Oscar and Robie Creek 2010

4/17/10

The day finally arrived to run Robie Creek!  Oscar has been training for this race about 5 to 6 times a week, which has been exhausting to me, but he says he's been feeling great!  I wasn't able to go and watch since the race takes place in the hills and there is no parking, so I had to rely on others for some pictures of him.  The race is 13 miles with 8 miles uphill and the last 5 down.  It has been dubbed the hardest half marthon in the northwest!  So why did Oscar decide to run it??  Beats me, but he does have a tendancy to push himself to do hard things.

Before the race with his buddies Bryce DeForest and Vaughn Sitts, looking pretty cheeful huh. (the date on the picture is wrong it should say 04/17/2010)

During the race....  Oscar said at about mile 6 he was not enjoying himself much and was looking for a place to through himself down and quit.  But, then he saw people at the watering stations cheering him on, someone with a mister (spray thing), a man with a hose, and of course someone with a CAMERA!!  So he perked right up *smile*

At the finish line....
What would a finish be without Oscar dancing across it???

After the race....  He had 4 pepsi's, 2 gatorades, 2 waters, 2 chocolate milks after the race!!  He said right before the race started he had to pee, but he didn't go.  During the race he drank at every watering station and had all that at the end.  He came home 3 hours later and still he didn't have to pee!  I'd say he was pretty dehydrated!!

His goal was to finish the race in 2 hours 20 minutes.  His final time was 2 hrs, 24 mins 31 secs!  GREAT JOB!!!

Hanging Out....

This month we have been anxiously awaiting spring like weather!  The weather likes to tease us by giving us a couple of awesome days, and then decides to drop 20 dgrees the next day.  We have had sunshine with temperatures in the 70's, windy, thunder, lighting, rain, hail, and more rain!  Can't wait for some nice sunny warm days (not hot, warm)

So we've been playing a bunch inside, and sometimes trying to brave the weather outside.  Here are a couple of pictures I have found on my camera.

Here are my boys doing what they love, DANCING!!  If you look close you can see Lily peeking in one of the pictures *smile*

Having fun on the trampoline.  This was one of those slightly chilly days, but I needed to send them outside to get some built up energy out.  Don't you just love Mason's hair? *smile*

Here is Lily LOVIN on blankets......

And.......

I didn't know what this picture was all about, but died laughing when I saw it.  I later asked Oscar about it and he said, "Yah I told him to do that, so I took his picture"  Which surprises me because lately Mason has become a clean 'FREAK' he washes he hands ALL the time, won't touch his underware to pull them up to get dressed, wont touch the garage door to open it, won't use someone elses towel to dry off.  But then he'll turn around and do this, or even kiss his daddy's sweaty belly, or LICK his shoes?????  Really this kid makes me shake my head!  We still love him to pieces though.  Daddy always tells him 'Good thing you're cute!'

Happy 13th Mr. Teenager!!

4/7/10

Oscar officially became a sassy teenager at 4:23 am!! (Okay he has had the sassy part down for about a year now *wink*) Just in case you're wondering what 4:23am looks like, her you go......

I LOVE waking him up that early to sing to him, but it is short lived because I kiss him goodnight afterwards and he rolls over and goes back to sleep!  This year I tried taking a picture in the dark with just a nightlight but it didn't work so we flipped the light on quick to take a picture, hehehehehe

This year he decided to have a movie/video game party.  He invited some friends over for pizza, a movie, and video games.  I made them sit in a circle and each say how they new Oscar since not all the party guests knew each other.

Halfway through the movie they decided to stack pop cans, they got eleven stacked before they fell.

Present time!  Oscar ended up with a BUNCH of candy, $76 in cash, and $40 in gift cards!!  I'd say he's set for a bit *smile*

I LOVED this creative wrapping style...

Oscar wasn't to impressed with part of his Aunt Teresa's gift, but his reaction was PRICELESS!!!  (BTW she gave him a gift card with a package of undies!! hehehehehe)

Cake and ice cream!!  Since his birthday was centered around movies and video games I came up with this idea for his cake, after having a brainstorming session with a great friend.

