Here Comes Summer

Summer is definitely here. Alex had his last day of school yesterday so today we celebrated at Robin Bledsoe Splash Pool in Leander. We have always really enjoyed this little park even though it is really quite simple-maybe that is why we like it so much. Although today it was flooded with kids, barely a place to sit!! Nevertheless a great kick off to to the pool and swimming season.

Alex's First Race

Alex and I participated in the Dam Mile tonight. We had a blast and ended with a good time. It is a mile race out by the Georgetown Dam and is like the name suggests one mile long, sponsored by the Georgetown Running Club. His little friends Cooper and Reese ran it too. Afterwards there was a pizza and beer party to celebrate. Alex got his first (of many hopefully) medal tonight. We got home pretty late and man was he tired.

Opening Our Pool

So what if it is only 6 foot by 3, we have a ton of fun in this pool. Alex is getting so brave in the water and can actually do a doggie paddle swim. I take him to the rec. center pool 4-5 times a week and he has improved his swimming so much this year. I credit his teachers Sam and Nicole who taught him in his first class without me. It was like I needed to be removed from the equation and the swimming would start. He 'll be swimming laps by the end of the summer. He is so excited for the outdoor splash pad to be opened.

Hanging Around Town

A few cute ones I've taken on our outings, Milo's house, Splash Day and painting out pots.

David, Sarah, Rebecca and Jim!! My siblings.

Forest City Half and 5K

This is me heading up Talbot towards Central and onto the completion of the race. Feeling pretty beat, yet exhilarated.

Forest City Half and 5K

May 2 my mum and I headed down to Victoria Park in London for the big race. She did the 5 k and I did the half marathon. It was such a treat to be able to run in my hometown and know every corner and turn in the race (not sure if that was an advantage or disadvantage) but it certainly got me a PR of 1:48 which I am quite proud of. It was also great to run my house, my sister's house and my brother's house with them cheering me on. It makes such a difference to have that support along the course. I am also proud of my mum who placed 2nd in her age group and finished with a great time of 39 minutes. She is now looking ahead to the next race.

Rock Climber

Loves to climb!!

Strawberry Fields Forever!!

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These were taken yesterday at Sweetberry Farms in Marble Falls. This is our 4th year visiting the farm and we always have a ball there. It is great to see the changes in Alex year after year, I especially notice Alex growing up when I see him reacting to the goats. The first year we went he wanted nothing to do with them and slowly over the years he is getting braver and braver with them-this year he actually asked me to bring food for them and fed them himself.

Red Poppy 5K

My mum and I registered in the Red Poppy 5K run in Georgetown. This was my mum's first 5K and she did really well. This was sort of a practice run for the Forest City 5 K that we are going to do in London on May 2. I had the pleasure of running with Alex in the stroller giving me orders and telling me to go faster, go right, stop for potty breaks etc. It made for an interesting run.

Capitol 10 K

April 11 th I ran the very fun and fast Cap 10 K in a personal best for me of 49 minutes. It was a really fun race with lots of people dressed in costumes and a general overall good spirit, not to mention running in downtown Austin which is always fun, despite the hills. Tough run so I was quite proud of myself for my PR. Alex and Jay came down to cheer me on which always makes me run faster too!!

Texas Bluebonnet Time

The Motorcycle

Hanging out in the garage with Daddy's bike which Alex loves. Alex is so cute when he says "motorcycle".

City of Georgetown Easter Egg Hunt

We have been participating in this annual event now for 4 years and every year I get the same reaction from Alex...not interested in getting the candy but more interested in surveying the scene around him and looking for bugs. I don't blame him the candy is horrible.

Easter 2010

Alex had an Easter party one of his friends hosted.

First Place

We headed to College Station this weekend for the Armadillo Dash. I had heard that they had cool t-shirts and you know it is all about the swag, so I signed up for the half marathon and yes, they did have cool t-shirts and the stuffed armadillo made Alex very happy. I was a little nervous about the half because I had just run the Austin Half a few weeks earlier and it took a lot out of me and I really had shaved a lot of minutes off of my first half so I felt I had to get another PR for the Armadillo as well. Lots of pressure that I have only myself to blame. The race went very well, despite the very boring course (lots of highway and a little neighbourhood tour) I ran well and felt fairly good till about mile 11 which is where I lost a little of my time but nonetheless finished in a PR of 1:49:21. It was also such a thrill to have Jay and Alex there at the finish line to see me cross. To top it all off I actually received first place for my age division which might have been a fluke but it made me quite proud of myself anyway. Going home with a first place trophy doesn't happen very often and more than likely will not happen again. Note the sign, it wasn't made for me but I claimed it anyway.

Texas Days at School

We celebrated Texas Independence Day this week at Alex's school. They had a chili luncheon and lots of games. Alex really liked the hay ride, horse ride (even though he doesn't really look it in the picture), and the shooting gallery (water pistols only).

The last picture is one he took himself in his room of all his favourite animals.

For the Gold

We headed to San Antonio to watch the gold medal game with our great friends Dan and Debbie and Debbie's mum and dad who were visiting from Canada. Although we were one of very few people cheering for Canada (out loud anyway-several people after the game told me they were secretly rooting for Canada) we had a great time. I brought all of my Cdn paraphenalia and we all dressed in our red and whites. Needless to say a great game and great hockey!!!

Snow in Georgetown

Today we woke up to rain, then hail, then sleet and then real, fluffy, white, sticky snow!! It was the most snow they had seen here in over 10 years. Alex had to go school today but we had so much fun when he got home. We built the family of snowmen, played with the dogs, had snowball fights and generally stood in awe that we had several inches of snow here in Georgetown!! We had several people stop and ask if they could take pictures of our snow family.