i think i know what i'm asking for this christmas - all the item listed on this post. :) i am a huge canning food wanna be. i can't explain it. i don' know why. i just know that i am.
off to the park for a (hot, sweaty) birthday party!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
fuzzy jammies
with the ac on in the house (it was just too hot yesterday for nighttime fresh air), my boy got to don his fuzzy jams - is it weird i can't wait for winter JUST to see him in his fleecy toed pj's each morning? just makes me want to toss the daily routine and cuddle in the bed all day long!
i also ran my 5k time trial last night at poway high track - for some reason i got all giddy when we rolled onto the high school campus. i am such a geek about that, truly and very honestly, my favorite memories of high school are basketball games, track meets, friday night football games and pep rallies. the rest of my high school memories (the actual class part, even prom) pale and are just little whisps of photographic memories in my mind. so, the time trial went well, even in 95 degrees of HOT and DRY. dave paced me and i pulled a 23:26 out of somewhere. thank you dave! (ps-this is the dave from our wedding party. the dave who is in reid's squadron now. and the dave who is running a 100 mile mountain race in 2 weeks. yes, its a big deal to do it in less than 24 hours. i can't imagine. he's quite amazing and perhaps a bit menally unsound!). so, off to the rest of my day, hiding out in the ac from the nasty wild fire season climate we're surrounded with. happy saturday!
i also ran my 5k time trial last night at poway high track - for some reason i got all giddy when we rolled onto the high school campus. i am such a geek about that, truly and very honestly, my favorite memories of high school are basketball games, track meets, friday night football games and pep rallies. the rest of my high school memories (the actual class part, even prom) pale and are just little whisps of photographic memories in my mind. so, the time trial went well, even in 95 degrees of HOT and DRY. dave paced me and i pulled a 23:26 out of somewhere. thank you dave! (ps-this is the dave from our wedding party. the dave who is in reid's squadron now. and the dave who is running a 100 mile mountain race in 2 weeks. yes, its a big deal to do it in less than 24 hours. i can't imagine. he's quite amazing and perhaps a bit menally unsound!). so, off to the rest of my day, hiding out in the ac from the nasty wild fire season climate we're surrounded with. happy saturday!
Friday, August 28, 2009
back to school
there's the school of lifedaily learning about being a momma
studying to be a personal trainer
learning to be a better runner
and now....this! the mother of one of my favorite bloggers is offering a little free tutorial on all things that make up this life. feel free to play along - check out what she is offering here!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
changing before my eyes
he woke up to a second tooth in his mouth this morning. its funny how different, how much older (how much naughtier???) he looks with two little teeth in his sweet little smile. his tongue diligently played over the surfaces constantly today. he suddenly has a new interest in feeding himself but it seems his fingers are more coordinated than his gummy attempts at chewing. he'll get there. his sweet little face glowed with delight today when he realized those two new teeth have a purpose - he bit the head off his animal cracker with great surprise and confusion. and later my wee little one waltzed across the front of the entertainment center like he'd done it a million times. here to there, just like that. one moment fussing with the tv and attempting to recreate the scenario where he accidentally turned it on with the pressing of a button (what a gleeful moment of victory for him) and then next moment he spied his book at the other end, atop the receiver...and off he went, just like that. the final stages of baby (safety) proofing need to get completed this weekend. my big boy dangled from a bar today at the little gym, assisted by his biggest fan (his mama, of course) as i looked down at his legs kicking ferociously and his little lizard tongue sticking out as always. he was such an adventurous boy today, so curious and uninterested in concerning himself with the risks of crawling straight off the edge of a big, cushy mat. he played with bells, played under a beautiful, billowing parachute, log rolled down an inclined cushion, met a net friend, crawled through a tunnel, bounced a ball, banged the mat and wiggled and giggled with glee.
he and ryan played more today while his wonderful (WONDERFUL) mama watched those two boys so i could go swim. she is a doll. seriously. i am so grateful for finding such a wonderful friend in her - and even more grateful that she indulges my "play hard" philosophy on life. we're taking turns with the boys, you see - she is working on a new, fabulous pilates stage of being and i have my silly goals and hopes and dreams of running a marathon as fast as i can.
this week has been busier than i can remember being after petey's arrival - and yet it feels really good, and somehow i am more productive with more on my plate. that's just how i operate. i blame my mom. definitely. her ability to get stuff done leaves me in awe. and leaves me exhausted because we are certainly wired exactly the same in that regard. except her uncanny internal alarm clock (disease?) causing her to get all of her productive things done before 5 am. we both keep coming up with new things to try, new lists of to do's, new goals to set, new recipes to make, new projects to whip together....it just keeps coming and there is nothing either of us can do about it. and i'm ok with it. i thrive when i have 4 different 'to do' lists circulating around my house.