I was pretty pleased with myself that it actually turned out and I had it done with a whole 7 hours before the party.  Yah for Me!!

Singing 'Happy Birthday'....(is Oscar singing along, or rolling his eyes???)

Makin a wish and blowin the candles....

Afterwards most of them headed out into the dark backyard to play 'Capture the Flag' while waiting for the families to come and get them.  They went through 3 cases of pop and 4 Family size pizzas!!  WOW!  Thank goodness I had my mom here to help me clean up!  Thanks mom LOVE you!!

Happy Birthday Oscar!  We love you and are so proud to have you as part of our family!

Easter 2010

4/4/10

Easter morning I woke up to hearing 'Can we look at our baskets yet? Pleeeeeeaaasssseee!!!!'  Here is what was left for the kiddos.....

Here are the kiddos anxiously waiting.

Diggin in....

Mason is pretty happy I think *wink*

Lily's first Easter Basket...

She decided Oscar had more interesting items than hers.....

The day before we colored eggs.  I found a great kit where you turned your colored eggs into monsters!  Here are their 'hideous' creations *smile*

Mason...

Parker...

Zachary...

Oscar...(he gave up after having a hissy fit because the glue wouldn't hold on a pipe cleaner and make his look like a monk.  hehehehe  He had to go to the priesthood session of general conference anyway.)

The boys enjoyed having all their snacks to munch on during conference.  Lily enjoyed explorin the house, here she has discovered the heater vent in the kitchen.  Ummm Lily that's a bit GROSS!

We had a nice ham dinner and a quiet evening together as a family.  Daddy was chosen to read some bedtime stories to the boys, which they absolutely LOVED! 

I just love holidays *smile*

Visit from Grandparents

4/1/10

Today 'Moose' Grandma and Grandpa (Williamson) came to visit and have dinner.  We had Chinese for dinner and the boys had an early easter from their grandparents.  They each got an easter dish full of chocolate and eggs filled with jellybeans from Switzerland.  They also received some gifts too.  Mason got an alphabet train track, you build a railroad track out of the letters and then let the train go.  Parker got a learning wooden clock that is also a puzzle of sorts.  Oscar and Zachary got a game 'Phase 10'.

They had a great time playing with their new things.  Here they are setting up the alphabet track.

Lily liked playing with it too, or did she just like taking it apart?

Lily usually 'freeks out' whenever somebody looks at her and stayed true to herself when Grandma said hi.  But when Grandpa said hi she just looked at him!  MAJOR stepping stone for her.

Lily decided she liked to play in the box the chinese food came in, and then thought she wanted to have some of her own food.  *smile*

We love having our grandparents come and visit, even if they are short ones.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Williamson for all the Easter fun!

Someone Thinks Their Big

Well Lily has discovered how to pull herself up to her knees, and I think she's pretty proud of herself *smile*

I caught her one morning doing this in her crib too!  I made a mental note to move the crib bed down a level before she went to bed.  She has been pulling herself up on anything she can get her hands on.  Then the other night I looked over at her and Oscar to see this....

She pulled herself up to a STANDING position!!  Wow girl!  Slow down a little.  And of course once she figured out how to do that she had to practice some more.....

The next day we went to get her out of her crib and she was standing, and guess what I HAD NOT lowered the crib yet!!  She gave me a heart attack!  The crib was lowered that day!  She has been having a ball practicing her new skills.  She is a VERY fast army crawler and is sorta getting the hang of crawling, but to her it's too slow, so she scoots across on her belly.  When she wants to be picked up she scoots over to your feet and pulls on your pant legs, her signal for 'pick me up please' *smile*  Some of her favorites are going outside, her soft blankies, paper (which she is not allowed to have), bathtime, pulling hair (which no one likes), and pop if dad sneeks it *smile* She has developed the 'stranger danger' milestone, so she screams at anyone who looks at her, such a sad face. She is such a cutie pie, I love watching her explore, it seems like she discovers something new everyday.