Enchanted Tracks and Trick or Treat

This was obviously written on 10/31, but I never got pictures put into it so I never published.

Saturday night, I finished up at the event I had for Mac Kid and this time the kids came as participants.


Matt entered them into the costume contest under "Most Original." We had it in the bag, until the unsuspecting "Recycle Bin" who, by the way, was super cute, entered last minute. We did win crowd favorite though! When Matt introduced the kids and their costumes, the whole bleachers went "Awwww!"




On Monday, we took the kids to our new-old (It's new because, we just moved in, but it's sort of old because our townhouse is only around the corner about 3 blocks away, so this really is our old neighborhood too) neighborhood for Trick or Treating.







They were actually pouring our driveway on Halloween.


When we came back from Trick or Treating we put the kid's hand prints in the cement in the dark. It was very funny and something I will never forget. Especially because the guys were still there working and they kept smoothing it out because Parker kept scrunching her fingers.

Lane loved it this year just as much as last year. He did pick which houses he wanted to go to though. He wasn't a fan of the "scary" ones.


Parker was content in her stroller snacking on her black bean quesadilla! If she only knew what was going in her brother's bag. :-)

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13.1

I did it! I did it!


Saturday I ran 13.1 miles without stopping. Well, I did stop to tie my shoelace that came loose and to take a few sips of Gatorade at some of the designated drink stations. But they weren't long stops at all! I can actually say I had a lot of fun. I really do love running in races. (I just really didn't like the training part. It was too time consuming)



I was pretty pleased with my time as well. I was shooting to run it in around 2 hours-2 hours 10 minutes. My official race time was 1:57:05 with an average pace of 8:56.

My sweet little family showed up about every 3 miles which gave me so much motivation. Yes, I did run 13.1 miles, but I think Matt had the bigger challenge that day. He planned out the different spots they would catch me at and wrangled the monkeys on a somewhat chilly and very early morning. I think that is a bigger feat than what I did! And he took pictures!


I have to note my most favorite moment of the race. Around mile 4, I see Matt with Lane on his shoulders both smiling and waving at me as they see me coming. They have their backs facing Parker who is escaping from her stroller. They are, of course, oblivious to this and as I approach them I see Parker (who was supposed to be in her stroller) with one foot on the ground and one big grin on her face. She was all like look at me! So I laughed and pointed to her and I ran by and a very surprised Matt turned around to see the escape artist. A few of the runners around me were laughing too, at the "baby escaping from her stroller." I had to turn around and claim her! That definitely gave me a good chuckle for the next 3 miles.



Every time I would see Matt's green shirt from a distance it would make me so happy. And then the sweet little faces smiling and waving at me.





And then finally at the end, there they were right at the last leg of the race cheering and clapping for me! Finish line was crossing home plate at the Greenville Drive baseball stadium.

I loved the race, but I hated the training-running 5 days a week was a pain. If I run again, I definitely would not train as much.



Yes, I know blinding. (Don't think Matt checked his settings) Eh, whatev!

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I'm just gonna pretend...

-I didn't disappear from the interwebs the last 2 weeks.

-We're comfortably moved into our new home.

-Parker likes her new room.

-I'm not losing my mind.

-I don't burn everything I cook in the microwave or oven or stove and that I really do know how to use the dishwasher and refrigerator.

-We haven't been without cable or internet for the past 2 weeks.

-I have dinner ready every night at 6 and the children are bathed and to bed at a decent hour.

-I'm completely ready for our Thanksgiving guests.

-I'm not blogging from the floor of the guest bedroom with my computer on a box (that has yet to be unpacked).



And for reals FALL in the SOUTH is Amazeballs!

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