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| Rooney & Ailbe Eating Out- March 2013 |
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| Rooney with a mohawk- Summer 2012 |
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| Carpinito Bros Pumpkin Patch- October 2012 |
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| Ailbe Fly Eyes- April 2013 |
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t's been a long time since I've last written and of course many, many many things have happened. If you follow me on the Facebook then you know all the dirt and you've seen tons of pictures of the kids. But for those of you that are random strangers or just in the dark ages without much social media than the excuse would be time just got away from the me and I felt too behind to catch up. I'll try to fill you in but of course some stories may be lost forever.
Today the kids are 7-1/2 and 3-1/2 years old. This time 4 years ago I was pregnant with Ailbe and all the craziness of the 2nd half of my pregnancy was going to start soon. Rooney is in 1st grade now. He appears to be pretty mathematically minded like his father. Really it's a love hate. He is good at math and it just makes sense to him however having to prove he knows it does not make sense to him and the argument that ensues is all Howard. Rooney is still in karate and has reached the level of purple belt 1 blue stripe. Ailbe has joined her brother in the martial arts and started Little Ninjas last November. Ailbe will start preschool school this Fall at Rooney's alma matter and I may or may not be beside myself when I that happens. Those feeling kind of shift day to day. Summing the kids up in the most simplistic terms Rooney is the single most sweetest and loving kid to his momma and Ailbe is the single most fiery, frustrating and ridiculously funny girl to her momma.
Lastly, you'll probably be hearing alot about this in upcoming posts but Ttis past July I became a running coach and started my own business. Classes started in January 2013 and the business is small but I have good clients. I specialize mostly in beginners but work with experienced runners by providing group runs. My evenings have become pretty packed with running groups and trying to make it home in time to put a kid to bed. Mike of course has been great. I'll definitely need that tolerance when I really start my training for the Portland Marathon this Fall. Perfect 40th birthday gift for myself? Jury will be out on the until October 7th at least.
Fingers are still crossed for a relaxing Hawaiian vacation immediately following. The real birthday present.
I love when I can combine my family with my other passion of running. Most days lately it seems I am abandoning my family to get in runs or to run with clients. Monday morning I do take Ailbe and she chills out (kind of) in the jogger while I run but that is an exception more than a rule (really just a necessity) so I was glad when the whole family was able to run in the Seahawks 12k and Kids 1/2mi. Race this year. Mike and I so rarely get to run together but fortunately the last few years we have managed to be able to. It does help that Mom lives just a few blocks from the start line. Rooney has run this race twice I think but this was Ailbe's first shot. They both did great! Rooney came in like a champ and Ailbe had a good time running with Grandma Peggie and Daddy. Seems all the running I've been doing this last quarter with clients and the new bootcamp classes I have going on have paid off because Mike and I both got a PR this race. Felt good and strong! A family that runs together stays together. That's how the saying goes, right?
