Beckett's First Day of Preschool

My little fatty patty Beckett had his first day of preschool today. I wasn't sad and neither was he. Beckett's cousin Ellie is in his class as well as his friend Matthew. So he was more than happy to head in and have some play time. Not a single tear was shed. I'm super stoked that Ellie is in Beckett's class. That means Becky gets to come on field trips with me. Squee!

Ellie, Beckett, and Matthew. Aren't they so stinkin' cute?

Kiss Me Dirty Race

I ran the 5K Kiss Me Dirty race last Saturday and it was so fun! It's a 5K race through mud that is only for women. I will definitely be doing it again next year. Tim and I also plan on running the Dirty Dash next month. It's a similar race only it involves both men and women. Although I think it's a 10K. Ack! Can I do a 10K!?

The final result. After army crawling through mud puts, climbing a rope wall, and splashing mud everywhere we were all beyond filthy. Even my ears had mud in them. My knees and elbows are covered in scrapes and bruises from all the rocks that were in the mud I crawled through. But it was totally worth it.

You can see the cute pink color that the wings and tutus started as. And the filthy muddy color we ended up with.
There were photographers stationed throughout the race. The pictures from them should be up within the next few days. I will be sure to post those as well once they are in.

If any of you are interested in running the Dirty Dash with us let me know. We could definitely use more teammates.

Happy Independence Day!

 

I'm so thankful that I live in the country that I do with the freedoms that I'm able to enjoy. I loved talking to my kids this year about why we celebrate the 4th of July. Of course Holden was most interested in what the "army guys" do. And what better way to spend this day than with family and friends?

In the morning we watched the West Jordan parade with my mom, sister, and my friend Charity; all of them with kids of their own as well. It was hot and sticky and wonderful. Of course the kids liked getting the candy best, but Holden really seemed to enjoy the parade this year.

Then, in the evening we packed the boys in the wagon and walked over to Veteran's Memorial park to check out the carnival and wait for the fireworks (my favorite part of the holiday). The park was great. The temp was perfect and it wasn't too crazy. The carnival, however, was insane. Tim and I both felt overwhelmed and quickly bought the boys treats so we could retreat to our blanket without the crowds. Then we all snuggled up and gazed at the beautiful light show in the sky. Beckett was enthralled. But sadly, only for about 15 minutes. He has been sick and got tired of watching fairly quickly. We have since discovered he has bronchitis so considering that, he did awesome.

 Holden took this little lovely of me. Both boys took turns taking a million pictures. I think about 4 turned out.

Tim and I were playing with the settings on my camera after the boys got glow swords from the carnival. Some of the pics turned out pretty cool.

I absolutely LOVE Beckett's face in this picture. He was so excited to watch the fireworks.

We did a few fireworks at our house after the big fireworks display. How stinkin' cute are my kids?

All About Daddy According to Holden & Beckett

In honor of Father's Day we asked Holden & Beckett to tell us all about Tim. So here it is 5 & 3 year old style!

1. What is something dad always says to you?
Holden- I love you
Beckett- I love you

2. What makes dad happy?
Holden- Me giving him a ticket to see the Red Sox (this hasn't happened)
Beckett-Something great

3. What makes dad sad?
Holden- Not spending time with me for a long long long long time.
Beckett- Crying
4. How does your dad make you laugh?
Holden- Tickle me
Beckett- He made some weird laughing noise in response to this question.

5. What was your dad like as a child?
Holden- He liked to play with toys
Beckett- He liked little cake

6. How old is your dad?
Holden- 20
Beckett-1
7. How tall is your dad?
Holden- 44 inches tall
Beckett- Bigger

8. What is his favorite thing to do?
Holden- Watch the Broncos
Beckett- To his job

9. What does your dad do when you are not home?
Holden- He has some quiet time
Beckett- Drawing on his paper

10. If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for?
Holden- For running a hundred miles to California
Beckett- He died

11. What is your dad really good at?
Holden- Working
Beckett- Shooting in the mountains
12. What is your dad not good at?
Holden- Keeping track of things
Beckett- Crying again
13. What does your dad do for a job?
Holden- He calls some people and does some thing online.
Beckett- Riding
14. What is your dad's favorite food?
Holden- Enchiladas
Beckett- His cake
15. What makes you proud of your dad?
Holden- Him letting me get ice cream
Beckett- Something his favorite

