The first snow of the year and probably the only! It was mostly freezing rain that turned into snow. Hard and crunchy:) Braden 3 yrs.
Clatyon loved being outside! Mason and Braden on their little sled going for a ride!

Thanksgiving activity!!

Mason and friend Payton making a turkey. YUMMY!
Braden and Brexton proud of their hard work!!

Alyssa and Clayton had fun helping me make the pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving! We had friends over and made turkey apples. The kids had a blast!

Halloween 2006!!!

The kids all ready for Halloween!!
Clayton was in a 1st grade musical about the Jungle. He did a great job on his part!!

Braden's preschool party! What a Cardinals fan:)
Decoratin cookies!
Mason gets to join the big kids at the party!

Our trunk for the primary trunk-or-treat!!
Which one do you like the best? Mitch's werewolf or Trish's spider?
Alyssa was a vampire for the ward party and Mason was a puppy dog!

The family carving our pumpkins. The kids loved doing their own!!
Alyssa was in a 3rd grade musical and she was a ghost!! They do awesome music productions!

More Marathon Photos!!! You Gotta Love It:)

More photos from the marathon!! It was the best time ever:)

WAY TO GO MARATHON MOM!

Just an hour after the race! We were getting all ready to get in the car and head home. We left the kids home with a babysitter! The kids made me a sign that was so cute!

This was my only stop to take off clothes that I had forgotten to take off. Most of the runners just shed off their clothes and threw them on the ground but these were way too expensive! This was half-way at mile 13! I didn't see Mitch again until the finish line!
I finally did it! It was a long race but the most awesome experience ever! It was emotional and at times I had a hard time even running but I didn't stop to walk and I didn't quit!

Making faces at friends near mile 13!



With my friend Kari Lyn at the starting area before the marathon!

All ready to run!!! We are getting all ready to head out to the starting area!
This is the mass of people running! There were over 40,000 runners! The crowd really didn't break up any more than this! Where's Trish? Mitch caught me at the first mile marker! I am the one waving!

Eating some pasta the night before the marathon and making sure we had some good carbs going into the race! There with our friends who also ran the marathon with me. I was completely nervous at this point!

2006 Chicago Marathon!!

This is where we started. It was about a block away from the actual starting line! There was a ton of people! Walking to the starting line from our hotel! We were nervous and simply sick to our stomachs:) Great friends cheering us on!

Happy 7th Birthday Clayton!!

We played fun games!! And the kids were so cute all dressed up in their costumes!
They loved the cupcakes!!
Clayton loves anything pirate!!

Clayton had a blast climbing up this wall!

Clayton went to the Nascar races for his birthday with his Daddy!
Mitch also took the boys to the Cardinal game for Clayton's birthday! It was cold but they had lots of fun!
Clayton is 7 years old!

Clayton is playing soccer and he loves it!
The little ones were watching a movie in Braden's bed. How cute! Clayton showing off his strength and doing pushups!
He did a great job being the goalie and nobody scored on him!

We had a little business trip to Naples, Florida. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton and it was absolutely beautiful! Here is my version of business meetings! Doing nothing but relaxing at the beach and reading a book:)