4 Years Old

Maddox turns four this week. It's a happy time, I'm excited to see him enjoy the company of his friends and family, to get his presents, and to be the center of attention for a couple of days. The two birthday thing is about the only good product of a divorce, and I'm happy for him that he gets to enjoy it. He deserves it. But at the same time his birthday is tough for me. With each passing year he becomes a little more independent, he grows and progresses in so many ways. Another year means he's growing up too fast. His last birthday seems like it was a few weeks ago. In the last year he's started pre-school, in about a year he'll be starting kindergarden. I love to see all the new things he does and the great little boy he's becoming, but a part of me is constantly weighed down by this worry that it's all passing me by too quickly. Either way I'm glad I get to watch him have fun and eat some cake. Happy Birthday Maddox. (pics to come next week.)

MOAB

First of all it's been too long since I've written. Ever since I discovered twitter I've gotten lazy and left our little blog all by it's lonesome on the big bad internet. Maddox and I have been great. He is getting so big, so smart, and so funny. He's doing great in pre-school, and is now a proud big brother. Maddox's mom and her husband had a baby just a few months ago, and Maddox is a very proud and protective older brother. He's always thinking about how to make his little brother happy, and will sometimes find old baby toys of his at my house and take them with him back to his mom's house for Milo.

Last weekend we went on our first vacation in quite a while. We made a little trip down to Moab for the half marathon. We were accompanied by my mom, and my friend Tyler Hall. Maddox only refers to him as "Tyler Hall." Not Tyler, just the full name. Anyways, we were running in the race so my mom came to watch Maddox. The hotels and motels in Moab get booked very quickly for that weekend, as the race usually sells out. I was registered to run through Huntsman Cancer because I was running the race for them, but I had to find a motel. The only thing I could find was this little motel at the end of town that wasn't exactly the Four Seasons. This place was tiny, the tv was about 14", and there were two twin beds. The best part though was the smell, it was all wood, and the walls had been freshly stained or something. We felt like we were staying inside of my high school wood shop project. Maddox loved the place though. When we walked in he kept talking about how nice it was. He loved that he could jump from twin bed to twin bed. It got me excited for future trips with Maddox. He'll be easy to please for sure with accomodations. Anyways, the race went well, the food was good, and Maddox definitely took full advantage of the 'no naps and later bedtimes. By Sunday afternoon when we got home we were both beat. It was our first trip to Moab, but I think we'll visit many more times.