K's 5k Run

K ran another 5k today.  It was early.  It was cold.  Her brother and I froze.  But she had fun ... and finished with her best time yet :)

She placed second in her age group!

Halloween

Here's a couple shots of My Monsters while they were trying to look like ... other kinds of monsters?!?

Quick link up with: 

Blooper!

Great theme over at Simplicity this week!  I feel like I've found another home for what I thought was a "bad shot."  I love a challenge that lets me pull another shot out of the recycle bin...

K during tennis lessons last winter.  I keep telling her... you have to keep your eyes OPEN to hit the ball!

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Laugh out loud!

Camping last spring at a lake in Arkansas.  My Monsters were determined to swim in the lake.  Never mind that Dad and I told them that the water was pretty cold.  Never mind that they forgot to pack their suites.  Never mind that even our lab didn't want to swim that day.

The were going to swim - no matter what.  So, what was a Mom to do - but let them learn on their own??



AAHHHHHH - It's COLD!!!!

It was a bit colder than they thought.  (LOL!)  Someday, they may learn to listen to dear old Mom...

Linking up with Faith over at ... .  Be sure to check out the other great shots.  :)

Pumpkin Patch time

Our town has an "old fashioned" pumpkin patch.  They have an old truck, tractors, corn maze ~ all sorts of things to entertain kids for several hours.  We have been taking my Monsters there since they were toddlers and can't imagine a Halloween with a trip there.  Here's a few of my fav pics of the Monsters...

Taylor Swift time!

Last weekend K was invited to go to the Taylor Swift concert with her cheer squad.  As an "assistant coach," she's the oldest on her squad so she wasn't really sure she wanted to go with "all the little girls."  But one of the Dad's sprung for a private suite at Cowboys Stadium and all the parents chipped in for the limo ride.  So K was "SO IN!"

Yes, that's right... a luxury suite and a limo ride.  This kid will never want to scrounge change out of the bottom of her purse to score lawn tickets for her favorite band/group/singer.  LOL... diva in the making.  What will I do?

But she had a blast.  And Mom and Dad enjoyed the evening with only one Monster instead of two. 
;-)

My {Blurred} Shot

Finally!!!  I finally found a home for all my "bad" shots. 

You know...the ones where you are so excited that you forget that you can't jump up and down AND take the pictures of your son tackling that quarterback.  Or that time that you nearly did your own back flip the first time your daughter landed her double back handspring - back pike (without a spot).

You know - THOSE shots?

I love, Love, LOVE this link up. (lol)  Here's my shot.  One of our camping trips last fall ~ K & M decided to stack some wood up and see how high they could hurdle.  They ran out of wood before they ran out of energy :)  I didn't really think about fixing any settings on the camera.  And probably don't truly understand them any way.  I simply set it on "sports" and figured I was good to go.  I didn't get the shots that I wanted...exactly.  But whatever...

There are much better "blurred" shots over here so be sure to check them out!

Black & White Wednesday

Love this shot from our recent trip to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.  I love the fact that I can still occasionally see the wonder on the faces of our "tweens."

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The difference in slumber parties

So Chaos and Mayhem have turned 11. 

Last weekend, Matt (Mayhem) had his party.  It started with a trip to LazerQuest with 10 or so of his closest buddies.  Then 5 were invited to come home with him to stay the night.  The night included wrestling, tackling, pillow fights that brought blood and lots of sweat.

This weekend, it's Kat's (Chaos) turn.  It's all home activities... making beaded bracelets, having obstacle coarse races, movies, screaming, laughter, music and TONS OF TALKING!

Wow... I'm exhausted!

Snow day!

DFW got about an inch of ice topped with an inch of snow.  Which means... all of the metroplex shut down!  I got a couple of pictures of the dogs playing early this morning.  Of course, I took the pictures through a window because it was WAY too cold for me to go outside!  :)

What is this?  Am I supposed to eat it?

Surprise visitor this morning