The Leader of the Pack...

The 31st Annual Gate River Run was on March 8th 2008. The Gate River Run is held in sunny Jacksonville, Florida during one of the coldest times of year here. But not even the cold could stop Isaac from participating in the Gate River Run.







Not only did Isaac participate, but he came in at the top of his age group (6 minutes & 20 seconds per mile).

Runners Take Your Mark...

This morning was Iz's first mini-marathon. It was a mile long with a mixture of adults & children. He finished at 8:30 (eight minutes, 30 seconds), which is a decent time for 2 miles . He was so excited & is all ready for the next run while tri-atholon training.

He finished at 8:30 (eight minutes, 30 seconds), which is a decent time for a mile . He was so excited & is all ready for the next run while tri-atholon training.

If you're going to jump on the IZ train, now is the time to do it... this kid is going places.

Pretzels, Strawberries & Chocolate... Oh My!

I've never been much of a pretzel eater... and I'm not very big on fruit. I do however love my spending quality time with my son... & I do fancy a nice piece of chocolate every now & then.



So I was wondering what would happen if we mix the four?

A yummy snack & a happy son... It doesn't get any better than that.

To InFUNity & Beyond...

So Isaac's first science project was due Monday. Isaac had a lot of fun putting it together & coming up with ideas of constantly how to make it better. It all began with just paint and a few styrofoam balls...

Saturn was painted...

The rocky surface of Mars came next...

And then HE separated the Earth into the land & the seas...

He continued to paint the planets & then moved on to painting the Starry Night (maybe the next van Gogh).

Every lady needs a ring... even Saturn.

Here is my own Isaac (Newton) working with physics & gravity getting the planets to take place in space...

And on this day Isaac said, "Let there be light!"

In the end, it was not only big, 3-d, colorful... but also was fully lit with working lights (both battery & electric). As the great Tim the Tool Man Taylor (Home Improvement) once said, "More Power, Arh Arh Arh!!!"

I'm Not Ready For This Yet...

While driving down San Marco Boulevard with my 9-year old...

Him: "Oh wow, they are finally opened!"

*Looking at the lime green & yellow neon-light "Golden Nugget" sign*

Me: "What's finally open??!!"

*In shock*

Him: "The Golden Nugget."

Him: "I've seen opening soon signs."

Me: "And what exactally is the Golden Nugget???!!!"

*Still in shock*

Him: "Umm.."

*Looks again at the sign"

Him: "A club"

Me: "What kind of club?"

*raising my eyebrow*

Him: "Umm.."

*Looks at the sign again*

Him: "A gentleman's club?!"

Me: "What's a gentleman's club?"

Him: "Where they play poker?"

Me: "Uh no... Remember the World's Guiness Record book where they have the World's Oldest Male Stripper?"

Him: "Yes.."

Me: "And what's a stripper?"

Him: "Someone who dances nasty."

Me: "YES! VERY NASTY!"

Him: "So there are men dancing nasty in there?"

Me: "No, there are women dancing nasty in there for men."

Him: "Gross... so are there clubs where men dance nasty?"

Me: "I don't know, we'll have to ask Tiff."

*Giggles*

Me: "So why did you get all excited when you saw the sign?"

Him: "Well, you know how Burger King has the word BURGER in the title?"

Him: "I thought it was a chicken nugget place... golden fried chicken nuggets!"

Him: "You know, a nugget parlor."

*Me thinking... wtf is a nugget parlor?*

*Me thinking more... & where the heck did he get the word "parlor" from?*