We love our Cameron so much!
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Showing posts with label Indoor Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indoor Fun. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Eight!
A few more pics from Cam's birthday. We celebrated by going swimming at the water park and then had a pizza party at the Bounce House. I think Nate and I had just as much fun as the kids did!
We love our Cameron so much!
We love our Cameron so much!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
New Year's Revolution Run 2014
Half Marathon #5 DONE! Yup, another 13.1 miles done in 2014. Two weekends in a row!
This morning was the New Year's Revolution Run at the Olympic Oval. Instead of being a specific distance, this race was simply whatever you wanted to or could run in 5 hours. We had a nice group of RA members there, I think about 15 of us there.
I had never been to the Olympic Oval before. It's a cool facility! The track goes along the outer edge. Inside the track is the ice track for speed skating, and then inside that is the ice rink for hockey. The run started right at 8:00. Josh and I planned to stick together. For being as grood of friends as we are, we have actually never run a race together! Even at RA runs, we usually end up running with other people. Since this was 100% a training run and NOT for time, we just took it at a comfy pace and kept it completely fun and relaxed. It took us over three hours, but it was a PARTY!
So running on a track for 48 laps was tedious. Obviously. BUT the fun part was that you were always surrounded by people! We'd be running along, and then Robert Merriman or Susette or Monica or Monte would come up behind us and we'd run together for a bit. Monte actually spent a lot of his time running BACKWARDS to keep his muscles loose. That was entertaining. Never a dull moment!
It was fun getting to know Monica a little bit better! She is awesome! I also go to know Christy a lot better! She is a sweetheart, and I'm hoping I convinced her to run Ogden with me in May!! I didn't get to chat with my dear Janet very much because she and her daughter were rocking it with the speedy laps!
Our race bibs had timing chips on them that would count our laps for us. They had a big table set up with snacks and drinks, and you could check your lap count. It was a pretty smooth operation! I was impressed.
Running-wise, it was a toughie. I hurt! It was nice to stop and take breaks whenever I wanted, though. We didn't push ourselves today. It was just a FUN FUN day! Full of laughs, too. That is one problem I've found with running with Joshua. It's very tough to laugh and run at Mile 11. No energy for that! The hilarity is too much!
Watching the speed skaters quickly became one of my favorite parts of the morning. SO COOL! I now have a dream to become a speed skater.
Josh made York peppermint patty brownie rice krispy treats for us. Yes, you read that correctly. HOLY COW, they were amazing!
Pictures!!! (Thanks to my RA friends for taking these! I did not take any of them.)
Joshua made me take selfies...ugh.
So, if you're wondering why Joshua changed shirts, that's a funny story. It was fairly toasty inside the Oval, so we were all sweating. He decided to change his shirt during one of our breaks, so he grabbed his race shirt from his packet. Turns out, instead of a Men's XL, they gave him a WOMAN'S XL. It was SO hilarious. I about died! So on came the Cat Shirt.
So ya'll remember my waffle obsession, yes? Well, I brought along a WAFFLE for my fuel. But it was NASTY!
So the other day at the library, Allie brought me a stack of books she had picked, and one of them was called "Where Willy Went". It was about Willy the SPERM! Oh my gosh, I about died. We obviously didn't check it out, but my twisted RA friends wanted to see it, so I got it and brought it with me. Hilarious!! Nate and I read it last night and were laughing so hard. It's meant to teach children about the facts of life. I'll keep it in mind for when my kids are a bit older. :)
ANYWAY, more running. Around and around we went! "Channel your inner Becky!" "Channel your inner Kenyan!"
We got some fun pics of everyone.
Janet!!! I'm sad we couldn't run together, but it was SO great to see her! LOVE this lady SO much!!!
My friends were all so sweet to ask how my shoulder and hip were doing. The shoulder felt GREAT, but the hip did NOT. Lame.
Monica let me pick out a neck gaiter. I love it! And yes, this was after the race, so getting into and out of this squat was PAINFUL!
The RKs!!! Thanks, Joshua! (That is his hand, not mine!)
We were pretty happy to be DONE! Such a fun time. I LOVE RUNNING!!!
Although, I am pretty sure I ran a bit more than 13 miles. The lap count was measured for the inner-most lane, and I spent the majority of my time in the middle and outer lanes. Extra mileage!!
Home Sweet Home.....and EXHAUSTED!! Enjoying my goodies from the day: My medal, my RK's and a sweet gift from Joshua: A book by Elaine Dalton about her marathon experience and how we need a "Return to Virtue." Love it and can't wait to read it!
This morning was the New Year's Revolution Run at the Olympic Oval. Instead of being a specific distance, this race was simply whatever you wanted to or could run in 5 hours. We had a nice group of RA members there, I think about 15 of us there.
