Chris, Jackie, Lauren, Michael, Daisy

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Tough Mudder 2012

Well, I have to post this because it was a big accomplishment for Chris.  He and his team did a team-building event and it was the Tough Mudder- an 11 mile run interspersed with challenging obstacles.  Thousands showed up and did this event and it was not easy.  It was awesome to watch and I am so proud of him for getting through it.  It was hard enough walking the course watching, but hilarious at parts and nerve-wracking at other parts.  All-in-all, very inspiring and the charity involved was Wounded Warriors.

His team...Before

"Showers" for after...they ran out of water by the time Chris went.


Just to get to the starting gate you had to jump over a wall.

Another girl and I went to get coffee thinking we'd make it to the first obstacle (mud crawl) after mile1. They were too fast and this was them after the first one...just arms and front of legs muddied.

Coming around mile 3

I believe this was after "Mud Mile" because we missed this due to poor mapping and caught them at the next obstacle below...

Chris is in orange going over the top.

Here is the underwater tunnels...they had to swim in a stinky lake under the barrels.
The next was the Arctic Enema but I got video of that instead.  They had to jump into freezing water with ice.

Hanging Tough Obstacle


Chris is looking into the tunnel...they are at an angle into the muddy water.

Coming out before ascent into the next tunnel.

Out of the tunnel!


This was called Everest...Chris's feet were hanging out at the top there...he was too quick to snap.
Before this was the Electric Eel where they had to army crawl under live wires in water and they were shocked repeatedly until they got across to the other side.  That was hysterical for the observers to hear the obscenities, but Chris said it felt like he was being punched in the muscles. I took video of that instead of pictures.

He made it!  Tough Mudder


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Again....Again

Took this fun video of Michael climbing on LK for piggy back rides.  We don't know what got into him but he and LK were having fun and so were we watching them.  If you listen, he'll say "again" again and again.


Cut!

Michael went for his first haircut today.  LK got hers cut for the second time for support.  They both loved it and sat very still.  Didn't hurt that they got to sit in cars and have snacks. :)


he loved having the stylist run her fingers through his hair....like father like son


LK impressed her stylist by sitting so nice







Michael kept saying "cheeeeese"



He was trying to watch the TV screen showing CARS

So was LK




All Done...couldn't get a better "after" picture

Yes, I kept some of the duck fluff...couldn't resist

Hello Kitty decoration on her braid with glitter