July 9: This morning we went to see my Brother and Sister-n-law. It was good to finally see my brother, Michael (Uncle Mike). We've been trying to hook up for a couple of days. It was his first time meeting Sadie. I think it was his first acquaintance with Boomer too.
I signed up for the Spud Man Triathlon this weekend so I decided I better get online and read about packet pickup. Imagine my surprise when I realized that I signed up for a full olympic triathlon and not a sprint. Really?? I usually have better attention to detail than this. So I will be swimming about a mile, biking 24.8 miles, and a 10 K (6.2 mile) run. OK seriously? I haven't exercised since the last triathlon a month ago. I'm not sure if I can do it but I'm going to give it a try. Be prepared for me to have a last place finish.
After Sadie's nap we went to vist my mission companion, formerly know as Sister Hurdman. (Now Becky) She was one of my favorite companions. I think we were together for about 5 months, the last 5 months of my mission. We had all kinds of adventures together in Brazil. It was great to see her again.
I picked up my packet and freaked out a little about the distance...bought a new swimsuit and a camelback backpack. Early to bed tonight. Hopefully I can post tommorow...if I'm still alive.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Not so Lucky at Fishing
July 8: We had swim lessons again but this time I was in the know and took all of our swimsuits. After the boys finished their swim we all got in the water and had a great time. They have a fantastic kids pool with a slide that Sadie couldn't get enough of. The boys had fun going down the big water slide. (We were too busy playing to get pictures..we'll get them next time.)
Two cute girls at the pool Jacie and Shelby helped me watch Sadie while I caught the boys at the bottom of the water slide. Sadie didn't want them to touch her and frowned at them the whole time.
After naps we went to Cabela's and got fishing poles. (Jackson's been asking for a fishing pole so he can make money. He wants to sell the fish that he catches.) We took the poles and drove up to Lucky Peak Lake. I have never fished before and it was quite the site trying to figure out what to purchase and then how to assemble it all. Unfortunately we couldn't find a good place to fish. We walked over to the docks, I attempted to cast the line out and it got all tangled up. After a few minutes I talked the boys into going home.
Jackson and Boomer found some huge dandelions they couldn't wait to blow.
We stopped for burritos at Chronic Taco. The name sounded cooler than the food was but the burritos were huge. I'm embarrassed to say I ate all of mine.
We went to the pool this evening and Boomer and Jackson took their fishing poles swimming. Literally, the boys had them down in the water swimming with them like they were swim toys...Good thing we got the insurance on them.
Two cute girls at the pool Jacie and Shelby helped me watch Sadie while I caught the boys at the bottom of the water slide. Sadie didn't want them to touch her and frowned at them the whole time.
After naps we went to Cabela's and got fishing poles. (Jackson's been asking for a fishing pole so he can make money. He wants to sell the fish that he catches.) We took the poles and drove up to Lucky Peak Lake. I have never fished before and it was quite the site trying to figure out what to purchase and then how to assemble it all. Unfortunately we couldn't find a good place to fish. We walked over to the docks, I attempted to cast the line out and it got all tangled up. After a few minutes I talked the boys into going home.
Jackson and Boomer found some huge dandelions they couldn't wait to blow.
We stopped for burritos at Chronic Taco. The name sounded cooler than the food was but the burritos were huge. I'm embarrassed to say I ate all of mine.
We went to the pool this evening and Boomer and Jackson took their fishing poles swimming. Literally, the boys had them down in the water swimming with them like they were swim toys...Good thing we got the insurance on them.Goodnight Until tomorrow
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
"Settlers" of Boise
July 7: Sadie has been boycotting her bed since she got here. After a frustrating morning, she finally cried it out today at nap time. She went to bed great tonight. We went to Eagle today and found a cute cucake shop that we had to stop at. Boomer and Sadie got Plain Janes, Mom got a Black and White, Jackson got Carmel Apple and We got double chocolate for Dad.
Later on we picked up some Quiznos and then went to Settlers park. It's a great park. We were going to meet my brother there but he has the "Webb time clock" which tends to run anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours later than planned. I luckily have married into the "Pippert time clock" which is 30 minutes ahead of schedule so on occasion I do show up on time. However, Jon likes to call me the late Mrs Pippert. (Which sounds like I have passed on but is a fun joke.)
