December 2012

Jingle bell jog
This was a combined effort with Beth.  We gave ourselves maybe 3-5
weeks to get ready for this race.  It was cool to say the least on
that Saturday morning.  Fun part was they had little jingle bells that
we all tied onto our shoes.  I was more nervous than I expected, but
that is probably attributed to the training period before.  It was a
fun course, but was hillier than I expected.  Shins really kicked in
at the end, but we got 'er done!

(btw, wow my hair color really needed fixing.  and no, those are not my nipples thanks.  That stupid sports bra has a dumb seam right down the middle that makes it look like Nipples, Nipples, N-I-P-P-L-E-S.  :) always gotta throw that song in when I can.)


Christmas
The holidays are always crazy with work parties, decorating, shopping,
family get togethers, cooking, wrapping.  All that stuff.  We enjoy
going to the Roper Mountain Lights with the kids, and this is where we
do our Santa visit.  He is the best looking Santa I've ever seen!
Maybe one day we will get a pic with all of us smiling :)  But until
then

Christmas pictures is something I stress over.  I really want a nice
Christmas picture of the family (also, Easter and 4th of July) We got
all dressed and ready to take our pics at home and Dave threw in the
towel before we even got started and called Portrait Innovations.
They had an opening in 20 minutes so we headed off.  I think they
turned out wonderfully, and with minimal stress for me.  I know it's
just a pic, but it means a lot to me :)  We also did Ben's 1 year pics (ok a few months late) while we were there.

Since I love chrono pics...

2008

2009

 2010 (yo, preggo here and didn't know it)

 2011

Ben's 1 yr pics

This is why Christmas pics stresses me out...

 Gretchen got ice skates for Christmas, so Daddy took her skating one day while she was on break.

 another round of gymnastics for Gretchen complete.

This one was taken after xmas pics were done. lol

 More craziness, got these shirts at an outlet last summer for like $4.  Love them!

 Not gonna lie, I laughed.  Hope no one is offended...

New Years
We were joined by 2 other couples at our house for New Years Eve.  Had
a nice dinner, chocolate fondue and spirits.  Were entertained by the
neighborhood kids shooting off fireworks and borrowed Don's heat lamp
out back.  That thing was great.  It wasn't super cold that night, but
it was nice to have!  We rang in the year with friends and it couldn't
have been better!