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!

3 1/2, 18 months old and Where are We Going.....

Today Lillian is 3 1/2 years old, wow, hard to believe!! She measured at 39 inches (grown one since 3 years) and is weighing in at 31 pounds, about 2 pounds more than her one year check up. She is loving school and comes home everyday with something new she learned. William had his 18 month check-up yesterday and he is weighing in at just over 25 lbs and is 34 inches tall (grew another inch since 15 months!), that leaves him in the 90-95% for height and between the 25-50% for weight. They said he is doing great and commented on his verbal skills and all the words he can say. Overall the kids are doing great! Follow the link at the bottom for more pictures!

Where are we going???? Well, the monitor came back with 2 spots Camp Lejeune, and 1 spot Okinawa. Now, any other time we would jump at an opportunity to go out of the country, but Okinawa is not our top choice for Battery Command time because it doesn't have firing batteries, that being said, thankfully one of the other Marines who has fulfilled his command time stepped up and took the spot for Okinawa. So...that means.....while our hopes for heading some place different and new may be gone, we will be heading back to Camp Lejeune upon Bill's graduation on March 16th 2010. We are very excited about returing to our friends and familiar surroundings!!

For LOTS of pictures from Colorado, and 18 month and 3 1/2 pictures of the kids:

http://lexiandbillsoucie.com/photos/main.php/v/family/September+2009/