Quarton the Trainer

Today after Quarton woke up from an early nap, I asked him if he wanted to ride his bike while I ran this afternoon. He said,"Sure, Mom, I'd love to do that." Little did he know that I had to run five miles this afternoon. Keagan even asked me if I thought he could ride his bike that long. I told him there was only one way to find out.

So I got ready to run and him ready to ride his bike and off we went. He was great company while we ran/rode. He told me many encouraging things like,"Keep it up, Mom, you're doing great!" He also carried my water bottle on his bike. We made many pit stops to take drinks most of which he did himself. I was impressed at how well he did. He rode his bike willingly the whole five miles!

It was a pretty windy/cool day too. When the wind would gust, he would say he was pushing the wind away on his bike. This also make his legs be very "burley" (a common word used between father and son).

I will say that this will be a memory for a lifetime. It was a great afternoon and a great way to end a weekend.

Signing off,
Dottie

Lately...

...we have had a rough couple of days with our four year old. It is all part of moving to a new house/state/base and getting adjusted. Even though we have had some adjustments here lately there have been a few shining moments! I will gladly share them with you all.


Spiderman lives here! He was swimming in our bathtub last night :)

We have signed Quarton up for swimming lessons starting on the 1st of March and he wanted to get goggles. Ever since we visited the Sailer's this past September and went swimming with them, Q thinks he needs goggles to be able to see under the water. He cannot wait to go to swimming lessons.



I've been able to meet a great group of ladies here and reunite with a few others. I'm proud to be a military wife and I appreciate the support and friendships I've made over the past seven years.


Little Carilyn is growing by the day. She has finally decided she would like to try to walk (at 15mo.), but if she wants to get somewhere fast she still prefers her hands and knees. If I could get around on my hands and knees as well as she does, then I would probably be doing the same. Still no teeth, though. They are waiting to break through those gums any day. You can see her top two teeth sitting up underneath her gums. It is just a thin layer holding them in. I'm afraid that once they do start coming in, she will have a mouth full before we know it. Hopefully it will be quick when they do decide to come in.

Signing off for now. Hope everyone is enjoying their Monday.

Still unpacking...

Well we have been here for a few weeks now and are still unpacking boxes. Things are getting back to normal though. We placed our membership at our church, training for a half marathon (again), Keagan is back to flying, and the kids are making new friends. We also are getting to know the area pretty well and are looking forward to exploring more of Virginia once we are finished with the house. Signing off for now...