I had never been to the Olympic Oval before. It's a cool facility! The track goes along the outer edge. Inside the track is the ice track for speed skating, and then inside that is the ice rink for hockey. The run started right at 8:00. Josh and I planned to stick together. For being as grood of friends as we are, we have actually never run a race together! Even at RA runs, we usually end up running with other people. Since this was 100% a training run and NOT for time, we just took it at a comfy pace and kept it completely fun and relaxed. It took us over three hours, but it was a PARTY!
So running on a track for 48 laps was tedious. Obviously. BUT the fun part was that you were always surrounded by people! We'd be running along, and then Robert Merriman or Susette or Monica or Monte would come up behind us and we'd run together for a bit. Monte actually spent a lot of his time running BACKWARDS to keep his muscles loose. That was entertaining. Never a dull moment!
It was fun getting to know Monica a little bit better! She is awesome! I also go to know Christy a lot better! She is a sweetheart, and I'm hoping I convinced her to run Ogden with me in May!! I didn't get to chat with my dear Janet very much because she and her daughter were rocking it with the speedy laps!
Our race bibs had timing chips on them that would count our laps for us. They had a big table set up with snacks and drinks, and you could check your lap count. It was a pretty smooth operation! I was impressed.
Running-wise, it was a toughie. I hurt! It was nice to stop and take breaks whenever I wanted, though. We didn't push ourselves today. It was just a FUN FUN day! Full of laughs, too. That is one problem I've found with running with Joshua. It's very tough to laugh and run at Mile 11. No energy for that! The hilarity is too much!
Watching the speed skaters quickly became one of my favorite parts of the morning. SO COOL! I now have a dream to become a speed skater.
Josh made York peppermint patty brownie rice krispy treats for us. Yes, you read that correctly. HOLY COW, they were amazing!
Pictures!!! (Thanks to my RA friends for taking these! I did not take any of them.)
Joshua made me take selfies...ugh.
Susette!! Love her!!
So, if you're wondering why Joshua changed shirts, that's a funny story. It was fairly toasty inside the Oval, so we were all sweating. He decided to change his shirt during one of our breaks, so he grabbed his race shirt from his packet. Turns out, instead of a Men's XL, they gave him a WOMAN'S XL. It was SO hilarious. I about died! So on came the Cat Shirt.
So ya'll remember my waffle obsession, yes? Well, I brought along a WAFFLE for my fuel. But it was NASTY!
So the other day at the library, Allie brought me a stack of books she had picked, and one of them was called "Where Willy Went". It was about Willy the SPERM! Oh my gosh, I about died. We obviously didn't check it out, but my twisted RA friends wanted to see it, so I got it and brought it with me. Hilarious!! Nate and I read it last night and were laughing so hard. It's meant to teach children about the facts of life. I'll keep it in mind for when my kids are a bit older. :)
ANYWAY, more running. Around and around we went! "Channel your inner Becky!" "Channel your inner Kenyan!"
We got some fun pics of everyone.
ROBERT MERRIMAN!!!!! One of my top favorite people ever!
Janet!!! I'm sad we couldn't run together, but it was SO great to see her! LOVE this lady SO much!!!
The AWESOME London and Monte! They both ran a MARATHON!
My friends were all so sweet to ask how my shoulder and hip were doing. The shoulder felt GREAT, but the hip did NOT. Lame.
Monica let me pick out a neck gaiter. I love it! And yes, this was after the race, so getting into and out of this squat was PAINFUL!
The RKs!!! Thanks, Joshua! (That is his hand, not mine!)
We were pretty happy to be DONE! Such a fun time. I LOVE RUNNING!!!
Although, I am pretty sure I ran a bit more than 13 miles. The lap count was measured for the inner-most lane, and I spent the majority of my time in the middle and outer lanes. Extra mileage!!
Home Sweet Home.....and EXHAUSTED!! Enjoying my goodies from the day: My medal, my RK's and a sweet gift from Joshua: A book by Elaine Dalton about her marathon experience and how we need a "Return to Virtue." Love it and can't wait to read it!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Waffle Mania
Nate and I had a waffle maker when we were first married, but it was horrible. The waffles stuck to the iron no matter what I did. We hated dealing with it, so we never made waffles and eventually got rid of it.
Last week, Nate's grandparents gave us a Belgian waffler maker for Christmas. I found an easy, quick recipe online and away I went. They turned out SO yummy. I literally cannot stop making them! I have eaten them for breakfast, lunch or dinner EVERY single day since! The joke is that I need an intervention. But come on, what's wrong with lovin' waffles?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2rkKXL2gk
Yesterday we invited our friends, Josh and Heidi over for a double date of pizza and games. It was so much fun! We played Apples to Apples, attempted Pit (needed more people), Mad Gab, and UNO Flash. By the end of the evening, we were laughing SO hard.
