4 Month Stats and Dress Up Week

Annalise had her 4 month appointment last week and she is still growing right on schedule :)

   Weight: 11 lbs 14.8 oz  25%
   Head: 16 inches  25%
   Height: 25 inches 50%

Last week was dress up week at daycare and we had fun playing right along :). Annalise didn't protest too much about it either and all of her teachers wondered what she'd be in everyday...

  Day 1: Silly day.....we weren't quite sure what to do for this, so she just wore two different colored socks and a hairbow that didn't match.

  Day 2: Camo day

  Day 3: Country Western Day

Day 4: Character Day--Little Red Riding Hood

 Day 5: Team Spirit Day--Annalise wore her Auburn onesie (Robert was at his test, so I got to dress her in what I wanted. She did wear Alabama socks though :) )

And that's been our week in a nutshell..

From the pumpkin patch

How's about a few quick photos from the pumpkin patch? We had a great time at Old Baker Farm again this year--and Annalise thought it was pretty neat too. Next year I think we'll go when there isn't a festival weekend.....the lines to get on the hay ride were pretty long :)

it's not perfect

..but you've gotta do what you've gotta do.

It's not my favorite or the best scenario, but I've seen several quick 30min rides over lunch, or after dinner since I've been here. The picture doesn't show everything, but it's mounted up on the trainer so that I can grind away here in the hotel room while working, studying, or watching tv.

While I'm traveling, I migh as well do what I can while jumping from hotel to hotel.

Calloway Gardens Relay Triathlon

It's a little late geting this up, but I definitely thought I'd share it with everyone...

Over the Labor Day weekend, we (our family + Bethany's family) made a trip over to Calloway Gardens, GA for a Olympic Triathlon Relay race, and a weekend of relaxing. The idea was to get out, see the gardens, check out some of the butterfly exhibits, and race.

The race was setup as a 1k swim, a 30k bike, and a 8k run. The three of us, Ben, myself, and Dave all signed up to tackle this thing as a 3-man relay team. Shortly after signing up, we learned that our swimmer, Ben, may be out do some illness and lack of training. I started training for both, the swim and the bike at that point, while Dave was more than ready for the run.

The day before the race, while enjoying the gardens, I did a little easy ride to get a feel for the bike course and then followed it up with an easy swim too. For the swim, Ben joined me, just for fun. It was then, on the spur of the moment that he realized he could knock out the 1k and wanted to race. He signed up, so might as well, right?

SWIM HE DID. Ben absolutely crushed the swim course! The team relay group started in the 4th wave of the swim. When he came out of the water, he was amongst some of the competitors from the second wave. For someone who hadn't swam in a while, he found it inside himself to help us with a huge lead

Time: 12:10. #11/440 out of the water.

 Ben coming out of the water amongst the competition.

I took on the bike course as part of the team. Knowing it was a relay course, I was able to go hard and go all out for the course. And that I did. I rented a pair of race wheels from the local bike shop, just because it was my last race, and I wanted to try them out. In my head, they worked, even if it was just a bit. I took it as a mission to pass everyone and give it all I had.

Time: 56:16. #76/440 - 19.8mph 

Hammering along on the bike course.

We saved the run for Dave. He's always been the runner so it seemed it would suite him fine. The race director made sure to note that the race course was fast and flat, but after listening to Dave, it wasn't. He ran it hard and fast hoping to hold on to the lead we had built from the beginning. Of course, he didn't let us down! He put the throttle down and held it for the 8k race.

Time: 38:47. #120/440 - 7:46/mi

 Dave closing the final stretch of the run.

When it was all said and done, we waited around to see how we did and to see where we stood amongst the competiton. Turns out TEAM BRD took 1st place in the relay division with a final time of 1:48:44. The second place team was a solid 16minutes behind us. Go Team BRD!

 Receiving the award for 1st place!

Go Team BRD!

Final Race Results

the post office

In my effort to find the local Post Office, I was directed to Hardees. Yes, the fast food chain Hardees. I'm sure I gave one of those "are you hearing me?" looks too.

 

But, sure enough, the Post Office is part of the lobby of Hardees. I guess that's proof that I really am in a small town...Somerset, Ky.

climbing to the top of the world

A climb up the tallest tower @ Yahoo! Video

No way, No how. Not a chance.

These people do realize that they're over 1/4mile in the air, unsecured, right?

War Eagle!!

So...I think I just might be able to sway her to be an Auburn fan :)

just so we're clear

She's going to be a bama fan...

...just like her dad.

ROLL TIDE

dear dad...

So, this is what my daughter told me earlier this week...
This is how I feel when you head off to work in the mornings...

This is how I feel when you come back home though...

See you this afternoon when you get home...

She's a funny baby!

2 Month Stats

I'm a little late posting this, but I thought I'd put it up anyway....

 Height-22 1/4 inches
 Weight-9lbs 11.5oz

Here is a quick picture of Annalise admiring the mobile yesterday afternoon:

What!?

"Oh my, did you hear what she just said?!?"

(2mo old)

Garmin #2

And yet another Garmin has kept from the bike. These are no match for cars when it comes to being crushed.

Think Garmin will replace it again?

Sent from Droid.

New York Days 3,4,5

Wednesday we kind of had a lazy day. We sat out on the deck and had coffee in the morning. Then we went to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Crean so they could meet Annalise.

Thursday morning we had coffee and donuts out on the deck with Grandma and Grandpa Crean. The weather here is fantastic and feels pretty chilly to us :).

Amanda and I then went "squirrel hunting" through downtown Olean. Olean has painted squirrels in front of several of the businesses. We also found a mural that Amanda insisted we get an action shot in front of :).

Friday morning we took Grandma Crean out for a Birthday Breakfast at Spragues. The pancakes and french toast with maple syrup were really yummy. My mom, Amanda, Annalise and I all decided to take a quick trip to the Zippo and Case museum and visitor center. It was pretty neat to see all of the history of the lighters and knives. The American Flag was made completely of Zippo lightets. Amanda also managed to get "stabbed" by the Case knife. While there we were able to get a pretty good smiling picture of Annalise :).

New York Day 2

We started out the day trying to get a smile of Annalise on camera again....I think we are getting closer :)

Then we made a quick trip to Vidler's (a five and dime store). We weren't able to get too many pictures before heading home.

Tonight, Amanda and I went with my Grandma Jean to bingo.

Getting ready

Getting ready

Before everything started

And the winner is....BINGO!

New York Day 1

My mom, Amanda, Annalise and I made a trip to New York to visit my grandparents. We had a pretty uneventful trip up here. Annalise did great and slept almost the whole way. We kept her in the "Baby Cave" on the way up to keep the sun from getting in her face.

Annalise has now sort of mastered the smile. This morning after eating she was having a good time smiling at everybody. My goal this week is to get a good picture of her smiling :).

We went to Sprague's for lunch this afternoon and met a Moose and his friends :)!!

Annalise managed to sleep the whole time, so we weren't able to get too many pictures of her at Sprague's....maybe later in the week cause I'm sure we'll be back for the Friday Fish Fry. Here are a couple of other pictures of our afternoon at Sprague's: