it's finally cold enough for carter's new footie pajamas...

christmas pumpkins

We're switching our decorations from Fall to Christmas. So, we dropped the rest of our pumpkin patch pumpkins off of the roof. This time, the kids drew bulls eyes in the driveway and told Ray where to aim each pumpkin. Good stuff.
Grace and I both agreed that our homegrown pumpkins could not, under any circumstances, be a part of the smashing. So we incorporated them into our Christmas decor.

why we love vince young

a few years ago...

... and last night. Last play of the game. Both of the kids were standing on the couch cheering, "You can do it!" Ray and I were both on the edge of our seats, literally.

saturday

We started getting out our Christmas stuff... Grace and Carter decorated their little trees for their rooms. Grace loves the way her pink feather tree makes her whole room look pink when you turn her room lights off and the tree lights on. Carter hung all of his ornaments on the same branch.

This morning, we hit the Chuy's Christmas parade. Lots of fun. I think the tiny cars were my favorite part. Spider man sprayed us with silly string.

This afternoon, Grace, Carter and I decorated our outside Christmas tree. Still trying to figure out a way to light the sucker up. It's down the road and across the street from our house. I don't think we have enough extension cords.

Just finished watching Twilight. Robert Pattinson might just be sexiest man alive... Next year.

will run for fudge

Mindy and I ran our first Turkey Trot yesterday. It was amazing. Yes, it's five miles instead of the usual 5k, but it didn't feel like it. There were 14,500 people running it with us, so the crowd kind of swept us along.

I had Dave in my ears and the sun on my shoulders while I ran a five mile loop around UT's beautiful campus. I was happily trotting along and wasn't even paying attention when I saw the four mile marker. I glanced at my watch and realized I was on pace to finish in an hour.

Finishing in an hour was my goal, but once I realized how hilly the course was, I wasn't sure if I was going to make it. And, the final hill was almost straight up. Nonetheless, I finished in one hour and fifty-eight seconds. I just kept thinking to myself, the faster I run the more fudge I can eat when I get home. Yes, fudge was my goal for finishing.

We loved the Turkey Trot and can't wait to run it again next year. Although, tonight I'm planning a five mile fudge trot to burn off some of these calories.

happy thanksgiving

We got our amaryllis bulbs in the dirt to today. They had already sprouted in the box. Should be blooming by Christmas. Grace's is pink, Carter's red. I have no earthly idea if we put each bulb in the correct pot. Fortunately, the letters will be easy to switch if I sense a problem while they're getting ready to bloom.