273: belts

Honesty..how many belts does one man need? It's hard to tell, but there are 16 here. There are also 5 in the downstairs closet! They all look the same to me!

272: monumental first

We went out on date night with Jenn & Micah to Famous Daves.  See this plate..Jim and I shared it! Yes..we SHARED it. The first time in our entire marriage that we have shared a meal, and we both left feeling more than satisfied, in fact, we were down right full! This is progress! That, or we're just getting old!

271: ryder's birthday party at get air trampoline park

 {the goodie bag swords were a hit}

 {Ryder's front flip into the foam pit}

The newest craze here in Temecula is the trampoline park! It's wall to wall trampolines. Perfect for kids with boundless energy. Ryder invited 12 of his friends for a jumpin' good time. Needless to say, it was CRAZY! The place was packed and you can only imagine the lovely smell permeating the air with hundreds of sweaty bodies jumping all over the place. It was nearly impossible to get a non-blurry picture. Ryder's 8th birthday is officially over! I will now take a rest for a season.

270: cross country

Went to one of my students {Kemren} cross country meet today! It was terribly hot and dusty and I commend anyone for putting forth any effort to run in such conditions!! He did awesome..and I loved the goggles. It set him apart for the other hundred runners! Smart kid!!

269: it's official...finally!

They told us up to 15-20 days..to my pleasant surprise, this was posted 6 days after I filed it!! Finally..something in our favor, in a timely manner! Our renters have till Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 6:01 a.m. to vacate and the house will once again be ours!

Annual birthday balloon shots! I still can't believe he is 8!

268: feeling a little crafty today

Spent 4 hours updating my blog today...no picture of that, but instead, I'll post a picture of my latest craftiness. It may be September, but Halloween decor is starting to pop up!

267: the never ending birthday

So in Ryder's world, it's not a birthday if you don't have your birthday dinner. What? Breakfast isn't a proper fitting meal for a birthday? So the birthday celebrations continue. For family night and birthday dinner night, we headed to pizza factory. Not sure if he ate more than a breadstick..he was too busy spending all his birthday money on arcade games. Basically, he bought a very expensive slinky for both him and Jayden. 

{camera phone didn't do to well in the light}

266: is it still a retreat with the kids?

After our 3 soccer games, we decided we can't leave the birthday boy with a babysitter, so we packed up all the boys and headed back down to the resort. Jim and I had dinner obligations and couldn't take the boys out but it didn't matter!  They got to order room service, which they thought was better than any restaurant! A movie, 3 cheese pizzas and a side of fries and they were in heaven. By the time we got back, Ryder was sound asleep and Skyler was going fast. The next morning, they got to play at the pool and chill out before we had to go. We ended the adventure at IHOP..and with Ryder, it's always an adventure! 

265: happy 8th birthday to my baby

The birthday fairy was out of town so his trusted assistant had to take over the reigns. I think she did pretty good. 

I just can't believe it was 8 years ago that Ryder joined our family..all 9 lbs. 3 oz. of him. It's been an adventure ever since. We are so lucky to have him as our caboose..it's pretty fitting with his red hair and all. He constantly keeps us laughing and guessing what in the world is going on in his head. Yes, he is stubborn, but I'm hoping that will take him places someday!  He's my snuggle bug and I love him to the moon and back!

{he scored a birthday goal during his game today!}

264: work retreat at the four seasons carlsbad

All the kids are farmed out to friends houses for the night {thank you furlough day..no school}, and Jim and I traveled the mighty hour distance to the Four Season Aviara in Carlsbad for his work retreat. It will be short lived for me, as I need to come home Friday night and get ready for Ryder's birthday and soccer games. We have eaten incredible food, and been pampered with incredible perks! I chose the day at the spa, Jim took the gift card. It was very needed, to say the least!

263: my wonderful students

My seminary kids! Love this bunch!

262: ?chicken pox?

Jayden came home from school today with mysterious looking bumps. Our Dr. friend thought they were chicken pox. How can that be? He's had the vaccine and the booster to the vaccine. Guess he'll be staying home for a few days just in case!

261: more running...

Our cute friend Amy was heading back to Utah in the morning..but not till she killed us with one more run! It was a late night for a seminary teacher. Not only that, but it had been months since I ran 5.5 miles! The things we do for friends! :)

260: rocks rock!

Ryder has a rock project due at school. Fortunately, Jayden received a rock kit for his birthday that he hadn't used yet, so Ryder and I borrowed it to mine for rare and beautiful stones. We collected 18 different rocks and put them in the egg carton.  We had a lot of other rocks collected from various vacations. The one that looks like it's looking at you..that came from the beach in northern california.

259: bread toast

Sourdough is a staple in the Geddie household. It makes delicious bread toast..as Skyler use to call it! The only problem, my boys don't seem to understand that we must finish a loaf before opening up another. I found 6 bags with the remains of viable slices. Waste not, want not! I turned them into garlic bread for dinner.