Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This time of year is so much fun!  Last week we went to the pumpkin patch and got our pumpkin (which I'll blog about when I catch up).  I was gone this past weekend in Hocking Hills with my book group (which I'll blog about when I catch up) so we had to wait to carve pumpkins until yesterday - just in time for Trick or Treat tonight!

They all took great care in planning and digging out their pumpkins.  We saved the pumpkins seeds (of course) and made a few batches of baked seeds.  Yum!

Their hard work on the pumpkins paid off - they looked great and spooky out on the front porch!

Tonight was Trick or Treat.  Mason went to a friend's and hung out and passed out candy, Ella (and Ashlee) were grannies and Silas was Darth Vader.

We put Ella's hair up in curlers and then a granny rain cap on it.  She looked pretty legit!  She even had the slow, creaky granny walk down but we had to tell her to hurry it up so we could get around the 'hood!

Si has some pretty spooky Darth Vader eyes!

I love the pictures of the pumpkins - the street light across the street his the tree branches and the shadows land on the house - perfect for the spooky picture effects!

Ugh, and now it's hard to believe, but it's time to start planning Thanksgiving and get Christmas shopping underway!! Where does the time go!?!

The Biggest News

I have a ton to update from the last few weeks but the biggest news of most recent is that we have a new baby in the family!
Barrett Timothy was born on Friday October 14th to Sarah and Brian (proud grandparents - Margie and Tim :)

he is a doll...8 lbs 15 oz, 20 inches long. 

Yeah - he's got "spoiled" written all over him!! :)

Running

So, I'm still running and getting ready for the Columbus Marathon (I'm only doing the 1/2 marathon=13.1 miles) on Oct. 16th. I'm getting pretty excited about it but also nervous. I was looking at the miles I've put on my shoes since I've had them...about 315 miles. I was curious as to how far that would have gotten me so I mapped it - a 315 mile radius from Hilliard.



Not quite as far as I'd like but not bad. Running shoes typically are only good for 350-550 miles (depending on how you run) so mine are on the downswing. I'd guess mine will make it to the end of the year.
Running has given me a lot of physical confidence and I love it. It's also made my body hurt in ways that suck (and would probably go away if I got the right training). I'll grind through this 1/2 and then try to get the training so it doesn't hurt so bad!