mini-marathon

The Bismarck Kroll's Marathon was this weekend.  On Friday night, there was a kids' mini-marathon at the capital.  There was a 50 yd days for the really little kids, and 200 yd dash for the somewhat little kids, a 1/2 mile run for the regular sized kids, and a mile run for anyone who wanted to participate.  Megan was in the somewhat little kid category, so she did the 200 yd dash.  I was not able to action pics as it was utter chaos.  The boys did the mile.  Jonathan ended up just doing a 1/2 mile, as he was having some asthma troubles.  Eric finished the whole thing.  Megan's BFF was also there, so they did the 200 yd dash together.

 Lt Governor Drew Wrigley and his wife, Kathleen.  Kathleen suffered an aneurysm ~3 1/2 years ago.  I watched her finish the Fargo Marathon less than a year later, with guide runners on each side of her due to vision loss from the bleed.  She was bawling.  Made me tear up, too!

 They did it!

The only pic I got of the boys running.   All 3 kids refused a post race pic.

Grandpa's girl

Kacy Adventures

In her attempt to hunt and kill a bird, Kacy jumped up onto the pool.  She made it look easy.

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 Our good cat

 The birds escaped and were setting up camp in the maple tree.  Kacy lurked-waiting for them to return. 

She debated walking across the pool cover to get the birds, but decided against it.

18-0

The boys had their first football game of the season today.  The final score was 18-0.  It doesn't matter which team won, the important thing is having fun, and learning the fundamentals of the game.  That's code for: They lost.
Most of Jonathan's snaps were as tight end on offense.  Most of Eric's snaps were as safety on defense.  Both had some special teams play.  Our friends Craig and Kathie were on the sidelines as part of the LaFleur Fan Club.
Jonathan is #6, and has the long sleeve shirt under his jersday.  Eric is number 12, and has a blue shirt under his jersey.

 Megan was there to cheer on her brothers as well.  By 'cheer on her brothers', I mean play on the playground, run up and roll down the sledding hill, and ask every 5 minutes if it's time to go home yet.

Huxley was with us, too.  After the game, I picked up Papa Murphy's for supper.  Yum.

Ready for facebook?

I let Megan take some pictures with my camera today.  Based on the pictures, I think she is ready for a facebook account, as the majority were self portraits with the facebook facial expression.

Kacy

Kacy has been displaying some negative behaviors lately.  She does not feel it is necessary to use the litter box.  I took her to the vet to rule out a bladder infection.  The vet confirmed what we already knew.  She is a spoiled brat.

The vet suggested we let her be outside more, since she feels she is peeing to protest not being able to go outside.  In the human world, this is known as Child Directed Parenting.  This basically involves giving kids whatever they want, despite any bad habits it may lead to.

We thought we'd give it a try, as I don't like my cat peeing on the floor.

 If she wants to nap in the towels, we let her.

 If she wants to jump onto the kitchen sink to look out the window, we let her.

 If she wants to plop down right at the top of the stairs, we let her.

If she wants to nap on the kitchen table, we let her.

She has not had one 'accident' since letting her have her way.

Football

The boys have had football practice 3 nights a week.  Their team color is orange, and the are the Longhorns.  

 Jonathan is in the grey, getting ready to run a route.

 And now he's dropping back while being QB

 The kid didn't catch it.

 Eric was practicing defensive drills while Jonathan was on offense.  I didn't get many pictures of him, as someone ended up standing in front of me and blocking my shot.

 I wrote their first names on the front of their practice shirts to help the coaches know who is who.

First game is Saturday.