Happy 4th!

We traveled down to Florida for the fourth of July, and we all ran a one-mile fun run in the morning. The kids did a great job!

 The little guy finished in under 11 minutes, and the baby finished in around16 minutes!!

Grandma rocked it, too, especially with her awesome new knee. :-)

Mommy/Son Time

The little guy helped me with my favorite kitchen task yesterday: pounding chicken! He liked it even more than I do!

We made a couple batches of chicken parmesan and took one to some friends who have a new baby. (We froze the other one.) Afterwards, we went to a potluck celebration for the end of my running training group. Everyone wore all their race medals they earned during the training period, and the little guy wore his soccer medal!

It was fun hanging out with the little guy one-on-one for so much of the day.

Rolling, rolling, rolling

I ran really far this morning (12.38 miles, but who's counting), so I spent a little quality time with my foam roller when I got home. The baby wanted to roll with me, which was definitely super helpful.

She ended up completely taking over and having a fabulous time!!

Feats of Strength

The little dude and I took a break from sidewalk chalk to impress our new neighbors with feats of strength speed. We took turns sprinting down the sidewalk and tagging the front door. I'm sure they can't WAIT to meet us now!

He also dressed me up as a baseball player for a rousing game of catch earlier this weekend (also outside-- Hi neighbors!).

And then in the category of "I don't even know" this is how the little guy slept last night:

Mr. HelpfulPants

A couple weeks ago, we splurged and bought a jogging stroller. I hated being gone all day, coming home, and then leaving Eric and the kiddos again to go for a run, so this way I can take the baby with me. When I got back from a run today, the little booger offered to get me some water (so sweet). Unfortunately for me, he was thirsty and drank almost all of it himself. Luckily, we were able to capture this tender moment of sharing:

In other news, the little guy earned a high-five from his skating teacher today!

Boys of Summer

Well, softball season is over for Eric's team. After their game tonight, the little booger ran the bases several times at another (empty) field. He ran around for over half an hour!

One day he'll have batting gloves and wrist bands that fit. (Maybe he'll run the bases in the right direction then, too.)

Running Fast!

"Ready, set, go! Running fast!" is the latest thing the little dude loves to say. He backs up against a wall for the countdown and then sprints across the house. Here he is trying to get Beau involved.

It's never going to happen. Poor Beauregard.