Halloween Recap

There were these cute little pumpkins (down the street)

and then these cute little pumpkins (in my house)

O decided to go with the ghost theme after all and even let me paint his face. Fifi wanted nothing else but to be Minnie Mouse. 

She was the cutest darn Minnie there ever was, even if her mama forgot to put shoes on her for the trick-or-treating. Oops!
 
(I promise she was much happier than she looks here!)
Everyone was just to excited to go.

 

I got a little witchy at work

It was a fun day, but can someone please, please, please, do something with all that candy!

what a weekend

Do you ever feel like the weekend is crammed so full of good, you might just need a nap? 

That's how I feel this afternoon. I love 'home-days' like the two we just had. 

The good included a ride on the Scheels Ferris Wheel with my boy.

I didn't think it would scare me so badly, but I was a bit freaked out up there! He's only three and a half, but thought it was pretty funny to rock the boat, despite the warnings not to.

I think it has something to do with being inside, it gets a little claustrophobic when you are up on the top. 

After naps, we headed to my mom's for a great visit with my god-parents and a few cervezas (it was Cinco De Mayo, after all!). I hadn't seen them in about a month and a half, so it was a wonderful time catching up with them on things.

 

The big accomplishment this weekend? That involved running around downtown and along the Truckee River with my best-friend at my side. We completed our first 5K together and I couldn't be more proud.

 

Our unofficial time was 34minute or so. Not bad considering my shoes came untied twice (mom, I should have listened to your advice about the double knots) and I had a bit of a side ache so we walked here and there. I think it was from excitement and nerves. now, I need another race, I might be hooked! 

biker

About a month ago, Daddy-O took O to the store. When they came home, they had a new bike.

O has been doing great on his balance bike, but really wanted a pedal bike. So we decided it was time.

Almost ever evening, after we get home from work and school, we are outside.

Helmets in place, the kids pedal around the backyard patio or around the block.
(Fifi has a helmet too, I just hadn't gotten it on her yet. With my history with bikes and lack of protective head gear they know the rules.)

I love that it is still light out when we get home. We can squeeze in one more dose of fresh air and get out that extra energy before dinner time.

Even I have gotten in on the fun.