yesterday was adam’s b-day, so we rode downtown to have dinner at our favorite sushi place…closed! second choice was my favorite, bittercreek, so it was really not such a bummer:) what a beautiful evening. warm, nice breeze, people out biking, swimming, running, fishing, surfing (yes! surfing), eating, enjoying. we fit right in.
happy birthday to you babe!
eli ran his first race this weekend. it was the main street mile, but only 1/2 mile for the kiddos. they get to chase an ice cream truck and “win” an ice cream at the end. eli did great, but he did note, “that was fun…i never want to do that again!” i think he meant the event as a whole was fun, the running, not so much. here he is getting a good luck hug from sis.
all set to race!
it may sound strange, but i love when they close down streets and you get to walk in a place usually reserved for cars. i also love living just a few minutes from the beautiful capitol building.
some of the fierce competition…
silly kids
this was the only spot where he almost walked…
but as soon as he heard us cheering he started running at lightening speed...
and at the end ~ the ice cream…it was all worth it, especially for lyla, who didn't even run. good thing for her she has a generous daddy.
biking. it’s been the topic of many conversations around here lately. like tonight when eli asked if he cold sleep in his clothes instead of his pj’s so that when he woke up in the morning and go right out to ride his bike. he went on to say, “mom, I need to practice everyday so that I can get really good and go off jumps and r-i-d-e u-p t-r-e-e-s.”
this bike mania started just a few days ago. some friends told us about the eagle bike park and how they have a new bmx track. it sounded like fun, but eli has only been riding without training wheels for a few months, and never on uneven dirt. we thought we would go and check it out, let him ride on the dirt, and maybe test out a bit of the small track.
here are the boys getting ready to ride…
check out his face:) this was the end of the smaller track…after riding on it a few times he said, “this is boring, let’s go on the big one!”
so they did…
I don’t think I’ve ever seen eli so excited about something. he was all chatty, talking to everyone.. “hey!” “how’s it going!?!” “do you want to race!?!” yeah, he challenged a boy twice his age to race. the guy was a good sport and “raced” him a few times.
a after about two hours of riding he said, “now that’s what I call fun!”
lyla had a grand time too. she slid down the dirt banks, climbed up the dirt piles and ran the track with her own two little, adorable, legs.
this is going to require many, many band-aids.
we moved into a rental at the beginning of may and the kids LOVE IT. whenever we are out and about, running errands, shopping, the library...they always beg to go back to "the rental" as it is affectionately known.
reason #1 for the love ~ eli has made a new best bud a few houses down. they have a lot of fun together and play for hours...it's FANTASTIC.
reason #2 for the love ~ the climbing tree in the front yard. eli is o-so-proud of his blooming climbing skills and wants to show any new visitor the various ways he can climb the tree. lyla can't really climb it, but she likes to be put up there so she can hang out with eli.
this was his exit strategy before that branch broke...
