Can I get a woot woot!!

It has been a BIG month in the Dotson house!
First of all I graduated this month! I graduated with a BA in history from the University of Maryland University College. It really was rewarding to finish something I started sooo long ago!

AND


For the past week I have been politely smiling letting Ryan slowly tell people that he was in fact accepted to OTS. Politely smiling and shaking hands only telling 3 people because it is Ryans new!

Well this is my blog a whole 5 people read it so I can do my crazy happy so proud you wouldn't know it wasn't me going to ots dance on here!! 

http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123303818

Heres the link for you!!!

I am soo proud of this guy!!! We have learned so much about ourselves in this process but mostly we learned Gods timing is PERFECT. Not our timing HIS timing!!

Gate to Gate 2012

 At 430 on Memorial Day morning we woke up, loaded up and drove to Eglin AFB to participate in the Gate to gate 4 mile run. We had many friends participating and I offered to watch kids so they could not push the double stroller. So with 6 kids we cheered on the moms and dads!!!

Ryan placed 40th and in such a short race that was a good finish for him!!! (really bad timing on this pic Ryan is the guy in back)

Next Millie participated in her FIRST run!!! Half a mile in 5 min 50 sec!!!! You were supposed to be 5 yrs but Millie wanted to give it a go she did amazing!!!!!!!

Finally came Summers run! She was the 3rd girls finisher in the 7 to 9 age group her mile time was 10 minutes!! This is the first time Ryan has got to run with the girls during a race it was special for him!!! (bad pic again I was having an off day)

Mudrun part 2

3.2 miles

50 feet mud crawl
35 lbs water haul
hurdles
12 foot haystack hill
water slide
uphill mud tunnels
50 lbs rice tote
tire jump
monkey bars
mud mountains
mud pit

The girls!!!

it was the warrior challenge (insert harder course) but I completed each obstacle even the monkey bars!!!!! I also beat the youth girls (except for the girl I was pacing with who had a little extra energy at the end and beat me by a few feet)

The whole youth group that participated

The youth sponsors and some of my besties here (read forever friends) !!!!

Great day! I feel accomplished!

I needed 8 cups of coffee this morning though!

Mudrun for orphans 2012

 Summer did a 1 mile run with obstacles! I love watching what competing and being active does to her face. Her smile is always bigger! her laugh heartier! Her love radiates out of her!

 The best part.... She was running for a cause. She was running for orphans!!! yes everyone was but this time Summer knew it deep in her heart she knew WHY she was running! She LOVES a good cause this has just started in the past 6 months but I see our lives filling up with Summer's causes!!!!What a great way to fill our lives!

Millie screamed like she was dying (seriously) when she backed into someone with mud on them. Millie is not one for mud pits. But she does not have to be!!!!!

Emmett was a trooper we were out there for 6 hours and it was hot. One of the youth used mud and gave him a simba mark on his forehead!