More running, more parks and more gorgeous weather!

Most of our week is consumed by our three 6mi runs we do during the week, then one day of our weekend is tabbed for out longer runs. Right now its 18mi, but we aren't there yet. We can run most of it, but we at least run/walk the whole thing. Rohan does great on the longer runs, but sometimes when he's really tired he wants to sleep on his stomach, but the jogging stroller doesn't allow that so we usually have to put up with some whining, but it usually isn't too bad.
This last week, with all the running, we were only able to go climbing one night. This will probably continue while we are training for the marathon, but we'll keep our fingers and forearms in decent condition with once a week. Maybe we'll be able to sneak off for a climbing trip once, depending on Mara's schedule.
Speaking of, Mara just finished up her 2wk Hospice & 2wk Allergy/Immunology rotations and is now in her Pediatric ICU (PICU) rotation. It's a busy one for her again, with overnight call every 4th night, but she REALLY likes the people she works with, and she's interested in PICU, so it will be a good chance to see what it's all about.
Friday night we were graced by my Mom who was in Tuscon (about 1.5 hrs South), visiting a friend. they came up and met us at the McCormick Train Park to let Rohan run around. It was just after his nap and he wasn't really in a playing mood. However, as soon as we got to Buca di Beppo's he perked up and was quite a ham. We had a great time visiting with Mom, and she enjoyed seeing Rohan again. Maybe they'll be back this winter and escape the WI winter. After supper we went for a nice walk through the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall (since we ate SO MUCH at Buca's!). Rohan had a blast playing in their dozens of fountains and water features. We also found the LOVE statue we've seen in so many other pictures. The family one we had didn't turn out great, but Rohan had a BLAST climbing all over it. Afterwards we were still feeling full and we went and walked for a few hours after we got home. It was goreous outside, maybe even a little chilly at 65°F...:) Mom is in Tuscon, soaking up the sun until she has to go back on Friday. It was great to see her again!
Saturday hit up the dog park early then we met up with some friends at The Sandbar in Paradise Valley. Greg had always said it was a great Iowa Hawkeye bar...I had no idea they were so hard core. They have a club called the PHX I-Club! It was a blast, even though they lost to WI on some really bad coach/QB decisions...:( Afterwards we ran off our frustrations at the park with Rohan. He's having so much fun kicking a soccer ball. He's dribbled it 10-12 times in a row so far, and getting more coordinated every day. It's a lot of fun to watch. Hopefully soccer will be a gateway to "real" sports like baseball & football...:)
Sunday we did some running around, and hit the dog park again. It's great to wear Rohan and the dogs out at the same time! Rohan has so much fun watching the dogs, and really likes the Golden Retrievers and similarly sized dogs. He's in awe of the Great Danes and Mastiffs, and just stares at them. They are like little horses! After watching a little football we headed out for our long, 18mi run. it felt good, and the hot tub afterwards REALLY helped loosed our hips and calves which aren't used to 18+ miles.
While we recover, enjoy the pics & vids!:


Rohan showing off his swimming skillz:


Rohan throughly enjoys his pasta: