We've Got a Bike Rider

That balance bike really helped Booch. When he finally decided he wanted to take a crack at his real bike, which he got for Christmas, it only took him a few days to learn how to ride. He had the balance down flat and only had to learn the coordination of pedaling and steering. Now he cruises around like an old pro, jumping curbs and speeding down our driveway.

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Marriage Encounter Picnic

One Saturday at Encanto Park Marriage Encounter had its annual picnic. S was in charge of photos, so we had to do a big back-drop and all, lugging it from the Sequoia to the picnic spot. D and I ran a spirited game of wiffle ball/kickball. Booch and Moose both got in on the action. Later, we had classic team games like fill the cup with spoons of water. It was a nice afternoon.

 

 

 

Supporting Erin

S and some other mom friends had brunch with Erin, who was about to have her third child.

 

MM's Play Date

MM had two of her besties from school, Nina and Gemma, over for a play date one Sat.

 

 

Crazy Mom

 

Nun Run 2017

I was late to my own building project because that morning was the Nun Run out in Tempe. I've done this every year and love the cause, so there was no way I was going to miss it. Our carpool buddies also ran, so the girls stuck with the mom so I could do my 10K. I ended up finishing 15th overall with a time of 48:08. That was third in my age group (30-39), in which I was the highest. I had a couple photos of the girls but am not sure what happened to them. We had a great time, of course, and I was very proud of the girls.

Building the Patio Cover

After the hired workers finished the pool, the kool deck, and all the pavers, and after I finished staining all the wood, it was finally time to put up the patio cover. We had a couple mis-starts, namely on the post bases, but we finally had everything ready at the beginning of March. Of course, we ended up taking all day Saturday and most of Sunday, but we finished. Uncle Jack was the designer/project lead, while Zach and I did all the high work. Owen and T Fish helped a little on Sat.