My First Kiss!

Nick and I always ask Cayle for a kiss, and he never really agrees. He'll oblige and let us kiss his cheek or head, and sometimes he'll even blow a kiss, but he has never actually kissed us. Tonight though, things changed! We were spending some "quality" time together, the three of us watching the Illinois/Michigan State game. Toward the end of the game, Cayle was starting to get tired and telling us he was ready for "night night." Nick and I were holding him off a bit from bed, trying to watch the end of the close game. At one point I asked Cayle for a kiss, and he walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the lips! Then, he wanted to kiss daddy. And he gave daddy a kiss on the lips. Back and forth he went, giving each of us 3 kisses before he grew tired of the fun. What a fun little boy he is! We are having a great time watching him grow :)

Drama

Work has recently been filled with all kinds of drama. There was a big situation with some 8th graders bringing alcohol onto the basketball bus. I got to deal with that because of my athletic director position. There's been more drama with colleagues over planning school events. I hate the drama. I think life is so much more enjoyable when people don't deal in drama and just take care of their own business. I seem to have an especially difficult time dealing with drama ever since we've had Cayle. I just wish people would not cause drama or be so caught up in drama because there are so many more important things in life. I find myself at work each day, counting the minutes until I can get home and spend time with Nick and Cayle. I don't know why people want to spend so much of their day complaining and causing drama. I try focus on spending my time at work doing what needs to be done so that at the earliest possible moment I can leave school and spend time with my favorite boys in the whole world...
*Disclaimer from the author:
1) I am not perfect at being drama-free!
2) I am not sure this post even makes sense! But I do feel slightly better after getting some things off my chest!

Sunday

As I sit here watching the last event of the 2012 X games, I kind of begin wondering why I have never gone and they are only 30 minutes away in Aspen. Just seems like it should be something to go see. Maybe next year?

Bought some new paint for Cayle's/guests bathroom today from Lowe's. Right now it's dark green and light yellow. Soon to be a new color matching up with the dark green to make it more "kid" friendly. Natalie hopes to be done with it soon, then I will put up a pic and show the new color.

This is Pretty Cool!!!

LeBron James Rode His Bike To Work Today (Photo)

LeBron James rode his bike to American Airlines Arena Sunday morning for the Miami Heat's game against the Chicago Bulls.

James led all scorers in the game with 35 points, along with 11 rebounds and 5 assists, to lead the Heat to a 97-93 win. Maybe LeBron should ride his bike to work all the time.

Smiley Face Pancakes

Natalie made smiley face pancakes this morning using the pancake maker that her parents got me for Christmas. They were tasty and Cayle really enjoyed them!

Learning Experiences

Natalie had a super rough day at school, only spending a very brief amount of time in her classroom. The rest of the time was spent doing AD work investigating an incident from a basketball game last night. Apparently a few of the girls decided it would be a good idea to have some "cocktails" on the bus ride home, mixed with gatorade.... Not much thought (intelligent thought) anyway was put into that decision.... Made for a long day for my wife, so when we got home I told her to go out for some appetizers with a bunch of other teachers from school at The Grand Avenue Grill. I think the Italian Nachos may have helped her unwind a bit. Weather was pretty nice earlier today. About 32 and sunny, so I took Cayle out for a little bike ride. My first ride on the "new" bike. We rode the golf course, with about an inch of snow on the ground from last night. I had my first crash of the year as well, and it happened before we were even out of the subdivision. Getting ready to turn a corner, I didn't realize that there was a sheet of ice under the snow I was riding on, and just went down, and went for a little slide... no harm done, was the least painful crash ever! Doesn't feel too bad sliding on ice. Startled myself and Cayle more than anything else. No harm done to the new bike parts though!!! Rest of the ride was great! We got first tracks on the cart path!

Done! Ready to Ride!

Done! That was quite a bit of effort, and money. But in the end, I think it looks fantastic! It also took almost 4 lbs off the total weight, which is really awesome! More than I had expected. Weight came in at 26.5 lbs, and it will be fairly easy to take it down into the 25 lb range in the future (next year) with a few more minor upgrades. This coupled with good training should help me be competitive my first year racing expert category!
Cayle wanted his bike in the pictures. He was practicing turning his bike today in the living room. He is beginning to get it.
Above it the view I have while riding, and below is the view from the front.
Pretty excited for the weather to warm up and the days to get longer so I can get out and ride some dirt! May have to head down to Fruita sometime soon!!!

Impromptu Photo Shoot

Cayle's experience with the "baby" so far has been pointing at Natalie's belly and saying baby, and poking her protruding belly button. Tonight, he saw me watching the baby kick, and came over to investigate. So we put him on Natalie's lap and let him feel the baby kick and move. He got a huge kick out of it! Some of the time he was very serious about it, and some of the time he just wanted to poke her belly and then laugh about it. It was pretty cute, and we were able to get some good pics out of it.
Love this one with both of their hands together!
He looks so focused and intense!
His ornery face (above and below,) as he points at Natalie's belly....

Just having fun!