Bronco 3K

Scott and Amy ran a fun run at their school this morning. They did great and had a lot of fun. It was to raise money for their school. I love seeing them run.

First Day of School 2011

We were running late and never got a pic. of Samantha, but Marshall managed a quick one of Scott and Amy.

Vernal 5K

We spent Saturday in Vernal to do a 5K with Michelle. She has worked so hard and this was her very first 5K so we wanted to be there to support her and do it with her. She was really afraid that she was going to come in last and that she wouldn't make her goal time of 59 minutes.

We took a few pics. before the start.

This one was taken about a minute into the start of the race. I'm next to Amy but you can't see me.
Since Samantha was going to try to race it, I gave her my watch so she could get her time. She finished in 24.02
Scott took off really fast as well while Marshall, Amy and I stayed with Michelle. We caught up to Scott at the 2 mile mark. He had gone too fast and was cramping and tired. Someone mentioned to Amy (it may have been me) that there was ice cream at the finish, so she asked if she could run on her own. Amy, who hates running more than anything and has always sworn she would never do a 5K, ran the last half mile. Samantha was already finished so she ran it in with Amy. Isn't this the cutest picture? I think I need to frame this one.
Scott was just too tired so he and I slowed down a little and let Marshall and Michelle go on ahead.

We sprinted in to the finish as hard as we could. The race announcer was really impressed and asked Scott a few questions. What is your name? Scott. How do you feel? tired. How old are you? 8. Then he said, "this seems to be a one word answer interview, so we'll go for two this time. What do you say to your sisters for helping you run in?" Thanks. He just kind of laughed. Scott didn't have enough breath to say anything more.
As for Michelle, not only did she not come in last, or anywhere near last, but she finished in 46 minutes. It was so fun. I love doing races. It made me want to get back in shape and do some more.
And there was ice cream at the finish!!

The trouble with Scott

His speech teacher recommended that he discontinue speech (Yay!) but that he have his adenoids checked out (boo!). So we took him to an ENT doctor yesterday. His adenoids and tonsils look really good (Yay!) but, according to the doctor, he has the worst deviated septum he has ever seen in a child (boo!). Also he has polyps that develop due to allergies that have never gone back down. So here is the scoop. He is taking steroids for 5 days and a nasal spray for 30 days to see if the polyps will go away. When he take him back in 30 days he will see the "actual" doctor who will determine if they want to do surgery on his nose. They said they don't usually do it in kids under 18 because they are still growing so they always have to have more surgeries later, but he said Scott cannot breathe at all through his right nostril, and in fact, it was so bad they couldn't put a scope in there to look at it. My poor sweet little boy. We did get Frosty's after the doctor's visit though. (Yay!)

He also was a baby astronaut in his class opera last night. His parents, those slackers, kind of forgot about a costume, so he had to wear his storm trooper costume, sans masks, which is a little too small, but it worked.

Marshall and I supervised while Scott and 2 other boys made the sign. He did Mars and some of the planets.

The kids wrote the opera themselves. Somethings about baby astronauts losing bananas that fall to Mars.

He's not much of a singer and he wasn't too excited about the binky.

Bananas and martians fighting. Only in 2nd grade.

A face only a mother could love.

Arbitration.

Brace Face

More swimming

The kids swam in a meet the day before Easter.

Scott

Amy

Samantha

Easter 2011

Marshall and I had the most miserable 16 mile run the day before and so I was pretty grumpy after that. Still, Easter was fun and I've got lots of pictures to prove it. We went to Vernal to see Marshall's great aunt who was visiting from Toronto. We woke up early and the kids got their baskets, which turned out super cute, but no pics. Scott had asked for a gun that made noise, Amy got earrings and Samantha got Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt.1. We drove to Vernal and went to church with Marshall's mom and then had dinner at Michelle's. She always has good food. See those earrings on Amy? They're new. But not from the Easter bunny. I told Scott the truth this year; mostly because I think the Easter Bunny is stupid, not cool like Santa Claus. He is pretty sure he now knows a secret the other kids don't know. I didn't bother telling him they all figured it out a few years ago. Scott and his cousin Anthony. They love to play, and then fight, and then play. Boys!
Samantha and my favorite baby in the whole world, Brooklyn.
Kinsley getting down to business.
Scott taking the time to smile for me before gathering many more eggs.
Amy is pretending not to pose, but I know better.
Samantha always poses.
Doing an egg tally.
The dentist has that same grin, knowing all the candy will put his kids through college.
Mitch and Kinsley. Once her hair grew in she sure looked a lot like her dad.
Never too old!
Anthony is pretty stoked. He likes Easter.
Marshall feeding Brooklyn her first pickle. Don't worry, her mom wasn't freaking out and asking who knew CPR just in case she choked!
Marshall's mom and aunt.