The birthday girl!
We celebrated the actual day with dinner at her favorite restaurant - where she can get ic-ee cream!
Then, we went to the mall and rode the merry-go-round (which by the way made Mommy rather ill). Then we visited Build-A-Bear where everyone made a friend. Kristen chose Hello Kitty (yay!), Katie chose a Husky dog, and Daniel chose the most snuggly puppy.
Then we opened her big present from Mommy and Daddy - a new kitchen!
We had an extended party that weekend - here is the birthday girl with her cake!
We went trick-or-treating at the college where Forrest teaches this past Thursday. I love all the costumes the kids picked out this year. They all had very strong feelings about who they wanted - and didn't want to be!
Katie is Rani - one of Tinkerbell's fairy friends.
Kristen is Mulan...and did she ever look like a princess.
And last but not least - Daniel as Nemo! :D :D
Yesterday I ran a half marathon here in GR. It was the longest I have run so far - I working up to running the full in Disney in January. It was WINDY at the end, but I made it! :D I got my first ever medal.
Pre-race family picture - pretty good, actually!
About half-way through, the family came to say hi!
And almost done - I was pooped!
Now, see the black thing in my hands? Here is the funniest thing about the race - and it is so me! I was wearing a cheapo pair of gloves (from the $1 store) that theoretically I could toss if I got hot. Well, I didn't need them by about mile 3. BUT, being the frugal (or stubborn) person that I am, I thought I would carry them until I saw the fam. Well, I forgot to pass them off. :lol: :lol: Now, at this point, I could have tossed them. But, I just couldn't do it! It is hard enough for me to drop the water cups on the ground! So, I kept carrying the gloves. I finished with them, as you can see. When we got into the van I said "WHERE ARE THE GLOVES?" I had carried the darn things all the way through and throught I lost them. I actually just stuck them in the back of my pants. 8)
