Safety Fair

Michael helped with the North East Dallas safety fair. He was helping out with the bike rodeo. They gave out 500 bike helmets and had to ride a bike on a course. The kids an I played at the fair. Joshua and Dallin had a great time and both got helmets. I forgot my camera so had to use my phone for pictures.

The boys loved the SWAT team vehicle. They got to climb in the aromored truck and play with gun replicas. I am not a fan of guns, but my boys sure seem to be. They loved it. Joshua proclaimed that he wanted one for his Birthday.

They had police cars and motorcyles to look at and sit in. The helicopter came down and the kids got to climb in and look at that as well. The garbage truck did demonstrations for the kids. They also showed off the command center and had bounce houses for the kids to jump in.

Joshua now wants to be a fireman when he grows up. He enjoyed sitting in the fire truck and honking the horn. There were rescue dogs and horses for the boys to pet. Dallin was not a fan of the horses, but the dogs were ok. The boys were in heaven all morning on Saturday. They served up hotdogs for everyone for lunch and a popsicle for dessert.

Camp Out

The boys went to the Ward camp out while Leah and I stayed home. I was worried about taking Leah with the bugs and smoke. It worked out because I was able to stay home and mow the lawn, run, and make a meal for someone in our Ward.
The boys had a great time. They love the sand and digging in the dirt. They went on a 1.7 mile hike. Dallin was so tired by the time they got home I stuck him straight in the bath and in bed. He screamed the entire time until I put him in bed. Once in bed he was out and when he woke up he told me he felt better.
Michael put together the Ward Camp out. He had 66 people show up. It sounded like everyone enjoyed themselves. Next year I will make it out. I miss camping with the family. :)

Worth it!

The morning started early for us, as we wanted to get to Irving around 7 AM. The boys had their race at 7:45 AM. Joshua did a great job, lined and ran. He is very proud of his medal! Dallin started running with the first heat, which he was not in, and I called him back. Everyone thought it was cute and laughed. Dallin was embarrassed so he refused to run. Michael had to come and help him, so he would get a medal. The boys did more practicing after the race.
We are missing my friend Elise but here are the girls that I raced with Jenny, Breanna, and Kristine. I came in after all of them, and we were all in different age groups. They did an awesome job, and it was fun running with my sister and friends.
We made team shirts for our race. We were team lazy. We had a fun time making them and the boys loved the uniform. Michael and Leah have one as well.
There was another race going on today so there was not a huge crowd at this one. I was able to finish 3rd in my age group and Jenny finished first in hers! It was fun to get a little recognition. It has been a while since I have received a trophy/plaque. :)

We had a great time and I would do it again. I would train better next time, as it was hard for me to find time to run with a newborn.