BOO!!!

One Cat Woman

One Batman
2 cute superheros

And of course Halloween pj's
HAPPY BELATED HALLOWEEN!

Kansas City 1/2 Marathon

Can't believe this race has come and gone. I was so happy Tyler was able to do this one too (although he's much faster than I). It was wonderful to know that the kids were safe back in the hotel with Grandma. Thank you again.

There were 4 of us girls that all trained together. I love having people to train with. Bree and I ran together, although at mile 11 I couldn't keep her pace so I had to finish the last 2 miles alone. It was one of the hilliest races I've ever done. No lie first 10 miles up hill. It was challenging.

I love sharing these moments with Tyler. You did awesome babe.
Tyler finished in 1:43.54
I finished in 1:59.34 (my goal was under 2 hours, I barely made it)
I am now ready to rest from training and enjoy some dessert. It was hard going on vacation right before a race and trying to be good with eating and training. Tyler and I have already finished off a whole package of oreos in 2 days :)

Kansas City

Grandma Smith offered to fly back to Missouri with us(which i was so grateful for, thank you). She stayed in Kansas City with us for a couple days and watched the kids for us while Ty and I ran the KC 1/2 marathon.


Isn't staying in a hotel the best when your little? Actually it's still fun as an adult. J loved jumping from bed to bed.We went to a Children's Museum. The kids had a blast.

Thank you Grandma Smith for coming out and staying with us, buying us custard (mmm) and helping out with the kids. Come back soon.

Condor Classic Bike Ride

While in California me, my parents and my sister rode in the Condor Classic. It was in San Benito county which was about 90 miles from Kristin's house. So the night before we put the kids to bed and got ourselves a hotel room to be closer to the start. My bro-in-law watched ALL the kids for us. Thank you Brig! It was nice to get away with my family. It was a beautiful day. My mom and I rode the 40 mile route and Kristin and my dad did the 100 miles. I was so proud of all of them.

Utah to California to Kansas City

Needless to say it was a busy 2 weeks with lots of traveling. But well worth it! I'll have to break this into a couple post because it was jammed packed! The kids and I took a little vaca to see the family (poor ty had to stay at home, he had the dog to keep him company). We flew to Utah, stayed for less then 2 days then made the 13 hour drive to see my sister in California. I'm grateful my parents still love my children after spending that much time with them cooped up in the car. But we made it and it was fabulous and warm. I wish we could have stayed for a couple more days. After Cali we drove back to Utah, there for 2 days and then flew back to Mo.

Here are a few pictures from California

Olivia and MaisyCooper taught Jackson some sweet skate tricks.

Lots of outside time. Their backyard is awesome and they deserve it.

Cooled down just enough for a dip in the hot tub.

Thank you mom and dad for the trip---we love you. We were able to see both families and friends in Utah. It was a quick trip but we're grateful we'll be back in a couple months for Christmas. Love and miss you all already.

Parent Teacher Conference---What The!?!

I honestly still can't believe that I have a child old enough to be having a parent teacher conference. J had his first PTC yesterday. Tyler and I were the proud parents going into hear all the amazing things about our little boy. Well we were not disappointed. His teacher said he is very advanced in social and reading skills---said he was a "literacy teachers dream". Plays well with others, good listener. She said he's very curious and asks a lot of questions (that one we were well aware of). She also said that J notices everything in the room, if they were to change something they know J will point it out. It was fabulous hearing all the wonderful things about our little boy---makes you feel like all the hard work you put into parenting pays off. What a fabulous parent moment.

best surprise visit EVER!

I first have to start by saying thank you to my wonderful husband---it's nice to know someone is proud of you. Ty took 4th in his division, he did awesome. It was a great race and I'm happy I have someone to enjoy them with.

Now back to the surprise visit. My sweet sister-in-law Shante' (my lil bro's wife) made the exciting trip to Missouri to come see us (sorry sisters, shan is now at the top of my list. Come pay me a visit and you can work your way up). I'll have to back the story up a bit to the "surprise".

Last weekend we had an over nighter in St. Louis. We went with a couple other families. Went to a Cardinals game (very fun), ate good food and dessert and enjoyed some family time. Then I got the glorious call from Shan asking me if I could pick her up at the airport. I was so excited, jumping up and down, not quite believing she was serious, and filling Tyler in on the details (he of course had known for weeks). Surprises rule!

Here are a couple pics from the game.
Odee taking it all in.

J is always happy if popcorn is involved.

Shan has a great eye for decorating so she helped me give the kids room a lift.
BEFORE

DURING

AFTER
I'm so happy with it.

One of the days we drove to Jefferson City to watch a stage of the Tour of Missouri. It was awesome.

We spent a lot of time staying in our pj's, eating, exercising to work off all our eating, talking, laughing, crafting and taking family walks. Thanks again Shan for coming out, it was just what I needed. It's not easy to get to our little town, I truly appreciate it. Please come back again.
Love you!