Cool!

It's sheer Batman mania around here!

It all started when...

my mom bought Kaeden his first Batman toy.



In fact, prior to that day he had no idea who Batman was.

Then in one swift move - it all changed! Now the word "BATMAN" is spoken more times in my house than any other word!

It goes alittle like this...

"MOMMA!! MOMMA!!"

What??

"DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL?"

What??

A.........Batman lamp!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH! That would be REALLY COOL!

A few minutes later...

"MOMMA!" "MOMMA!"

What?

"Do you know what would be really COOL?"

What?

A...........Batman birdfeeder!!!!!!!!!

"Oh! That would be really COOL!"

And it continues like this...all...day...with every item imaginable.

And do you know what else was REALLY COOL??

A Batman t-shirt!



And do you know what was even COOLER than that??

A Batman dress-up costume!! (His birthday present from my mom!)



And guess what?? Batman can FLY if he runs really fast!!



But Batman has to stop and refuel to regain his superhuman strength!



And if Batman's momma doesn't let him have any candy for dessert - well, then Batman will use his magic wand to magically make them move within reach!!



COOL!! :)

My old stompin' ground...

Last night I headed back to my hometown for a football game (and Senior night)...

this is beginning to sound like the beginning to a Garth Brooks song...

"and I ran into my old highschool flame..." oh, wait, that would be Kenyon!! LOL

I digress... :)

My little sister is a senior so we went to support her. Here is a picture of my little sister Steffi, me (I dyed my hair brown - I love it!), my mom, and my sister Sheila.




Steffi and her boyfriend, Alex. He is so sweet to her!



And a blog post just isn't a blog post without a picture of Kaeden!! :)



Be sure and check out the two posts following...I posted them all this morning. Have a great Saturday!!!!!!!

What a GREAT GAME!!

This week I got to go to the Lakers game!! It was so much fun - the game went into overtime! Go Thunder!! (They ended up defeated but they played amazing!)


Someone actually GAVE Kenyon and I four of their season tickets to that game - so we had excellent seats! Kenyon took his dad and I took my friend, Jennifer... (something my sister will hold over my head for eternity!!)



Here is our mascot.... he came running up the stands - literally stepping on the seats all the way up ... too bad I was busy talking to Jennifer to have enough time to grab my camera before he climbed right up between us!




Recognize this guy? Well, he does play for the other team - but I thought I'd add a little star power to my blog post today!! :)



I love basketball - my "mema" and I used to watch the Lakers and the Bulls play in the playoffs year after year together. (I was anti-Lakers even then!!) ;) But, it was really fun to watch them play in person.

What an exciting night!!

My Superhero!

Fun and Games

What a fun weekend we have had - and it's not even over yet!!

We kicked off the weekend early on Thursday night with a NBA basketball game. (GO OKC THUNDER!!) Kaeden loved it (but not quite as much as I did!)






Then it was on to the mall Friday afternoon.

He had to wear his 3-D glasses in the mall - he liked seeing the "rainbows" - should I be worried???

Either way, don't bother a guy when he driving - it's very serious business!



After the mall we traveled to our hometown to visit all of the family (three stops and we didn't even get to visit with everyone!)

Big hugs for Mema!



Today we went to Chuck-E-Cheese for his best friends' birthday party!




Whew! Keeping up with a toddler can be tiring! :)

Run in a 5K.... CHECK!

Two months ago my friends and I started running. We started out slow and we were excited when we ran a mile and a half without stopping! Then we ran 2 miles, then 2.5 miles, then - the most exciting day - was when we ran 3 miles without stopping!

I just so happened that the neighbor who lives in the house at our 3 mile marker was out in her yard that night and she got to witness our excited yelling and high fives... :)

And yesterday, we reached another goal together. We ran in the Race for a Cure and we ran the entire race (5K or 3.3 miles) - and most importantly, we did it without feeling like we were going to die!

During our training we ran up a hill or two on our route - but nothing like the hills we ran up in downtown OKC. It was hard but we were ready. (Did I mention it was only 40 degrees outside??)

Afterwards, we met up with our husbands and kids at Golden Corral for breakfast. Well, breakfast followed by chocolate cake - but hey, we deserved it!

I'm so proud that we made it and I don't want to stop here. I'm going to keep running 3 miles several times a week - and my next goal is a 10K. We can do it!

Tee it up for Parkinson's!

Each year, at the end of September, the company I work(ed?) for sponsors a charity golf tournament to raise money for The Parkinson's Foundation.

It is such a fun day - and yesterday was no exception!



Here is a photo of the Focus on Function/Functional Rehab crew (or family!) I am so glad they still consider me one of their own - even though I have quit (temporarily?) to help Kenyon with the housing company.

They are truly a great group of people with the biggest hearts you ever saw!



Here is Kenyon's team. They played great - I think they emptied the beer cart - but maybe that's what helped their game!



Kenyon hit a shot and it landed right on the green just a few feet from the pin. I said, "Well, I guess all that money we spend on lessons IS ACTUALLY worth it!" :)






This is my friend, Shannon, and her husband, Chris



More pictures with my friends...





I always have so much fun when I'm with this group! I appreciate that they still include me in everything - especially fun events like this!

I'm getting more involved in charity events - I will be running in the Race for a Cure in a week and a half - to raise money for breast cancer research. (I'm up to 3 miles - I just need to add about 0.3 miles to make it).

What charity events do you like to participate in? I may be on the lookout for something else to do! (You know I have to stay busy!) :)