Just Doin' Life

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Fall and Smores

We had the most beautiful Fall weather this weekend, so today Ashlee, Meggan and I (and Hannah too) took a walk through Riverside. A new activity for us, as Meggan is finally off bedrest, hurray!

I love this face Hannah makes:

Then tonight we enjoyed smores in the Flinns' firepit. Yum!

And a complete group shot, now that Aaron figured out how to use the timer:

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Marathon Day

Last weekend was Bryan's second Chicago Marathon. Here we are after eating the traditional pre-marathon spaghetti dinner:

We got up bright and early and saw the Chicago sunrise- which I have seen more this summer than ever before, due to the sharp increase in marathons/triathlons this summer....

Our two youngest spectators waiting for the train:

Our three runners walking to the start:

Half of our cheering squad:

The youngest cheerer:

Carolyn was very cuddly and a just wee bit crabby about having her picture taken this early in the morning:

And they're off! We managed to catch Bryan and Aaron and sometimes my dad (who we missed by just a few minutes a few times) at each one of our six cheering stops- Mile 1, 4, 11, 17, 20, and 25.

Here come the strollers, racing through the sea of runners, on to our next lookout spot:

As the afternoon heated up, Carolyn reminded us all that a popsicle makes everything better:

Here's Hannah, cheerful as always:

Here comes Aaron at Mile 20, ready for a high five:

And Bryan, "No time for high fives, can't you see I'm running here?!"

Here are our runners at mile 25.5- less than a mile to go!

Dad is in The Zone...

And here come Bryan and Aaron, still going strong to the finish!

Proudly sporting his medal and ice bag:

A few minutes of rest before the long trek back to the train. The spectator team was ready for a rest also- after walking approximately 8 miles around Chicago chasing these runners around! And yes, I actually added up our miles- thanks to Gmap pedometer.

So proud of this boy:

The three marathoners:

And here is sweet Carolyn, still smiling even after a long and crazy day- what a champ!

Hannah turns 1

Little Hannah Pace turned 1 two weeks ago. She's such a big girl now! Doesn't Uncle Bryan look handsome in his party hat?

Isn't she a cutie?

The traditional tasting-of-the-birthday-cake

Fun with the Coxes

A few weeks ago we went to Klackle Family Farms with our dear dear friends, Ryan and Amber. It was a gorgeous day, and we had a great time picking apples and enjoying all the carnival-style events Klackle had to offer. Unfortunately, we did not get to ride the camels. I would have loved a picture of that. Who knew an apple orchard would have camels....

We love these two!

At The Launch Pad you could put rotten/deformed apples in this giant slingshot and try to hit the targets. On my first try I pulled the slingshot back as far as I could, released, and BAM- the apple flew straight backwards and nailed my shoulder. I have no idea how that happened. I mostly watched after that.