Busy Again

Mara and I have been trying to wear ourselves out as usual (as if school & work isn't doing the trick). We both had pretty busy weeks this last week. Nothing crazy, just full. We did find time to climb on Tuesday for a bit. Our friend Jeanette showed us some great ab exercises with the gym rings, so our core is nice and tight now!
Mara did get a chance to finally deliver her first baby! This time on the doctor side of things...:) She had gotten called in previously in the middle of the night, but missed a birth by about 2 minutes. She did make up for it later and delivered the baby almost by herself, with guidance from her preceptor. She was pretty stoked, and finally to see a natural birth rather than all c-sections.
We had a nice jog on Thursday, and then Friday I worked a little later so I met Mara, Rohan, and Sasha at Ra Sushi. Rohan showed us his new trick...to climb on anything and everything. It shouldn't be too much of a surprise since he has his own climbing wall, but this is the first time he's really climbed outside the house or gym. He made it all the way to the top of the railing, but we only got a short video of him in action. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come! We then went and climbed at AZR for a while and then did some more of Jeanette's ring ab workout (killer!).
We kicked a rainy Saturday off with a visit to the Scottsdale Farmers Market in Downtown Scottsdale. It was a little wet, but it was no problem. We then met up with Sasha again for climbing. This time Sasha didn't climb since she had wiped out on train tracks on her road bike that morning and was a little sore. She's a tough girl though. Mara and I climbed really well and even completed a couple of routes that had been giving us a hard time. I did a 5.10+ they had just put up, and Mara rocked a 5.10 route and made it look easy! We were both pretty happy with that trip to AZR.
Sunday we met up with Heather, John, and Grandma/Grandpa Hansen one more time before they leave sunny AZ for WI next week. It was a really good breakfast, and US Egg has a great Protein Pancake that Heather had us try. Rohan loved it (of course)! I ran into work to start an overnight experiment (Proteinase K digestion for those who care), then we headed to Greg & Nico's to grill out and hang out. The original plan was to hike, but of course, we have beuatiful weather ALL week, then rain all weekend. I guess we can't bitch too much, Chicago is getting about 8" of snow as I write this. We got to check out Greg's remodeling job (recess lighting) and also got to check out a new Tourino beer he picked up. After we came back Mara and I (with Rohan in tow) went on a 9 mile run. It felt AWESOME! We were hitting our stride at about mile 7, and ran very strong at the end. We cut it short because our goal was 8, we got 9, and we want to be able to run again soon and not overdo it.
This week should be good too. The Phoenix Open PGA tournament is starting this week. It is one of the highest attended tourneys in the nation because of thier 16th hole. It's essentially a par 3 they surround with stadium seating and people go CRAZY for anyone who hits a hole in one (like Tiger did in 1997). Mara and I are taking off work/school on Friday and attending, and I am volunteering as security detail at the clubhouse on Saturday/Sunday. It should be a LOT of fun. We are literally next door to the course, so it should be crazy, but fun at the same time. Here is a Google Earth shot of how close we are:

Rohan has been a charmer/ham as usual.  He's REALLY liking to splash in the bathtub now.  So much so, he soaked me while I was giving  him the bath, and soaked Mara who caught the whole thing on video.  We may have to put a tarp down soon!

Hope everyone has a great week, and digs out from whatever snow storm they got.  Sounded like it could be nasty in some parts where we have family/friends.

Rohan Practices Freestyle Swimming For The 2024 Summer Games (AKA: Splash-A-Thon):


Rohan Climbing Outside Ra Sushi (Sorry For The Loud Video!):