Rylyn's Christmas Performance at Preschool

Rylyn just had her holiday performance at her preschool.  She was a gift in the show and got to wear a big red bow around her.  She had a speaking part all by herself and she nailed it!  She had the longest part: she had to say, "God's love is the best gift we can give at Christmas and since God he lives within us, all we really need to give is...ourselves!"  She did it perfectly.  We were so proud!

My 1st 10k!

We look like twins in our black outfits!

Yes, I have completed my first 10k, 6.2 miles...don't know why exactly I wanted to do this to myself, but I did.  The only reason I think I actually did it was because I had two running buddies help me prepare for this event.  We ran in the Heart Center of the Rockies race on November 6th.  It was beautiful weather for November and the course was around a pretty lake.  It wasn't bad until about mile 5 when I wanted to be done.  I ended up completing it in 1 hour and 5 minutes...(I never said I was fast) and Johnny and the girls were there to see me cross the finish line.  6.2 miles was long enough for me...don't have the urge any time soon to run any further than that.

Halloween Fun!

The girls were afraid of the scary pirate (uncle Bryan)




Carol and Grandpa (picture above) Grandpa and Brinlee



Dad and Mom

Jason, Julie, and the girls (Uncle Jason had scary hands too)!

We had a Halloween get together with the kids and their cousins.  My grandpa Glenn and his wife Carol were in town and got to see the children at their wildest!  We ate some italian food, went trick or treating, and called it a night...that was a lot for all of us on a Sunday night!  Rylyn was a princess, Carter was a ladybug, Kyla was a cheerleader, and Lauren was a cowgirl riding her horse.  So fun!

Rylyn, Rena, and Owen

Myself and my Blind Ref





Fall Fun

Dad and Rylyn getting ready to leave for dad's day...of course it was a rainy, muddy day for a pumpkin patch!  They still went and enjoyed the rain with a few donuts and a nice pumpkin souvineer (see pic below).





Rylyn so happy about her "star" pumpkin she found at the pumpkin patch with dad.  We all got a good laugh out of it!





At Rylyn's preschool, the girls got to visit the petting zoo and pet bunnies, cows, sheep, goats, and donkeys.







Also at Rylyn's preschool, there were pony rides.  Carter got to ride her first pony.  She was so little up there that I had to hold her leg to get her to stay on the pony.  She enjoyed the bumpy ride.



They both wanted to go (after our 45 minute wait) on another ride when they finished.

 

My Little Pumpkins...

 

We went to the pumpkin patch this weekend to find us some perfect little pumpkins for the girls.  At the pumpkin patch were some animals, corn mazes, and pumpkins of all kinds.  The girls enjoy the wagon ride as much as the hunt for the pumpkins.  They got to pet a pig and thought the pig was funny.  The weather was beautiful and a great Sunday family afternoon.

Pumpkins from the garden

We planted pumpkins this summer and two out of the four were ready to pick this weekend.  The girls loved checking on the pumpkins and watching them turn from green to orange.  Then they were finally ready to pick.  Here are the girls today next to the two we picked.

So cute

The girls have their moments when they are so sweet to each other, so I grabbed the camera and got this moment on film.  Rylyn was so helpful to Carter and wrapped her in a blanket, got her a drink, and read her a story...precious.