Trick or Treat

Carving Pumpkins

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

Brady took this picture and accidentally had his finger over the flash - kind of turned out appropriately creepy.

Is it just me, or is this month a killer?? I feel soooo tired in the mornings. And it seems like I have so much to do and so little time or energy to do it. And no – I’m NOT pregnant. Just tired. I feel like I could sleep alllllllll day. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

In other news:

• My parents have sold all of their puppies – so yay for them.
• The kids and I all had dentist appointments – so yay for us getting those out of the way.
• Jayda started dance class – so yay because she really likes it – I wish I would have started her sooner.
• The kids went to their first of many Halloween parties – so yay for cute kids in costumes (see below).
• I have been organizing and cleaning the house – so yay for me for doing work that makes me extremely crabby.
• Brian has been organizing and cleaning the garage and yard – so yay for him too.
• I made time to update this blog – so yay there too.

That’s about all I have.

Is it time to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yet?

We sure did have fun, but alas, came home puppy-less.

Puppies here we come!

Tonight after work the kids and I are driving to the UP. Ever since the puppies arrived Brady and Jayda have been dying to see them. Finally I can put them out of their misery. ;)

The aftermath

Since Sunday my mom and I have both experienced soreness beyond belief. Walking. Ouch. Stairs. Ouchier. Neither one of us have attempted to run since (although I am going to do it tomorrow). So far I've gained 3 lbs and my mom gained one heck of a painful blood blister under her big toe. Here she is trying to drain it while Brady and Jayda get in the way er I mean observe.
Poor mom - she ended up having to go into the doctor and they drilled a hole in her nail to drain it. Nice huh? The joys of running a marathon...

And here are some of the photos from the finish line. Kind of cool that they take pics of people.

Happy 7 Year Anniversary to Us!

My very kind mama watched the kids for us last night so we could go out on a date to celebrate our anniversary. It was so nice! We had dinner and then went and saw the movie Eagle Eye. It was so nice to be out alone together. Thanks mom!

Thank God its over ;)

My official time: 4:04:33
My mom's official time: 4:31:34

Its almost D day

The marathon is this Sunday. Woo! My mom is coming into town today and tomorrow we're going to pick up our race packets. If you feel so inclined to track us (and April's husband too) you can do it online. Yippy skippy - hope we don't die. ;)