TriGirl

Tri Girls- Paige, Allyson, Angela, and Cindy

I completed my 2nd triathlon last weekend. I had not trained nearly as hard for this one but still managed to reach my time goal. I think I am finished with triathlons for a little bit. It is too hot to race and train! I would love to do one this fall, but then the water temperature would be way to cold for my liking.

This was such a fun morning with great friends. Thanks to all the husbands and moms who came to watch and take pictures.

Golf Par-Tee Details

Harper's 2nd Birthday was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came over and went "golfing" with the birthday boy.

We had to have a golf party for Harper's 2nd Birthday. He is in love with the game of golf. This is a great thing, unless you try to have a golf party for a little boy. This is an open market for anyone creative/crafty! It is next to impossible to find anything golf themed. I had to get a little creative for this "golf" Par-tee.

My friend Mindy made the invitations for the birthday party. She did such a great job and she actually had golf graphics! Hooray! I set up a 4 hole golf course in the back yard. Each child got a golf club, scorecard, and page of stickers when they arrived at the party. There were instructions at each hole explaining how to play.

The yellow hole was a driving range for the kids to practice their swing by hitting into the practice net.

The Red hole was a putting green. The kids used an astroturf putting green to hit 2 balls into the hole.

Next was the water hole, using a net the kids retrieved 2 golf balls from a pool. The Orange Hole, Using a shovel the kids dug for 2 golf balls in the sand trap.

After each the completion of each hole the kids put a sticker on their scorecard.

I also set up a table for golf ball art. I put green paint, card stock, and golf balls in a rotisserie pan with a lid. The kids shook up the pan and let the golf ball roll around. Then Voila, golf ball impression art.

Cam polished up his golf cart and we offered golf cart rides. The kids were obsessed with the “golf cart.” Here is a picture of some of his friends taking turns “driving!”

For dinner we served, hot dogs, chips, and fruit. Exactly what daddy eats at the golf course, well minus the fruit!

24 Months

or 2 years old! Wow! I guess it is time to stop counting in months. Before I had children I never understood why people used months to tell you how old their kids were.....now I totally get it.

I think this month has been the month of change. Harper has turned into a big boy over night. He is so lively and has an opinion about everything. You can actually have a conversation with him, one where he doesn't just repeat everything you say! On the average, Harper puts 3-4, sometimes, 5 words together. He will repeat what you say, so be forewarned! He mimics us when we say, "Hey Babe" or "Oh my!" At least that is all he likes to repeat!!

Harper loves to be "ooout-siiide." He really drags out the word and says it in a whiney tone of voice. He really enjoys playing golf in our backyard, riding his car, and helping mommy pick weeds. He finds all the weeds and then tells me where to pick. The other day we found an earth worm. He loved watching it squirm on the sidewalk. When it found some dirt to bury itself he, he shouted, "More worms!" Such a BOY!

We spend a lot of time inside too, because it is just to hot to be outside all day. So when we are inside we play golf! Are you surprised? He has figured out how to put a tee in the rug and hit a golf ball! I am considering openning up the french doors in the back of the house and letting him have his own driving range. This month, he got his first blisters on his hands from gripping the club to hard! When he is not golfing he is wanting to watch Elmo and Abby. He doesn't understand that Sesame Street has other characters. He can get rather testy when it's not Elmo's world or something with Abby.

He is still just a sweet little boy. He loves to "hold you." My back is starting to hurt just writing those 2 words. He weighs 29 pounds and it's getting hard for me to carry him! My recent favorite moment with Harper was when he crawled up into my bed and took a 2 hour nap in my arms. That was a first in 2 years! So sweet.

Here is a general list of things that Harper is doing at TWO...

-Recognizes/Knows ABC's

-counts to 10

-knows shapes

-favorite color-orange

-uses 3-5 words at a time

-proficient with spoon and fork

-dresses himself

-signs Jesus Loves Me