Later on we picked up some Quiznos and then went to Settlers park. It's a great park. We were going to meet my brother there but he has the "Webb time clock" which tends to run anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours later than planned. I luckily have married into the "Pippert time clock" which is 30 minutes ahead of schedule so on occasion I do show up on time. However, Jon likes to call me the late Mrs Pippert. (Which sounds like I have passed on but is a fun joke.)
Welcome to Boise Idaho
On Monday we came to Boise so Jon could babysit his Maids Business . We are staying in a small 2 bedroom 2 bath furnished apartment. Our days won't be any more eventful than in Oregon but we'll give you a rundown anyway. Be prepared for many boring blogs:
Monday July 5: The boys and Dad drove the 6-7 hour drive to Boise. They did great considering the distance. They watched The Princess Bride, ate breakfast at Starbucks and stopped in Baker City to have lunch with Cousin (Jon's Nephew) Cory. They stopped for supplies at Costco and then picked Mom and Sadie up at the Airport. Sadie can not stand the car and starts crying after about ten minutes. Were not sure if it's the car seat or the restrictive nature of the car seat. Were going to buy her a new seat while were here and see if the situation improves. While the boys and Dad went swimming Mom and Sadie put away clothes and got things organized. Followed by a trip to Target for some necessities.
Tuesday July 6: We woke up early for swim lessons at the local YMCA. They have a great aquatic center so we scheduled the boys for swim lessons before coming. Boomer thought the swim lessons were great and Jackson thought they were boring.
Sadie took a nap and then we went to see my Sister-in-law and nephews Jake and Bryce. Boomer had a great time with his cousins but Jackson didn't think it was fun. He didn't like that they were shooting him with toy guns while they were playing cops and robbers. My Brother and his family just moved to Boise about two weeks ago from Texas ago. What a great benefit to have family here.
On the way home, Sadie and Boomer fell asleep in the car so we continued driving to the nearest mall and got to know Boise a little better. We ate dinner from Jon's favorite empanada restaurant followed by a swim in the apartment pool.
Later that evening I went on a shopping spree: Target (home necessities), Home Depot (carpet wrap), The Children's Place (sunglasses) , Gymboree(pajamas), Bath and Body Works (wall flower air freshener).
Boise has many of the same stores that Portland has. To my dismay they are lacking Trader Joes, and Whole Foods. I don't think they believe in organic or recycling here. That's just for the hippies along the coastline. However, I was delighted to see that they have a Home Goods/Marshalls all in one store. Can't wait to go shopping there.
Jon and I spent a lovely evening together cleaning chairs and putting plastic wrap all over the floors and chairs. (I don't know the technical name but it's most commonly used in model homes to protect the carpet.) The chairs are fabric covered and were looking terrible after just 2 days of strawberries, burritos and almond butter.
see how well they work:
Monday July 5: The boys and Dad drove the 6-7 hour drive to Boise. They did great considering the distance. They watched The Princess Bride, ate breakfast at Starbucks and stopped in Baker City to have lunch with Cousin (Jon's Nephew) Cory. They stopped for supplies at Costco and then picked Mom and Sadie up at the Airport. Sadie can not stand the car and starts crying after about ten minutes. Were not sure if it's the car seat or the restrictive nature of the car seat. Were going to buy her a new seat while were here and see if the situation improves. While the boys and Dad went swimming Mom and Sadie put away clothes and got things organized. Followed by a trip to Target for some necessities.
Tuesday July 6: We woke up early for swim lessons at the local YMCA. They have a great aquatic center so we scheduled the boys for swim lessons before coming. Boomer thought the swim lessons were great and Jackson thought they were boring.
Sadie took a nap and then we went to see my Sister-in-law and nephews Jake and Bryce. Boomer had a great time with his cousins but Jackson didn't think it was fun. He didn't like that they were shooting him with toy guns while they were playing cops and robbers. My Brother and his family just moved to Boise about two weeks ago from Texas ago. What a great benefit to have family here.
