new addiction

I LOVE blogs and have quite a few I check daily but this weekend I stumbled upon running blogs!! What could get any better than that??? Of course since I just found them I have to go back for months and read up on everything! These girls are cracking me up! I wonder why I never get anything done.....
I will post some of my favorites on my blog roll so check them out! Adding a couple tonight check back for more blogs I stumble across. A Brand New Life as a Runner is one funny chick! If you go to hers make sure you read her older posts...Beat the Celebrity cracks me up!

St. Jude Half Marathon - not in any order

Christy & I starting out. I know this because we are still smiling! :)

Me with my wonderful husband before the race! I could not have done this without him. He helped me so much by cheering me on race day and during my training and watching the girls every Saturday or Sunday morning so I could get my long runs in! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I LOVE YOU!!
On a side note I think we have all inspired him to start running!! I am thrilled and hopefully he will be with us next year at St. Jude!

Next up- County Music Marathon -Nashville, TN!!

St. Jude Half Marathon

Rachel smokin us! GEEZ! ( I think this was around mile 11 or so)

Time to play where's waldo???

HA! Maura being herself!

Maura & Rachel (starting the race)

St. Jude Half Marathon

The "Green Team" crew! The spectators would cheer for us and say either GO GREEN TEAM or I love St. Jude too!! It was great to see everyone come out and support the runners.

Cheers!! We deserved it!

C R A Z Y Pirani girls!

Christy & I (She was loving the cold weather!) ;)

St Jude Half Marathon

Maura & I (the brave ones who signed up for the Country Music Marathon Sunday night)

Heading out in the cold!

After with our well deserved medals!!

Barely able to stand up for dinner that night!

The time is here!!! Wish us luck!

Tomorrow we are running in the St. Jude Half Marathon! It is hard to believe that I just started running this year and my goal was to end the year with this race. The race is finally here and I couldn't be more excited! Now, I have many more marathons planned for 09! Please everyone say a prayer for us (Maura, Rachel, Christy & myself) and all the runners in this event. It is going to be COLD at the start!! Check back for pictures!

Cailynn's school Thanksgiving Party

All the kids singing!

So happy to see dad! She really cheeses it up!

Kisses for Callie!

Our beautiful girls!

singing

Tonight Callie was using the potty and I left the room to go get something. When I come back in she is sitting there singing her ABC's! It was soooo precious! She knew them all! She has been saying them and recognizing them but I never heard her sing it before on her own. Proud moment!! She is growing up so fast.

Another note, my camera is broken so I have no pics to post! :( I need to figure out where I can take it tomorrow to get fixed.....

Got diapers?

We don't!! For the first time in 4 years, YES 4 years we are not buying diapers!! About a month ago we decided to potty train Callie. She has been doing great! We have some accidents here and there but overall I am so proud of her and very impressed she trained at 23 mos! Go Callie!!
Hmm..is this a sign we should have another??
I wonder if Chris will ever pick up on my baby hints that I knock him upside the head with everyday! ;)

Just sharing

Great pic of Callie but Cailynn was not looking! Hmph! (Yes, I L - O - V - E dressing them in matching outfits!!)

Pointing at the witch! (No, not me, the halloween decor!)

Running because I am trying to take her picture!

Funny girls

They both love wearing my glasses!

Callie having to hold them on.

In deep thought on her birthday! I guess she is getting wiser with every year.

Silly, silly girl! She was walking around like this to keep them on her face!

Cailynn makes her cake!

Cailynn wanted to help make her cake...little did I know she is capable of doing every step herself! So I stood by camera in hand saying- WAIT- look at me and take a picture before you pour it in! LOL

Callie on the swings

Callie enjoying her present too!

The BIG surprise!

Her reaction!! We already had the tower which has a slide and sand box at the bottom. So for both of their birthday's we added the swings. Good thing Callie is so young she doesn't know it is her present too but we gave it to them on Cailynn's b-day!

I love her messy morning hair!

Cailynn's birthday!

Callie helping of course! I don't think Cailynn could open fast enough for her.

Both girls are obsessed with mermaids here lately and they have not even seen The Little Mermaid yet! I really need to go buy that for them!

Who didn't love playing this game growing up!

"C" shirts

Here is Cailynn's shirt I made. I am sure from this 1st picture you can tell how excited she is to me modeling this for me.

A little bit better pose...

This cracks me up!! I tell them, Lean in closer and they both just tilt their heads. PRICELESS!!