Midnight Madness

Aaron had decided a couple of months ago that he was going to run the 5K for Midnight Madness.  I kept waiting for the nights that he would come home from work and go out and get a few training runs in.  He decided to wait until the night before the race to test out his lungs and legs with that training run!  Yep, that's how he rolls!  

BEFORE

When he went to pick up his race packet on Saturday, the boys were with him and he tried to convince them to join him in the madness.  Apparently Carter was easily convinced and the two were ready to run that night.

Carter made Aaron promise to stay with him during the run, which cracked me up as Carter decided to put the pedal to the metal and blow past him for the homestretch.

 Ace said he was giving it all the gas he had, which wasn't much at the end!

I was so proud of both of them. Austin and I had a fun time cheering them on and of course socializing with everyone we saw.  We stayed and enjoyed the festivities for a bit afterwards until the runners decided it was time to head home.  

AFTER

If you're in the neighborhood, be on the lookout for my new runners!

Happy 4th of July

The 3^rd annual Norris Street Pancake feed was a success!  

I love our neighborhood!

Ace...my grill master

I think the ginger lime chicken that Ace grilled last week is done, don't you?  The ones we ate were great and looked much more appealing.  Apparently he was putting the finishing touches on these! I just went to heat up the grill for some nice juicy burgers and low and behold this is what I find under the lid.

Oh yeah...the propane is gone too as my grill master left the grill on.  Never would have guessed that one would ya?  I guess it's plan B for dinner tonight.

Anyone want to come and scrub the grate clean?  I've got some chicken on a plate just waiting for you!

Flying carpets

Spend a day on the golf course with my Carter and you just never know what interesting things you'll learn.  He was definitely in fine form yesterday for our outing.  Let's just say my golf swing wasn't quite up to par (pun intended) on many holes yesterday.  I may have happened to have had a big ole divot fly a bit after a fairway shot...I believe the divot flew farther than my shot.  Hmmm...

Out of my dear Carter's mouth comes this:

"That's a nice flying carpet!"  I had no idea what he was talking about.  "You know mom, that chunk of grass you just hit further than the ball!"  I tried telling him those were called divots, but oh no, he was having none of that.  Flying carpets they now are.

A few holes later and another horrendous shot by yours truly and I hear:

"There was a fat genie riding on that flying carpet!"

Anyone like to borrow him for a bit of humor in your day?

Ballin'

Carter has spent this week hoopin' it up at Fred Hoiberg's Basketball Camp and has been loving every minute of it.  The only way it would have been better in his mind would have been if he had been hanging out at UNI with Ben Jacobsen at the McLeod Center. He's my Panther at heart so I was quite surprised when he asked me after a few days if he could buy a couple Iowa State clothing items.  Hmmm...that Freddie must have some sort of magnetic pull!  

As a parent (who shelled out good money for this camp ~ I feel like my parents and grandparents saying that!) I must say that I was quite impressed that Fred was at camp and actively involved the entire week.  He talked to the kids every day not only about the fundamentals of basketball, but also the importance of academics and making good choices.  Quite impressive in my mind...and not bad to look at either! 

After 3 full afternoons of Ames High Basketball camp followed by 4 full days of Iowa State camp, Carter is ready to put his new basketball knowledge to good use...hopefully by helping his team be successful at their tournament in Minnesota that is right around the corner. 

Sigh

My newly minted driver informed me tonight after another successful drive out on the roads that he is easily winning the “battle of the curbs”.  I politely informed him that sometimes they just get in my way.  I think he's really missing the point, and I politely informed him it's my masterful teaching skills that is helping him avoid the curbs. I swear I heard a snicker come from him. I’ll take great teacher over great driver any day!

HB HB

That’s Happy Birthday Harrison Barnes for those of you trying to decipher the title!  

It sure was nice of him to spend his 21st birthday signing autographs with a couple of my guys.