Wordless Wednesday: Snow Tennie!!

Wordless Wednesday: First Snow Tennie of the Season

Wordless Wednesday: Throw the Ball!

(Notice the ball in mid-air? Great shot by our engagement photographer!)

Packing It Up, Heading West

This weekend was all about enjoying the hint of Spring that hit us. After my long training run (part 10-mile race, part 5K warm-up to get 13 miles), I took the Stump Kids to a show 'n go at Goose Creek. The one bad thing about the show 'n go was how close it was from the end of my race (I was heading back to the car at 11, the show 'n go was at noon). 

The show 'n go had three nested courses, and I, of course, had to start walking one of the harder ones first. And, of course, I quickly realized that I did not have enough legs left to keep up with LaMesa, who was loving the beautiful weather and chock full o' energy. And she was so off the grid, I couldn't get her to keep her start line stay long enough for me to get to a comfortable spot to start the runs. It made me realize that if I'm not running with her, our timing is off, which means knocked bars and not-so-tight turns. Needless to say, our first course was a disaster. But our second one, which was the easiest one, turned out better (she was a little worn out).

For Dally, it was my chance to do a couple last minute tune-ups on the weaves, teeter, tight turns, etc., in preparation for Nationals. Thankfully (or maybe, not thankfully?) I had enough legs to keep up with her better than LaMesa, so we were able to have clean runs. She ran happy, was fast in her weaves, and listened well, so that's all I can ask for right now.

Sunday Matt and I took them to go walking around Keeneland Race Course, where we could turn them loose and they could just trot or run beside us, take in the new smells, and burn some energy. We threw the tennie a few times, since we had lots of space and they loved it. It was definitely a great way to work out some pre-Nationals jitters and get some fresh air. 

I think they enjoyed it:

LaMesa tends to be like Matt's little shadow.

Can't you just here the, "Zzzzzooooooooooooomm!!!!!" as she sprints by?

Now we're all about washing last minute items, starting to gather snacks, and putting together packing lists for Dally and myself. We're loading up Merinda's car and heading to Tulsa Wednesday afternoon, after Dally's chiropractor appointment. We'll be driving part-way and staying in Missouri that night and then finishing the trip Thursday. 

Don't worry, we'll be blogging, tweeting, and Instagramming from Tulsa. Be sure to follow!!

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Stump Kids Snow Play

The weekend brought with it a few inches of snow, which meant the Stump Kids wanted to play! Our favorite winter game is "snow tennie"--get the tennis ball from hiding, throw it in the snow a couple of times and let LaMesa roll it around until it's covered with snow, and there you go! Snow tennie!

Open gate = more room to run to chase the tennie! 

Collisions are the norm when it comes to the Stump Kids playing tennis...

Tennie Time!!

The temperatures are getting warmer (as if this hasn't been an oddly-warm winter anyway) and it's starting to stay light later (yay!), so we've been doing more walks in the park after work and after I get back from the gym.

The girls especially love when we walk by the tennis courts because they can always find a rogue tennis ball nearby that they try to steal (and some times we let them).

Their most absolute favorite thing is to play "tennie ball." Dally always loved it, and I guess she passed it onto LaMesa.

So I've included a video to show them playing tennie yesterday, with a brand new ball LaMesa stole from the tennis courts (mind you, we have a whole bag/box full of tennis balls thanks to the annual Doggy Paddle). And, yes, it was warm enough on Wednesday that Matt was wearing shorts and a T-shirt!