Spring Break Observation: April 2, 2014 vs April 2, 2024

We are on Spring Break and my memories popped up with a picture from exactly 10 years ago. We aren't traveling this year and since it was 10 years exactly, I dragged the kids down to the park to take the exact same picture in the exact same spot.   Nothing much has changed other than the kids are much taller! I had to stand back further to take the picture to get the river in the picture. 

2024. 16 and 14 years old. 10th grade and 8th grade. 

2014-6 and 4 years old. Kindergarten and preschool. 

Here are some other photos I took today.  It was a VERY warm day at about 80 degrees. 

Doing pushups

Clay Lewis Invite 3/30-Start and Finish Videos

 Nathan was invited to run at the Clay Lewis Invite at Hanford High School. They took 4 for each event so he was put in the 3200 again. He ran 11:40 this time. 

Warm ups for the 4. 

Waiting to begin. 

Off they go! 

Here are some other pictures taken by my friend Christine. She has a nicer camera! 

Here's the video of the start! 

Here's the video of the finish! 

Libby Track Meet 3/27

Elizabeth had her first track meet of the season at Libby. There were 6 teams there. She threw the discus right at 3:30 and I didn't see it. Her next event? Well, it was the very last event of the entire meet. The weather?? So freezing cold it was ridiculous. It was miserable. I spent most of the time sitting the car. Elizabeth and friends would come sit too. The meet was SO long with so many teams. I felt so badly for all the coaches and people helping with the meet.  By the time it was Elizabeth's last event, it was 8:00 and pretty much pitch dark except for the lights in the parking lot. We're hoping most meets will not have so many teams. 

The relay time before it got too dark. 

They ran the relay with all the teams. Elizabeth's team was the only 8th grade girls team (the only girls team at all!) so they won!  Two girls each ran a 100, Elizabeth ran a 200, and the final girl ran the 400. They ran it in 2:30. 

Video of Elizabeth running off into the dark. 

Ram Relays-West Valley HS -March 23

Nathan went to the Ram Relays at West Valley High School in Yakima. They took top 3 for the invite. He was put in the 3200. The weather was typical spring. During the time we were there, it was sunny and decent, and then the clouds rolled in. Apparently, it had poured that morning like it had at our house. During his race, there were just a couple of raindrops and then it started to rain again afterwards. He ran an 11:33. 

The 3200 runners warming up. 

Nathan doing a stretch dance. 

Casey morphing into Coach P

Hands in! 

A few more warm up strides

All lined up! 

The start of the race! 

One of Nathan's times around. 

Coming into the finish. 

Elizabeth Orchestra Concert

Elizabeth had an orchestra concert. 

She made her hair so pretty! 

Richland Jamboree 3/16

Nathan had his first track meet of the season. It was the Richland Jamboree. By some miracle, it was beautiful weather the middle of March. They ran some abnormal races for a high school event. Instead of the 800, they ran a 600. Instead of the 1600, they ran a 1500. Nathan ran the 1500. They had 4 heats of the 1500. Nathan ran in the 2nd heat. The 1st heat was the fast heat.  He ran the 1500 in 4:54. Then, he went and threw the discus. 

Stretching with his teammates before the race. 

Practice starts

Waiting for the start.