of course, one of my 'to do' chores is to do some of my personal trainer studying daily. i've done well this week. except for tonight. tonight i opted for blogging. :)
tomorrow is a big, scary thing - i am going to try to run 3.1 miles as fast as i can around a track at 6:30 pm (i am hoping and PRAYING that it cools off by then, it was 102 today here!) to determine what my projected marathon finishing time will be so i can commence training with a proper, realistic training guide. my new friend mike (i met him in the triathlon club of san diego, best club ever!) is helping me for free. woohoo! and my good friend dave is going to pace me. wish me luck!
he and ryan played more today while his wonderful (WONDERFUL) mama watched those two boys so i could go swim. she is a doll. seriously. i am so grateful for finding such a wonderful friend in her - and even more grateful that she indulges my "play hard" philosophy on life. we're taking turns with the boys, you see - she is working on a new, fabulous pilates stage of being and i have my silly goals and hopes and dreams of running a marathon as fast as i can.
this week has been busier than i can remember being after petey's arrival - and yet it feels really good, and somehow i am more productive with more on my plate. that's just how i operate. i blame my mom. definitely. her ability to get stuff done leaves me in awe. and leaves me exhausted because we are certainly wired exactly the same in that regard. except her uncanny internal alarm clock (disease?) causing her to get all of her productive things done before 5 am. we both keep coming up with new things to try, new lists of to do's, new goals to set, new recipes to make, new projects to whip together....it just keeps coming and there is nothing either of us can do about it. and i'm ok with it. i thrive when i have 4 different 'to do' lists circulating around my house.
of course, one of my 'to do' chores is to do some of my personal trainer studying daily. i've done well this week. except for tonight. tonight i opted for blogging. :)
tomorrow is a big, scary thing - i am going to try to run 3.1 miles as fast as i can around a track at 6:30 pm (i am hoping and PRAYING that it cools off by then, it was 102 today here!) to determine what my projected marathon finishing time will be so i can commence training with a proper, realistic training guide. my new friend mike (i met him in the triathlon club of san diego, best club ever!) is helping me for free. woohoo! and my good friend dave is going to pace me. wish me luck!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
buddies
petey REALLY wants to learn how to climb into the chair now
ryan REALLY wants a puppy now -
this thing has so many fun uses!
can you see it? there's his first tooth on the top and the gum right next to it is about to pop with #2!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
a little hike -
we went to lake poway this morning and oh - there is a 5 dollar charge for parking at a public park. how sad. so we left and decided to head to iron mountain for a short walk - after all, we had loaded the kid and the dog in the car so we were going to do SOMETHING. well, it was 9 am by the time we got there and already tooooooooo hot to go to the top, so we walked for about 15 minutes and turned back. we need to get there by 6:30 or 7 to summit, its just too far east and we'd all melt. petey seems to enjoy daddy's new toy. and the doorag-that was reid's doing. giggling as he tied it to petey's head. too cute.
Friday, August 21, 2009
sizing issue
so i bought this for petey when he was still in my belly, thought it was the cutest. and when i got it, was surprised how big and long it was. it got moved from the 6 month drawer to the 9 month drawer, never tried it on - it was oh so big. then moved to the 12 month drawer, still never put on him - looked ridiculously huge. now its in the 18 month drawer and all the other jammies are dirty. so we go to put this on him tonight. well, he sort of looks like Will Ferrell in ELF, crammed into his little white tights of an elf suit. cutie pie. needless to say, they are going in the "next kid" bin and we'll try again! :)
Wedding Photos
ok. its 4 years later, but i just got the dvd with ALL the digital images from our wedding. :) they are all posted on our mobile me website here. Enjoy!!!!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
japanese gift wrap
how cool......yet another way to do something with a tiny bit of personal investment in gift giving. and sustainable. and eco friendly. and way way adorable.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
here comes a ramblin post
you may not want to read this....its going to be REALLY random. REALLY!
there are way too many things swirling around in my brain. we're at capacity. sorry, this is sort of a dump of all those things. these words are just going to fall out of my fingers. yes, its possible.
i am completely and wholly in love with this idea. reusable sandwich bags and homemade lunchbox? of course. and so the progressive pioneer leaves me completely and utterly embarassed by my (over)use of plastic sandwich bags and freezer bags. for lunches. and everything else. i will keep this in mind and utilize it in the future. sorry kids, you will be those kids with that wierd but cool (i hope) mom. are mom's ever allowed to be cool after the age of 2? i will try with realistic expectations to maintain the title as long as possible, knowing it will likely return after each child graduates from college. its funny how the cycle goes.
