All day

My kids would bike all day if I let them.

And I did.

by evening... they were getting incredible air! ... and they were so sweaty they were biking without their shirts on.  I'm going to have some ridiculously toned and tanned boys!

Seth showing off his treasures:

Lost his sixth tooth and received two ribbons from his swim meet on Saturday.

blessed day

Me: "Jeff, I need a break,  ---- HINT."

.. yes I really do say "hint" when I give a "hint."
Jeff never has to worry about what I am thinking ;).  

As much as I love, adore, dote my kids.  Today, I needed a break.  (Jeff said he was kicked out of his house)

It was a wonderful 5 hours ...

I took a shower, and wasn't interrupted once.
I got ready, uninterrupted, and as slowly as I wanted.
I went to the store and was amazed at how fast it was to leave my car and enter the building.
I decided I wanted to wallow in the blessed silence; I took a book to read at the arboretum.

This sign greeted me:

Sounds good.

I read ... uninterrupted.  (there seems to be a trend)

Really, it doesn't seem all the spectacular: showering, dressing, shopping and reading.  But trust me, it was!

(And if you're worried about Jeff... don't be. He and the kids had a lovely afternoon by the river with chocolate milk and donuts.)

First Swim Meet

Seth's first swim meet was yesterday!!!!!!

(we were all just a little excited... just a little)

Seth was probably the youngest kid at the meet.

And he did great!

Levi was his biggest fan:

After each race Levi would put his arm around Seth and say, "Seth, you did great!"

Ah, my kids are adorable!

The kids were practicing their coaching skills.... timing the other Barracuda swimmers and yelling encouragement.

Reading between the races.  

Before the meet Levi, Rae and I went to a Book Sale.  

An elementary school teacher was selling 1,600 books.  I love books!

Pre-race picture with his race slip. ... He is starting to get muscle definition in his pecks; Seth is so cute!

Back Stroke:

This was the second heat for his age bracket.  He won by 5-6 seconds!  We were all amazed.  

I leaned over to Jeff during the meet and said, "We might be doing this for the next 16 years."

Let the new adventure start!