Another marathon weekend!

I'm a big girl now!

What a fun 3 years it has been!


Joy in the park!

New skates, knee and elbow pads and helmet.
We added the garden gloves for added protection!




It was a whirlwind weekend! Heather home, birthday parties,
Easter, lots of food, family, junk food, egg hunts, playing Pit,
more food, hugs and a delayed flight home for Heather .... whew!

The only thing missing was Ashley and Bobby! xo

(for the record, i find posting to this site very user UNFRIENDLY! it has a mind of it's own and frankly, i like my mind! argh!)

When Daddy Feeds Me...

I'm not sure if Tanner had more food on his face than what he ate... but it looks like he had fun at this feeding! He even managed to get some carrot on Todd's face. Ha!

Superman!

Tanner was happy to play with his new duck slippers he got for Easter when we got home tonight. He slid around the kitchen floor trying to be Superman with his bib as a cape. Todd and I think Tanner is so cute stripped down to a diaper!

I Love My Aunt Heather!

Thanks for flying to Texas and playing with me!

Cute Pic of the Fam

American Idol in Training

Raw talent emerges in Haley's solo and LOVE how Todd has inherited the technique to blow out bday candles in one puff! Happy, happy birthday to you, Todd! xo

Happy Birthday Todd!

A small tribute to the one who can bring a smile to anyone's face in minutes... Thank you for bringing so much happiness into our lives. I love you babe! Happy 27th Birthday!

Diversification Training!

Chris felt in shape after her marathon and decided to try a Triathlon and talked Todd into joining her. Along with Launa, they looked like prisoners with numbers all over and an ankle bracelet with a tracking chip!






Watching anxiously for the first swimmers to jump in. Of course, we had to make our own ruckus with a lot of people and child confusion. The Hickson's rarely go unnoticed!



Todd wanted to reconsider his registration when he found out vacuum sealed clothes were the norm. He was going to wear his boarding shorts and mom would have none of that (good thing too, out of 490 participants, only ONE man had swim trunks on!). He didn't want to come out of the bathroom from trying on his new outfit - "I just lost my dignity!" That humility didn't linger long. We went to exchange the shirt and he couldn't resist getting this one! Our very own Chippendale!

They went from the swim to this Transition Area and now off to the bike! Poor Chris and Todd had 2 of only a handful of mountain bikes - most were seriously equipped!

Our Chippendale returns! He and Chris said the bikes were a whipping!

Two "tri-umphant" athletes on their first Tri along with the traveling and proud cheerleaders!





Tanner came dressed in theme being the smallest shamrock there.


Whew! Big day cheering on my daddy!

these dance moves haven't hit the states yet...

i cant believe i forgot to share this video... this was in rome.  we were walking down a street and saw this cute band, but i think this crazy lady was responsible for drawing a crowd.  luckily, tom caught it on camera.  i am not sure if she is part of the band, or just got caught up in the moment...

alexia and i had some girl friends over tonight for a post-italy party.  we - (and by "we" i mean alexia... i got home from work at 8:15 for our 8:00 dinner party - alexia, being the great wife that she is, had dinner ready, table set, and even made a slideshow of italy pictures!) - we had the heart shaped pasta that mom sent for valentine's day (thanks mom, it was a hit) and chit-chatted about all the funny things we did on our little vacation.  it was really fun, and we enjoyed re-hashing it all...  don't worry, we can do it all again when i come home soon!

Where's Mom?

For FHE the girls went to a quick Core class @ Lifetime & the guys agreed to babysit for the 30 minutes and finish up the Quesadilla Bar. They were anxiously waiting at the door w/ children in tow. When asked if dinner was ready, they responded "We had the kids!"

Another Sunny Day!

The weather is the best here! Living in most places that have a winter season, you burn out on the snow, but not in Texas! It's back to beautiful blue skies, no snow and dry roads! Crazy the difference a day makes! Our poor sno-mo looks like a sad old man with the bends!

SNOW DAY in Texas! Yippee!!!

After a few hours of pouring rain and sleet, we scored big with huge snowflakes. It was a spectacular afternoon, and of course, big kids have to play! (Click on this pic to see how big the flakes were - silver dollars at least!)

The boys hooked the sled up to the 4wheeler and rode along the curb of the circle so the board stayed on the snowy grass. Worked great until they whipped over the curb and into the 5" of slush! Happy we have a fireplace!

Haley enjoyed eating the bubblegum rather than make buttons.

You know it's close to Todd's Bday when you see the daffodils bloom! Strong symbol .. bold, courageous, determined ... now gets to share with Haley Mae.




Tanner is a happy little soul these days - no restrictions and discovering the joys of being a baby! Life is good!

Field Trip Report

It was great to sneak in a ski day at The Canyons. We kept shedding clothes as it was a beautiful 60 degrees! This was only Bobby's 3rd X boarding and he is getting the hang of it.

In our downtime, Ash perfects doing circles around us. Such a fun day!

Candy is recovering well from surgery and getting stronger every day! She even gets to go for short walks now (to the kitchen)! xo

Meet the two new puppies, Gunner and Gracie, that will force motivate her to be up and around in the next few weeks. xo

Ashley and Bobby are settled in their first place and have even pounded in a few nails! Home sweet home!