Our crazy day

Pardon the pictures. Some of them are a bit blurry. Indoor lighting always gives me fits...something to work on! (Plus I didn't want to be "that" mom who takes a million pictures of her kids and who is oblivious to her surroundings trying to get the perfect shot....okay maybe I AM that mom, but I tried to tone it down...just a little.)


We went to the library this morning and what did we see? A statue of Icarus! I'm not kidding, I'm not making this up! Some type of art exhibit going on this week. How weird is that?









Park time..........whew. H-O-T!






Gymnastics!!!!!!!

Hayden pictures

Hayden woke up at 5:00 am this morning with a nightmare about "Icarus". He was upset that his wings melted. (Sometimes we listen to "Between the Lions" CD's that came in Chick-fil-a kids meals last summer - Greek mythology was one disc.) He calmed down, but was ready for the day and put on his Spiderman costume from last Halloween. (Why? ....Well, apparently a full body polyester suit on a 100 degree Texas day makes perfect sense to a 4 1/2 year old. ) And what did Spiderman do today? Well climbed walls, of course. Including the wall of the bathroom where he used the towel rack to help his climbing super-powers. (Do you see where this is going yet?). Yep, I heard a crash from around the corner. Now there is a nice big hole in our wall. ) : The day turned around after he had a little cat nap and was all smiles when dad got home. We went on picture walk this evening and we both had a lot of fun. Tomorrow is gymnastics day and both kiddos are excited.

Danskin

Yesterday was the annual Danskin Triathlon here in Austin (1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run). I was a little sad because I couldn't do it this year. I did it for the first time 9 months after Hayden was born. I had a post-baby body and the 'what-do-I-do-with-my-life-now' momma drama going on. I am highly UN-athletic and rate a 3 on a 1-10 scale for P.E. type talents. So, trying a triathlon was CRAZY. (Did I mention that I didn't know how to swim beyond doing the "dog paddle"?) I signed up for a 10 week training group and it ended up being loads of fun. I highly recommend doing something that you think you can't do. (Wow--there's a little public service announcement for you! Hey, the more you know!)
Yes, math fans, Hayden and Aubin are 17 1/2 months a part in age. Which puts me at about 1 month pregnant with Aubin in these photos. (Didn't know it yet of course.....no wonder I craved fajitas with grilled onions afterwards.....I hated onions all my life until that day....go figure.) Here are pics from my first Danskin:



Sea of swim caps! (Each color represents a "wave" of appx. 25 people.




My pink cap wave...waves go at 3 minute intervals to avoid confusion and chaos. Poor husbands, it's like "Where's waldo" out there trying to find your wife.







"Transition area"...this is grand central station, basically. This is where you grab your bike and rack it again before the run. The red towel over the bike marks my "spot".





!!!!!!!!Happy Birthday to Nanna!!!!!!!!!

Snake Day Reenactment

Okay. I'm still in shock about stepping on that snake the other day!

Here's the scene where my children are running with knives while I'm having a bit of that "mommy juice". But oh no! Dad's home early for lunch with Granddad on his motorcycle!

Wouldn't this make a great Christmas card? What would people think? I'd love to see the reactions. You know, I should do that. Print up a bunch and send it to random people in our neighborhood, no return address or anything....just a "Season's Greetings!" Hmmmmm....

(Disclaimer to people reading this blog who don't know me......no m-juice was consumed during my SAHM duties.)

Another day

We made it! We made it through another day. We braved the Texas heat and went to the park at 2:00 (crazy, I know). A little shower happened earlier and I just HAD to let the kids run around for a bit.
Before too long it was supper time and bedtime routine commenced shortly thereafter. Here we are at the last step before the tuck-in.

Good night!

The birthday party

Aubin threw a birthday party for Butterscotch (the amazing mechanical pony we got on Craigslist). The party was complete with Ikea containers for hats and princess tea cutlery for serving cake.
Aubin surprised the horse of honor with a pile of alphabet blocks for its birthday present. Butterscotch tilted her little mechanical head in grateful gesture. We saved some pretend birthday cake for Aunt Kara who also has a birthday today.
Happy birthday Aunt K!

The kids had their first gymnastics class today. It was perfect for small children. I didn't bring the camera because I needed to help out. Next week though, watch out. Pics galore.

Granddad and today's surprise

We went to a family get together at my mom's house on Saturday. We had fun eating, visiting and playing in the big backyard. Watching Aubin play football with Granddad reminded me of doing similar things with him when I was a kid. That's me on the motorcycle with him circa 1980. He and my Grandmother rode up to central Arkansas from Austin, TX. How cool is that? Grandparents riding up to your doorstep in a motorcycle! (Speaking of his "cool" factor, his 1988 Terlingua World Champion chili recipe was printed in Maxim last year in the list of "manly foods".)
Anyway- the kids, Rick, and I immensely enjoy his company when he's in town.

On a random, completely unrelated note, I stepped on a SNAKE today! Pretty sure it was an Eastern Yellow Belly Racer. http://www.austinreptileservice.net/solid.html
(Link for your enjoyment)
I was gathering yesterday's water from the kiddie pool to drench the garden when I felt my sneaker squish on something that was frantically moving ......(pause).........SCREAM!..........uncoiled the 2-3 foot snake that slid away to the neighbor's yard. Too bad it was 9 am, I could of used a little "mommy juice" right then.