First 5 K

Our family completed a 5K on Saturday morning. It was a first for our boys. Todd finished with Brandon with a time of 33 minutes and 32 seconds! He is so excited and is now training to run the Wasatch Back Relay. He's already analyzing the legs of the race to determine which one would best suit him. Zachary and I "ran" while pushing Chad and Lucy in the double stroller. We would have run more, but Zachary, our athlete in training, started out at a dead sprint and was so tired that I nearly had to piggy-back him. I kept telling him, "Slow and steady wins the race!" We will be reading the story of the Tortoise and the Hare very soon!

Case of the Missing Pajamas

The other night I found Zachary on his bed sound asleep wearing the following: Skull Candy headphones, a tank top, and short shorts. I woke him up to use the bathroom, and questioned his attire, asking where his pajamas were that he had been wearing when he went to bed. He went crazy on me, screaming, questioning why I would remove his pajamas. After 15 minutes of hysteria, I called for reinforcements. The entire time Brandon and I were trying to get him dressed in his pajamas he kept yelling that he was going to have sweaty arms. The next morning he had no recollection of us waking him and this was the unsolicited story he had for Brandon. "Dad, last night, you know when you thought I went to bed? Well, I didn't. I went down, put on my workout clothes, and I did push-ups for 3 whole songs. I did like 100 push-ups. Then, I ran laps around the basement. I was SO sweaty! I'm going to be an athlete, and athletes start training when they are six. And look (he points to his bicep ), I growed!" Later he said, "Mom, I am now just 10 inches away from being an athlete!"

Todd's a Keeper!

Todd has become his team's exclusive goal keeper. After watching him for an entire season, the role definitely suits him. He's aggressive and not afraid to dive for the ball. . . so much so that I've thought of pricing a helmet. His HEIGHT makes him a huge asset to his team. Go figure, seeing that neither of us are giants by any standards other than our waist lines. When he jumps, only the very best played balls make it in.