Cousin Zeke

We finally had the opportunity to go visit baby Zeke. He is so cute. Eli and Kaya adored him. They really liked holding him.

Kaya Singing

Here is Kaya singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." Kaya loves to sing. Sometimes when she is using the potty she sings "Tinkle, Tinkle Little Star"

Spiderman

No, it's not Halloween, Eli just really loves Spiderman!

Laura's Baby Shower

Christine and I gave Laura a baby shower!

Thanks Anna for making the cute invitations.

Can you guess what the theme was?

I made the cupcakes.

Laura and Me

Laura has the cutest belly. Waiting for the baby to kick.

I am so exited for my first nephew to arrive.

Christmas

Sugar Cookies

Being Crafty!

This is my first time attempting to follow a pattern and make clothes. I think it was a pretty good first try. The ruffle was the only hard part and I should have made the dress bigger. The pattern was free. Thanks to this website.

Front (What a beautiful model)

Back

A visit with Santa!

If you bring your own camera they let you take your own picture. Free!!!

Eli and Kaya both loved him.

Eli and Kaya telling Santa what they want.

Our Gingerbread Village

Bryan Gingerbread House Village

Eli's House

Kaya's House (she was more interested in eating then decorating)

Mommy's House

Daddy's Mickey Mouse House

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Bakersfield 1/2 marathon

Finish line

I worked really hard to keep up with those two girls. I eventually got ahead at mile 12. I chased them almost the entire time. It was exhausting!

They fit together like a puzzle.

"Two Halves Make a Whole Marathon"

I ran the Nov. 1/2 Marathon( 13.1 miles) in 1 hr. 52 min. It was the first time I have ever trained on a treadmill (thanks Paul) and the first time running a race all by myself.

I tried really hard to get under 1hr. 50 min. but couldn't quite do it. I ran my first 6 miles in 48 mins! I needed to average a 8 min 23 sec. pace but only ran 8 min 36 sec. pace. Those seconds sure add up fast.Next time!

Bakersfield does not have an official marathon. They do what is called "Two Halves Make a Whole Marathon" instead. They add up both 1/2 marathon races to give you a "marathon" time. Both races have to be completed in the same year. They added my Feb. 1/2 marathon finishing time which was 1hr. 53. (here is the post from Feb) and my Nov.1/2 marathon finishing time to give me an overall "marathon" time of 3hr. 45mins.I received a second place overall female finisher plaque:)