16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would he be?
Holden- Optimus Prime
Beckett- Space Daddy in his suit

17. What do you and your dad do together?
Holden- Watch TV
Beckett- Play together

18. How are you and your dad the same?
Holden- We both have blonde hair
Beckett- Daddy has hair on him and I have hair on my arms

19. How are you and your dad different?
Holden- I'm smaller and he's bigger
Beckett- Daddy has hair on his chin, but I don't have hair on my chin

20. How do you know your dad loves you?
Holden- Because he gives me hugs and kisses every night and sometimes in the day
Beckett- He loves me. 'Cause he does.

21. What does your dad like most about your mom?
Holden- You buying stuff for him
Beckett- Playing together with you. And hugging you and giving you kiss.

22. Where is your dad's favorite place to go?
Holden- To the Broncos games
Beckett- To that place where the animal is on the drink.

Holden's Last Day of Preschool

Today was Holden's last day of preschool. I was prepared to cry and feel nostalgic, but it didn't happen. He was happy and playing the whole time in class. And he is beyond excited to start Kindergarten. Plus, Beckett will be starting preschool in the Fall so I know we will still be visiting our favorite school two days every week. Guess that's all it takes to keep my tears at bay.

Holden also got his end of year report card today and got an excellent on every single thing. Every thing! I honestly didn't expect that. He is growing into such a smart, caring, thoughtful, handsome little man. I love him to pieces and couldn't be more proud.

I will try to post pictures and video of his preschool program soon.

Kiss Me Dirty Race: Come Run With Me!

Wanna get a little... dirty?! Everyone from the pretty princesses to the filthiest of female slop jocks is bound to enjoy the downright dirty goodness that Kiss Me Dirty mud runs offer. You will hop, skip, jump, slip and scramble your way through obstacles and mud to become an OFFICIAL "Dirty Girl", and with filthy fun like this, you just might have to ask someone to "Kiss Me Dirty" once you finish! Kiss Me Dirty events are female-only mud runs designed for women of all athletic abilities, with a portion of proceeds benefiting gynecological cancer research. So whether you bring him along to watch YOU wallow in the slop for a while, or you leave him home to take out the trash and cut the grass, you and your best gal pals will certainly come away with some good, honest, dirty fun. Come and get as dirty as you want... we won't tell! http://www.kissmedirty.com.

I will be doing the Kiss Me Dirty race in August in South Jordan, UT and would love to have you join me! Use coupon code: MamasOnADime10 to save 10% on ANY Kiss Me Dirty registration!

I registered for wave 5 at 9:10am on Saturday, August 25 in South Jordan, UT. And the team name is the Dirty Dimes. I would love to have you sign up and run it with me!

Starting My Weight Loss Journey With Team #Cinchspiration

This is for all of you that don't read Mamas on a Dime (Dad) or didn't see this post. 

I am one of 50 female bloggers chosen from over 270 entries to be part of the Shaklee Cinch Weight Loss Plan! I'm beyond excited to have a group of buddies cheering me on to help me reach my weight loss goal. Plus, I get a plan from Shaklee to help me achieve it even faster. I'm the kind of girl that needs a plan so I can move forward. What better way than Cinch?

I know many of you are wondering what it’s all about and if it really works. I wonder the same thing. But there are so many Shaklee success stories. It's inspiring and makes me want to try this program even more. Plus, the program is very simple (I totally need simple for something like this). It will help me keep muscle I have, burn fat I don’t need, and lose inches I don’t want. So where do you come in? I would love to have your help and support as over the next 6 months. I will blog, post pics, vlog, and everything else to let you know how it's going and how I'm doing on my weight loss journey. I have already set a goal for myself to do the Kiss Me Dirty in August and the  Dirty Dash in September of this year. I went for my first run in years today and I was less than impressed with my stamina. But I figure it's just the first step in my journey. I can do this! I CAN! I just need to keep telling myself that.

If any of you want to run either of the races with me I would love it! I will have a discount code for the Kiss Me Dirty soon. That one is only for women. But both will be fun and filthy.