Bath Time

Tonight Brian, Cole and I had a lot fun tormenting Zabdack with a water toy that squirts water. Brian would squirt Zabdack and Cole thought it was the funniest thing. Listening to my boys giggle is the best sound.

Saying Thank you!

As the holiday season approaches, I can't help to think about all of the men and women serving our country. While they are away from their family, friends and loved ones during this holiday season I have the freedom to be with mine.

Xerox is sponsoring a postcard program that takes, literally, 1 minute to complete and allows you to send a free postcard to a military serviceman with a small note. I hope you take a few minutes out of your day to say thank you!

Thank you for all of your sacrifices and everything you do to ensure our freedom!

God Bless!!

http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html

Birthday

I feel so blessed to have the family and friends that I do in my life. Today was my birthday and it was an amazing day. I started my day off with a chocolate chip cookie and a mountain dew (no judging it was my birthday). Yes, the breakfast of champions :) I then went to Kohl's and bought all the bathroom pieces for Cole bathroom set. He picked a monster theme that matches his edgy red walls. After Kohl's, Cole and I hung out till Brian got home. The fact Brian made it home before 7:30 was gift enough for me; however, he ended up surprising me with the camera that I have been dreaming about for the past few months. Before I had a chance to start playing with my camera we went to dinner with our close friends "A" and "O". We ate fabulous Mexican food and had a blast visiting. Once we got home I was able to start playing with my new camera. Neither Cole nor Zabdack would sit still long enough for me to take a picture but I figure I have a life time to take their pictures!

Thank you to all who contacted me to wish me a Happy Birthday. I am so bless that you are in my life. THANK YOU!

Marthon

I ran my first marathon in San Diego 3 years ago. After this race I WAS HOOKED! The emotions you encounter during the 26.2 miles are all over the spectrum. I laughed, cried, sang aloud, hated myself, loved myself, thought of people I'd lost touch with, thought of my proudest moments, my husband and so many more things...there are 26.2 miles so I had a lot of time to reflect/think :) The one emotion and I think the most important is the sense of accomplishment you feel when crossing the finish line. The sense that I was strong enough to push myself that hard and to keep moving one foot in front of the other made me feel incredible. However, when I got pregnant with Cole I hung up my running shoes and pulled out my walking shoes. Since Cole, I have been running but nothing serious. Several times a week I try to run 2-3 miles. I think it is time to stop making excuses and get back on track with my running. My goal is to run another marathon in 3 months. This week I have begun my training and I am excited for this journey. I will work on my time and hopefully I can come in somewhere in the 4 hour mark.

Happy Halloween!!

Cole had so much fun his first Halloween. On our first outing we went to the The Circle of Orange with his cousin B. The Circle of Orange closes down their streets to allow trick-or-treaters to walk from store to store. Since Cole isn't walking he strolled in style to each store. He wasn't into the candy as much as he was into all the other costumes. After several stores Cole and B were getting bored so we went to a grassy area to let them play together.

As the boys get older it is fun watching them interact and play together. Cole had always been the bigger of the two but over the past 2 months B is passing Cole. B is finally starting to take Cole down :)

We could never get them to look at the camera at the same time. Oh well, maybe next year!

Happy Halloween!!!