Bryon, Tiffini, Madisyn & Eastyn: Race for the Cure 5.9.09

Monday, May 11, 2009

Race for the Cure 5.9.09

I have been the biggest blogging slacker and I apologize! It is funny how the weather warms up and you find yourself with less time to take care of the indoor activities. We have had quite a bit going on in our lives and I hope to get you all caught up. This past weekend in particular was very eventful. For those of you that know my sister-in-law Kristin, you know that she is an avid runner. She is incredibly active and participates in several 5K's throughout the year. The first on her agenda this year was Race for the Cure. As part of Bryon and my weight loss goal we have decided to enter in the 5K's that Kristin does and hopefully by the end of the year we'll be running the whole thing. I said hopefully. The great thing about our family is we all support each other. Kevin and Tenille entered along with my mom. Everyone else wanted to come but either had a back injury or were stuck at work. Nonetheless, the race must go on. The race started on 3rd West and ended back on 4th West. It was a lot of fun and the weather couldn't have been any more perfect! We had to make a little detour when we got there so I'd like to say that we really went 4 miles instead of the 3.2 but who's counting, right?

After walking all the way through the gateway and back tracking back past the ESA we found the start line and we were off!

The pace was a little slow at first so we just more or less ambled our way down 3rd West. Kevin and Tenille snuck in a photo op....

Along with a little bit of cutesy time..... Ahhhhhh

We had made it to the end of 3rd West and we were rounding the corner to head back up 4th...

Check out ALL THOSE PEOPLE!!!!

By this time Madi was getting a little bit restless. Who can blame her?

Bry got her out of her stroller and let her ride on his shoulders..........Which didn't last very long. She is SO independent. She wanted to participate too. She even ran for a little bit.....When we got to the cheerleaders they screamed and yelled and really wanted Madi to give them high 5's. Very reluctantly she did.....But she was scared from all the yelling and decided she liked Bryon carrying her best. Here we are at the finish line. Don't we look proud!?!?!?

1 comment:

AH... HALE said...: The atmosphere was awesome. It was a great cause and fun none the less. Good times. Bring on the next one so we can run it next time....; May 11, 2009 at 3:36 PM

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5 New things you may not know about Madi

- She knows how to spell her name and has for a while now.
- She is incredibly smart! She picks up everything like a sponge! We have to watch what we say around her, she already has 2 swears in her vocab and knows how to use them.... Oops!
- She REFUSES to be potty trained! She knows what she is supposed to do, she just doesn't want to. She can be SO stubborn... definitely her momma's child!
- She loves to play with trains. Who woulda thought?
- She never really out-grew the security spoon thing. Her spoons have just grown in size along with her. She now plays AND sleeps with my big wooden cooking spoons.

5 ThInGs you may NoT KnOw about BrYoN

* Bryon is a movie junkie! He has a massive collection and loves to go see any and all movies in the theater
* Bryon doesn't like to watch sports on TV. He LoVeS to play baseball and football and even watch them in person, but he can't sit through a game to save his life. One of the reasons I love him so much! Ü
* Bryon's jaw PoPs! I mean, it POPS! He had broken his jaw years back and it now makes a really loud PoPiNg noise. Just listen......
* Bryon is a CoWbOy! He is a true, blue, RoPiN', RiDiN' CoWbOy! Who would have thought!?
* Bryon is an AmAzInG father and husband! He treats us both better than we deserve and works day in and day out to make sure we have everything we could ever want! WE LOVE YOU HONEY!

....But Oxygen is good for you.

....But Oxygen is good for you.

Not long after Madi was born we noticed that she would gasp for air when she slept. We asked her Doctor about it and at first he checked her throat and didn't find anything, so he told us that all babies do that and not to worry. The problem was, she never stopped and I couldn't stop worrying. At her next appointment I again asked him about it and he said that as a precaution we would have her hooked up to a monitor for a couple of days and test her to see where her levels were. He said that the alarm might go off but not to worry. Well the alarm NEVER quit! Now we have an appointment with a specialist on October 1st. Wish us luck that everything is ok and that she will be better soon!

Georgie was SO sick!

Georgie was SO sick!

Not long after we bought George he got really sick. We were really worried about him and didn't know what we were going to do. After about a week with the vet it was discovered that he had very severe ulcers (apparently his cushy life was just too much to handle!) When he came home he had an IV line sewn into his neck and we had to give him lots of meds! He laid in his stall all day and it was so sad to watch! But he pulled through like a champ and he is back to rockin and rollin! We love this guy!

Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy

This is Buddy. Bryon bought buddy when we started dating. He was looking for a dog and I found him on the internet. Bryon just had to have him! He was such a cute puppy. It took some adjusting to get used to being at our house. When he was about 6 months old he was trampled by one of our horses. We had to take him to the vet to get all fixed up. Buddy hasn't quite learned his lesson yet though. He is always having close calls. I guess we'll just wait for his next emergency. In the mean time he has become an excellent bird dog and Bryon LOVES to take him duck hunting!

Sparky Park

Sparky Park

This is Sparky. He started out as a barn cat but has since turned into one of the dogs! Sparky was born in a storage box at the feed store, Saddle Up. When he and his litter mates were old enough to leave mom he didn't know how to walk. Because he was raised in a box he never had to walk. I took him home and kept him in a crate in the barn and I had to bottle feed him milk. It just so happened that at the same time, Molly was going through a false pregnancy and had milk but no babies. She felt that it was her duty to raise Sparky. She took him in an nursed him and cared for him. To this day they still love each other and Sparky eats and sleeps with the dogs. Now if he could just figure out that he is a cat and start eating the mice in the hay we would be in business!

Stormy the half faced wonder!