Any working Mom knows that if you're not careful morning can stress out your whole day. Sometimes the tone of your day is set by the mood of your kids and consequently, the mood of your kids are set by your mood.
With that being said, there is not way your morning can start off stressful when all you hear is a three year old singing at the top of his lungs. Attached is a video of Noah's latest performance. He is obsessed with the Veggietales video "When Your Scared," and this is one of the songs from it.
Enjoy! I hope you get a chuckle out of it as well.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Update on 5K Training
Aiden is still my inspiration, in many ways, but he is still inspiring me to get in shape and train for this 5K Run for Costa Rica in April. We have been running three to four times a week and I can finally feel my body thinking, "I can do this."
Originally, I was under the impression that Aiden also needed to get in shape, after all, he doesn't run much, does he? I have since discovered that by the nature of things his six year old body is already in much better shape than my forty one year old body. When were running, I'll be winded and Aiden is still singing, jumping around, just all over the place. I don't think I've seen him get winded once. Maybe this training thing is really for me.
One hurdle Aiden did have to over come was, new shoes. One day when we were running, he kept lagging behind. When I was pushing him to catch up he said he couldn't because his feet hurt. Why it never dawned on me that his Spiderman, blinky shoes were not good running shoes is beyond me. We've since fixed the problem and he's back to his speedy self.
We have three weeks left to prepare for this 5K. I have really enjoyed this experience with Aiden and hope that 5K's can kind of become our thing.
Originally, I was under the impression that Aiden also needed to get in shape, after all, he doesn't run much, does he? I have since discovered that by the nature of things his six year old body is already in much better shape than my forty one year old body. When were running, I'll be winded and Aiden is still singing, jumping around, just all over the place. I don't think I've seen him get winded once. Maybe this training thing is really for me.
One hurdle Aiden did have to over come was, new shoes. One day when we were running, he kept lagging behind. When I was pushing him to catch up he said he couldn't because his feet hurt. Why it never dawned on me that his Spiderman, blinky shoes were not good running shoes is beyond me. We've since fixed the problem and he's back to his speedy self.
We have three weeks left to prepare for this 5K. I have really enjoyed this experience with Aiden and hope that 5K's can kind of become our thing.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
5K Here We Come; Day Two
Today was day two of Aiden and my 5K training. Wow, talk about juggling act. When you make a promise to your child, you WILL make it happen. I had such a busy day today at work but the thought of not doing what I promised Aiden I'd do, motivated me, so we ran. . .in the dark. Yes, it was dark and we ran but I'm so glad we did.
Aiden is very excited about this. He has his mind set on running the "Costa Rica Run for the Children" on April 7th. I haven't seen him so excited about anything in awhile and I love it! He ran and he ran and he ran. . .however, my sweet Aiden did have trouble focusing on running. That sweet boy, focus is not something that I would use to describe him. He kept getting distracted by the curb on the street. He found himself wanting to jump on and off it. All I can say is. . .I love him!
We ran one mile today. Not a 5K or a marathon but an awesome beginning. Aiden has decided that he needs new pair of running shoes. I suppose that will make him an official runner.
Aiden is very excited about this. He has his mind set on running the "Costa Rica Run for the Children" on April 7th. I haven't seen him so excited about anything in awhile and I love it! He ran and he ran and he ran. . .however, my sweet Aiden did have trouble focusing on running. That sweet boy, focus is not something that I would use to describe him. He kept getting distracted by the curb on the street. He found himself wanting to jump on and off it. All I can say is. . .I love him!
We ran one mile today. Not a 5K or a marathon but an awesome beginning. Aiden has decided that he needs new pair of running shoes. I suppose that will make him an official runner.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Accountablility From A Five Year Old
I have really been working hard this year to eat right and get in shape. One thing I have wanted to do but just can't push myself enough to accomplish is, run. Well, what better motivation that a five year old.
Aiden has decided he wants to run a 5K. He's even picked one. He saw the sign up table at church yesterday and reminded me that we were suppose to run in a 5K together. It's April 7th and is Costa Rica Run for the Children. The link is attached if anyone wants to join us. This gives us about 4 weeks to get prepared so we better get with it.
I know we will do this because I have Aiden for accountability. How can a five year old hold an adult accountable. Easy, when you make a promise to your child, you have to come through. So last night I told him we would have to get up at 5:30 a.m. to start our training. Of course, this morning I really wanted to sleep but the idea that he would be disappointed, not in the fact that we didn't run but that I told him something and didn't do it, I got up. Aiden jumped right up as well. I was impressed.
Boy, was it cold. A whopping 34 degrees. I mentioned this on the way out the door but Aiden didn't seem to mind. He was very excited. We drove to Sango, the only safe place I could think of. To be honest, we didn't run to far today, only about a quarter a mile. It was really really cold. Half way through our run Aiden said, "I'm freezing up." I knew it was time to go back.
We ate breakfast and I intentionally picked out next date to run, tomorrow afternoon. I did this because I know that my desire to not break promised to my child will motivate me to actually do it. I am looking forward to the many benefits for doing this run with Aiden. We will get to spend time together, hopefully we'll get to grow together as we celebrate our crossing the finish line together, and I get to delight and watching my son excited about his accomplishment.
Aiden has decided he wants to run a 5K. He's even picked one. He saw the sign up table at church yesterday and reminded me that we were suppose to run in a 5K together. It's April 7th and is Costa Rica Run for the Children. The link is attached if anyone wants to join us. This gives us about 4 weeks to get prepared so we better get with it.
I know we will do this because I have Aiden for accountability. How can a five year old hold an adult accountable. Easy, when you make a promise to your child, you have to come through. So last night I told him we would have to get up at 5:30 a.m. to start our training. Of course, this morning I really wanted to sleep but the idea that he would be disappointed, not in the fact that we didn't run but that I told him something and didn't do it, I got up. Aiden jumped right up as well. I was impressed.
Boy, was it cold. A whopping 34 degrees. I mentioned this on the way out the door but Aiden didn't seem to mind. He was very excited. We drove to Sango, the only safe place I could think of. To be honest, we didn't run to far today, only about a quarter a mile. It was really really cold. Half way through our run Aiden said, "I'm freezing up." I knew it was time to go back.
We ate breakfast and I intentionally picked out next date to run, tomorrow afternoon. I did this because I know that my desire to not break promised to my child will motivate me to actually do it. I am looking forward to the many benefits for doing this run with Aiden. We will get to spend time together, hopefully we'll get to grow together as we celebrate our crossing the finish line together, and I get to delight and watching my son excited about his accomplishment.
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