i'm pretty sure i most definitely want to be a bee keeper someday. someday like once we are out of the military and get to live wherever we want to and our kids are graduated or almost graduated from college - and we find some amazingly cute little house with a wonderful, beautiful, expansive yard that backs up to a lovely wooded area (hey, this is my dream, stop smirking) with a little stream in it. there is perfect soil there for a great garden and by this time i will know how to grow all sorts of things with great skill and will have all the time in the world to devote myself to helping these things thrive (note: opposite from the current status of my non-garden). at the edge of the wood is where my bees will live. i will sing to them as i steal their honey. and i will sell that honey at a farmers market stand. every saturday. and i will learn everyone's name who comes to my stand - there will be lots of regulars. and it will almost always be sunny in my fantasy future, except for the occasional wonderful rainfall when necessary for my beautiful things to grow from the ground. can't you smell that rain hitting the beautiful soil? it smells so good, in case you can't wrap your mind around my little dream, here.
my baby is getting his first tooth. i can see it. the top right front tooth is coming on through. its crazy. i've been expecting it. i've been searching for it, prying his mouth open and looking in there wondering where it is. rubbing my finger on his gums, feeling for it - knowing it HAD to be coming soon. and tonight, when i wasn't looking for it - when i was entertaining my little man right before giving him a dose of his hot pink antibiotic liquid, he gave me the biggest (used-to-be) toothless grin - and there it was. and i squealed with delight and danced around with joy. its so exciting and its just a teensy tiny itty bittle little tip of a tooth. it made me really happy that my entire being got filled up with joy over the tip of a tooth. being a mom is won-der-ful!
i want to run an ironman. really badly. the idea haunts me, and terrifies me. i've run olympic distance triathlons. they're great fun and i barely trained and did better-than-average. and when i do better-than-average at thing without trying very hard at all, it gets me really excited to think about my potential if i DID actually try my very hardest. take the half marathon i ran last sunday - 8 months after having my baby. it was my very best time ever, 2 hours and 1 minute. and i tried more than i have in the past, but certainly did not dedicate my being (who has time for that with an infant???) to the event. so. enter miss type-a-personality who gets really excited about WAY too many things and there you have it.....really wanting to dedicate a lot of my being (i reserve most of it for the mom/wife combo that i dedicate my days to) to my half marathon in las vegas this december and my FIRST FULL MARATHON this january in phoenix. i should probably be on this "drug"....i seriously get way too excited about things. but i can't help it. i am EXCITED! so, we'll see where all of this goes. my friend jen is going to help with petey so i can start swimming laps (we are taking turns, i'm watching her little dude so she can do pilates -- moms helping moms, yay!).
i did 30 minutes of a 1 hour 30 minute P90X yoga workout today. that was all i could handle. it was amazing. and i did it in my livingroom before petey woke up this morning. that's another goal - get my core strong enough and my whole body limber/fit enough to complete the entire workout. sooo yummy.
ok. and i think i've decided what i want to be when i grow up. yay!!! on monday, the 24th i am (finally) starting my personal trainer studying. i have all the materials. but i am dedicating myself to getting it done. it should take 4-5 months before i can take the exam and get my certification. after that i am going to pursue becoming certified as a doula. funny where you think you'll end up as a child (dolphin trainer, veterinarian, psyhologist, journalist, and grocery store bagger were all ideas i've tossed around at various stages of my life) and where you ACTUALLY end up...when you get there.
i wrote this in my journal yesterday:
find balance
-living in the moment
where you are
right now,
and
-striving to get to
where you want to be,
what you want to become.
that's where i'm at right now folks. loving my daily moments. the things that make up my days. and letting my brain go where it needs to go to dream up my future.
there are way too many things swirling around in my brain. we're at capacity. sorry, this is sort of a dump of all those things. these words are just going to fall out of my fingers. yes, its possible.
i am completely and wholly in love with this idea. reusable sandwich bags and homemade lunchbox? of course. and so the progressive pioneer leaves me completely and utterly embarassed by my (over)use of plastic sandwich bags and freezer bags. for lunches. and everything else. i will keep this in mind and utilize it in the future. sorry kids, you will be those kids with that wierd but cool (i hope) mom. are mom's ever allowed to be cool after the age of 2? i will try with realistic expectations to maintain the title as long as possible, knowing it will likely return after each child graduates from college. its funny how the cycle goes.