So back to the waffle mania that suddenly is my life, I decided to attempt Brownie Waffles for dessert. They turned out delicious, but were a bit of a hassle to make. It took a few tries to get it right, and I have to thank Joshua for surgically removing the waffles from the grooves for me!
In other non-waffle news, Clarence went to time-out for the first time. She's starting 2014 off with a bang!
No, seriously the kids are having a fun break. I taught Cam how to play Uno and Sequence. Claire loves the Topple Tree game and puzzles, and Allie and I have been playing "tennis" (it's really baseball). The girl has quite an arm!
Like I said before, I didn't really set official New Years resolutions. But yesterday, I did decide to try a different approach to improving on some things. Reward charts! I know, that sounds like I'm about 5, but I'm a visual person! So for the month of January, I made a chart for all of the things I want to do/not do, and each day, I'll check it off. At the end of January, if I was successful, I'll treat myself to something. I also made a chart for our family scripture study and prayers. The kids get to take turns putting the stickers on, and each month we get to treat ourselves to ice cream as a family. I think it will be fun!
Last week, Nate's grandparents gave us a Belgian waffler maker for Christmas. I found an easy, quick recipe online and away I went. They turned out SO yummy. I literally cannot stop making them! I have eaten them for breakfast, lunch or dinner EVERY single day since! The joke is that I need an intervention. But come on, what's wrong with lovin' waffles?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2rkKXL2gk
Yesterday we invited our friends, Josh and Heidi over for a double date of pizza and games. It was so much fun! We played Apples to Apples, attempted Pit (needed more people), Mad Gab, and UNO Flash. By the end of the evening, we were laughing SO hard.
So back to the waffle mania that suddenly is my life, I decided to attempt Brownie Waffles for dessert. They turned out delicious, but were a bit of a hassle to make. It took a few tries to get it right, and I have to thank Joshua for surgically removing the waffles from the grooves for me!
In other non-waffle news, Clarence went to time-out for the first time. She's starting 2014 off with a bang!
Like I said before, I didn't really set official New Years resolutions. But yesterday, I did decide to try a different approach to improving on some things. Reward charts! I know, that sounds like I'm about 5, but I'm a visual person! So for the month of January, I made a chart for all of the things I want to do/not do, and each day, I'll check it off. At the end of January, if I was successful, I'll treat myself to something. I also made a chart for our family scripture study and prayers. The kids get to take turns putting the stickers on, and each month we get to treat ourselves to ice cream as a family. I think it will be fun!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Pictures
Last weekend I took Cameron to a BYU basketball game here in SLC. They played Utah State, and it was an INTENSE game. Neck and neck the whole game. We pulled ahead at the end and WON. Go Cougars! It was fun having Cam with me. He is starting to understand the game more, and now that he can read, he liked studying the roster and stats. I love my little dude!
Earlier this week, I went to Cameron's class to help them decorate their bears for "Books & Bears". They are going to write stories about their bears. Cute. It was so fun to spend some time with Cam during the day. He has a cute little "girlfriend" named Lizzie. I've met her a few times now, and every time she sees me, she rushes up and smiles and says, "Hi, Mrs. Wood! Cameron and I have a crush on each other!" She is adorable, and I'm 100% serious when I say that I hope she sticks around for another 10+ years! She's a keeper, Cam!
Poor Nate has been CRAZY busy and stressed with school lately. His semester ends next week, so then we'll get our hubby/daddy back. I'm so proud of him! TWO classes next semester and then we are DONE!
We got our tree put up. The kids get better and better each year at hanging ornaments! It's such a fun time of year! Claire is SO excited to put up the tree! Fists clenched and all!
Man how I LOVE my babies! Um...this was Cameron's doing.
Mostly pictures for this post! Hope you are all having a lovely December!
Earlier this week, I went to Cameron's class to help them decorate their bears for "Books & Bears". They are going to write stories about their bears. Cute. It was so fun to spend some time with Cam during the day. He has a cute little "girlfriend" named Lizzie. I've met her a few times now, and every time she sees me, she rushes up and smiles and says, "Hi, Mrs. Wood! Cameron and I have a crush on each other!" She is adorable, and I'm 100% serious when I say that I hope she sticks around for another 10+ years! She's a keeper, Cam!
Poor Nate has been CRAZY busy and stressed with school lately. His semester ends next week, so then we'll get our hubby/daddy back. I'm so proud of him! TWO classes next semester and then we are DONE!
Running to Daddy for hugs!
We got our tree put up. The kids get better and better each year at hanging ornaments! It's such a fun time of year! Claire is SO excited to put up the tree! Fists clenched and all!
Man how I LOVE my babies! Um...this was Cameron's doing.
Makeovers. Claire-style.
Mostly pictures for this post! Hope you are all having a lovely December!
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