snow

ohio got hit with a snow storm that brought us ~4" or so. we thought eli would love to take a sled ride and play in it...from the photos below you can tell...i don't think he was quite taken with the whole idea (in his defense...it was cold and dark out)

but hey...samee had a blast running over the hills on wedgewood golf course.

we didn't give up though...the next day and with mommy on board...eli went down the hill on the sled with a weeeeeeeee. Then he was smitten with this white stuff.

the before photos of first haircut at cookie cutters

eli took the time to enjoy the balloons
and admire all the sights

and eye all the treats but nothing prepared him for what came next...the haircut

first haircut at cookie cutters

the results of the first haircut

woah! what an experience!! here are the after photos. (thought i would post it in the order you should view it to really get the full experience).

soccer star

moving time

well...as many of you know we are moving on to a new house. it is a happy but truly sad moment in our family. eli has taken the move in stride and loved helping us pack up the boxes.

samee's ready for some turkey

3 generations

autumn day

trick or treat

andy, eli and i went back to the old hood to do alittle trick or treating with
the neighbors. (eli was not very enthused to have his photo taken here)

there's our cheeky monkey strutting his stuff.





THE GANG

"the firefighter" aka Lucas

the brothers
"the little monkey" "the knight"
aka Wyatt aka Blake



the sisters
"the octopus" "the catapillar"
aka Reilly aka Rowen



eli enjoys his loot....yummmmmy!
it was worth wearing this monkey suit.

cousin hugs

eli was very happy to see his cousins (grace and megan). so excited that he couldn't contain it (as you can see by him almost taking grace out by the neck).

1/2 marathon stats

i hopefully will have a photo from the 1/2 marathon to post in a few days. i have to wait for them to upload them online. but i figured i could put my stats out there for you all to see.


1/2 marathon
13.1 miles


finish time: 2:10:40
pace: 9:59/mile


overall place: 2117 out of 3534
gender place: 994 out of 2060
division place (female age 30-34): 170 out of 338



i cranked. i ran the majority of the distance and sprinted to the finish line. but i did it!! my only goal was to complete the race. i did that and blew myself away at how fast my pace was. who knew....maybe i am a runner. i recommend doing it if you can and want to feel a sense of accomplishment like no other.

columbus marathon

chris and i took part in the columbus marathon on sunday. i ran the 1/2 marathon for the first time and chris ran the full marathon for the third year in a row. i snapped a few photos of chris after i ran and he was at the 25 mile marker.

time to hike in the woods

up the hill, down the hill