Another full week!

Mike and I had a great time on our first trip away from Wade. We left him in the cap blue hands of Aunt Kim and Uncle Jared while we spent 2 nights in the Georgia mountains. He didn't miss us at all it appears. 

We had a full week back home as I started the triathlon training. Swim on Monday, run Tuesday, swim Wednesday, bike Thursday and run Friday.  I can't put more than two leg the of the pool together without a rest and. Can't run solid for a half mile yet but well see. 

Friday was the big Krispy Kreme birthday. I boxed hot doughnuts for about three hours and then brewed coffee Saturday morning for the big party downtown. We took the Studebaker to the party but unfortunately the brakes gave us trouble on the way home and we had to call AAA. They may cancel my membership soon as this is the third tow in about four months.  I was following in the Explorer so we were cool as we waited for the tow. 

And finally look at the cool chair Mike made me. Ski and Tennis has one like this. The blue K2's were my first pair of skis. They were bought used in 1985 from a shop going out of business. I love it!!  He and Wade waited for me to finish the bike ride on Thursday them we all went out for Mexican. Pretty nice anniversary don't ya think?

It's time!

I have never run even a mile and haven't swam a lap on the pool since I was a teenager but it's time to try. I have been slowly letting my fitness decline and adding pounds. I have a two year old that I want to bike with, play ball with and be there for!

I didn't even know what a sprint triathlon was a week ago but starting next week I am training for one with 65 other women through Fleet Feet sports. The only kicker is that this year I won't be in town for the event. So I am using it as motivation to train, learn the proper way to glide through the pool, and run without getting injured. And hopefully this will be the kick start I need to make these workouts habit. 

The event will be swimming 225 yards (9 laps) biking 8 miles then running two. 

And even though I won't be there on race day I will celebrate all the other women who are stepping out to change their lives. 

And to make me accountable to someone other than myself, I will have fellow quilters Gina and Cheryl along for the ride....literally!  Let's see if the next six weeks can be lifestyle changing. And thanks to hubby for gladly supporting me and picking up my slack two nights a week with Wade so I can do this!

Bye Bye Crib

Wade is excited about sleeping in his new bed, Mommy is sad to see the crib taken down.  It was bought for me and also was used for my two sisters. By today's standards it's a death trap for a small baby so I will repurpose the ends into a bench someday (I saw the idea on Pinterest) and surely I can figure out how to use the sides to display quilts. 

The ends still have the marks where I teethed on it many years ago. 

And with this transition it's goodbye to the rocket ship quilt that traveled to China with us and moving on to his eye spy quilt!  In another year or so it will be time to move up to the twin bed and the Peanuts quilt. But let's not rush things...he is already growing and changing so fast theat some days it stops me in my tracks. 

Beach and Tractor Ride

Wade wasn't as brave this year at the beach, this is him running away from the waves.......

But pushing a dump truck around is fun anywhere

And, Daddy (with help from our neighbor Derek) got Poppy's 1954 Farmall running again so Wade got his first tractor ride. 

Who is having more fun you think?

I hope I never forget....

....that my little blessing is another's loss. Wade's birth parents probably had no choice.....no insurance and no ability to get him the medical care he needed although so minor by our standards. 

Oh how I wish I could show them how he has blossomed and give them comfort that the sky is the limit for their baby boy now growing up as an American.  And most importantly how he is loved. 

http://video.theloop.ca/news/watch/orphaned-by-desperation/3626087865001/#.U6MNRDe9LCS

Fathers Day

Wade took a good long nap after church on Sunday which let me get a little quilting done!  Once up we headed out to Stone Mountain to see what Wade thought of a hike under his own power since he is way too big for the backpack now. 

He loved the stream and wanted to stop and toss everything he could find into the water. "See water, see water?"

We hiked to the old homestead so he could see the mountain!

Daddy carried h back along the road. Then we went and ate Mexican food!  Hopefully a nice afternoon for Wade and his Daddy  

And here us a throwback of my own Dad. I think this is still in our Amarillo house so I  probably in kindergarten  look at the black hair and 30" waistline ; )

Little Wade sure loves Grandaddy Wade...or Gray Gray and we are looking forward to our next visit in August!

The weeks are moving so fast....

Granted we stay very busy but it's amazing how fast the time is going by. I look at Wade at times and swear he has just grown another inch and learned five new expressions. 

Mike and I took Friday off to get some things done without Wade....like looking at new cars. Both my Explorer and his mail car have over 200,000 miles so we wanted to at least narrow down our options. I want a car that gets 40mpg, is big enough for Wade and a friend in the back seat when they are 12 and has some zip with sporty styling. Well nobody can meet those requirements so I will have to probably compromise. The current front runner may be the 2015 Subaru Outback (not out yet). We drove a 2014 and the new one will improve the highway mileage to 33 highway. I really thought I would like the smaller Subaru XV for its sportier styling and handling but it is even more underpowered than the Outback. Here is the back side out the Outback in blue and the XV in white next to my Explorer. I hate this whole process. 

Mike was told if he put a right hand drive kit on a new Subaru it would negate the factory warranty, so he may have to work on his 99 until he retires. Which was the subject of our next stop, the financial advisor. 

We then set up the camper and had Alden and Landon join us for a overnight at Tanglewood. Wade was us at 6:15 but we had to stay inside until 7am to abide by the quiet hour policy. They all had fun I think. 

Not sure I could get them along for a big trip. The idea of no tv is too scary!

Then Saturday night Max spent the night with us. Putting two boys to sleep at the same time in the same room proved to be a little challenging but other than that we l had fun!

And after we had lunch on Sunday we took a photo for CCAI. They celebrate 11,000 kids placed this week and requested photos for their website. So here are our two out of the 11,000 blessings they have helped create.