A Biking Adventure

Jeff FINALLY bit the bullet and bought a new bike.  We have had our matching Diamond Back bikes since I graduated from college, so it was about time!  Uncle Terry found an amazing online deal for a full-suspension bike and it was delivered this week.  Terry came to visit this weekend and put Jeff's bike together as well as installed bike computers on Alex & Josh's bikes and did a tune-up on my bike.  After all that work, it was time for some fun, so we went on a biking adventure.  We headed east on the bike path right behind our house.  We mostly stayed on the trail, but at one point, we turned onto a gravel path.  As soon as we did, I heard Mattea say "Now THIS is a bike ride!".  Shortly after, we had to cross a small creek.  Jeff and the boys rode through it with no problem.  Mattea was a little hesitant, but I told her just to power through it and she did.  Then, it was my turn.  I got 3/4 of the way across, hit a dip and stopped pedaling... that was my mistake.  I totally crashed and my entire left side was instantly covered in mud and water.  Once the crew realized I was okay, they all had a pretty good chuckle about it.  Josh asked me several times if I was really okay.  Considering how I looked, I can see why he kept asking!  We rode up towards Target and stopped at a pizza place for lunch.  After lunch, we headed out on a path we hadn't ridden on before... it was a new adventure!  Mattea was riding Josh's old bike with gears, so she was getting used to that which was a bit of a challenge, but by the end, she had it figured out.  We rode past this neighborhood and encountered this steep set of stairs that led to another part of the bike path.  Crazy Uncle Terry went right down the stairs on his bike!!!  The kids thought it was so cool!  We didn't let them do it, but we did make Uncle Terry do it again so we could catch it on video!!!  On our way back home, Jeff took an alternate route and ended up crashing and landing muddy water just like I had earlier.  After that happened, he turned to Josh and said "What do we call that?" and Josh replied "Karma".

Last Day of Spring Break

Monday was the last day of Spring Break for Josh and Mattea, so I took them to the new park.  Mattea's friends Hannah and Molly came along, too.  The kids had a blast playing!  We stopped for ice cream on our way home.  The weather was better than expected which was a nice surprise.  What a great day!!!

Conversation with my kiddies

This is the conversation I had with Josh and Mattea during lunch the other day.

J - "So, Mom, you know that Kony guy?
Me - "Yeah.  Joseph Kony?"
J - "Yup.  Cameron has him as his profile picture on Facebook."
Me - "Interesting."
M - "Who is Kony?"
J - "He's a really bad guy."
M - "You mean like... oh, what's his name?"
Me - "Osama Bin Laden?"
M - "No, that's not the one."
Suddenly, I can see where this is going and what she is thinking.
Me - "Mattea, are you talking about Barack Obama?"
M - "Yes!!!"
Me - "He's not a really bad guy."
M - "Well, he makes some really bad choices."
J - "You've been listening to Dad too much."

I laughed SO hard.  These kids crack me up!

Frosty the Headless Snowman

Our nice warm weather turned chilly on Monday and we got some of that silly white stuff. It was enough to cover the ground and apparently enough to build a snowman. Josh built the snowman and Mattea decorated it. I thought all was fine and dandy until I saw Josh walking out of the house with a bottle of ketchup. Oh boy... I could totally see where that was going. So, of course, he asked me to come outside to get a picture.

And in true Josh form, that wasn't enough.  So, he ran inside to get his "prop" and insisted I take this picture as well.

Fashion Show

Mattea and I took a quick trip to JC Penney's in search of some t-shirts for me and somehow, we came home with some new summer clothes for her!  Hmmmm... how did that happen???  Anyway, when we got home, she did a fashion show for me.  What a cutie patootie!

love, love, love her in yellow -- she's like a ray of sunshine!

 Mattea picked this out and I wasn't overly fond of it, but once she put it on, I changed my mind!

 same yellow top, but with some trendy jean shorts

  same yellow top with bermuda jean shorts

new swimsuit

Chipper Friday

Today is FRIDAY and PAYDAY and CHIPPER FRIDAY!!!

• I love Fridays... especially on weeks where I didn't work on Monday or Tuesday!  BOOYA! 
• I love payday because really, who doesn't??? 
• I love Chipper Friday... mostly because it's OVER!  Chipper Friday is the name of the workout I did this morning.  (Oh no you didn't.)  Oh yes I did.  Here is what I was doing at 6am. (It's why I'm so chipper!!!)

600 METER RUN
50 DOUBLE UNDERS (I can't do double unders yet, so I did 100 singles)
40 MED BALL CLEANS
30 SLAM BALLS
20 PULL UPS (I still have to use a band... I'm getting there!)
20 KETTLE BELL SWINGS 35#
20 BOX JUMPS
600 METER RUN

Happy Friday to you!!!

Kelly Clarkson, y'all!!!

Jeff won tickets to the Kelly Clarkson concert at a dinner auction a couple weeks ago, so three friends and I headed to Broomfield on Sunday night to go to the show.  Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the first season of American Idol and I know why she won... that girl has some CHOPS!  She is an amazing singer and seems very down-to-earth.  She sang some of her old songs and as well as some new ones.  I didn't know all of her new ones, but I have been listening to her new CD non-stop since the concert!  We had such a great time at the concert.  Thanks, Jeff!!!

Tina Timm, Megan Robinson, Joni Gordanier & me

The amazingly talented, Kelly Clarkson