Hottie Runs Race and Brings Home a Cutie Pie

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Another race, another personal record for Brad: 10k in 42:59. Another amazing feat is that I also participated in the 10k. Yep, I walked/jogged the 99th Turkey Day 10k in Cincinnati. I had a lot of help and encouragement from Brad and my fellow racer, Joni McCall. Our time wasn't quite as amazing, but we accomplished our goal of finishing and finishing in under an hour and a half.
I have to admit, it was exciting to participate with over 12,000 people at 9:00 in the morning. And although the weather was pretty wonderful, it was a chilly way to start the day.

Here is our view of the crowd as we make our way to the starting line. At this point the race had started, it just took Joni and me about 10 minutes to even get to the beginning.

Our final bridge along the route...stopping to pose for a picture may be why we didn't finish sooner.

My partner-in-crime, Joni McCall - in our coordinating outfits, pink and gray. We figured we'd at least look cute finishing in our matching outfits.

The Men...who didn't coordinate. David Spence (Brad's brother), Brad (hottie), Tom Richardson and Alex McCall

The Bros after a very successful race

Hottie and Cutie Pie :)

Hottie Husband Medals Again!

The temperatures may have been in the teens, but Brad was hot again today! He ran a 5k for Scott High School's Band fund raiser. He placed 6th overall and first in his age category. This time he returned with a medal AND a trophy/plaque. He ran the 3.1 miles in 20 minutes and 48 seconds. Here he is with his running buddy, Bob Kidder.

In the Life of Noelle

Last week, when shorts were not an odd sight for November, Noelle constructed what she called a boat in our living room. She then declared that she was going to take a nap on it. I let her know, in all my motherly wisdom, that she probably couldn't sleep on top of her boat considering that is was too short, too narrow and very hard. She promptly proved me wrong by falling asleep for a good 40 minutes.
On another afternoon Noelle wanted to go out and inspect the drizzly weather. Since Sadie was asleep in Noelle's room she couldn't get her jacket from her closet. Using what resources were available, Noelle made a AquaDoodle cape to check on the weather. Judging by the small blue dots the rain made on the AquaDoodle, there was a very light rain.
And, in a precious moment of being others-focused, Noelle wanted to make Brad a special surprise snack. She used her special cookbook given to her by her grandmother to make Cinnamon Toast. I left it under the broiler slightly longer then it should have so it's a little dark, however most of the dark is from the copious amounts of sugar and cinammon caramelizing on the top.

Happy Fall Sightings

We are greatly enjoying our warm fall days. Here are some pictures of us enjoying the outdoors.

Another try at a good family picture...this won't be on a Christmas card

2 happy, sunny faces in the backseat

A family outing to A.J. Jolly Park. Fortunately Brad doesn't mind a little apple drool in his hair. What a good daddy!

A nice fire on our freshly-stained deck.