i'm pretty sure i most definitely want to be a bee keeper someday. someday like once we are out of the military and get to live wherever we want to and our kids are graduated or almost graduated from college - and we find some amazingly cute little house with a wonderful, beautiful, expansive yard that backs up to a lovely wooded area (hey, this is my dream, stop smirking) with a little stream in it. there is perfect soil there for a great garden and by this time i will know how to grow all sorts of things with great skill and will have all the time in the world to devote myself to helping these things thrive (note: opposite from the current status of my non-garden). at the edge of the wood is where my bees will live. i will sing to them as i steal their honey. and i will sell that honey at a farmers market stand. every saturday. and i will learn everyone's name who comes to my stand - there will be lots of regulars. and it will almost always be sunny in my fantasy future, except for the occasional wonderful rainfall when necessary for my beautiful things to grow from the ground. can't you smell that rain hitting the beautiful soil? it smells so good, in case you can't wrap your mind around my little dream, here.
my baby is getting his first tooth. i can see it. the top right front tooth is coming on through. its crazy. i've been expecting it. i've been searching for it, prying his mouth open and looking in there wondering where it is. rubbing my finger on his gums, feeling for it - knowing it HAD to be coming soon. and tonight, when i wasn't looking for it - when i was entertaining my little man right before giving him a dose of his hot pink antibiotic liquid, he gave me the biggest (used-to-be) toothless grin - and there it was. and i squealed with delight and danced around with joy. its so exciting and its just a teensy tiny itty bittle little tip of a tooth. it made me really happy that my entire being got filled up with joy over the tip of a tooth. being a mom is won-der-ful!
i want to run an ironman. really badly. the idea haunts me, and terrifies me. i've run olympic distance triathlons. they're great fun and i barely trained and did better-than-average. and when i do better-than-average at thing without trying very hard at all, it gets me really excited to think about my potential if i DID actually try my very hardest. take the half marathon i ran last sunday - 8 months after having my baby. it was my very best time ever, 2 hours and 1 minute. and i tried more than i have in the past, but certainly did not dedicate my being (who has time for that with an infant???) to the event. so. enter miss type-a-personality who gets really excited about WAY too many things and there you have it.....really wanting to dedicate a lot of my being (i reserve most of it for the mom/wife combo that i dedicate my days to) to my half marathon in las vegas this december and my FIRST FULL MARATHON this january in phoenix. i should probably be on this "drug"....i seriously get way too excited about things. but i can't help it. i am EXCITED! so, we'll see where all of this goes. my friend jen is going to help with petey so i can start swimming laps (we are taking turns, i'm watching her little dude so she can do pilates -- moms helping moms, yay!).
i did 30 minutes of a 1 hour 30 minute P90X yoga workout today. that was all i could handle. it was amazing. and i did it in my livingroom before petey woke up this morning. that's another goal - get my core strong enough and my whole body limber/fit enough to complete the entire workout. sooo yummy.
ok. and i think i've decided what i want to be when i grow up. yay!!! on monday, the 24th i am (finally) starting my personal trainer studying. i have all the materials. but i am dedicating myself to getting it done. it should take 4-5 months before i can take the exam and get my certification. after that i am going to pursue becoming certified as a doula. funny where you think you'll end up as a child (dolphin trainer, veterinarian, psyhologist, journalist, and grocery store bagger were all ideas i've tossed around at various stages of my life) and where you ACTUALLY end up...when you get there.
i wrote this in my journal yesterday:
find balance
-living in the moment
where you are
right now,
and
-striving to get to
where you want to be,
what you want to become.
that's where i'm at right now folks. loving my daily moments. the things that make up my days. and letting my brain go where it needs to go to dream up my future.
visions of our today
so the fake grass is a-ok. a bonus - petey loves to pick up leaf after leaf and attempt to eat it. and every time i take the leaf away. meanest mom. ever.
someday this bucket will make wonderful sand castles, but for now its a great teether.
this watering can got a lot of action as a teether as well. he's not too picky.
cuddling together - can you still call it cuddling if only 1 of the pair is participating voluntarily?
apparently baxter was in petey's way and baxter was WAY too comfortable to care.quarantine
little man is being subjected twice daily to forced hot pink liquid antibiotics. poor dude. we're laying low this week. luckily for his momma, he's still a happy camper. despite the ridiculous quantity of oogies coming outta his poor little cute button nose. of course its contagious for a little longer til the antibiotics have time to do their thing so we're on lockdown for a couple of days.
strangely, its kind of nice. to sit and stay and play and just enjoy the day as it goes by. fitting little bits of productivity in during naptime. other than the sickness part, i kinda digg being on lockdown.
strangely, its kind of nice. to sit and stay and play and just enjoy the day as it goes by. fitting little bits of productivity in during naptime. other than the sickness part, i kinda digg being on lockdown.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
trip to carlsbad
our friend gina (isaac's amazing girlfriend) is on vacation here in carlsbad so we went up for a visit and had a great lunch at pizza port - a great post-race place to eat. SOOOOO yummy!
