ryan's been calling me a nerd all night and i don't care. kris is the only contestant this season from whom i've purchased anything on iTunes. great choice, America.Leah started school today.
I keep thinking, "I'm not old enough to have a child in school. Leah's not old enough to go to school." And then I remember I'm right. I'm not old enough. She's not old enough.
But it's not that kind of school. We still have a few more years for that one.
She started some schooling today through the state to help her with her gross motor skills and her speech/communication delays. Two days a week for a few hours.
The teacher is great. The aides are great. The other kids are great. Two of them have Down's Syndrome. When I first saw them, I worried because I didn't think Leah was that far behind...but then I quickly realized there isn't any other group of kids with whom I'd rather have her spending time. They are beyond sweet.
So, here's to the first day of school. And progress. And new friends. And fun, new back-to-school outfits. She won't look so cute in the future. 'Arts and crafts' doesn't bode well with nice, new clothes. :)
Today we ran the Los Altos Hills Pathways 10k (me) and 5k (ryan).
Two years ago Ryan got 3rd place in his age division for the 5k.
Last year he got 2nd.
This year, he was determined to get first. Only, this was his quote last night: "Crap! I can't believe I forgot to train for the race tomorrow."
Yah, so when we got there this morning and saw more people, by far, than we have ever seen at this race, thoughts of him achieving that elusive number one spot quickly fled from our minds. He just mentioned he wanted to beat "her" - a nearly 80 old lady off in the distance (he did).
After I crossed the finish line, I asked him how he did. His response?: "Pretty good."
Then I talked to some of my friends. One said, "Isn't it cool that Ryan got first in his age division!?"
What!?!
Yah, he did. He got first place. And now he says he's retiring from running.
Here's the group...some of us at least:
And here is a map of the elevation for the 10k: 
You can give kudos if you'd like. I don't mind. Oh, and Kudos to Kristen who competed in her first-ever race! Yay Kristen!!
Happy SIXTH anniversary to my one and only...yes, i said boob shirts. :)
last year, to honor my mom running a half marathon after being cancer free for a year, we made shirts that said, "cancer drools, karen rules." this year, we thought we'd carry on the tradition. she wasn't able to run the half this year because of her recent surgeries due to the return of her cancer, and we thought this little tune {reminiscent of one fish two fish red fish blue fish} worked perfectly.
we especially liked the font.
kelli and kenz had shirts too, but we weren't able to get a group picture before we all left.
{click on picture to enlarge}{well, at least in the layton household...}
my dear, sweet friend, dyan, watches leah once a week while i teach piano. on wednesday i got an email from her saying that she was thinking about leah a lot after she left on tuesday...and thought maybe it might help her walk if we tied a ribbon to her wrist so she couldn't let go, but we could slacken the ribbon, if needed. BRILLIANT {and an answer to a desperate prayer on monday night}. so i tried it that day and it WORKED! (see first part of video below).
then the next day...well, you'll see for yourself:
