While waiting for Owen to finish his after school program, Katie wanted to run.
And she liked our shadows.
And hanging like a monkey.
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Daddy/daughter hike!
She had to make it through the whole 2.2 mile walk with daddy—WITHOUT being carried at all—in order to be able to do the walk with me. And she did it!!! I was so proud of her!!
Stopping to watch the waving grass fields.
Charlie in a wagon!
I can’t believe what this cat lets Katie do with her!
Two hits today!
They won, too! 🙂
Harry Pottah!
Kitchen Dance Party
I made him put together the water table.
I figure if he can do Legos for ages 14+ he can do this. And he did. 😀
Admiring his handiwork.
Playing with the frog—getting ready to send it flying.
Proud boy!
Give me a smile!
No, give me a normal smile.
Not sure what that face is for!
All smiles watching daddy see his work!
Back to playing with the frog!
Waiting for Owen
On Mondays if it’s nice when I pick Katie up, we stay and play at the playground while waiting for Owen to finish his after school athletics program. She loves it.
Showing me the flowers her class planted. (Yes, they’re fake.)
She wanted to show me her picture outside the classroom!
Marlins…in the rain.
It started off overcast and cool… We kept our fingers crossed but eventually it was raining. Not fun. But the kids were all doing great!
Katie had fun playing catch with daddy beforehand.
Montage of Owen’s at-bats and runs:
They did end up calling the game a little over an hour in because it was really coming down. So it was home for warm showers/baths and comfy clothes!
Marlins vs. Royals
Watching Owen at bat!
Helping Papa make his infamous cookies!
Running races with Grannie.
Grannie was trying to teach Owen how to run and the only place was out in the road. 🙂
And then of course Katie had to join in.
Katie’s first day of school!
She was very excited! And even though she was perfectly happy to use Owen’s old Minion backpack, I will be looking for a different one because I don’t actually like that backpack (it zips through the middle and it’s hard to fit the lunch bag in it).
First bumper cars!
We went to a birthday party today and both kids LOVED the bumper cars!
Owen’s first Marlins game!
This year is definitely a bit different than t-ball…instead of three innings where everyone in the roster bats for each inning and most of the kids are watching the sky or picking grass…they keep track of balls/strikes/outs so kids might only get to bat once or twice but these kids can actually bat, catch, throw, and field!! And some are really good!
Owen’s first (and only) at-bat:
He got the first pitch!
And best of all, Grannie and Papa got to see all of it!!
Papa and Grannie’s big surprise!
Of course, we knew that they were coming, but we didn’t tell the kids…so when we came home from baseball this morning, this is what happened:
Pics from the video:
Baseball Opening Day!
Our new Marlin ready to head out!
Unfortunately it was cold and rainy—yuck!
Not super exiting (LOL) but the Marlins’ introduction and walk out onto the field!
Puddle Jumping
Owen’s poetry reading
Owen’s class read a poem at Morning Program today.
Practicing his reading last night:
Katie loves trying on shoes.
I wanted to try on some shoes at Nordstrom Rack and Katie was trying them on right along with me. Of course most of the ones she picked I was afraid she as going to break her neck…
…so I finally convinced her to at least try on flatter shoes. 🙂
Owen loves texting me.
This is the run of messages I got today. The blue shirt business is because I took a stained blue polo of his and attempted another bag (like the tee I transformed the other day).
And he just giggles and giggles when he’s texting me. 🙂
Easter Egg Hunt
I had my first bender tonight.
Food bender, that is—dinner out with 15 peeps at what turned out to be an amazing restaurant (Green Pig Bistro).
The food was all excellent and everyone was passing around plates to try everything (because the portions were HUGE)…so on top of probably 15 bites of random dishes (which would have been a complete meal in itself), I ate my entire plate (which actually was one of the smaller plates—four tiny scallops and probably a cup of crab and coconut risotto) and then a few bites of desserts (ours, plus others!).
I didn’t feel overstuffed at the time, though I knew I obviously ate too much. But I ended up waking up during the night feeling like I had a hangover. I actually had to think: “Wait. Did I drink last night?” Because it felt sooo similar. (Note: I didn’t drink.)
