One day Kimball started complaining of a tummy ache. He wanted me to put a bandaid on the sore spot so it would get better.
Then he fell asleep on the chair. My little Kimball never sits still for that--I knew something was not right.
The boys made a pool. The big pool is mom's and the little pool is Dad's--I thought that was funny :)
Thank heaven's for Uncle David! He played with those boys and kept them entertained!
This was like a dream come true to me. I always thought it was so amazing to see the triathletes with their permanent marker numbers written on their arms--now it was me in the picture. I was so sad when it came off.
Getting ready for our ocean swim
We got in the water early to get used to the waves and salt water. Unfortunately, my feet had a run in with some Oyster shells. Then, after all that, they ended up canceling the swimming portion due to wind. The night before there were 75mph winds and they didn't want any casualties. I was so sad because I didn't get to do the whole thing.
And the race begins. I started out slow, but gained a lot of speed after the first mile. It was a beautiful 12.5 mile ride along the ocean
5K run
Crossing that finish line felt amazing. It was great to hear, "Lindsay Gurr from San Antonio" as I sprinted those last 300 feet.
Just a note--I seem to be smiling in all the pictures--not because it was easy--it wasn't, but because of all the support. There were people all along the route cheering and saying, "You're doing great! Keep going!"
Celebrating with our medals for all finishers.
Ahh, we stretched and talked forever. I love stretching!
The best part was the free 10 minute massage we got at the end. You would think it would have been my legs in pain--nope, they we're fine. It was the huge knots in my shoulders he was working out. I always carry a little reminder of Joey and Kimball with me wherever I go--some reminders of the stress :) But they're well worth it!
Here's the pic the pro took of all the athletes. I'm in the process of getting mine.
Chickens, big and small.
Joey--taking the bull by the horns
I think Kimball was just dreaming about bacon
As you can see from this picture, Kimball started getting a little grumpy. Peter tried to take him out of the petting area and Kimball was fixated on the pony. Sweet Peter is a softy and shelled out $15 for Kimball to get his picture riding this mighty steed. I'm glad he did because it is sooo cute! Kimball makes a great cowboy.
The boys loved all the bounce houses. We loved that it was all free thanks to HEB--our San Antonio grocery store.
Time for the real cowboys.
Muttin' Bustin'--a highlight of the rodeo for me. I love seeing those tought little kids hang onto that sheep for dear life. Joey said he wants to do that next year (but I think my sweet, cautious buy will change his mind). Maybe Kimball could convince him to do it with him.
We finally left after a 1/2 hour of Kimball trying to sleep on the chair. Poor kid was all worn out.
Earlier that day Joey had gone to the bathroom for his daily naptime poop. He usually spends about 20-30 minutes and there. As long as he's quiet and dosen't make a mess, I am totally fine with that. But this time he decided to decorate his hair with the soap. This was the result. What a silly boy!
I took this picture not just because I love that faucet, but to remind me to write about our no water day. So apparently San Antonio never (or almost never) has days below freezing. Because of that, the whole city water system is not insulated. Well we must have still been trailing some Buffalo weather with us becase it went into the teens here. The next morning there was no water. Apparently the pipes were frozen all over the city and everyone had to wait until the sun warmed the ground enough to thaw out the pipes to get water to the houses. What a silly thing!
I just thought this was so cute. Joey had made a special note for his friends Abby and Avery Creer and he sat out on the swing and waited for them to come to our house for dinner. Such a sweet boy!
This is when Kimball flooded the toilet while the babysitter was here. Apparently he unrolled an entire roll of toilet paper into the toilet and then tried to flush it. It soaked the bathroom upstairs, spread to the bedroom carpets, and then leaked through the vent to the living room downstairs. Every towel in the house was used to clean up the mess.
As Scout Master, Peter has to go on lots of camp outs with the young men. I don't like when he's gone, but it's kinda fun to be "the nice mom" and have no rules. This is what we did the last camp out. We went to the store and bought all the yummy ice cream treats that tempted us, and then we pigged out on them and watched a movie. It was great! I have fond memories of my Dad being gone for some reason and eating Klondike bars with my mom (one of her all time favorites), and watching Dukes if Hazard.
After moving to San Antonio, we have been introduced to Turkey Vultures. The boys and I are pretty fascinated by them. One day when I was driving back from the gym I noticed them a few blocks from our house eating a raccoon. I grabbed the boys and we hopped into the van and watched mother nature in action. Then a few days later a cat became roadkill right in front of our house so we got front row seats of the vultures for 2 days.
