Of course he picked his favorite color blue for the ipod nano, and it straps to his arm so he can track all of those important things. What I think is pretty cool is the chip that fits into Nike shoes. It records your stride and pace so it's truly individual.
So here is attempt #2. I liked the white on the brown better, but was worried that the shirt wouldn't be big enough for Jacob to fit his cast under comfortably. Of course the next size up was just wayyyyy too huge. But I think the green looks nice, too.
For a few days now, Lio has been wiggling his front tooth - nonstop. (It's truly one of the few things that makes me really queasy!) It's the 3rd tooth that he's lost - the 1st was on Christmas, and the 2nd was on Valentine's Day. I was hoping that this 3rd one could wait a week until the 4th of July, but no such luck with all of that wiggling! It fell out in the middle of the night when Lio was sleeping, and he found it in his bed this morning. I am so glad that he didn't swallow it!!! With the extra space between his teeth, there's an extra bonus... he has learned how to whistle. And yes, there is a bit of a lisp.
Saturday John ran a 5k in Over The Rhine. It was really fun to watch and was pretty inspirational! It made me want to run, too.
Here he is in the home stretch. I think he ran pretty fast (around 27 minutes - which is like a 9 minute mile), but he isn't happy with his time. He's crazy!
And here he is after. The kids were really proud of him, and I was, too. 
and fun racing in the raspberry rows...
I wish I had some pictures of the yellow raspberries that we picked, but Lio and Paloma ate them as fast as we were picking them. Those raspberries were such a great surprise and made for a wonderful morning!
Yep, Lio and Paloma are all into it now, too! Lio said he wants to start training, too, so of course Paloma wants to come along. It was hilarious - Lio needed to get the proper gear before he could start - "running shorts", shoes, t-shirt, but most importantly, the SWEAT BAND. (He also requested an i-pod - he's just like his dad in that way. And no, he is not getting one.) They both ran over a mile, and are already asking when we can train today. I think it's gonna be fun having the whole family in this together!
We decided to take a little trip to Loveland Castle yesterday. John and I had been there about 10 years ago, and knew it would be the perfect place to take Lio to let his imagination go! He was pretty excited - lots of questions about dungeons, dragons and knights. 
The castle was built in the 1920's by a man who used to go adventuring with a group of boys - camping, hiking, etc. They called themselves the Knights of the Golden Trail, and since they called themselves "Knights", the man decided they needed a castle. He worked on it until he died in his 80's. It's a pretty quirky place, but also pretty cool to imagine what that whole experience must have been like for those boys. We had lots of fun exploring the castle and the gardens - a perfect little field trip for a boy into dragons! 
...and made a "Big Brother" t-shirt for Alexander that is the same style as Max's. Just got back from the post office, and can't wait until my friend receives them. I hope she loves them!
This morning when Paloma and I were playing outside, she got a little warm and asked if she could take her shirt off. It immediately made me think of one of my favorite songs by Dar Williams, 'When I Was a Boy". So far she definitely hasn't been the super girly princess type - much more into dinos and dragons thanks to Lio's influence! I love her, and that little bit of boy that's in her. Hope she can keep him.I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check. I learned to fly, I learned to fight I lived a whole life in one night We saved each other's lives out on the pirate's deck. And I remember that night When I'm leaving a late night with some friends And I hear somebody tell me it's not safe, someone should help me I need to find a nice man to walk me home. When I was a boy, I scared the pants off of my mom, Climbed what I could climb upon And I don't know how I survived, I guess I knew the tricks that all boys knew. And you can walk me home, but I was a boy, too. I was a kid that you would like, just a small boy on her bike Riding topless, yeah, I never cared who saw. My neighbor come outside to say, "Get your shirt," I said "No way, it's the last time I'm not breaking any law." And now I'm in this clothing store, and the signs say less is more More that's tight means more to see, more for them, not more for me That can't help me climb a tree in ten seconds flat When I was a boy, See that picture? That was me Grass-stained shirt and dusty knees And I know things have gotta change, They got pills to sell, they've got implants to put in, they've got implants to remove But I am not forgetting...that I was a boy too And like the woods where I would creep, it's a secret I can keep Except when I'm tired, 'cept when I'm being caught off guard And I've had a lonesome awful day, the conversation finds its way To catching fire-flies out in the backyard. And so I tell the man I'm with about the other life I lived And I say, "Now you're top gun, I have lost and you have won" And he says, "Oh no, no, can't you see When I was a girl, my mom and I we always talked And I picked flowers everywhere that I walked. And I could always cry, now even when I'm alone I seldom do And I have lost some kindness But I was a girl too. And you were just like me, and I was just like you" |
Lio used his finger prints to create the caterpillar, and hand prints to create the butterfly inside. He came up with the idea to use the same color pattern for the caterpillar as was in the butterfly wings. He surprised me again - I thought it was a wonderful idea!
I have to admit, it really felt good. So soft and cushiony. Like I could run for miles. But why does it have to be so ugly?! I know that the fit is the most important... but why, oh why does it have to be so ugly?! I'm gonna go to a few other stores to get some other recommendations. I hope that there are some cuter styles out there that feel just as good. Is it wrong to want to look cute while sweating up a storm, stumbling, and gasping for air? I think it's the least I deserve after all of that!
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