Swiss Days 5K

I did it! I ran my 1st timed 5K, in 28:24.8 to be exact! Not bad for a newbie! I was kind of nervous at the starting line, but then I found Gretchen and we found Nancy and I felt a lot better! The three of us started the race together, we were all in pink it almost looked like we planned it! Thanks Gretch for helping me to start running, you are the best partner a girl could ask for. I would have never done it, if it wasn't for you! I love ya!

When I went by my house all the kids and Gavin were out at the street cheering! I am so lucky to have each one of them in my life. They all came to support me at the finish line too. Mom and Dad drove down and cheered for me also, you would have thought I was running the marathon! (Not in this lifetime, that is for Steph and Tara! Good Luck this weekend girls!) Thanks everyone for your support, it was so much fun. Next year I will be beating Jake and Kallan. I hear Paul will be beating me...we will see about that! I can't wait!

Pink Night

Friday night at the rodeo was "Pink Night." We all were tough enough to wear pink, even the clown! We went to the rodeo on Saturday night, but I didn't take a single picture. It rained and was so windy that I hid my camera bag underneath my chair. That is also where Preston spent most of his night (under the chair) he does not like the wind, (either does his lungs!) especially if it is mixed with hay and horse hair. Needless to say we paid the price the next week when his allergies were so bad we had to make a quick trip to instacare. I can now say he is no longer a weezer, at least for a little while.

First Grade Rodeo!

Last Friday all the First Grade Santa Clara Elementary students attended their Rodeo. It was great! I volunteered Gavin to go help with the Dummy Roping, and he was thrilled to help! ;o Landon really was happy we were there and that he could show off his roping skills! They also had a Grand Entry, Barrel Race and Bull Riding (on some of the Dad's backs.) Landon loves school and I think it is because the teachers are always going the extra mile. Can I get a, "Yee Haw" for the First Grade, it's the best!

Rodeo Time!

Roundup time, once again!

Thursday night at the rodeo was loads of fun! After I had my 15 seconds of fame, Preston got his too! He drew out to ride a sheep! He wasn't to sure about the whole idea of falling off the sheep once he was done riding it, but he decided to give it a try. Needless to say he ended up taking the sheep down with him, so it probably hurt even worse! After he got up he was spitting dirt and crying, but by the time he got back to his seat with the trophy he was a proud "Mutton Buster!" Come to find out, trophies heal!

Aubrey makes a pretty cute cowgirl don't you think?! The girl she is holding is dang cute too! ;0)

Stay tuned for Roundup day 2, coming soon.

15 Seconds of Fame

This year was the 75th Annual Dixie Roundup Rodeo. In honor of 75 years they had all past Roundup Queen's ride in the Grand Entry on Thursday night. It was fun to ride in the wagon with mom and to show off our Queen Wave one last time!

Sliderzz Scrimmage

After the reunion last Saturday we headed to Cedar for a baseball scrimmage against the Cedar Stix's. It was a perfect night for baseball. The weather was beautiful and the field was immaculate, and we won! Winning always makes for a great ride home! The only downfall of the night was literally a fall. Addie fell on the blacktop and cut her forehead, she ended up with a big goose egg too, but she survived! All in all it was a fun night, and we all can't wait for the next tournament this coming weekend.

Bowler Reunion

Ingredients to make a great family reunion:

• Meet in Gunlock at the park.
• Have LOTS of Good Food.
• Must have a Fun Family!
• Silent auction's are always an added bonus.
• Have a chart of every family member. It is a great way for all to feel connected. :)
• Keep things, short and sweet.
• You will also need a few "visitor's." (Kind of like in Wedding Crashers, they will keep everybody on their toes!)

Thanks Josh and JC for being our "visitor's" we will adopt you as family anytime! Can't wait until the next Francis and Anne Bowler family reunion. It is always a treat to attend!

Can't be beat!

Mornings like this, can't be beat!

Santa Clara Park, September 11, 2009

My Day

September 10, 2009

7:20 Landon woke up. (I should have been up jogging, but I wasn't.)

7:45 Finally got up, Gavin got up too, he was the lucky one to change Addie's poop.

7:55 Started Pancakes for breakfast, took out trash.

8:05 Helped Landon out of the shower and got him ready for school.

8:20 Fed Landon, Addie and Gavin (Preston wasn't up yet, he had cereal later.)

