Our First Jett Powered Success

Our first Jett Powered event was held on Saturday, July 20, 2013 and was a smashing success!  Thirty-six amazing athletes showed up to support the foundation and perform an intense workout, appropriately named the "Jett Powered" workout.  Each athlete paid a registration fee of $20.  In addition, some athletes were sponsored for reps completed, which made them work even harder!  

The "Jett Powered" Workout

30 Minutes to complete AMRAP (as many reps as possible)

100 m Run

10 Ground to Overhead (using barbells)

10 Burpees

10 Air Squats

10 Hand Release Push Ups

This workout was intense and was a test of endurance for each athlete.  However, we all thought about how strong Jett is, which gave us all motivation to work hard.  Some even said, "If Jett can power through, WE can power through!"  

Jett was, of course, there to witness the event.  He was so excited about the workout that he fell asleep mid-workout as athletes were dripping sweat and working their hardest! 

Total donations received from this event came to $1700!! That number is still growing! Thank you to all those who made personal donations, bought Jett t-shirts, and, of course, participated in the workout.

This event brought people closer together for a great cause!  We had so much fun joining forces with the staff at Fit Farm Crossfit and plan on doing another Crossfit competition in the future.

And we're OFF!!

Check out all these athletes killing their workout!

Our helpers, Tessa and Taylor…thanks guys!

The FIT FARM Crew and athletes post-workout…and Jett, of course, post-nap!

Grocery Store Victory

Jett and I reached a huge milestone today at the grocery store.  I can now shop hands-free!  This little dude sat in his carseat the whole time.  He cried at the beginning, threw up twice, and then started looking at all of the lights.

 He may have even started liking his carseat.  

Dare I even say that?? 

Toward the end, he started to fall asleep in it.  You probably don't understand my excitement, but I literally want to shout for joy from the rooftops.  Every little success (no matter how small) deserves to be celebrated and this is definitely one that I will celebrate.

Extreme Sports

Well it turns out that Jett loves extreme sports.

Who would have thought?

The other day, we made our way to Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, NE with a bunch of my friends.  It was a BEAUTIFUL fall day and we had so much fun.  Vala's Pumpkin Patch is the Disneyland of all pumpkin patches.  It was amazing...everything from humongous jumping pillows to go-carts to the yummiest kettle corn on the planet.

Just ridin' the John Deere train

Chilling on the jumping pillows with Jett's besties, Dax and Berrett.

 I'm guessing the reason Jett is mad in the picture above is because we had to get off the go-carts (pics below).  It turns out he is more of an extreme sport baby...I was trying to play with him in a "sand" box made of corn kernels and he hated it.  He would rather feel the wind run through his hair.  His long, luscious locks of hair.

Yeah right.  Maybe he'll have hair by the time he is three, but even that is a long shot!

Regardless, we had a blast.  I was happy to find out that I can still do some "normal" things with Jett.  I don't necessarily have to hold back with him.  Yes, I do have to be careful that goats don't eat his feeding tube and that he is safe, but overall, we were able to do all of the activities at the pumpkin patch.  Victory!!

A true "ACTION" shot...I could NOT get the go-cart going for the life of me.

And for the finale, we have made PEACE with the goats! Jett and I fed them our kettle corn and they were loved it, but who doesn't love popcorn covered in sugar?

No feeding tubes were harmed this time.