, so you don’t have to run network cables to it. The pictures look AMAZING at that size and it’s super easy to add pics to it, too!
Just a few quotes we have to write down before we forget them. They made us laugh.
Noah at the computer, “Daddy, I rememberalized my password!”
Myra, explaining something in detail, “I don’t remember pacifically what happened, but…”
Noah told us how the world works: ”If you dig a hole in the backyard 10 feet down…and you crawl through it. You’ll come out upside down in China. You really will.”