The following morning I didn’t even want to think about food. And I was nervous to step on the scale—I had actually been pretty close to losing my 4# of fluff but that went out the window. But DAMN it was worth it. 🙂
One fun part of the dinner was a surprise birthday dessert for Tom! We had seen another table get the sparkler and one of us decided that it should happen at our table because fire. And they just happened to pick Tom!
Happy un-birthday, Tom!
My Naturally Slim testimonials are online!
I just got word that my produced videos were uploaded to Naturally Slim’s YouTube account…
Thanks for sharing your story and being our first testimonial in our Organic Success Stories series. We wanted raw, unscripted success stories and you gave us just that.
And linked on their Facebook page…
They’ve chopped my 10-minute video down into four snippets, which will play in a playlist one after the other here:
And since I really did grow to like my original, full-length, unedited testimonial submission…it is now public on YouTube as well:
Minecraft Mine: Complete!
Another Lego finished. This one was a bit easier–ages 8+ and only 922 pieces.
When Owen was done, he was ADAMANT that I take a picture and show it to Mason, his friend in Ohio who also likes Lego and Minecraft. So I posted it on Facebook. His mom’s reply? Mason said “Oh my gosh! That is so cool!” Then did this…
Friendly Easter Egg Hunt
Friends invited us to their community Easter Egg Hunt today. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite Easter-y weather—it was 45 degrees and rainy! 🙁 But, the kids still had fun! The little kids and big kids each had their own side to search on, so I went with Katie and Tom went with Owen.
Baseball practice!
Owen’s new batting helmet—everyone else on the team had their own so we went and bought him one. He picked green. 🙂
Practicing running to (and through) first base…and hitting coach overhand pitches.
Boosterthon Fun Run Success!
Owen did AMAZING! They had two tracks running at the same time—Kindergarten and 1st grades on one and 2nd and 3rd on the other. The VIPs (parents, family, etc.) were in the center of each ring to cheer them on. Of course, Owen was on the outside of the track almost every time (which also meant that other kids were blocking my view) so I didn’t get many good pictures of him. I had been wondering how they were going to keep track of laps run, but the kids all had Boosterthon T-shirts with boxes on the back so every time they crossed the starting line, they had teachers and volunteers marking off boxes. Owen completed…ALL 35 POSSIBLE LAPS!! For a total pledge donation amount of…$390!! We are SOOOOO proud of him!! (The only slightly disappointing thing [for me] was at the end of the event—the kids got to take a “victory lap” with family and friends so Katie and I rushed out to walk with Owen…and he didn’t want anything to do with it and just went off on his own. I swear he’s 7-going-on-14.) If the amounts on the website can be trusted, the school hit 99% of their goal…which means the kids get the technology updates AND the playground equipment!!!
Tom wasn’t able to make it to the fun run, but Katie and I were there! Of course, she was pouting about something (I can’t even remember what since it happens so often).
Owen’s class coming onto the field.
National anthem.
Can you see Owen? (Hint in next pic.)
They had theme laps like clapping, walk with a friend, and slow-motion. This was the kangaroo lap (his favorite). 🙂
He started with the headband on, then it came off pretty quickly, and here it’s back again.
It came off again soon after.
Katie was an awesome cheerleader for Owen and all our other friends!
Westin, a kindergarten friend (we ate at their house for Thanksgiving).
Our across-the-street neighbors.
Owen and Colton (he was in his class last year and is on his baseball team this year) running together.
They had music playing the entire time so Katie did a lot of dancing!
Hazel, our kindergarten neighbor.
More dancing!
Katie helping clean up!
And the attempted class picture afterwards:
Since it was the end of the day, we went back to Owen’s classroom to take him home. This was the class goal sheet. I love to see the order of importance. 🙂
Our new Turtle 2!
The instructors are amazed that she’s only three. 🙂
Our Little Slugger
Owen’s baseball practices officially start this Friday so we wanted to take him out and practice a little first. Of course, Katie wanted to play, too. She’s not great at catching with a mitt but she’s not too bad at hitting! And she looks so cute doing it!
