HAPPENINGS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS

LAST SATURDAY ABBEY DID HER FIRST HALF MARATHON.  SHE LOOKED STRONG AS SHE PASSED US AT MILE SEVEN.

ROXANNE WAS A REAL CHEERLEADER, RUNNING A WHILE WITH HER,

AND CHEERING EVERYONE ON.  SHE , MUCH TO SYDNEY'S EMBARRASSMENT , USED A TIN CAN AND MY POTATO MASHER TO MAKE LOTS OF NOISE.  SYD, SWEARS SHE WILL NOT EAT MASHED POTATOES NEXT THANKSGIVING IF I USE THAT TO MASH THEM.  

OLIVIA EARNED THAT BAGEL,AND SOME KRISPY KREME DONUTS TOO.  THERE WAS ALSO A 10K GOING ON AT THE  PARK AND HER AND PATTI RAN IT.  

ABBEY GIVES PAPA A HIGH FIVE AS SHE COMES IN ON THE FINAL STRETCH.

ONCE AGAIN OUR CHEERLEADER RUNS WITH ABBEY, ENCOURAGING HER ALONG, AS SHE APPROACHES THE FINISH LINE.

ABBEY'S ALL SMILES WITH HER FIRST HALF MARATHON UNDER HER BELT.
GREAT JOB ABBEY!!!
NOW START TRAINING FOR THAT FIRST MARATHON :)


TODAY WAS THE ANNUAL GIRLS ON THE RUN.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND OLIVIA AND ABBEY AT THE START, I CAN'T AND I WAS THERE.
OLIVIA, ONCE AGAIN, WENT BY SO FAST IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A PICTURE.  I HAVE A GREAT ONE OF THE GIRL THAT WAS A FEW YARDS BEHIND HER.

CELEBRATE

HOW CUTE ARE THESE COUSINS?

LIV AND A FRIEND DISCUSS THE RACE WHILE RE HYDRATING.

PAPA AND ONE OF HIS EIGHT FAVORITE GRANDAUGHTERS.

PATTI  DOES THESE RACES LIKE THEY'RE A PIECE OF CAKE.
GREAT JOB GIRLS!

AFTER THE RACE, WE TRAVELED DOWN THE FREEWAY TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION FOR ALYSSA'S 24TH BIRTHDAY.

IT WAS HELD IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PARK.

THEIR WERE ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS TO DO, INCLUDING THESE FUN BUBBLE WANDS.

AFTER LOTS OF PRACTICE, ALYSSA (on the right), GINA, AND A FRIEND, GOT TO BE QUITE SUCCESSFUL.  I EVEN ACCOMPLISHED A BUBBLE OR TWO.

LOTS OF FOOD,

GAMES,

AND KITE FLYING!
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALYSSA,
HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR!!!