Valentine Boxes

We've been hard at work at our house! Take a look...Ta-DA!!!

A look back...Part 2

More slides of Yours Truly...

Me & my big brothers (I was "spitting up" in this picture)...Chad, Halli, & John

We were camping and evidently I kept trying to crawl into the fire, so they hung me in a tree...

One Year Old...

My mom and I

Halli & Grandpa Cline

A blustery day indeed...

Grandma McDougall & Halli

So fun to take a look back! Thanks for indulging me. ;)

A look back...Part 1

A couple of years ago, my dad gave me two reels of slides (about 200 slides) of me growing up. When I was little we would pull out the projector and watch slide shows. I always loved that... but I haven't seen the slides for about 20 years. Last week, we got a scanner that will scan slides. So, Dave (bless his heart) spent several hours scanning all the slides for me. We laughed and laughed as we took a look back. The kids thought it was hilarious and Taylor said, "Thanks mom for not making us dress like that!" Here are some of our favorites...

This was taken at the fourth of July parade... Can you believe my mom let me go out dressed like that?

Can you say Dorky...

In Hawaii learning to hula with my dad (the big fella in the white and blue striped shirt)...

All I have to say is thank you mom & dad for investing in braces!

I LOVED Annie. My Grandma Cline made me this Annie doll for my birthday. Check out my mom's clothes! Ha-Ha! That couldn't have looked good then either!

My Mom, Grandma Cline, and yours truly!

top row: Me, Erlynn Shultz, Jody Jacobsen, ?, Heather ?, Stephanie Smith

bottom row: Anna Marie Smiley, Cori Hein, Lila Bennett, Danelle Olson, & Tammy Hunter

I wore this beauty to the 7th grade dance... Taylor died laughing when she saw this picture! I can't say I blame her. Yikes! :)

Great Wolf Lodge

The kids didn't have school February 1-3rd so my friend, Laurie, and I took the kids to The Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX. It's a great resort for kids with an indoor water park. We left Monday and got home late Tuesday night. It was a fabulous time to go as there were absolutely no lines. We left the men at home since they had to work...poor fella's! :)

Laurie checking us in...

Carter enjoying the hot tub...

Halli & Taylor...

Lauren, Katelyn, & Laurie...

Mmmm....dippin' dots!

We ran into lots of people from our school/neighborhood who had the same great idea. In fact, one of Taylor's best friends was there too! They had come with a group of friends as well so Taylor had 5 or 6 of her friends there to hang out with. She was in heaven!

Taylor & Samantha ...
Lauren & Katelyn ...Ready to head home...

Taylor, Lauren, Halli, Carter, Zack, Katelyn, & Laurie

This may be a new tradition as we had a great time! :)
Thanks Laurie for inviting us!!!

Am I a quitter?

So, I hurt...when I run. My hip hurts all the time. A few years ago, my hip hurt so bad from running, I went to the doctor and he said I needed to stop running. So, I did and it SLOWLY got better...like 6 months later. Last year, I started training for my first duathlon. I started running again. I was fine. Then I did my first triathlon. All was well. But when I started doing this, my hip started bothering me again. Maybe I'm running too much, trying to build too fast, or maybe I'm just getting old...I don't know. All I know is that I hurt. We've cut way back on our training which helped my shin splints (and Laurie's knee) but my hip seems to be getting worse. So, for now, I am not seeing a half marathon on the horizon. Although I do see another duathlon, triathlon, and maybe a 10k on the horizon. We are still running 3 miles, at the crack of dawn, 3 days/week in addition to our other workouts (step class, cycling, and weight training). I'm just thinking that I need to cut out the long runs...at least for now. Does that make me a quitter...cuz' I'm kinda feeling like one? :(

We won!!!

Carter had his 3rd basketball game today and we won! Woo-Hoo! It was a nail bitter...16-14. We were tied with 10 seconds left on the clock when we scored.

How do you spell FUN? ...W-I-N!!!

(Carter's #1, blue jersey, hand on ball)

Good defense buddy!

Spectators?

Lauren, Taylor, and Lauren's friend, Katelyn, coloring. Can you tell they were really into the game? :)

Grandma enjoying the action...

I'm Speechless...

Now that is sexy!!! ;)

Think I can get Dave to sport that look? ha-ha