UNM Lobo Invitational! AND a NEW CAR!

This beautiful morning, we woke up at 5:30 AM to head to our annual Lobo 5k with the Cougar Track Club.  We had so much fun.  Both boys ran great.  Nolen improved his time by 2 minutes, Edward was about a minute slower this year than last year, Stephen improved his time by 3 minutes and I improved by 30 seconds! It was so hard but so fun.  I will be forever grateful for these moments with my sweet boys!

Today, we sold our car. 

We have owned our car for 9 years.  

We bought the Toyota Highlander a few months before Nolen was born.  It was a huge expense, but we needed a bigger car.  Well my sweet car was on its last leg these last few weeks.  The engine lost power in one cylinder.  We were at the point of spending thousands to fix it or just scrap it and get a new car.  I spent two hours deep cleaning the car and saying good-bye.

Today, we got a new car.

2019 Toyota Sequoia.  

I hope this car lasts us 10 long beautiful years.

You can run, but can you track?

Track season started a month ago and we are off to the races now.  Edward and Nolen are enjoying running the races, but both of them really miss cross country.  Track meets are long.  The meets are very involved and I feel like I have to pay attention to every single race that is happening.  The boys have had fun running around with their friends and playing games while they wait for their races.  The track meet yesterday was at Rio Rancho High School and was a blast!

Cougar Track Club - First meet!

Yesterday, we went to our very first track meet.  It was such a long and fun day.  I loaded the boys up with sunscreen and they still came home with sunburned shoulders.  Mostly because their shoulders have NEVER seen the sun.  HA! I am so over protective when it comes to the sun.  I even put sunscreen on my children each morning before school.  

Edward ran the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter run, and did the mini javelin throw.  He had such a fun time.  Towards the end of the meet, he did ask to go home.  Honestly, I was pretty tired, too.

Nolen ran the 100 meter relay with his team, the 200 meter run, and did the long jump.  I think Nolen had the most fun.  He ran around just looking for someone one to play with the entire meet.  He had fun getting ready for his run as well.  He loved being part of a relay team.  

I do love being part of the track club.  It keeps me in shape and I feel like it is some where I belong.  I love running.  I love exercising!  Being with people who share the same passion is always fun.  

We have meets every single Saturday in May, so this will be a fun month!