Kiddie Marthon 2007

Yesterday Sven finally did the 2007 Kiddie Marathon - i.e. the last 1.2 miles, on his 6h Birthday. It was difficult taking an action shot, but Erik managed to get one of Sven as he approached the Finish Line.

Sven ran strong until the end and said "that was easy." He really took off on the biggest hill on the course - I had to run to catch up. His form was good, he paced himself well, and I think his time was fairly good. Unfortunately, no timing clock at the Kiddie Marathon, so we don't know his exact time. He was definitely one of the smallest kids there.

Total miles altogether: 27.50

Disneyland

There HAS to be a blog entry for Sven's first trip to Disneyland! We took Sven to D-land for an early 6th Birthday present. The timing coincided with Erik's Uncle and Aunt's visit from Finland. We decided to visit both Anaheim and Vista for an early Thanksgiving family reunion.

Sven LOVED Disneyland - what kid wouldn't? We started with Flying Dumbo, but soon wandered over to the Matterhorn. We discovered that Sven is a Roller Coaster boy, so then we tried Thunder Mountain Railroad. He had a huge grin on his face when we were done. He also enjoyed the Holiday Haunted Mansion, Star Tours, Astro Orbiter (which scared me because I hate hieghts), and Space Mountain. Especially Space Mountain. We went back a second time on several of his favorites the next day.

The picture is from the Buzz Lightyear ride, where you can use a blaster to shoot at targets (to get more batteries apparently). Sven says that this is his favorite.

Seattle Kiddie Marathon Update 6

Total Miles to Date: 23.25

Its getting c-c-c-c-old in the evenings. Also, we're running in the dark now, thanks to the time change.

Seattle Kiddie Marathon Update 5

Sven is still running 2 miles at one time. The weather is getting colder, so its harder to get going these days, but we are making steady progress to the goal of 25 miles before his birthday.

Total Miles to Date = 19.50

Ghost and Dash

Last year before Halloween Sven said he wanted to be a ghost, with a white sheet and two holes cut out for the eyes. But Daddy (Erik) and Sven decided on a robot instead. This year, months before Halloween, Sven reasserted his desire to be a ghost. He even went looking in our closests and found a white pillow case that he thought would make a good costume. So, I decided to go with his plan. PoPo gave us and old white sheet, I sewed up the sides and cut out two eye holes. You can see the result was exactly what he wanted.

Sven and Thomas, Sven's best friend, went around our block and did a great job acquiring cheap candy. As with past years, Sven's biggest thrill was showing off the costume. This year, he liked being "scarey" and would yell boo at the witches and other bad looking characters. I put on some vampire makeup, and I was introduced by Sven as "my friend, a vampire."

Sven's Kindergarten class also did a Halloween field trip to Fremont, and as a result, we have several pounds of candy we need to sort through. I might be making some M&M cookies in the near future.