Movember is Almost Over!

I have to say I am pretty excited that Movember is almost over... only two more days! We just got back from a trip to Arizona for the Thanksgiving holiday and Rick's mustache was a big hit among family and friends. We attended Rick's 10 year high school reunion (I know, I am married to an old man!) and there were some other Movember participants there so obviously they bonded. I went Black Friday shopping for the first time in my life and I came across this lovely shirt:

I almost got it but didn't because the month is almost over and I don't want to encourage the mo the other eleven months of the year.

Adelaide Gets Groovin'

My second blog post. Normally, Emily is the mastermind behind this blog, but since she refused to post this video, I had to get in on the blog action myself.

Disclaimer on Emily's Behalf: In this video, she was practicing for a youth dance festival that she was choreographing.

Adelaide Gets Extreme: Part 3

Adelaide's extremeness increases every day. Here is some video of her latest father-daughter trick. It makes the days of simply balancing on Rick's hands seem like no big deal.

Movember is Here

What is Movember you ask? Well, I gathered from their website that it is the marriage of 'The Mo' (slang for mustache) and the month of November. This event challenges men to grow a mustache for the entire month and simultaneously raise awareness and funds for cancers that affect men. Rick's face is participating by growing yet another mustache and you can check out his Movember profile here.

I guess I have mixed feelings about all this- I am proud he is helping to raise funds for a worthy cause, yet I find myself counting down the days until December when I will hopefully be able to touch my husbands freshly shaved face again. You know what, it's not even that I need it to be clean shaved- I love the scrubby unshaved look as well, the early stages of a beard.... I'm just not a huge fan of the 'stache, it kind of makes me feel like I share a bed with an ice cream truck driver.

Check it out for yourself:

Happy Movember!

Adelaide Gets Mobile: Part 2

It was fun watching Adelaide master crawling but it has been even more fun watching her learn to walk. She has been walking now for a few months but we have finally documented some of her journey. Enjoy!

The Bet is Still On

So back in July Rick and I began a workout bet that is still going strong. However, we quickly grew tired of only running, biking, or swimming six days a week so we have made some changes to our original contract.

A workout can consist of any of the following:

2 mile run
30 minute workout video
30 minute workout class
1 hour or 7 mile bike ride
2o minute swim
1 hour power walking
Day of sports including water-skiing, wake-boarding, snowboarding, skiing, etc.

Also, we have established that if we both fail on the same day we must donate to a mutually agreed upon charity.

This bet has been an adventure so far... There have been days where I didn't have time or forgot to workout until around midnight and have had to hit the gym while half asleep. It is amazing what gets done when you have bragging rights on the line.

Xylophone

Adelaide has recently discovered her xylophone even though it has been in with her toys forever. She spends long stretches of time playing cute little tunes on it and I am surprised at how gently she does it. Maybe she will be the musical type?

Indo Partners

Adelaide is no stranger to the Indo Board, She rode it while in the womb. But lately she has been riding it alongside her Dad, hands up style. I would be lying if I said this didn't terrify me, but it is also pretty cute.

Toothbrush Lover

Adelaide loves to brush her teeth. I guess she was insanely jealous of all the fun I had brushing my teeth and now whenever she can get a hold of a tooth brush she wanders around the house scrubbing away. What a character.

Family of Robots

I had this amazing vision of being a family of robots for Halloween this year. Rick and his dad whipped up our costumes using boxes, paper bags and paint that dried just in time. It took about 30 seconds after we put them on to realize how impractical they were. Adelaide kept trying to pull hers off and simultaneously run away from us. Meanwhile, Rick and I would try to chase her as fast as possible in our very inflexible, uncomfortable, and toxic smelling boxes. When we did finally catch up with her we were incapable of picking her up because our boxes didn't bend that way. So basically we ditched the costumes and called it a night... Lame I know. Instead of trick or treating we put Adelaide to bed and watched Titanic on TV which threw us both into a bout of depression.



We did manage to get one picture though:)


I hope you all had adventurous Halloweens!