We celebrated a birthday with cake and a delicious steak dinner at Saltgrass. We think this was the kids' first experience with queso (not really a thing in Idaho), and they both really thought it was amazing! More, please!
The next day, J flew to SLC to take in a Gonzaga basketball game at a boys' weekend rendezvous with some Idaho friends. This left mom and kids with three days and a rather busy schedule. While the kids were in school, I decided to use my first day finishing some repainting in the dining room: before and after.
The next morning, we had a charity run benefitting the Children's Heart Foundation. It was a little chilly early in the morning before the race, but we consoled ourselves with free donuts, breakfast tacos, and coffee while we waited for the starting sound.
Although I just signed us up for a mile walk, the kids weren't having it, as they regularly run a mile at school. Oh boy. Since I was a single parent at the race, I didn't want to let them out of my sight, so that meant I had to run a mile too! We all did it - no walking (except a quick water break at the halfway point)!
Because there were walkers and runners for a 5k as well, we were some of the first people back to the brewery. Owen's finishing strides actually made it on the official event photographer's page!
Our first stop, after water and bananas, was to go see the unicorn!
Then the kids moved on to the bouncy houses and mobile game trailer, while Mom had a refreshment from the truck taps.
We had a brief respite at home and then headed to Owen's final basketball game. His team did really well and made it to the championship game, but the opposing team was very talented and the game unfortunately wasn't close. However, Owen really found that he enjoyed this new sport, and every game we saw him improve! By the last couple of games he was scoring nearly a third of the team's points and was a formidable defender.
To celebrate an awesome season, Owen chose Taco Bell's Doritos Locos tacos, one of his favorites. We can share a party pack between the three of us!
And from one sport to another, soccer season began in short order! At least we finally got on a team with some kids from Owen's school, including the coach's son, so practices are very close to home. Yay!
In between, there's nothing quite like a box for creative entertainment, whether it's a huge box that became a spaceship or a Kiwi Crate filled with science experiments.
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