Shamrock Run 2010

Masses of people
Love this guy!

Yummy beer!

Salmon Chowder....YUCK!

Pre-race coffee

This is the second year for me entering the Shamrock Run but this time we drug our significant others with us! For not training one lick I actually surprised myself and think I could have ran the whole way (at my pace of course) but thankfully I was partnered with Kevin so that wasn't necessary. It was FREEZING cold and I actually ran with 5 layers of clothing on and didn't break a sweat until the end. Maybe next year I'll actually be prepared......or not.

Pretty Puppy

I am officially the crazy dog lady....and Avery too! We took Suh to our local Petco and played dress-up. It was a tough choice but we decided on this cute little pink dress. The boys shockingly said nothing but were a little worried the stripes were going the wrong direction for slimness. ♥

Mother of the year

Jess was at home with the kids, it was a nice day out and they were playing outside.....together......nicely. Why would I want to interrupt that peacefulness? I was just really proud of them for wearing their helmets and thinking "out of the box". Under the mattress is about 4 skateboards and some plywood. Jess on the other hand didn't think it was such a good idea they had come up with.

Check it out!

In February I hosted a bridal shower for my sister-in-law Vic. Overall it went pretty well, she received some very nice things and I somehow was able to squeeze 25 people into my living room. I thankfully was not in charge of games because I hate them and so does she. She definitely DID NOT want to play the toilet paper wedding dress game but this was a far cry from that. Her Great Aunt put this together with only tape, a stapler and a couple bobby pins. The "material" was just the tissue paper from all the gifts she opened. AMAZING!!!!
Bridesmaids-yes I know that I am a head taller than EVERYONE!

Mother of the groom

Bride and Avery the flower girl

Mother of the Bride

The beautiful bow bouquet that I made

Suh

This is Suh (pronounced Sue). She is our family dog and I LOVE her! Jess and I finally convinced ourselves that a dog could survive our three children so our search began. It took several months to research what type of dog, cost and etc. but we found her. So far she has been great and the kids aren't even bored with her yet!

Leaving a legacy

Melvin Richard Murray

1915-2009

For our family it’s impossible to focus on only one memory. Grandpa was a man of little words but many actions that fill our hearts and minds full of memories. Here are just a few that make us smile:
Black coffee, comics, a penny for a pine cone, Enchanted Forest, three strands of hair that he would never cut, The Price is Right, fried tacos, fill-in puzzles, quilting, cheese and olive pizza, Jeopardy, donut holes, grandfather clocks, feeding the ducks, push lawnmower, kiss on the cheek, his glasses, church, candy box in the car, his recliner chair, cribbage, roasted almonds, mince meat pie, the camp meeting snack shack, wood working, math, suspenders, baseball hat and three kisses for grandma.

O' Christmas Tree

Another year, another tree and another video. The boys did not disappoint this year as they showed their "teamwork" in cutting down our Christmas tree. I truly believe they will be best friends one of these days and until then God is just teaching me patience.