Roaring Springs

True to our promise, when the kids ran/biked/swam 100 miles, we took them to Roaring Springs!

After that, with hopes to visit my parents in Alaska, we made a deal with the kids that if they ran/biked/swam 300 miles, we would take a trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa Foster in Alaska.  This was very motivating because none of them remembered the last time we were there...

Daddy Daughter Date

Todd and his brother, Kris, took their 9 year-old girls on a Daddy-Daughter-Date.  They went to the park for a picnic and played games.  Then they drove to Kiwi Loco for forzen yogurt and did the activity a couple pictures down from this.

We had a picture of each dad and each girl blown up to an 8x11 size and laminated to draw funny faces on each others' pictures with a dry erase marker. This is a not so funny example on Brielle's pic.

When they came home the kids broke into them and played on them some more.

Pet Turtle

The day after arriving home from the CrossFit games, I gave into much pressure and let the kids buy a pet turtle from their babysitter who watched them for us while we were gone.  For $20.00 we bought Pete (the turtle, now called Turbo Pete), his tank, tank accessories and filter, and his food.  I thought it was a pretty good deal.  The kids thought they'd died and gone to heaven.  They have had their eyes on this very turtle for at least a year now!  And I have been incredibly resistant to owning pets.  Max, our outdoor cat, is all they've ever experienced.

Turbo Pete

 

The kids made a lot of artwork for Pete to look at above his tank in the play room.

And then they celebrated for a good LONG time.  I think they're still celebrating...