The bucket

...I has it. :)

Wagon fun

Riding in the wagon appears to be pretty fun!

Happy Valentines Day

Better late than never...

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day

More snow

So we got another dusting of 2-3" of snow last night. Of course being here in the south, everything is closed until ten this morning (We're supposed to break freezing temps by then.)

I cannot recall when the last time was that we got snow twice in one winter. Maybe it's time we move to Florida? :)

But that doesn't mean I couldn't get up and knock out an easy 3mile run before work. The hay is in the barn and now we just sit back and enjoy the taper before Sunday's race...

Naked Baby Butts

Anxiously awaiting bathtime.... :)

 

Team Red White & Blue

I mentioned late last year about the possibitly of joining a racing team for 2011. Turns out, there's been some development on that front and it's definitely going to make for a great 2011 racing season.

Last year, I sent in an application with my race schedule, some of my goals, and why I think I could race for their team. And as it turns out, they must have liked what they saw because just last week, they delivered a race package to my doorstep. And in that package were some pretty cool goodies.

First we started out with a very nice looking magnet. It's already on my vehicle, so keep your eyes peeled. 

Secondly, I found a hat.

Lastly, came a shirt. The front has their logo (red & blue eagle) while the back has their logo plus their slogan.

 And all together:

 I would say that turned out to be quite the pretty cool race setup! I'm definitely impressed. And as it turns out, yes, I'll be racing for Team Red White & Blue in 2011!

As part of the campaign for Team RWB, the mission is to tranform the way wounded veterans are reintegrated into society when they have returned from combat and exit their military life. This is through support of us athletes, themselves, and Team RWB. 

I encourage you to check out Team RWB, read up on their mission and goals and if you feel it, add a donation to help the cause. I'll be raising money for Team RWB throughout the year, and if you feel it's something you can support, your help would be greatly appreciated.

And feel free to ask questions, share my page, and if you'd like talk to me about joining up for Team Red White & Blue!

flu

We're around. I promise.

I was struck down with the flu all last week and am just now returning to my feet. Being out with a fever over 102* just makes for a very unproductive week and the feeling of doing nothing.

Don't worry, we'll be getting some photos up soon enough, and who knows, maybe a video too...

My baby can read

 Who says 6 month olds can't read?

I'm guessing she thought it was a pretty good book...

Contained

We're contained and ready for shopping.

sent from droid

Daddy duty....

Here is how Robert puts Annalise down for a nap (this is on two completely different occasions)....

a little snow storm

Over the last weekend, our area was hit pretty hard (for a southern city) with snow and ice, which still has us scrambling and getting back to normal.

The weather service had been predicting anywhere from 6-10" of snow for the area. They missed it, but we still finished up with 3-4" of snow and another 1" of ice. Seems our biggest issue around here was ice. Roads closed, schools closed, businesses shut down, and our city turned to mostly a ghost town.

This was shot from the downtown area showing some of what we got in the way of sleet, snow, and ice.


As a matter of fact, it's been 2 days since the storm and our county & city schools are still closed due to the road conditions and safety concerns.

She's so fast...

...she rides out front and it's all I can do to keep up!

 Bethany took these this morning while I was out in the garage getting my bike workout in. They figured they'd come join me and check things out.

 And yes, that's sweat pouring off of my face. Which is also the main reason I've been banished to the garage instead of the living room with the rest of civilization.

It won't be long before she has her own little bike next to mine...

goals of 2010 revisited

Back in January, we posted a little blurb about some of the goals we wanted to accomplish. Some were reasonable, some weren't, yet we managed to tackle a few of them.


1. have a baby - DONE
2. pass the professional engineering exam - Still don't know
3. travel to another state for vacation - DONE (Georgia)
4. remove and replace the carpet in our house - nope
5. start a vegetable garden - nope (looked at the seeds a little too late)
6. drop and maintain a weight of 160 (currently 170-174) - close (163#)
7. complete a half-ironman triathlon - August 2011
8. increase my blog readers - anybody out there?
9. cook a minimum of five meals per week - sort of (baby slowed us down)
10. take more photographs - DONE
11. travel to another country for vacation - nope
12. process and sell more photographs (open an online shop) - nope
13. run a half marathon - DONE (Mercedes Half Marathon 2:10:41)
14. correct the weed issues we have in our yard by the spring time - DONE
15. replace the fencing around our house - nope
16. clean the garage and park at least one vehicle in it - DONE (And Bethany loves it)
17. play golf at least 5 times in 2010 - nope (only once)
18. install crown moulding in the living room of our house - nope
19. donate $500 to charities - nope
20. increase my total yearly mileage to 2300mi (swim, bike, run) - nope (1918mi; studying wrecked my training)
21. become an active participant in a church bible study - nope
22. actually become a member of the church - nope
23. purchase a macro lens for my camera - nope
24. try a new difficult recipe twice a month, and record it - nope (we tried a few, but not that frequent)
25. learn how to put away the laundry after folding it - nope (working on that one...)
26. pass on our "excess stuff" to those who need it more - DONE
27. take bethany on a romantic date at least once a month - nope (she got a couple though)
28. take bethany on a date night at every two weeks - nope
29. ride the chief ladiga trail from anniston, al to atlanta, ga in a day - nope
30. become a positive influence in the lives of the scouters that I teach - I hope I did
31. pay off a sizable amount of our debt - DONE
32. start becoming a dad that my kid would be proud of - working on it
33. expand our porch, adding an outdoor grilling area - DONE
34. entertain for our friends more - DONE
35. meet more people for weekend backpacking excursions - nope
36. live a story that someone would like to share - working on that too

Now to keep adding for 2011...

Rice Cereal must be good...

Her first try..

It must be quite good because fussing ensues when she's not chomping on the spoon. Hopefully it's a good start to solids.

Some 6 month photos

A quick little shooting session this morning yielded these. Enjoy.