Millser boys finish their Turkey trot in under 30 minutes

We woke up early this morning to complete our annual turkey trot. This year is was pretty hot (55F) and the course was changed to add in some hills .

Cody had a plan to finish in under 30 minutes and complete his first 5k without stopping/walking.  For the first mile there was no complaints, the second mile a lot of remarks about wanting to stop, and then in the last mile the complaints died down as we encouraged Cody to finish strong.  He finished in 29:40 and was pleased that he made it all the way round.  Tyler also ran with us as there was no official timekeeping for the race.

Ready for the start

Ready to race

First mile completed

On to the third mile

Crossing the finishing line

All the stats

Cody writes to his parents demanding the end of chores

As part of his school work, Cody wrote a letter to his parents.  The topic was his choice, and he (s)elected to write about getting his chores stopped.  He did have a good set of valid reasons why they should stop, but alas the chores will continue.

No chores please

Of course there will be chores

Tyler makes top 20 in the US for Kumon Reading

Tyler has finally broken into the top 20 (for his age) for Kumon Reading.  This August he made the top 20 list, coming in at number 12.

Number 12

Alan wins gold at the Pikes Peak badminton tournament

I wasn't planning on playing this tournament, but the senior division was short of a player so I did end up playing and winning two matches which was enough to secure gold.

Winner

Tyler passes Kumon Reading Level J

Tyler passed Reading level J today. This is great, as we now only have 2 more levels to go until completion.

Good job Tyler

Cody passes Kumon Reading Level EII

Cody passed Kumon Level E11 today. This puts him around 4 months ahead of Tyler as Tyler passed his in February. Cody got a perfect score in his test as well.

Perfect Score

Tyler and Cody's Wild Wild West Birthday Party

Tyler and Cody turned 10 and 8 respectively and this year we have chosen Wild Wild West theme. They were quite excited about their parties and helped out with food prep and decorations and a whole lot of horsing around, of course.

Weather, thankfully was nice as we had around 50 guests which just about made our house burst at its seams.

They were quite happy with their party.

Drinking cups for the kiddos

Cody's cake

Appetizer table

Adults completely chilled that none of the kids were around

Hats and Bandanna wall

the Raos

Kids

More kids

The Raos

Tyler's Cake

Me in my Saloon girl outfit

The Heides

Sienna