Run Mommy Run!!!

Mommy's two day getaway included special time with one of my besties, 13.1 miles of running over 4 bridges and on 2 miles of sandy beach! I finished in 2:04 which I was really proud of considering the challenging course! My legs are MUCH more sore after this second 1/2 marathon! It had to be those steep bridges!!! Here is a pre race picture of Trisha and I...we are off to reward ourselves with sushi!!

New Addition to Our Technological Family

Meet Mac...my new MacBook Pro! Yes it is so fun! I am still trying to figure it out but having a working laptop ROCKS. No one is allowed to touch it but me :) (Kyle broke my Dell Laptop) Anyway I took this picture with the cool built in camera. Well that is all for now, short and sweet. Tonight is family game night..bring it ON!

Leanna and Marshmellow

We are so proud of Leanna and her rabbit Marshmellow! Marshmellow took home a first place ribbon in the Polk County Youth Fair! It was so much fun to go back to the youth fair for a trip down memory lane! I can remember the good old days at Oaks School when we would take a special field trip to see all of the animals and support our friends who where showing them! So meet Marshmellow...the BEST bunny EVER!

I Heart Kade

Sometimes when we least expect it...something so special happens and your life would never be the same without it! That's how I feel about Kade! My little blessing! I never thought that I would have a fourth child, but God knew that my family wouldn't be complete without this little ray of sunshine! He is such a blessing to my life, Out of all of us he is the most easy going!! He is always happy, unless you aren't feeding him fast enough! He is 13 months old now and walking all over the place and getting into everything! He is going to have to learn how to be tough with Kennedy pulling him around like a babydoll! Even when I am having a bad day or life isn't going as I think it should, I can sit back and look in these beautiful blue eyes of his and think about all that God has blessed me with! He is the topper to this cake of a family...all of its complicated layers are made complete by him just being here! XXOO Kade!!

Christmas/New Year Vacation

We had a beautiful Christmas! What a blessing to have our family together and then to be able to take a trip to the mountains! We had a blast on our road trip as "Griswold" inspired as it was! We stopped over night in Atlanta and toured the city. We had the opportunity to see the brand new World of Coca Cola and the Georgia Aquarium which was FANTASTIC!!! The kids loved every minute of it! Log Cabin fires, smores and lots of snow playing too! It was a wonderful trip and a wonderful way to start the new year! We are glad to be home and ready to see what God has in store for us in 2010! Its going to be a GREAT year in HIM! I am so thankful to be a stay at home mom, even as crazy as life seems at times! All of my kiddos are well and happy and I couldn't ask for anything more! Happy 2010!!!

Happy Birthday KADE!!

Kade had a WONDERFUL birthday!!! He was a super champ! He didn't cry once! He ate 2 hot dogs, his father's idea, and he would have eaten all of his cake if I would have let him!! He was super sweet, and the happiest one year old I have seen at a party!!! Andrea Reed with Sweetcakes LLC made his cake, http://www.sweetcakesllc.com/ as you will see it was AMAZING!!! We are getting ready for Christmas but running out of time!!! I have scones in the oven now! I plan on packing up goodie bags for friends this week and spreading a bit of Christmas cheer on Wednesday!

The holidays snuck up on me this year! I have been training for a 1/2 marathon which I ran this past Sunday the 20th. I was so proud of my time! 2:05!! That's 13.1 miles!! So now that that is over, I am wrapping up final Christmas chores! We are looking forward to a trip to Tennessee after Christmas for a week! No plans, just relaxing, or as much as you can with a 1 and a 2 year old!

Merry Christmas!!!

Preparing to PARTY!

Kade's first birthday party is in a little over a week! I have been out and about getting items to put on the greatest show on earth! Kade's Circus! His cake is being designed by Andrea Reed of Sweet Cakes LLC. http://www.sweetcakesllc.com/ I am super excited as two years ago she designed Kennedy's WONDERFUL candy land cake! It was fantastic! Well Kade now has four teeth, two up top and two on the bottom. I can also see more coming in in the back. But you would never know it as the little one is always smiling...unless he is hungry and BOY can he eat! Kyle and Leanna are getting ready for Christmas and doing well in school, we still have to stay on Kyle a bit to turn in assignments but when he does DO the work it is always good! Teenagers!!!! But he really is a sweet kid! Kennedy loves to sing and is still Dora's #1 fan! She is talking more and more and is starting to ask questions about everything! She even copies Leanna's tone sometimes it is so funny! Well that's all for now..I leave you with a picture of the soon to be birthday boy!!!