They carved their hand-prints into a pumpkin and it looks so cool lit up!

Let's ride!

Constant Contact

Amber is such an affectionate dog that she has to be touching one of us at all times. She doesn't care if we're ignoring her, just so long as there is some connection, then she is content.

They could happily ride all day long!

Braiding Bread Dough

Cross Country Awards

I thought this was junk mail...

And almost threw it away!  Good thing I didn't.  It's the engraved tab to attach to the back of my half-marathon medal.  Yay!  It's finally here!  And it looks so cool...

His First Medal

I knew it!

Fighting for position...

Amber had to share her favorite spot.  After running that 10k she was cold and tired enough to push the dog out of the way and claim the best napping spot in the house!

Turkey Trot 5k & 10k to benefit the Second Chances Foundation

This is the best bunch of kiddos.  Despite the bitterly cold wind they showed up and ran excellent races of either 3.1 miles (5k) or 6.2 miles (10k)!  Standing behind me is the defending champion - he won last year (his first race win ever!), and came in first again this morning with a time of 17:20!  Our friend/teammate in the blue shirt was right behind him in second place.  My older son won the 10k race in a smokin' 38:34 with our friend/teammate in the black hat right behind him in 2nd.  Our youngest daughter, in the greenish jacket ran her longest race ever.  Yes, she completed the 10k course, and was the 2nd female to cross the finish line after racing that distance!  Our younger son raced very well and placed in the top 10 again, with the 2 girls in pink laughing along behind.  Racing together is new to them and they just LOVE it!  I did not walk, but ran the entire 10k course, which was an accomplishment for me.

What a great morning of fitness and fun with family and friends!

Sketch

While we were visiting my parents this afternoon, our budding architect grabbed a piece of paper and started sketching...

Trick or Treat?

 The girls begged him to join them for just 1 more year, so he dressed as the main character of his favorite book series, The Gunslinger by Stephen King.

My older son's girlfriend asked him to join her and some of their teammates for the evening, so he had to find a costume at the last minute!  We gathered up some cowboy duds.  He commented that he was actually quite comfortable stomping around in boots while wearing a big hat & belt buckle!  I guess I did raise him right... 

A beautiful mix of natural and man-made wonders!