Saturday, February 12, 2011

I'm a Coach

Several weeks ago I applied for a coaching position at the local high school. I am excited to report I got the position this week. I am an assitant coach for track and field. I will be coaching the shot-put, discus and javelin. I am so excited. This will help me get back in shape.


Yesterday I went to a coaches clinic on the javelin and left Benjamin home with Jared for about 4-5 hours roughly. When I got home Benjamin lit up to see me. I must say coming home to a welcoming like that is just wonderful!

And since Jared isn't working it works out great now because I don't have to worry about getting a sitter while I run to practice every day.

The Best Laid Plans...

Every week at the beginning on either Sunday or Monday Jared will ask me what the schedule is. We had a fairly busy schedule at first and then the week was going to calm down.

Scheduled Week :
Monday - Piano lessons at 6pm
Tuesday - Relief Society Activity at 6:30pm
Wednesday - Jared had a unemployment thing to attend at 1pm and I had my presidency meeting at 6:30pm and my young women activity at 7pm
Thursday - Invited to a partylite party at 7pm
Friday - Nothing
Saturday - Nothing
Sunday - Ward council at 8:30am and church at 10am

What actually happened:
Benjamin got sick starting Sunday night/Monday morning. So I canceled my piano lesson for Monday.
Tuesday Benjamin was still sick so I didn't attend the Relief Society activity. We went for 3 drives that night to get Benjamin to sleep.
Wednesday I got invited to go to the park. I did that for about an hour with Benjamin. I canceled the presidency meeting and went to the young women's activity for a little bit with Jared and Benjamin. Benjamin fell asleep on the way there.
Thursday we went to Azteca for lunch to celebrate Jared's mom's birthday. And in the afternoon I walked to the park in town and back with a good friend of mine.
Friday at 8am I met with the local high school's athletic director for a coaching position. 9:45am I left my house and drove to Seattle for a coaches clinic.
Saturday I am attending 3 more clinics on the shot put and discus.
Sunday I will attend my meetings and church.

It's funny how your plans get changed so easily. The week kind of went in reverse. Not much going on to busy busy. Oh and Benjamin cut his first tooth on Thursday! I felt it on the way home from lunch. So it explains being sick and extra clingy to his mommy.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Play Date

Last week one of my Young Women came over and brought her little brother since she was watching him so we could work on a project. We timed it early enough in the day that the boys could or would hopefully play with eachother. It was cute.


Blaine and Benjamin had fun learning how to share the walker together at the same time.

Faces of a baby

So serious!


Happy boy!

Help with the dishes

Benjamin has a new favorite thing to do! He loves to "help" with the dishes. It doesn't matter what or who he is playing with, if he hears the dishes being done he makes a beeline for the dishwasher to help out. He will climb up on the dishwasher and try to get a hold of things. Benjamin has not mastered climbing up onto the dishwasher after pushing the lower basket in.
Jared says that he never imagined he would have to tell Benjamin not to climb into the dishwasher.

Early Morning

Benjamin had a super full diaper this morning that leaked. I tried to change his diaper and clothes without fully waking him up. Good luck! That never works. So Benjamin and I got out of bed at 6:15am and got him dressed and came downstairs.

Somebody is still tired. I am hoping for an early nap.

Random Pics

More pics of Benjamin as per request!