Who's a Warrior.......

So my friend Lyndsie and her husband John talked me into signing up for the Warrior Dash.  It is a 5K with 14 obstacles that you have to perform during the run.  You know, your basic stuff like crawling through a mud pit under barbed wire, jumping over fire, climbing walls with ropes, and crossing over water on a tight rope.  I would have never done something like this otherwise, but it turned out to be really fun.  

Here are the kiddos sporting their new warrior hats....I am sure they will come in useful as costumes one day.

 I guess there is a prize for best costume...this was our favorite.  You gotta be a confident man to wear something like this!

 Samantha and Chris were such good sports.  They came to cheer us on in 90 degree weather and all.  Chris wasn't sure if he was going to have the day off, so he didn't sign up.  Boy was he sorry he didn't. 

As you can see, I was really excited to start.... 

 We got a bit muddy, and in case you are wondering, yes, we do indeed have shorts on!

In our age group there was 1152 girls and we came in 201 and 202.  We'll take it.  Thanks Lyndsie, this is a memory that I will never forget!

Pima County Fair.....

Who doesn't love a good fair.  You get a petting zoo, pig races, and fried food all in one place.  You also get really great people watching.  We just kept looking around and thinking, "Where do all these people live because you never see them in the real world!"

 She was begging us to get a cow after this

 Cheering for the pigs during the race

 She LOVED the petting zoo.  I had to put my "paranoid mommy germ meter" on hold to allow it to happen, but I am so glad I did because it was her favorite part.

 And what's a trip to the fair without trying something that has been deep fried, like a snickers.  Are you kidding me?  Yumm.

I'm so glad when daddy comes home....

These are a few of my favorite pictures lately.  These two don't get to spend much time together, but they sure do have a good time when they do!

Samantha gets so excited when he pulls into the driveway that she can't wait to jump into his car with him to help him drive.

I took this one after I had been sitting downstairs waiting for Chris to come down to eat dinner.  I waited and waited, thinking she must have been taking forever to drink her bottle, but then I went to investigate and found them like this.  Keep in mind this was at like 7:30.  Poor guy was all tuckered out.

Hat Love.....

Now that the temperature is averaging high 80s-90s everyday, I told myself that I have got to be a responsible mother and keep my child protected from the sun.

To say the least, Sam disagrees

I even sewed an elastic piece onto it thinking that would prevent her from pulling it right off. I was wrong. Hopefully sunscreen will be enough because this is one battle I am not going to win.

As a side note, the medicine bottle she is holding is empty and yes, the entire lid is in her mouth.

The tradition survives.....

I have to say that it almost makes me cry to think that even after not seeing the Dodds in almost a year, we were still able to carry on our Easter/Spring cake decorating contest. We decided that it could still be done via webcam or over the phone. Last Saturday night we dialed up their number and for about on hour we had a double date!!! It was so good to catch up with them and of course, challenge them yet again. As usually, we are having a hard time admitting defeat, so if you want, please let us know which one you think is the most awesome.

#1

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Until next time Doddsies....until next time.....

making a mess....

So I always laugh when Chris will see Samantha doing something she shouldn't be doing and he will say to me, "We don't let her do that do we?"

You know, like play with knives and scissors, swim alone, play with plastic bags.....

My reply is usually, "it depends on what I am doing."

If I am trying to make dinner, work on a lesson, or get ready for the day, anything goes. As evidenced here:

She found the Q-tips. I didn't even care because I got to put on make-up and straighten my hair!

Don't let your guard down...

So the last few days Linzi has been saying that I needed a haircut. When I got my Arizona drivers license on Friday and saw my puffball hair in that wonderful picture, I agreed that it was definitely time for a haircut. Here's how it turned out:

Not too bad, right? She does a good job, don't you think? I would agree...except it turns out she made one teeny-tiny mistake. I'll often hear her chide herself as she's cutting my hair, thinking that she's done something horrible, but this is never the case. Yesterday was a bit different. After a couple of swipes with the clippers, she began gasping in horror and backing away from me apologizing profusely. "I'm so sorry Chris, what have I done?" She probably said that a good 15 times. By this time I was pretty sure that this was probably a real mistake, as opposed to her normal "boy-crying-wolf", and really couldn't help but bust up laughing when I saw this in the mirror:

Anyhoo, let's just say that Linzi breaks out into laughter every time she's seen me since the haircut, and I'm pretty sure there's a chorus of giggles behind me as I walk down the hall. In any case, we're pretty sure it's better than if we'd shaved it all off, turning me into some Voldemort-ish creature.