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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Trot your Turkey's Off!

      That's just what we did the day after Thanksgiving on a cold Friday morning.  My little Ry ran the one mile race with his Dad, while Finley and I ran the 5K.  So proud of all my boys!  Ryland won the one mile out of everyone, adults included.   That boy, so determined and competitive.  He started off so fast and I thought he would hit a wall for sure.  He showed me Ha!  He even showed Chris, who followed ever so slowly behind him.
      Finley did great too.  This 5k I did not race with him.  He ran with his friend, Chuck, and they finished strong.  Since I started working, I have been trying to keep my running up, but it has been hard to always fit it in so I really didn't have any expectations as to my time for this race.  It was so cold and my legs felt so heavy I thought I was running slow but, I actually beat my time from last year by 2 seconds.  Not too bad, 22 minutes exactly!  First in my age group. :)





Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving!

So thankful for the all the blessings in my life.  Family, friends, health and the joy of being a mom to these little turkeys!  So much to be grateful for!







The aftermath of yesterday's snowstorm.  Thankful for such beauty and peace.  Also thankful that we only lost power for 12 hours and when we returned home from a wonderful thanksgiving feast at Nana Rose and Papa Joe's, we had a nice warm house to come home to!




Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Oh No! Here comes the Snow!

        Right in time for Thanksgiving break!  Luckily we are not traveling far on Thanksgiving day. The snow has been falling all day.  Perfect day to decorate for Christmas and listen to Christmas carols.  That is exactly what I did all day!  Since I am not having Thanksgiving here, why not get started on the holiday decor.  How fun with the snow falling outside.  I do however, still have pumpkins and fall decorations outside ha!  Oh well, my inside feels like Christmas!  The kids could not have been happier!
     


























       

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

SEVEN

      Lucky Seven!  How in the world did my baby get to be seven.  October 14, 2014 at 3:33 a.m. to be exact.  These past seven years have been filled with your laughter and sports loving spirit.    You have been the perfect book end to our family.  I just wish time would slow down a bit and that you always fit on my lap.

Seven sweet things about my sweet boy:

1.  You love, love, love sports.  Especially football! (you are also very good at them)

2.  You still love your blue blanket you had since you were born.  (sleep with it every night)

3.  You love to try different foods. (one of your favorites is sushi)

4.  Your favorite color is blue!

5.  You love to play soccer in the front yard with anyone who will play with you!

6.  You are very competitive. (but you also have a soft side)

7.  You still love to kiss and hug me!  (even in front of your friends)
















Saturday, November 8, 2014

Halloween!


Halloween week was filled with pumpkin picking, carving, roasting seeds and dressing up!
First off, a visit to  Brookdale farm and our little friend, Mr. Scarecrow!
The kids commented this year how Mr. Scarecrow does not seem so big since they are growing so big themselves!






Carving time!  I love to bake the seeds!  So good!










Time to trick or treat!




 I just adore Ryland's sock mockey costume.  Too cute for words.  I love that he picked something so cute as he is growing up much too fast!










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