Random updates of us

Some random updates from our family! I still have a bunch of catching up to do from the end of last month and the beginning of this one, but I will get to it sometime! :) For now, hope this post makes you smile.

Having my family on the course cheering me on made such a difference. I knew where they were going to be and was able to distract myself looking for them. This was at about mile 8 and my knee had just started really hurting. They were just what I needed! :)
Part of my cheering section. I forgot to get a picture with my parents! My official time was 2:25:33 (that is two hours, twenty five minutes and 33 seconds). I am now even more motivated than ever to keep running. I would love to do this again next year and get close to the 2 hour mark. We will see how training goes this year!

This is our my little man woke up the other day from his nap. He just cracks me up! Can you see the hair?! Now that is what I call bed head.

Critter just loves trying to be like his big sister. He has discovered he can sit at her little table. Once he gets up there, he is not quite sure what he wants to do, but he just sits for a few minutes than moves onto something else. This time there was a toy up there, so that seemed like a good idea to play with. Man, he is growing up so quickly...

These pictures might not do Pumpkin justice! She had a snow day at school on Thursday. They trucked in a bunch of snow for the kids to play in. We brought an extra outfit for her to change into from her wet clothes. Apparently, she was one of the only ones in her class to get herself completely dressed by herself. Now that I say that, take a closer look at these pictures. She put on her jeans and shirt backwards. It was cute, so I had to take a picture. We get in the car from picking her up and she said "Mommy, I am backwards today!".

Sorry about the cat tail in this one, but you can really see her backwards jeans here! I just love my crazy family. :)

Finished...

I finished! Not too much energy to post much or add pictures. But, I am done. I felt better than last time, except for my knees and hips. I think my time was around 2 hours 25 minutes, if that is right then it will be 2 minutes faster than last time! Thank you for all your support, it means a lot. When I get some pictures I might post them, we will see how they look! :) I am off to rest now and EAT! Enjoy your day, I know I will now!

Ready or not....

Tomorrow is my big day, I am running my second half marathon! Here is my checklist:

New bright colored shirt to make it easier for my parents and hubby to find me - check (do you like my lovely model!)

New running sunglasses - check

My race number - check

My timing chip - check

Flowers from my wonderful hubby and kids - check ( I knew I married him for a reason!)

A lovely stuffy nose one of my kids gave me - check! :)

So, I think I am looking forward to tomorrow. I am certainly looking forward to crossing the finish line. I thought I would be able to train better this time around, but life with two crazy munchkins got a little in the way! I did do longer runs this time than I did before my first. We will see how the stuffy nose plays into things. The good news is that it will be 30 (yes I typed that right...30) degrees warmer this time than last time I ran two years ago. That day was the coldest in the area in 16 years! It was barely in the 40s when I finished. This time it will be close to 70. I don't know if that is a good thing yet, at least I will be able to feel my feet when I start to run. So...for about 2 1/2 hours tomorrow morning, think of my while I keep running and running and running!

Made me laugh....

Today we were getting ready to go for a walk. Pumpkin wanted to go on her scooter. I told her she could wear her helmet or just wear a hat. She ran and grabbed a hat. As she was putting it on, she said

"I want to be like Uncle Cory!"

She then put her hat on like this...

I laughed and then thought about it. I then found these pictures as evidence....

So, thank you Uncle Cory for giving me a laugh today without realizing it. Amazing what kids pick up on! :)

The first...

...black eye! Critter and the coffee table had a little fight the other day and the coffee table won, this time! I have realized something about the way that he plays. Pumpkin did not have an older sibling to follow around the house and "learn" from. Critter does. Both of my children have been blessed with my coordination, lucky for them! :) Pumpkin never bumped her head as much as Critter does. He just stumbles over his feet trying to keep up with her. This one was from trying to climb the new bean bag chair and having his eye meet up with the coffee table. I guess I should be used to bumps and bruises by now, but I am not! This was a fun way to start the new year! I have more updates coming including our fun day trip to see snow. But, I have to go off and work on some pictures now. Even though Critter is bruised, he is still my adorable guy! :)