We finished!!!

Yesterday Kami and I ran the Dallas Whiterock Half Marathon!!! It was an amazing feeling to cross the finish line. It was fun to run in the beautiful neighborhoods around Dallas and in downtown. It was a commitment to train for, but was well worth it. Thanks Kurt for helping me achieve this goal by always encouraging me and allowing me to take the time to train.

Above, Kurt's sister Kami at mile 9

Above, Kurt's sister LeeAnn giving me some water at mile 9. I was still feeling pretty good then, but after mile 10 I started hurting!!!

YEA....I FINISHED!!!

Telling my parents I made it to the finish line alive!!!

Thanksgiving Day

The weather was great on Thanksgiving Day so we decided to saddle BH and go for a ride. The kids get so excited when they get to ride horses. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day at Kurt's parents' house. We celebrated with friends a family. Then that weekend we went to the Tech vs. Baylor game at the Cowboy Stadium. We ended up getting to sit in a suite at the stadium (thank you LeeAnn and Johnathan) and it was fabulous. I wish every game could be watched from a suite!! I will try to attach a link to view pictures from the game.

October

October was very busy, here are a few pictures of what we did. I have more to upload later. Above, the kids get to use their umbrellas in the rain.My Dad turned 60. John and I went to Floydada for Dad's birthday party, Punkin Days and my Mom's side of the family get together. Kurt stayed home with Whitley, she was sick. We missed them! Below is John, Destry and Kira after Punkin Days. We didn't do all the festivities at Punkin Days b/c it was so cold and rainy.

Below: Whitley stayed home with me on Columbus Day, she helped me wash dishes.
Below, we tried on John's costume to make sure it fit and Whitley put on her dress up clothes.

Below, Whitley is the second child walking at their school parade and fall festival....

Above, Whitley the Witch was not really thrilled with walking in the parade!John is an old pro at the School for Little People fall festival and parade.

Above, Halloween weekend we went to Aunt LeeAnn's house. LeeAnn went all out for the kids. They are making cupcakes in the above picture.

They went for a jeep ride with Toby and KK.

We watched the Tech game in our Tech clothes.

Above, Whitley and her new friend Acie.




Above, KK puts makeup on Whitley the witch and Acie the princess.

The princess, the witch and the pirate.





LeeAnn's street is perfect for old fashioned trick or treating. We walked door to door and the neighbors were so sweet!




There are a few pictures of what we did in October. We also had all my family in one weekend, John finished up soccer and I went to Montana to see Mary. I still have lots of pictures to post. I can't keep up with our busy schedule this fall! We are having tons of fun and we love this time of the year with all the holidays and the great weather!!!!

Today is...

...our 7 year anniversary! Happy anniversary Kurt, to the best husband I could have ever wished for. Thank you for...

taking out the trash

doing laundry

doing dishes

bathing the kids

hugs

kisses

always planning little get-a-ways for us

being the leader of our household

being a hard worker

loving me no matter what!!!

being a morning person even if I am not quite awake and ready for your cheeriness

being so fun

your family, my n-laws they are the best too

loving me unconditionally for 11 years since we first met!

I love you more everyday!

July 2009

Baby Whitley June 2007

Easter 2007

May 2005 at Zane and Debi's wedding, I was about to pop...John was born a couple of weeks later...he was 9 lbs 2 ozs....that's my explanation...

I had problems finding pictures of just Kurt and me...and I can't find the pictures on my computer from when John was born, i know we have them just can't locate them right now.....so we need to do a better job of getting pictures of just the 2 of us!

Whitley-Pig tails, a new room and a new friend

Kurt's mom aka, Meme, fix Whitley's hair in pig tails the other day and it was too cute. We have been working on Whitley's new big girl room for several weeks now. Not having a baby bed or a changing table in our house is so weird. I am loving decorating very girly though. Her room is still a work in progress, but here are some pics. Also, Whitley got to play with a new friend Jack one afternoon. He is such a cutie! His Dad takes care of our cattle and while the Dads and John worked one Saturday, Jack and Whitley played. Whitley didn't really like sharing her toys, but that was ok with Jack b/c he would rather play with John's tractors and trucks anyway.

We played outside and it was really hot, so we came in for a water break.

My next update will be on John. He started soccer. It is a hoot! He has played 3 games and is getting the hang of it. I think we lost pictures from his first game, but we have several more games and I will make sure I get those pictures saved!!

Ranch Roundup

Friday during the day there was a kids rodeo at Ranch Roundup this year. The kids had a blast even though we had to wait in line 45 minutes to ride the pony and the bull.Petting zoo:

We had to tell him to let go at the end of it. The lady operating the bull would ask the kids if they wanted to get bucked off or just jump off on their own and of course John wanted to get bucked off and he did.

Playing around the house