Adventures from October

I could make this long... but really, I think we all have better things to do (can you tell Ben is making me post this right now?) Anyway... Here goes:

We went bouldering at the 26th St. boulders in Ogden, UT. Pretty sweet bouldering, but some high stuff! We only had one crash pad and each other, so the top-out options were really limited.

We also went for a little hike in Kelly Canyon. Our climbing plans ending up getting cut short that night, but we had a blast hiking and watching the sun set. Plus, Fisher is an adorable poof-ball in his monkey snowsuit.

I also did the Cube cyclocross. I got conned into it, and ended up taking the race easy and hanging out with my sister, who did really awesome! It was my first time "mountain biking" on a road bike, but I found my road bike does awesome on grass, and the gravel was okay if I had a little speed. Here's a pic of Steph and I crossing one of the "barriers":

I was so happy to see Ben race too! I was going to con him into, and talked to his boss, who blew my little bubble by saying someone else already got him to do it. So Ben had a blast, and did really well for being in hiking boots and a couple pairs of pants, riding a girls bike (which had a pretty pink seat!) and wearing Steph's bright purple helmet. He ended up getting 4th out of 11 for his category!
Lastly, winter bouldering has once again begun. We've been cranking out the climbs and hanging at the Cocoa Bean after to revamp all those burnt calories.

Death of the "Bean"

Well, after much pestering from my mother-in-law, I am finally posting the death of the bean.
Indy and his "Bean" prior to death of Bean

I decided to be socially acceptable, and get Indy attatched to a teddy bear. I got tired of the exasperated looks and "tsk-tsks" from people when they saw Indy with his beloved "bean" in his mouth as he waddled around. And Bean was always getting lost, or peed on, or dug in the sandbox, and then I couldn't separate it from Indy's mouth to wash the nasties off. So, a few weeks ago, I sewed it to a bear. A very cute bear, I might add.
For hours Indy screamed, thrashing the bear around by the Bean, trying to rip his precious Bean off. He came crying to me because his Bean was stuck. The he did his usual scream, thrash, throw himself backwards off a chair onto the tile/roll/tantrum, which literally lasted for well over 3 hours. I think I started Blues Clues to calm him down. He did not take a nap that day.
By night time he was so tired he went down with the bear-bean. He now loves his affectionate pair, "Teddy and Bean," and doesn't sleep with the nasty rag in his mouth anymore. He also carries around a cute bear rather than a nasty rag. And Bean? I haven't even needed to wash it lately. No mud, oatmeal, or pee on it yet.

We can fly!!

We attended a "fish fry" Halloween costume party on Friday night with our friends who just got back from fishing in Alaska. And for those of you who are curious, I actually tried the fish and enjoyed it! The one I liked was the Wasabi flavored halibut. Too bad if you don't go fishing in Alaska halibut costs like $13 a pound.

I was excited to "actually" dress up for something. Sure, Ben and I have dressed up before, but we've always been lame things like hippies or farmers. Our Ninja turtle costumes were a flop and Ben hates dressing up as Hogwarts people (although I love being Luna Lovegood).So this year we dressed up as the peter pan clan. Indy was peter pan and Ben was John and I was Wendy and Fisher was Michael. Although you can't tell what we were dressed up as (other than Indy) at least Ben looks funny! Each costume cost $3 or less, and with a little sewing and sewing reconstruction, we had costumes! Now if only we had candy...Here is the next generation of pro climbers

Indy or Indie?

So here is something I've been wondering of late... Indy or Indie? When Ben and I decided on this name, we talked about it. I voted for Indie and Ben voted for Indy. I thought Indy was girly and Ben thought Indie was too emo. And since I was big and pregnant and didn't really care anyways, Indy it was. But lately I've been wondering, should we switch to Indie? It seems so much more... hard-core/naturesque and hippie that it makes me happy. Indy/ie will be learning to write his own name soon, so now the debate goes on. What do you think? Indy or Indie?

I stink at blogging

I think I suck at this blogging thing. It involves too much "remembering" and "laptop time" for me to reasonably do it. I always forget I even have a blog until I see my blog link listed on someone else's blog, with the date of my last update being months ago. Oops. Maybe pictures of my kids just aren't as exciting to me as they used to be...

Well, other than running a "sure I'll watch your kid" babysitting co-op, here are our recent adventures:

POTTY TRAINING:
went well and Indy WAS fully potty trained- no accidents for about a week. Until his cousin came over for a week. Then he got busy playing and un-potty-trained himself. Sort-of.

And yes, Indy is eating peanut-butter bread while sitting on the pot. At least it's whole-wheat bread, right?


POCATELLO PUMP:
I think rather than have "local" and "non-local" categories, they should have a "Rexburg" and "everyone else" categories, cuz the Rexburg climbers keep smashing everyone else. Great job to Heather H. and Justin, who slaughtered both categories. Ben did excellent as well, beat his goal score, and took 3rd for the 3rd year in a row.


Boys:

Well, boys will be boys I guess!

Fisher smiling

Indy devouring an ice-cream at Maple Canyon

The Wall:
Ben took this one on himself. It was a little hole, which could have been patched. But Ben was curious about all the sand behind our wall. So he ripped the hole thing off. Thankfully, the new wall is much more stable, thanks to Ben's work and Tom and Justin's expertise.


Mammut Pro Bouldering Comp:
We got to help judge the pre-qualifiers and talk to the pro climbers up-close and personal. It was a BLAST. Dean did a great job of throwing a climbing party (although we never saw him...)

Ben and I at the comp
Ben always asks me why all of us girl climbers go ga-ga for Chris Sharma. Look at him climb. Need I say more?


Another Race:
I competed in the Rush triathlon, just 2 1/2 months after I got the "ok" to start exercising after my c-section. I knew I wouldn't be fast, or competition to anyone really, but I wanted to prove to myself again that having a child doesn't need to disable all of my hopes and dreams and my body. I went slow, did okay, and ended up being 3rd in my age category (out of like 7) which I though was pretty funny. Here's a pic of the award ceremony:
Why am I so short? I always forget that I am.
Thanks to Steph, Joe and Mychelle, and Ben for coming out to support. My friends Beth, Jennifer, and Sherry also did great!



Climbing with Aysha:
I got to meet up with my best friend from high school and go climbing with her in Maple Canyon. We had a blast, and it brought back memories from the good old days at Hangar 18.


What Ben does with sleeping babies:
I don't need to say anything more.

Well, one day I will update this blog again, but that's enough for now!