8:30 Landon left on his bike for school, Addie went outside, waved and said bye (first time I had heard her say bye.)

8:35 Took all the sheets of the beds, started washer, also took the clothes out of the dryer from yesterday that I forgot to fold. (Typical, very typical!)

8:45 Cleaned up Kitchen

8:55 went into the Playroom and found this....

Cleaned it like this!

9:31 Discovered a present in Addie's diaper!

9:33 Changed it!

9:35 Cleaned up Addie's room, and took Diapers to trash.

9:45 Put Addie and Preston in the tub.

10:00 Did Addie's hair, which is becoming quite a chore, because she won't sit still! Preston slip n' sliding in the tub probably didn't help either.

10:10 Ironed Addie's clothes, got both dressed.

10:12 Addie fell in the Laundry room, her lip started to bleed... cleaned that up.

10:17 Figured Oreo's would be help her lip feel better. See, they did!

10:20 Ironed Gavin's shirt for work.

10:24 Gavin left for work, Addie wave and said bye out the window.

10:30 Phone rang.

10:39 Changed laundry, made beds, vacumed, cleaned up boys room, put clothes away.

11:16 Changed laundry.

11:17 Laid Addie down for a nap.

11:18 Made my bed with clean sheets! Finished vacuuming my room.

11:30 Did first lesson in this book. (Only a few lesson's in as of today, I'll let you know how it goes. So far, so good.)

11:45 Got in the shower. Finally! I had to get ready really fast, and I did!

12:11 Fixed Preston and I lunch.

12:15 Ate Lunch.

12:35 Woke up Addie and left for Kindergarten.

Can you tell, Addie was still tired?

12:45 Preston went into class and I went to the bank.

1:05 Caved, got this. It had been awhile and boy did it taste good!

1:30 Was home. Changed laundry and put some of this away.

2:05 Read a book with Addie, then put her down for her afternoon nap.

2:25 Walked by Addie's room while putting laudry away (still!) and found this...

I played with her awhile. She was loving her rocking horse.

2:35 Changed the laundry, put the LAST batch in the washer!

2:40 Put Addie down AGAIN for her afternoon nap. Emptied the dishwasher, filled it with the lunch dishes.

2:48 Looked through Pottery Barn Kids and wished. Went through bills online, then I got caught up on facebook and blogs.

3:35 Picked up boys from school.

4:00 Changed laundry, folded it and put it away.

4:10 Boys did their homework.

4:30 Addie woke up. (Don't worry Gavin was home when I went to pick the boys up from school.)

4:55 Finished up homework.

5:00 Took boys to play at the Irvin's.

5:07 Ran to Lins to find something for dinner.

5:45 Picked up boys.

6:00 Fed the kids.

6:05 Took last batch of laundry out of dryer and put it away!

6:50 Left for Dinner at Brick Oven with the girls. Happy 30th Birthday Heidi!

9:45 Was finally home.

By the numbers:

3 Diapers I had to change. (Not to many, thanks Gav!)

3 Meals prepared and cleaned up.

4 toilets I flushed for others.

4 beds with clean sheets.

36 sets of socks mated and put away.

45 shirts hung.

Wow what a day! Glad it was over at about 11:00 pm, so I could wake up the next day and do it all over again!

Catching Up

Here is what has been going on with the Frei's in the last few weeks...

Dennis' Birthday!

Addie has been doing lots of fun things as you can see... Dumping oatmeal in her hair, sleeping in her high chair, getting an ingrown toenail, and don't forget the sweet hair she creates all while sleeping in her crib! She is quite a girl! Just today while I was looking on facebook she colored a master piece on herself, her dads arm, the wall, door and couch! Good thing it was a washable green marker she was using! I posted a picture on facebook, but if you aren't on facebook be looking for those pictures here coming real soon.

When kindergartners don't go to school for a week because of SEP's this is what happens! Dress up little boys style! It was fun, even Addie got in on the action. She was the Jedi family dog. (I guess that is how boys play house.)

Now I am almost caught up. I will be posting again soon!

Boys being boys.

Last week everyday after school this is where you would find a bunch of little boys being boys. Watching them try to catch a crawdad was so refreshing. I guess I loved this so much because we live in a crazy, busy, scary, scheduled world and seeing little boys do what little boys should do gave me hope. Hope for our tomorrow, and hope for their future as well as our countries. I believe with little boys like these our future is bright.