America's Finest City 1/2 Marathon
on my way to the finish line, reid snapped the pic - i was looking for him and petey everywhere but missed them. at least they saw me!i ran a half marathon this morning. the weather was perfect. i didn't feel perfect waking up at 4:15 (ew!) but must've been feeling good enough, i ran my fastest half marathon today! my time was 2:01:54. i really wanted to break 2 hours, but there was really big mile-long hill at mile 11 that my legs just couldn't push up at the pace i was going. oh well. there's always the next race, and its nice to have a goal!
he was really ready to be out of his stroller here. so excited to see his momma!
my great family at the finish linethe simple things
with a runny nose and a fever and a cough, you get to do whatever you want wearing only a diaper. i think that rule is written somewhere. he had a blast with this paper towel tube.
Friday, August 14, 2009
our trip to Annapolis, MD
my girl shan and i at pusser's in downtown annapolis
petey 'feeding' himself
happy tom-tom and his beautiful blue eyes
tommy helping petey stand up
tommy giving petey a ride - the couch got in the way and petey couldn't figure out he could just let go of the walker
these two will be friends forever!
this picture was right after a lady at the pizza joint asked greg and i if they were twins - and assumed greg was my hubs...lol
met up with my navy rotc girlfriends from the university of illinois (left to right): mindie guerrero, charity true, me, clare atzert - so fun!
petey having a lick of mint chocolate chip
the boys teething on their frozen waffles. soon after this photo, their dog maggie had a nice treat of stolen waffles.
petey playing on the pew after church and tommy's baptism
the family after tommy's baptism. the boys were really great during church
tommy giving petey another ride on his walker.
reid and i on our 4 year anniversary. our date to jake's del mar was fantastic. a big thank you to adam and emily for babysitting mr. peter pan! we love you guys!Monday, August 10, 2009
vacation is grand
my newest cute blog find: mysweetandsaucy.com
annapolis is lovely. driving tour of the naval academy today. lunch downtown.
our teeny boys are wonderful and the most darling things together. we've borrowed a double stroller and my goodness are they cute, sitting there side-by-side.
tonight friends from university of illinois who are navy gals working at the academy are coming by to say hello. hip hip for been-too-long reunions this week!
annapolis is lovely. driving tour of the naval academy today. lunch downtown.
our teeny boys are wonderful and the most darling things together. we've borrowed a double stroller and my goodness are they cute, sitting there side-by-side.
tonight friends from university of illinois who are navy gals working at the academy are coming by to say hello. hip hip for been-too-long reunions this week!
Friday, August 7, 2009
gone fishin
we're on vacation in annapolis with our best pals til thursday. petey did great on the plane ride, all 5 hours of it. have a great week!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
fun with friends
look at them now, 2 months later!
such a fun day today! after swim class, our friend jen hosted a bunch of mom's and their wee ones for lunch and an afternoon of playing. what a great time (and yummy food....nothing bundt cake is amazing) watching our little ones, all one year or less, play around together. petey napped and then we overstayed our welcome (sorry jen, you were a lovely hostess for not kicking us out) and chatted until dinnertime. even got to do a tiny bit of much needed catch-up on the phone with my love, alie. now tonight its down to business getting packed! tomorrow daddy only has to work a teensy bit and then we'll play in the afternoon. and tomorrow night, for our four year anniversary we're going to Jake's Del Mar. so excited. yeah date night!!!
i just have to say how excited i am, 2 nights ago i spilled water all over the desk and our mouse was malfunctioning due to partial drowning, but as of tonight it is working just perfectly. whew. reid wants to put up a sign in the kitchen that reads "___ days since last sarah incident". :)
here's ryan opening his -late- birthday gift from us. he was quite impressed with the box. hope he enjoys the shopping cart inside as much as he did the packaging!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
in case you were wondering-
baby formula containers covered in pretty paper make the most adorable vases for a bunch of happy flowers purchased at the farmers market. just so you know. and i'm sure you'll sleep better knowing this. :) i'll sleep better when reid is home from work. its a late one, that guy sure does work hard! we're proud of him!
