Triathlons are fun!

Today was my very first triathlon. Mommy had been talking to me about what we were going to do - swim, bike and run. I like to do all those things, so I was looking forward to it! Plus my pals Kyden and Matthew were doing the race too.

Since I'm a little kid, I get to have one parent race with me. When mommy asked me who I wanted to do the race with, I immediately pointed my finger at daddy. I'm no dummy. I've heard that daddy's an excellent coach and racer.

On race day, I checked in, got body marked (some one wrote on my hand, arm and leg with a marker!) and then headed to the transition area to set up my bike, helmet and shoes. Then I waited for my wave group to start. I was in the very last wave. Even though I can pop-up to breath, daddy got in the water with me. When I got tired, he put his hand under my chest so I could rest.

After I got out of the water, Daddy and I ran back to the transition area. We put on our socks and shoes and walked out bikes out of transition. We were so speedy in transition that mommy and Mason missed us coming out of transition. The bike was a 1 mile out and back. I was so fast on the bike that Daddy had to jog to keep up with me.

One more transition and it was time to run. The run was a little more than a 1/4 mile. I was running and some girl passed me. She looked at me when she passed me, and I looked right back at her. Then I sped up! But she was fast and I didn't catch her. It's okay...everyone wins.

When I crossed the finish line, I got a medal! My official chip time was 23:53. I finished 179 out of 213 in my age group (6 and under). But most important is that I had fun! I talked about the race the rest of the day. When mommy asked me which part I liked best, I replied, "All of it!"

Daddy put together a video of my race. Check it out:
 

Promotion

Mirriam-Webster defines promotion as:
noun \prə-ˈmō-shən\

1. the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization
2. the act of furthering the growth or development of something
3. what i celebrated today at Pre-K

We had a special promotion celebration to mark the end of the school year. To prepare for the celebration, we made caps out of paper bowls and card stock cut into squares and decorated our "gowns."


We also learned three songs that we would perform as a class in front of all the mommies and daddies: I'm H-A-P-P-Y; I've Got the Whole Alphabet in my Mouth (sung to I've got the whole world in my hand) and a special song we made up about our time in classroom 17 (sung to Mary had a Little Lamb). ------------------------------------------>
Daddy got it on video, but I can't post it because it's the entire class. If you want to see it, you should email daddy and he can send you a private link.

Many of the friends in my class who are 5 or turning 5 by the end of summer be leaving Cisco Family Connection (CFC) to go to Kindergarten. Mommy says its the end of an era because the crew that I started daycare with is breaking up. Chloe and Beatrix will be going to Kindergarten in the Fall. Since Rheanne, Henry and I will not be 5 yet, we'll be going to Transitional Kindergarten at CFC in Fall.

Sick

Everyone in our family has been sick. Who's the outbreak monkey? Mason!

He was sent home from daycare on Friday with a 103 degree fever. His fever broke on Saturday.  On Sunday, mommy started to not feel good. She ended up with a 103 degree fever on Sunday night.  Then I got sick on Monday afternoon. I stayed home with mommy on Tuesday.

The only one who's managed to escape is Daddy. He says it's like the zombie apocalypse. We're the zombies and he's the human we're trying to infect. I don't think we'll be successful in infecting him since everyone is on the mend.

Happy Birthday Mama!

This morning daddy reminded us that it was mommy's birthday today. He made her breakfast, an egg white omlet, and put a candle in it. Then we waited for her to come home from walking Tachi.

Mommy was really surprised to see her birthday breakfast! We sang her happy birthday and helped her blow out her candle. We also gave her a gift. Mason helped her open it. What was it? A fancy, yoga sweater that didn't quite fit. Mommy's arms are too short.

After swim lessons (for me) and Little Gym (for Mason), we ate leftovers for dinner. Daddy and I stopped at Whole Foods to pick up a cake so we could celebrate mommy's birthday again. We put 7 candles in the cake, turned out the lights and sang Happy Birthday. After helping mommy blow out her candles, we each got a small slice of cake. 

Happy Birthday mommy! We love you!

Sleeping over

Grandma and grandpa have moved to a new house. It's only 2 houses away from Ethan! This weekend we went to visit their new house. Mason and I were so excited about spending the night there. On Saturday, we kept asking when we were leaving. Mommy and daddy kept reminding us that we weren't going until Sunday afternoon.

As usual, we had a blast at grandma and grandpa's place. We got to hang out with Kimora, Kyle and Bubba. We also got a special visit from Auntie Jill, Uncle Keith and Kelcy who were visiting from San Diego. I'm not saying that all our other aunties aren't special; it's just that we rarely see them because they live so far away.

I can't wait to go to grandma and grandpa's house again! I recently asked mommy if we could sleep over at their house. After saying yes, mommy asked me if I meant sleep over with mommy and daddy or without us. I said without and smiled.