I got to live out a life long dream by attending a LIVE, TELEVISED WWE Event. About a year ago I got the kids into wrestling. I really don't remember how it happened, I just know immediately they were hooked. We watch it and DVR all the show each week and I even recently got the WWE Network so we can watch the monthly PPV events (I know, I'm crazy please don't judge..haha). Madden really got into it and he is constantly watching it on YouTube and is learning more they any of us from it. On Christmas Eve I was chatting with George about wrestling and how much the kids and I love it. We then starting looking up when the next live event was and BOOM, there it was February 10th in Riverside. We ordered tickets that moment and the countdown was on.
Word started getting out among all of Madden's buddies and parents were texting me on the details of the event. That day we all skipped school and head up to Riverside for the event. I love that Skylar was the only girl, she didn't care one bit.
The boys of course wanted all the swag we were allow them to get.
Our seats were in perfect view of the ring. Even better we knew from our seats you would be able to see us on TV.
I can't tell you how much fun we had. We were up on our feet screaming, booing, cheering, the whole night. One of the dads who joined us told his wife "The boys had a blast, but I think Nicole had the most fun." Which was so true!!
Poinsettia's Annual Jog a Thon is always one of my favorite school events the kids participate in. It's so fun to see them run around for 30-40 minutes and never give up (well some kids do), but not Skylar and Madden. At Back to School Night in Maddens class room they had listed their goals for the upcoming year....Madden's goal "Get the most laps at the jog a thon." He won it last year and was determined to keep his winning streak alive.
This year with our new principal the pressure was really on for the kids to hit a record number of fundraising money. The goal....$50,000. Now to date our record was only $35,000 and I felt that $50,000 was way to ambitions and we would never get to it. If we did hit the $50K the principal would have to be on the roof of the school for a whole day. The kids loved the idea about seeing him up there, but I still didn't see it happening.
The big day arrived and the upper grades were up first.
Aubrey, Lianlla, Skylar, Madeline, Ivy
The best dads ever were at the mic Emceeing the whole event. I can't tell you the number of people came up to me and couldn't give Jake and Tyson enough praise. They had ever single parents cracking up. I don't think our principal expected them to be as hiliarous as they were. He gave them a lot of praise as well.
In the end Skylar's grade ran for 40 minutes and she completed 28 laps.
Team white was up next and Madden was pumped.
Mac, Reid, Seba, and Madden
Push ups
and Meditation to warm up.
Back at the mic for round two.
In the end Madden's grade ran for 30 minutes and he knocked out 32 laps. Never stoping once. The end Madden did 2 laps less than other boy in his class, but we know that he cheated and double dip on a lap count (Grandma saw it), so on paper Madden wasn't the top running, but in our house he was the Champ.
