Grace's TENTH Birthday!!!

Yes, I am VERY behind with my posts but will be all caught up after tonight!

First, I CANNOT believe that my niece is 10 years old! She turned 10 on the 26th of November but we had a birthday weekend for her a 2 weekends before her actual birthday. Friday night was her birthday sleepover with her friends, I was able to come up early and eat dinner with them at Kobe's and then they headed off to the movies while I went back to Tiff's to bake Grace's cake. After they returned home from the movies we had cake, she opened presents and then it was a night full of "Just Dance 4". The next day I took Grace to Justice and let her have a mini shopping spree, it was so much fun! I LOVE being and Aunt. In the afternoon, the rest of the family arrived and we went to Ashland Pizza and Pub and then went back to the house for round 2 of presents and cake (which I got the pleasure of baking and decorating). Mark was able to Skype with us during both of Grace's present openings, it really made it feel like he was apart of it all. We ended the night with more "Just Dance 4". What a great weekend with the family!

Dinner at Kobe's

Grace opening her presents at her Friend Sleepover. Mark Skyping in to see all the excitement!

Ashland Pizza and Pub

Grace and me with her birthday cake that I made her.

Family picture....see all of us in the square in the bottom right corner? It's as close to a family picture as we can get right now, but we all loved it!

I love the fact that she is 10 and still wanted to get a BFF necklace with me. She is the coolest 10 year old I know. 

Tara and Clay=Married!

Tara and Clay got married at my parents home, on November 14th. We had a less than 24 hours notice but most of my family was able to attend a fun and memorable evening. Congrats Tara and Clay!!

Wedding Ceremony

Tyler sang a few songs

Chris and I toasting to the happy couple with my parents only wine glasses in the house! We loved it! :)

Bass Pro Half Marathon 2012

Last year my sister, Tara and I ran the Bass Pro Half Marathon for the first time. We had so much fun, that we decided to make it an annual race for us! Well, if you had read my post about the STL half then you are aware I have not been training as much as I should, but once I set my mind to something I won't give up! This race came up so quickly I really didn't even have time to change my mind if I wanted to! Chris, Aidan, Wayne, Nancy, and my Dad all came out to support us. Thank you all so much, it really does help to see a friendly face along the course. I am glad to say I survived and it had a great time running the streets of my hometown with many familiar faces!

Hunting Season has Arrived!

For the past few weeks Chris has been actively working to finish his homemade Hay Bale Blind in time for Hunting Season! Below is the finished product. It is large enough for 2 people to sit comfortably and he will even be able to bow hunt out of it. I can't wait to hear how it works out for him this season!