Reagan's First Haircut

Here's the before and after. The curls of our little baby are gone and the big boy has emerged. We found this great little shop called Cool Cuts. Instead of sitting in chair, Reagan was inside a toy car. And he was watching Baby Einstein on a DVD player only a few feet in front of him. While we waited for his appointment, he played with a train-set. I know it's all a little above the top, but we couldn't resist. We weren't sure how Reagan would respond during the haircut because he hates having water on his head. While we were waiting there was a 3 yr. old screaming, "Don't cut me!" But Reagan thankfully didn't respond in turn and handled the haircut very well, even when the buzzers came out. Maybe n0w people will stop mistaking him for a girl.

Halloween in Houston

What a fun weekend. We drove a few hours out of Houston to take part in the Bizarro Duathlon. It's a biking and running race where the participants dress up in costumes. We decided to dress Reagan up instead of going in costume ourselves. But some participants really went to town and actually biked with bunny ears, brownie costumes, super-hero tights and other absurdities. Mark and I did the relay style race with Mark biking 18 miles and me running 3 miles. We ended up winning the relay category (which only included 4 teams.) We took Brenna, our dear friend and baby-sitter, along to hang with Reagan while we were racing. That evening we went trick or treating with Reagan. But every time someone opened the door, Reagan just walked in. Good thing we were only at friend's houses, so we just followed him inside and chatted for 10 or 15 minutes. It was fun to walk behind Reagan when he ran because his little fish tail wagged back and forth like a fish fin. So cute.

Our Ball Boy

World Championships

Mark qualified for Duathlon World Championships for the 4th time. The competition was held in Charlotte, North Carolina at Lowes Motor Speedway. Mark ran a 10K, biked 25 miles and ran a 5K to finish for team USA. It was a successful race and he came in exactly at the time he had planned for. The weather was sunny every day of our trip except for race day when it rained all day long. Reagan and I were out in the weather for 4 hours but we were prepared with baseball caps, rain jackets, umbrella and stroller guard. The race venue was fantastic. The course wound all around the racetrack, infield and surrounding roads. Mark was careful not to crash on the slippery bike course, but enjoyed the cooler weather for the runs. He got quite a rush speeding around the slanted race track at 27 miles an hour. (slightly slower than the 180 mph of the nascar racers.)

Off-roadin'

Some friends from church gave us this great jeep for Reagan to play in. He has so much fun because the doors open, there are "gas cans" in the back to fill the tank, and the steering wheel actually works when you push him. It used to be powered with a battery pack, but no longer works. We have no plans to fix it. But Reagan plays endlessly in the jeep, especially when I'm out doing yard-work. Thanks Robbyn and Sean!