Halloween

The kids had such a good time today with Halloween. We began the day attending Lillian's school party where they played outside (it was near 70 here!) of course got lots of candy and got to jump and play in a bouncy! Then this evening they had an absolute blast Trick Or Treating around our neighborhood, where there were tons of kids out. They were both so cute and Lillian really got into going to the houses and ringing the doorbells. When it was time to stop, neither kiddo wanted to!! William came home ate most of his candy and wanted to head back out for more =o) It was a great day and we all had a fabulous time!!

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New Bouncy

Well, we gave in and purchased a bouncy for the kids to have at the house! It is by far the best purchase we have made to date =o) It has also stopped them from jumping on the furniture since the movers broke their trampoline! I will get video up once I get a cord that works with my lapp top!!

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Caught Napping

Bill got done with class early one day this week and found Lillian, myself and Pixel passed out on the couch! William was napping in his room =o)

Rainy Day Painting Pottery

We've had our share of rainy days recently so this week on one of those days Bill and I took the kids to a local store that lets adults and kids paint their own pottery pieces.

The kids each picked out a pumpkin that can also be an ornament to paint and got to pick their own colors! They enjoyed this so much and it was great to watch!! Lillian kept asking for more to paint so I picked out a plate for them both to do which they also enjoyed. Now we just wait for the store to put them in their kiln, and we'll pick them up early next week!! Stay tuned =o)

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Dallas...

Last weekend we took the kids to the Dallas Aquarium along with a stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. They both loved the aquarium and all the animals especially the turtles and fish. They enjoyed the indoor water park at the Great Wolf Lodge, although it did take some warming up to for Lillian, it is VERY loud inside!! She got her nails done just like us big girls do and she really enjoyed that. Even getting flowers on her thumbs!

Spirit of Survival Half Marathon

Sunday morning, bright and early in the rain and cold, my sister, her husband Will and myself ran 6.55 miles into the Wildlife Refuge up many hills, and 6.55 miles back! It was a much better half marathon than the previous one in Boulder and our results were much better! I posted just over 1:52 and am quite happy with that, and finished in the top 25% overall! It was great having Bill and the kids at then top of this last hill (in picture) to cheer me on the final tenth, it was a killer hill right at mile 13! I am already looking to my next half marathon to do even better (crazy yes, and I NEVER thought I would utter those words!). I am so happy that both half marathons are over, and I get a few days off, but also very proud that I completed both of them with good results!

For more pictures of the whole weekend including Lillian's race follow the link below:

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Lillian's Race!

This past Saturday Lillian participated in the Spirit of Survival Kid's Marathon. We logged her 25 miles the past few months and then on the day of the race with Grandma and Grandpa O'Brien and Daddy by her side she sprinted, walked, and ran (repeated many times) the final 1.2 miles. She did a fantastic job and had it not been for the Buffalo in a costume that scared her to death, there would have been no tears! Afterwards they had a kidzone for all the participants and their families and William and Lillian fully enjoyed the bouncies along with the kids!