Cousins

A couple of weekends ago we were in north english and got the youngest cousins together

Nile 2 1/2 months and Dashtyn 5 1/2

garin and chasen came to after they were at the kinzie picnic all afternoon jumping in jump houses and blown up (HUGE) water slides

Here is Aundi and I with our christmas stockings made by great grandma!

and then a baby wrestling match!! Its crazy to think that by christmas this could be a real possibility!! maybe even thanksgiving.....a husker hawkeye throw down maybe for the big game ;)

Dashtyn turned 6 months old yesterday....I a not sure how that is possible!!!

he has his 6mo check up on friday so more on him then!

Pool Time

It cooled off enough last week that we could go swimming...sounds crazy I know but the little dude just cant handle the heat

 chasen is a pro and loves jumping in forward, backward likes to swim with and without hIsis floaties and loves to touch the bottom!

12:55

That is Chasen's first ever official mile time!

Last sat. Chasen ran the Solon Beef Day's Mile complete with race bib and chip timer

he ran the whole thing while holding daddy's hand.

Ean said he only walked probably a total of 100 meters!

 he was nervous....you can see him biting his thumb nail. I wasnt sure if he would do it or not. Last time .... which was last year so he has grown since....he just stood there. All the people scared him and he just froze lol He saw me right after they started and tried to come over to me but ean redirected him!

 water in a bud light cup? kinda funny!

 a chocolate donut and discussing the race with dad. He wanted to know why Ean ran twice and where he went at the turn..... "why didn't you turn where we did" "I want to do the longer run next time"

 this little guys just watched....we didnt run it like we should have....mommy went out with some girl friends who were in town so she was tired!

post race pictures. Im sure Daddy will cherish this forever!

Chasen has been really interested in the olympics.

Ean and I recorded the track and field trials and have been watching them at night while Chasen practices running in circles around the house.

ean and i only said to him "you could run in the olympics some day"

and ever since he has been running and "practicing" so he can go.

Last night I told him the Olympics start tomorrow!

He got so excited and said so I get to have one nap then I can run in the "Lympics?!!"

"No hunny you have to be the best of the best to run. We just get to watch."

{Sad Face}

"buddy you gotta dedicate you life to that stuff if you want to run in the Olympics"

"ok mom, Ill try"

That statement just blew me away!!!

I hope he keeps his determination and maybe some day Ill get to see him run in the olympics.

That would blow my mind!

meanwhile this little dude is training to be a warrior!!!

we are off to nebraska this weekend for my 10 year reunion....whaaaat?!

I am NOT that old.

Im a little nervous because I really haven't seen any one since that day in may...maybe a handful of friends Ive seen 5 times since then...crazy!

And its crazy to think that Ean and I have been together 10 years this fall....wild!!

Time sure does fly

Busy Summer

My mom came down on july 7th so Ean and I could float the river with our friends!

She stayed for the next 10 days which were filled with swim lessons, playing at the childrens museum, the park with rides, and on that following sat ean and i went to des moines to run the warrior dash and then mom was "allowed" to go home on sunday! but alyssa came back with us and went home on the bus tuesday.

Swimming lessons are done now and chasen still is no scared of the water. We swam at home last night and he wanted to swim with out floaties for a while. I had to help him of course, but I think he will get the hang of it. With the floaties on he likes to jump off the ladder backwards!!

Dahstyn loves the pool too!

This boy is changing so much, he can almost crawl...so so close get up on his knees and rocks and face plants...it wont be long

 dashtyn loved the ride!

 and chasen and I went ice skating for the first time...I hadn't went since 6th grade

 we were both a little nervous but he only fell once and i didnt fall at all!!

and here are some pics from the warrior dash

 before

 thats me waving and alyssa in front of me.....I dont think she is peeing lol

 me and alyssa finishing!!! It was 3.4 miles of hot, hilly, tough obstacles and it only took us girls 58min lol we didn't do much running and spent a lot of time posing for the cameras along the race course:)

 our group afterward! We WILL be doing this again!!

A New Toy

No he did not drive with his brother but dash loves to just watch!

4th of July

On the actual 4th of july we got up a little early and went to North English for a parade, lunch and some fire works at Aunt Trista's before coming home for some fire works of our own!!

waiting for the parade to start

 with grammie, great grandma and Trista

 we were happy and surprised to see Josi at the parade with Dave and Sue!!

 all american baby

" look the parade is starting"

 It's Wilford in the parade, on his tractor!

 Ean's cousin Casey Hinnah is running for Sheriff

casey, morgan and Harpyr

dashtyn sporting his casey for sheriff sticker!

LOOK!!! BIG tractors!:)

 chasen can hardly believe it!

some of those 'snap' fire works with Garin

 back home for sparklers, and other illegal fire works from nebraska :)

 watching the fire works in Mechanicsville from the porch while baby was sleeping. We were going to go but Dashtyn was really cranky, working on new teeth!