Track and Field, 2016

Towards the end of track season last year, we asked Casey if he wanted to continue with track and field. He said, "No, its too much running". You got me there kid, track DOES involve running, after all... Fast forward to Spring, 2016. We asked him if he wanted to do track this year, and his answer was a resounding "YES". Recently, he had his first track meet of 2016.

His first event was the 50 M dash. He ran a P.R. (personal record) of 9.82 sec, placing 3rd in his heat. This effort earned him a medal!

His next event was the 100 M dasgh. He ran 18.17 sec (another P.R.), again placing 3rd in his heat, earning another medal!

The next event he entered was the Long Jump. He jumped 7'7" (another P.R.). This effort won him 1st place, and his 3rd medal of the day...

Then came the surprise of the day. Apparently, Casey wanted to channel his inner Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis and earn a fourth medal. He wanted to participate in the softball toss. In all his meets last year, Casey opted out of the softball toss. This time, he brought it up, and wanted to do it. His first toss traveled 48', good enough for 1st place and his 4th medal of the day.

A big thanks goes out to little bro Sydney who patiently supported Casey all afternoon long!

Staring Down His Rival

On The Medal Stand

The 100 Meter Race

Long Jump Action Shots

Celebrating His FOUR Medals

Little Bro Sydney Counting Medals

Snow Memories

It took me a little while to go through the videos from our Jan-Feb winter trip to Big Bear. But here are a few videos of some of our snow activities.. Good memories! I love the smiles, joy and laughter.. Truly priceless!!

Casey Jump from p wang on Vimeo.

Sydney Jump from p wang on Vimeo.

Casey Sled from p wang on Vimeo.

Sydney Sled from p wang on Vimeo.

Community Day

Sydney's class had a community day. It was basically a costume day, where all the kids came dressed up as a member of the community. Ya know, police officers, doctors, fireman, etc. Sydney was the UPS man. And he brought a giant package.

Mishap

The Big Bear trip did have one mishap. During our sledding outings, we had to navigate around trees. We told Da Boys that whenever we yelled out the warning "TREE" they were to abort, or eject, or roll off the sled into the snow. Well, during one run, we either forgot to yell, or Casey didn't hear us... Alas, he wasn't seriously hurt, and with a little consoling, he "got right back up on the horse sled."

Big Bear

Our first family vacation of 2016 was a snow adventure to Big Bear, Ca. We had great accommodations right on Big Bear Lake, thanks to Steve M. The house came stocked with a shuffleboard table, and a cocktail table video game system with all the '80's classics. Da Boys sure loved those games. We also got snow, and lots of it. We did many snow-related activities, including making snowmen, having snowball fights, making snow angels. We also had powder fights. At times, the snow was so powdery that it wouldn't compress into snow balls. So Sydney just threw powder at people. And then there was sledding. Everyone did lots of sledding. Da Boys even leaned a new term. When someone crashed the sled, and took a face full of snow, Da Boys learned to say, 'I ate Sh!t'... Yup, that was definitely a popular phrase during the stay. The Hurtado's joined us, so Da Boys got to play with their friends Paolo and Gian.

Da Boys sharing a bed

"Soldier Gear" Thermals

Casey, Sydney, Paolo and Gian

Sydney and the Honda Odyssey

Casey on the Sled

Daddy and Sydney

Mommy and Sydney

Casey, Sydney, Paolo and Gian

Throwin' Powder

Family Pix With Our Snowman

Sydney Chillin'

Happy Birthday 2016

Another birthday has come and gone. This one was #5 for Sydney and #7 for Casey. Crazy how fast time flies. The theme of this years party was Mario.. As in Mario and Luigi, the famous video game characters. The chosen activity was 'Pump It Up'. For the uninitiated, this is an indoor facility that has inflatable bounce houses and slides.. Da boys go nuts in there, running and jumping and diving and falling. After two solid hours of cardio, it was back to the clubhouse for food, and cake.

Basketball

I know what you must be thinking.. 'Oh great, another basketball post' While its true Casey and Sydney both started another season of basketball, this season is a little different. It was arranged so that they could play with their buddies. Casey and his buddy Paolo play on the Eagles, while Sydney and his buddy Gian play on the Clippers. Hopefully, this will be the start of many season playing together, as all Da Boys really enjoy eachother's company.