The Friedman Clan

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

A birthday party for MADDIE

Maddie was SOOOOO excited to be heading to HER friends birthday party!! It was the highlight of her weekend!! Her friend, Lydia, was turning four and she had a pizza and cake party at the park. Maddie was thrilled to be included and had so much fun!!

Yard Work Helper

After the 5k we came home and Dennis had brought down lawn mowers and other lawn gadgets.....Mike, Dennis and Maddie worked out there for a while.....I couldn't tell you what exactly they were doing tho. All I know is Maddie was riding a lawnmower and was happy! :)

St. Peter Dash, 2016

The kids' school has a 5k every year and we haven't been able to do it in a few years due to sport schedules. This year we had the morning open and the kids were excited to do it. Peyton had decided she wanted to "run the entire thing" so I started a training program with her. Once we got far enough in the program that we were running more than a mile, she kind of lost her motivation, and I usually ended up finishing it by myself. Jack on the other hand can usually just run....run, run!

The morning of the race was quite chilly. Jack was ready to run the entire thing, so I sent Mike with him, Peyton took off with her friends and then Maddie and I (I pushed her in the jogger) started in the back of the pack. I figured I would find Peyton eventually walking and I'd finish with her. Much to my dismay, she finished!! I caught up to her and her friends a couple times and then I'd yell out to them, "the mom pushing the STROLLER is catching up!" And then they'd pick it up.....they weren't going to be beat by Maddie and I.

I was very proud of both of them. Everyone crossed the finish line under 32 minutes. Jack, I'm sure would want you to know tho that he crossed first! :-)

After the 5k they do the kids fun run, which Maddie participated in. The littles do a big stretch together, and then run the block around church. Super cute and they really get into it! I think everyone had fun. I think Jack would say he wants to do it again in a heartbeat......Peyton, I'm not so sure. I think she was THRILLED that it was over, but was also proud of herself!

Peyton's New Softball Team

Peyton is on a new softball team this year. It's within the same club, but an entire new group of girls and the club coach is now coaching them. This is super excited as I really think this guy is top notch....I might find out otherwise, but I'm really impressed with him thus far and Peyton is LOVING it!!! They are a GREAT little team and I'm excited to see where they head if they stay together for a while.
They played their first tournament together last weekend and took 2nd. Peyton had a lot of fun and is super excited about softball right now!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Naughty, but sweet

Peyton usually stays up for a while in her room after we put everyone to bed. Some nights when she's not very sleepy, I think she gets bored and cons Maddie or Jack in to coming in and keeping her company. That is against mom and dad rules, everyone should be in their own rooms going to bed. The other night I went upstairs and was expecting to see everyone in their beds asleep. I went in Maddies room and couldn't find her....went into Peyton's room and found them both.....sound to sleep. I took the picture and then carried Maddie back to her room. Maddie still requires bedrails, so leaving her be would not be a very good idea.

Annie Dog

The kids LOVE to hang with Annie in the mornings. Everyone is usually tired and moving slow.....rare for the dog and the kids. Annie is still moving slow enough here that I could catch the three of them still enough for a picture.