Perhaps....

...it might be time to take the bottle away.

As a mom of 4 girls...

....there are going to be a lot of moments like these.

Oh, the joys!

Remember When?...

...I said I would run another half marathon HERE? Well, I wasn't quite sure if I meant that, I was mainly just on a runner's high.  But then...since I am friends with some pretty amazing people that motivate me to do things like run 13.1 miles (and train for it weeks before), I jumped in again...especially when I talked some other friends into running it too.

 My sis-in-law Sara, my bro Mike and my friend Lisa...they rocked!!

 And of course, my neighbor and friend Tina...I was SO proud of her.  She was a rockstar too.  She trained for this mostly by herself while her hubby is halfway across the world.  Now that takes some motivation.

Thanks for pushing me Sara!

Missing from these pictures is my friend Lindsay (the one who talked me into it). We ran together in April and we set a new goal together for this race.  She trained all the way up until TWO weeks before the race (which is a whole LOT of miles) then she had to undergo heart surgery.  While I was sad I lost a running partner for the day, I have a friend for a lifetime and I'm SO VERY thankful that God was looking over her and that her condition was one that was able to be caught and fixed when it was.  Which means...I have another race to run.  I can't wait to run with you again soon, Lindsay!

(Beth, Nikki, Lindsay & I in April)

Some days are just like this....

Who needs a new present....

...when the box it came in is way more fun??

This is what happens when...

....you are eating chips and guacamole, then your phone rings and it is an important phone call so you just HAVE to answer it even though you would rather just have a little snack...then your 15 month old starts screaming and pointing at the quacamole and you REALLY need her to be quiet.  So you give it to her because of course, it works when she shoves fistfuls of it into her mouth...(nevermind the need for chips when you can just use your hands)...then she rubs it on her pant leg and starts slapping her leg and quacamole splatters EVERYWHERE...you try to teach your 15-month old to eat chips and quacamole.

Ladybugs, Butterflies, Witches and Pirates, oh my!

It's so much fun when you get your very young toddler all dressed up and they have NO CLUE what is going on...

 ...until you go to those first few houses and they figure out that when they ring the doorbell, someone comes to the door and gives them candy!!  That's pretty cool!

Clap, clap, clap!!  I already have 2 suckers in my bucket!!!

Ellie the pirate, at her school party with one of her BFF's!

Here's to another memorable year...now if I could just stop eating looking at all of this Halloween candy!!!



Love this busy 15 month old...

...she is into EVERYTHING.  Big sister doesn't help when she tries to show her how to take a drink of water out of the garden hose.  Of course, Eva wanted to do it herself and suprisingly it sprayed her right in the face.

 But she just laughed and giggled..oh how we LOVE this girl, her adventure and laid back personality.

May you always be able to laugh at those unpleasant surprises in life, Eva Faith.