Neon Splash Dash

Race Day Part 2 - The Neon Splash Dash!  Stetson and I have been so excited to run our first 5k together with some of our friends.  The Neon Splash Dash took place at night in the parking lots between the Ballpark in Arlington and the AT&T Stadium (formerly known as Cowboys Stadium)...Stetson's dream location!

Here we all are right before we loaded up and drove to Arlington...

Upon arrival, we put on our glow in the dark body paint, glow necklaces/bracelets, and blew up our special inflatable glow sticks.  The boys loved their "war paint"!

Amy and Jordan ready to go...

Sara and Kyle ready to go...

Us ready to go!  I love my little man!

Look at all these people!  This was waiting in the starting line...

A "selfie" of our group waiting to start.  Stetson is hiding behind me.

We had an awesome race and ran the entire thing! I am so proud of this group!!  There were glow stations throughout the race where we were sprayed with different colors of paint that glowed under black lights. The kids LOVED the glow stations!

Congrats on completing the race, Jordan and Amy!!  You look glowtastic!

Same to you, Kyle and Sara!!

I cannot express the pride I have for this little boy! He was our leader throughout the entire race and could have kept on going!!  I think we have another runner in the family!

He is pretty darn cute all aglow too!

The Moms did a fabulous job juggling completing the race and keeping  up with the kiddos!  Not an easy task.

As a safety precaution, we painted the back of the kids' legs so we could pick them out of the crowd while running.  Pretty smart, huh?

Thank you to my fabulous neighbors for a special Mommy/Oldest Child evening!  After the race, we went out for hamburgers and rested our muscles in Amy's hot tub.  It was so fun!

Tour Des Fleurs

Race Day has arrived!  I am happy to report that I completed my first 10k, with one slight exception. Unfortunately, one of the police escorts made a wrong turn and we only ran 5.2 miles rather than 6.2, but I had plenty of gas left in the tank so I know I could have completed the full 10k had I had the chance.  

We ran around White Rock Lake at the Dallas Arboretum so the scenery was absolutely beautiful, as was the weather!  I couldn't have asked for anything more.  Special thanks to Liz for being my running partner today!

Celebrating Cultures

We were invited to Cassidy's class this afternoon for her Celebrating Cultures Parade. Unfortunately, the weather was not cooperating so there was no parade.  We just stayed inside instead.  Cassidy's class represented Greece and they were joined by the Kindergartners, who represented Ireland.

 Our little Greek Goddess...

She sure is cute!

After a short presentation,  we enjoyed snacks representing each country.  They were yummy too!

Great job, Diddy Bug!

Soccer Season is Here!

I am so happy to be posting about our little athlete again!  As mentioned previously, Stetson is back on the same soccer team as last Fall.  We love Coach Jeremy and are ready to spend our Saturdays at the soccer fields.

Stetson is ready too!  Go #11!!

Daddy is the assistant coach again this season too. Here he is warming up the boys prior to the game.

Let's go Tigers!

Stetson was team captain today and got to represent the team with Coach Jeremy for the coin toss.

He also got to play goalie a little today.  This is the first year they get to play with a goal keeper. It was a nice break for him since he is usually running all over the field.

The boys did great and won the game! Great job, Tigers!!  The season is off to a great start!

Heroes for Children

Amy and I completed another 5k this morning! Woo Hoo!  We supported a great cause.

This is the last one before I attempt a 10k and a 5k in the same day.  What am I thinking?!  Let's just hope for cooler weather on 9/21!

Welcome Home, Daddy!!

Daddy has been in Bolivia on a hunting and fishing trip for the past eight days and he is finally coming home tonight!!  We could not be more excited!  To welcome him home, the kids wanted to make a special surprise for him.

This is what Daddy would walk into when he arrived home...

Yummy brownies that the kids made, complete with nuts and sprinkles!

A picture that Cassidy colored for Daddy...

A picture that Stetson colored for Daddy...

And a card that they made together for Daddy...

The finishing touch was a doorway of streamers he would have to walk through.

We picked up Daddy at the airport, but it was LATE!  These two had been asleep but were awake and waiting patiently for Daddy in baggage claim. This was their first time inside an airport so it was quite the adventure for them.

Welcome home, Daddy!!  I'm sure I will post pictures of his travels to South America in a later post.

ASI Gymnastics

Watch out, world!  We have the next gold medal gymnast in training!  Cassidy started her gymnastics classes last week but I forgot my camera.  So, here she is this week ready to go!!

She is doing GREAT and her coach is already talking about moving her up to the next level. She's a natural, I tell ya!

Uniform Time

Today was the first day that Cassidy had to wear her uniform to Pre-K.  She was so excited to put it on and to wear her new "pretty shoes"!  She sure does look cute.