Fun Run

Today Lucas ran over 2 miles during his school fun run to raise money for a mobile iPad lab. I was so proud of him. He was determined to run the maximum laps of 35 (each 1/16th of a mile) and he didn't stop until all his numbers were checked off on the back of his shirt. He made sure to wave to Mom each time he came around too. :)

We caught Lucas in the hallway before heading outside for the big event.
This was quite the production...tunnel, flags, speaker, music and a VERY enthusiastic crew.We spotted Bradon, one of Lucas' neighborhood buddies, while waiting for Lucas' team to run through the tunnel.
Exciting times!
Here comes Lucas! (far left)
He was pumped!
Axel was amused with all the excitement.
After the National Anthem, a safety briefing and quick stretches; they were off!
It was a little chaotic after the first lap trying to get his number marked off but the group quickly spread out.
Lucas waved each lap to make sure we were paying attention!
This was serious business.
Before we new it, he was on his last lap.Axel enjoyed the loud music and all the people. However, he discovered the cones and had way more fun than any of the runners were having.
Victory lap!
Axel and his cones.
Lucas was so proud of himself as he should be. He did AWESOME!
That's my boy! GREAT JOB LUCAS!!!!
Here's the proof!
A big THANK YOU too all you who supported Lucas run. I promise, we won't be asking for donations every time a fun raiser pops up. :) However, we do really appreciate your support this time around....and around....and around....35 times!

Back to Kentucky!

Last weekend, we made our inaugural trip to our cabin in Kentucky all they way from Florida. Yep, it's a 10 1/2 hour drive with dinner & gas stops. However, on the way out it took me two days!

Mike had flown to Dayton for work so I drove the boys up to meet him at the cabin for a weekend of climbing. Halfway through our drive, we got a flat tire at the very same time Axel yacked all over the car. Simple enough to fix right?! Change a kid. Change a tire.

Part one was easy. Part two, turned out to be a 2 1/2 epic on the side of the road. Our special wheels require a special tool to remove the tire which was nowhere to be found. The spare requires different lug nuts assuming I could even get the flat tire off. Not so simple.

After wrong directions from roadside assistance to the mechanic, a crazy just-out-of-prison-wanted-by-the-police-for-killing-some-guy "Bama" gal, two round trips from the mechanic to find the right tool, we were on our way to spend the night with friends. The next day after a trip to the chiropractor to fix mommy's pinched nerve and four brand new sneakers on the car, we headed to the cabin.

Phew!

Back at the Gold Coast. Daddy checking out another 5.14...such, a beautiful wall.

For whatever reason, the blog does not want this photo to be horizontal.
Everyone who thinks Lucas is just full of sweetness...here is a face from his not-so-sweet side. It's a wonderful indication that food is needed! :)
Axel's photos and another anti-horizontal photo.
They may make you dizzy but a pretty cool photos Lucas took.

Self portrait.

Daddy onsighting a 5.13b called Elephant Man.
Dirty and tired.
Back at the cozy cabin, we love it!Daddy scoping out his new 5.14 project.
Leapster time.
Halloween candy!
Despite the horrible trip to the cabin, we had a WONDERFUL weekend climbing and seeing old friends. It was so fun to climb on real routes and real rock! The boys got dirty, we got sore and all in all, we had a great time! It was even nicer to have Daddy with us on the way home!

Horse Pens 40

Last weekend we decided to go venture out to discover new climbing in Alabama. We have heard for years that Horse Pens 40 was THEE place to boulder. However, we were never that into bouldering so it was no rush to get out there until now. Boy, I'll tell you, this is one of the coolest climbing places I've been. It's gorgeous. The climbing is super fun and now I know why everyone told us we should check this place out. It's cool even if you are not a climber. To top it off, the weather was awesome and the Fall colors spectacular!

I have no idea what these are but they looked like plastic, fake berries and were gorgeous.
I love the colors.
Exploring.
Cool corridors.
More amazing colors.
Playing nice together...for about 30 seconds. HA!
Saturday night was Boulderween. We had no idea until that day so we were not prepared in the costume department. However, we brought some cuteness to the party.A
Axel made best buddies with Frankenstein after discovering what Frankenstein had to offer.He was so proud of his goodie bag and even prouder that he figured out how to stuff it.
We had to show Daddy too.Lucas hid from the camera so I had to sneak in this one.
And this one! Check out his earrings he made all by himself.
We climbed again on Sunday and my camera battery started to flash. One of these days, I'll buy a back up to have with me at all times.
Daddy sent some V8 or V9 hard man boulder so he was thrilled.We will definitely be headed back to Horse Pens. It's only about a 4 1/2 hour drive which seems so short these days. :)

NOTE: My photos do not give this place justice. After our camera died, we did some more exploring. The boulders are endless and so unique and so fun to see. I think I could be a boulderer but don't tell Daddy. :)