On the way home, Sadie and Boomer fell asleep in the car so we continued driving to the nearest mall and got to know Boise a little better. We ate dinner from Jon's favorite empanada restaurant followed by a swim in the apartment pool.Later that evening I went on a shopping spree: Target (home necessities), Home Depot (carpet wrap), The Children's Place (sunglasses) , Gymboree(pajamas), Bath and Body Works (wall flower air freshener).
Boise has many of the same stores that Portland has. To my dismay they are lacking Trader Joes, and Whole Foods. I don't think they believe in organic or recycling here. That's just for the hippies along the coastline. However, I was delighted to see that they have a Home Goods/Marshalls all in one store. Can't wait to go shopping there.Jon and I spent a lovely evening together cleaning chairs and putting plastic wrap all over the floors and chairs. (I don't know the technical name but it's most commonly used in model homes to protect the carpet.) The chairs are fabric covered and were looking terrible after just 2 days of strawberries, burritos and almond butter.
see how well they work:
Thursday, June 17, 2010
June 2010
I finished my first triathlon June 5. The triathlon was better than expected, time wise, but nothing spectacular. I finished in 1:39:45 overall. The 1/2 mile swim took me 20:44 with a 4:05 transition. (That's the time it took to change out of my wetsuit and into biking attire) The 12 mile bike ride took 41:27 with a 2:17 transition and an amazingly slow 3.1 (5K) run at 31:11. If you want to read more you can check out my other blog here
Jackson is an official graduate of preschool and is looking forward to kindergarten next year. He registered for the local public school and was accepted. With his excellent progress we weren't surprised when he received a full tuition scholarship (it's called taxes). Unfortunately, Mom and Dad still have to pay room and board.
Father's Day Weekend Michelle attempted to be spontaneous and planned a trip to Great Wolf Lodge. Leave it to me to not check my calendar and miss several important Saturday events. On our detour home we passed by this statue of Big Foot and stopped hoping to find a little more information. Jackson is really interested in Big Foot and thinks he might be real.
To our chagrin, there was only this large statue and a small gift shop which had no interesting or fun facts. We were hoping to go away enlightened but left more confused, wondering "Is big foot male or female?" Our fearless leader, Jon attempted to find the answer but to his dismay found no conclusive evidence.
Father's day was low key. Our only bit of uniqueness to the day was the Golf theme. Jon's gifts were a golf lesson, golf balls, and some golf gloves. We made him a little card that looked like a golf ball and wrote "Fore Dad" on it.
Here are a few of the reasons we love our Dad:
1) He wrestles with us and has tickle and pillow fights
2) He makes us McDad's (toast/eggs/cheese) and French toast for breakfast.
3) He builds forts with us every Saturday
4) He lets us watch TV more than Mom
5) He provides for us
6) He gives great hugs and snuggles with us.
7) He teaches us new things (How to Swim, How to ride a Bike, Math, letters etc.)
8)He calls Mommy "Beautiful"
9) He's willing to check out if Bigfoot is masculine or feminine.
WE LOVE YOU DAD
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Viva Las Vegas
Jon had a conference a few weekends ago in Las Vegas so Sadie and I decided to excape to the sunshine. Of course, the weather gods were not helping in Vegas either. We did get one sunny day before we came home. We stayed at the Trump hotel (nicer than our home) but didn't get to see The Donald. The highlight of the trip, however, was sitting next to George Gervin on the plane to Vegas. He was heading back to San Antonio. I don't know why we didn't get a picture of him and Sadie together??? What were we thinking? He was the nicest guy.
Mothers Day
Here's what Michelle Got for Mothers Day.. and my birthday etc I signed up for a triathlon in June so I thought this new 20 lb road bike was the bees knees . To tell you the truth I was lured in by the "pearl orange" color.
My mom took us to dinner to celebrate and my sister brought some fun feather and ribbon headbands that we wore throughout dinner.
The boys made me some cute cards.
Growing up, I remember that my mom never really enjoyed Mother's day. She had high expectations feeling that it was the one day we should get along (or at least not fight.) Because she was annoyed at our behavior, it wasn't a fun day for us either. (Mom if you are reading this I don't blame you.) So this year, I decided that instead of having high expectations of the kids that they preform better, this is the day for me to debut my mothering skills. I'm not sure I was a model parent this year but at least I'll look cool on my new pearl orange bike.