A Tidbit

Let's start with the most exciting...(not really.)  But it was definitely fun.  My friend Stacey (middle gal) talked me into doing a 1/2 marathon with her. The other girl is her sister Sara.  I have never done one before but have always wanted to.  It was SO much fun! I am really excited to do another.  The only bad part was that the first and last 2 miles were down hill and then uphill.  The hill portion ensured that I would be VERY sore for the next three days.  The day of the marathon was also a day of torture.  I ran the race, came home to a dirty house (we won't mention who I was frustrated with), cleaned it, canned applesauce (yummy), had 3 neighbor kids over, made a huge pot of chili for the ward fall festival that night, got my kids dressed for the party, laid on the floor while wishing I could die, dragged myself out the door and to the party where I had to man a booth for part of the evening.  By the time I got home I was thinking that an amputation on my legs wouldn't be so bad.  Did I mention that I had diarrhea after the race and for the rest of the day my bowels weren't quite normal (don't ask me why I feel compelled to share this with you).  Long races are not compatible with my digestive system...maybe it will be better on the next race!

We cut Rem's hair last week, and Ryan first gave Remington a mohawk.  Rem was a little nervous at first, until Ry assured him that it was  temporary and that he would buzz him as soon as he took a picture.

Rem had "crazy sock day" at school and since we couldn't find any for him, we decided to make some!  And, since it cost $10 to buy the tie dye kit (Ryan was in charge of this part), we decided to get our monies worth and use it all.  We did shirts and socks for all the kids.  Indi and Rem got to stay up late and help us...They Loved it!

I found a bra that looks like it might fit me...well...maybe a little too big still.  But now I know. Next time I am in the market for buying a bra I will head to the little girl section at Walmart and grab the first Hannah Montana bra I find! (At least it wasn't a Dora the Explorer bra!)

We started off on foot for Halloween night, but the neighbors here are pretty far apart.  We did most of our neighborhood on foot and then jumped in the ranger to buzz on over to some friends in the neighborhood next to us.

I guess even the big kids get a little scared on Halloween night!

Walker was our little ninja.  I always used to make the kids costumes, but I finally accepted the fact that it is NOT cheaper to make them and I might as well save myself some time and money and just buy them.  Sorry the pic is sideways.  I am too lazy to fix it.

Indi was our Super Girl.  She was so stinkin' cute about it.  She insisted that she really was stronger in her outfit, and when she grows up she WILL be able to fly.

Remington was a storm trooper, or in his words, a soldier, AGAIN. He is working on his skills at subduing the enemy.  Insurgents--you had better watch out!  

And, Remington's class  and school voted today.  He was so fascinated by the whole idea and he wanted to know who Ryan and I were voting for and why.  Ryan asked him if he wanted to be President of the United States when heh grows up, and he honestly admitted, "But I wouldn't know what to do!"

At least Rem is honest about the his experience...(couldn't help throwing that in!)