Thanksgiving

This year Becky and Tony came out to visit and be with us for Thanksgiving. It was so great to have them here. We all love having them here, plus Matt and I had extra Black Friday shopping buddies! Dinner was great and Matt really out did himself with his turkey again!

Must Get Leaves!

Easton was bound and determined to get as many leaves into our yard as possible. Our few trees were just not enough for him. He went into the fact fields and was shooting his arrows at the tree to to get them to fall and hauled them back with his bucket. At least he was using his head!

Family Fun?

Every year it turns into a huge fight and fiasco, when it comes to family pictures. Every year I beg, plead, yell and bribe and hopefully out of that I can get a few snapshots of my *beloved* family!

Run. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.

My sweet and loving Henderson friends talked me into running the Ragnar Relay race with them this year. I was very hesitant to do it with them. They are super runners and I can not keep up with them even if I tried! I decided to push myself and try something that was hard. So I said yes, and started training.

The race takes place over 24 hours and is over 180 miles long. There are 12 runners and we eat take three different legs. My legs were 4 miles, 6 miles and 4.5 miles long. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest things that I have ever done. I am proud to say that I did it, but I am not sure if I want to do it again! By the third leg, I was so tired!! I was running at about 4am and on a dirt road and I was exhausted! After no very little sleep, very little food and a lot of laughter with great friends; we completed the course.

We had an amazing team we actually ended up winning 1st place in our division!

Soccer

Easton and Sami both decided to take up soccer again this season. Easton has taken a few years off to play football, but has decided that he enjoys soccer more. He did a really good job this season and worked his tail off to win his games!

This was Sami's first year, and boy was it funny to watch! She definitely has her mothers non-athletic abilities! Thanks to a great coach, she was able to learn a few skills!

Happy Birthday

I am officially the mother of a teenager! Austin is turned 13 on November 3, 2011. I know that it is cliche, but the time has really flown by. I cannot believe that he is 13 now! Austin is still a very serious and studios person. He has lofty goals for himself and know what he needs to do to achieve them. I am very proud of the person that he is becoming!

I also had a birthday, but there is no need to dwell on that fact!

Happy Birthday Austin!