Half Marathon photos

Can you just feel how cold I was? Matt is right to the side of me, I have no idea where Carlton was at this point. Anyone can run. You should try it.

Anyone want to come and rake? There is plenty for all.

Thanksgiving

I am thankful for a fairly stressfree Thanksgiving this year. Matt, Carlton and I woke up early and ran 13.1 miles through downtown Atlanta. It was a nice race, about 9000 people and I got 4th. Not really. It was freezing and lots of hills, but it was great! We were home by 10:30 to start cooking, but my legs were sore the rest of the day. We ate late which means you are hungrier longer, but it was so much easier to get everything done. We had made a couple pies the night before, but we were okay as we kept it small this year.I cooked my first turkey and it turned out great! Matt's Grandparents were able to come down from Madison, GA . SM keeps asking if we can haveThanksgiving again. He loves his brother (can't you tell by the chokehold of love?) Food and company was good, we played a little Wii and we finished off with Settlers (BP won)

Dur-key (turkey)

We made turkey finger puppets for FHE last night. SM named his Bacon. Wrong animal, but oh well. GJ says the word turkey so cute. He talked about turkeys all night. And my rocket is almost done. SM's is going to love it. I can't believe I have to wait a whole month till he gets it.

Getting inspired

Sat I had to go to a baby shower so SM and I went to the fabric store. That night Linny and I whipped out a quick pair of these super cute shoes and some burp rags. We made them without the batting, it makes them too think to wipe a babies face I think. I thought they turned out so cute! I have to admit, I am addicted to finding blog tutorials on line and pretending like I can sew. This is my next project. Its all cut out, I just need to make it now! I have lots of grand ideas, little time, but I am feeling inspired lately!
If you are bored, here is a great list of ideas from last year and the same site is doing another list for this year. I really want to learn to quilt and embroider. Do you want to teach me? I love the idea of a handmade Christmas. If only there was more time!
I am going to try to make these little stockings this weekend in all my time off as we don't have an Advent Calendar yet. Hopefully I can do them by December 1st!

Jumping

SM can now get in the crib, so I often find them jumping when I come to get them up in the morning.

Wordless Wednesday

Yes We Can!

We got free admissionn to a special GPB event at the Children's Museum Sat night. They had Bob the Builder there and we basically got to run around and do whatever we wanted. Plus they had free pizza and drinks. It was NOT crowded like I thought it would be and they gave away goodie bags with a cool BOB book as well. It was a great night!Who doesn't love a JD tractor?

painting. that lasted like 30 seconds. Again, his smiles are all painful these days.

Can't go wrong with trains.

or playing in the sand.

Being shy with Bob

Scoop is SM's favorite friend of Bob's.

pumpkins, just a little late.

I forgot I never posted these. We carved pumpkins the Monday before Halloween (they were still moldy by that night). SM was really into it.

If you look close, you can see pumpkin on GJ's face. He kept taking bites of the lid.Awesome shot of my armpit (thanks SM) and the caramel apples. We don't get too advanced, but we are happy.

The Saddest Shark

Happy Halloween!Well Annie was right. They put a cast on my baby anyway saying he could have a special kind of fracture. We went to the orthopedist yesterday and they said he needed one and gave me about 30 seconds to take all that in and decide on a color. He has not been too keen on it, but I am hoping he will adjust more everyday, and it is only for 3 weeks, so hopefully we can make it.

He didn't have the best time trick or treating and was not too keen on posing, but oh well.

SM smiling so hard it looks like it hurts.

Ward Fall Fest and Pumpkin Patch

This weekend was a busy one, we had my sister down, so it was fun to hang out with all 3 sisters!

My little monkey!SM the Builder, Can you fix it?

painted face (that lasted like an hour)

Standing up all by myself checking out the turkeys and chickens

mmmm, funnel cake

happy sister, not so happy kids

this is the one, mama

he loved the animals, though they scared him

but who doesn't like a nice sheep (or goat, Shawn)

He's up, up, up- and now he's down.

GJ has taken his time, but this weekend he took a couple steps and then Sunday, motivated by Dez (or jealous) he took several steps outside at chruch and then more inside and later at home he took over 10 by himself. Hooray, we have a walker!
But then later that afternoon we went to the park and he kind of jammed his foot going down the slide with SM. I didn't think much of, but he continued to cry for the next 20 minutes and then any time he moved it at all (and he is not a big crier, especially when I am holding him). He slept okay, but was still not putting weight on it this morning, so we went to the doctor, who thought it might be broken so he sent us to the hospital to get some X-rays. Luckily they came out negative, so now if he is not walking again by Wednesday we are going back, but I am not sure what they can do at this point, but I really doubt its going to get better that fast. Poor kid, he was so close, and now he won't be walking for a while!
So I am stuck at the hospital for like 3 hours while we are doing all this so I call Tad and ask him to pick up SM from preschool, and he finally makes time and then gets to his car and realizes no car seat. Luckily Matt was able to go get him. And the day is half over, what else could happen? SM did take a miracle 3 hour nap.

Brothers

Wicked!

Tad and I actually went out on a date. Alone. How nice. We saw Wicked downtown at the Fox and enjoyed it thoroughly and I didn't worry once about the peeps.

Boy after my own Heart

Heaven

I know, its October. Its now officially fall, but I planted a bit late. Ike almost toppled my plants and they were bent and sideways for a couple weeks till I got better stakes that Matt put in. All of that worry for just a few fruits, but I am really attached to my plants. I can't tell you how much I love fresh tomatoes. I hope I can get a few more before it gets too cold. A small harvest, but worth every bite. SM wants to go pick them the second they turn pink and he was so proud when he came inside with one and ate it!

Beach!

This weekend we went down to the Florida coast to visit JJ and Steph and check out their new place. Its so nice to have relatives who live by the beach! We loaded all 7 of us into the van and took off in the morning. We made it to Gainesville and Tad had a little tour of a company he has an interview with in two weeks. I wish we could have checked out the city a litte more, but we still had a lot more driving. We mostly hung out at the beach, ate ,played games and listened to a little conference. It was so relaxing! SM with a big hermit crab
GJ had an okay time. It was so hard to rub your eyes with sand in them and then have sand on your hands and it was a continual circle of discomfort. He did like playing in the sand and water though, some of the time.

but only if he was in the mood.

We made a big turtle. Swimming in the Gulf.

We played a lot of Rock Band, and a little Guitar Hero. Its very hard, but way fun, I got addicted, so feel free to invite me over if you have it!

the extended fam
our peeps
We were very worried about the car ride home, but we only made two stops and there was very little crying, so overall, it was a great trip and we plan to go back soon!