tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46522365427484248312024-02-21T01:35:48.431-07:00The Stores FamilyThe Family Who Runs Together, Stays Together!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-37195015782788355822009-12-06T17:48:00.003-07:002009-12-06T17:52:56.326-07:00First Santa of the Year!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgyLNOjGPfbk-cNRjl_5s6Ju14E4N8d43calqWHAOOu2hQtHfC7KKWvaUf76vDXIxH1eqQIJSNU79P5YEIMS_JYzF5GxBm5Jl-oKbi1GsC2XxxWpn9aV12KrVThFlsHXOG1JjWMPlBs5i/s1600-h/IMG_1225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412290771626638706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgyLNOjGPfbk-cNRjl_5s6Ju14E4N8d43calqWHAOOu2hQtHfC7KKWvaUf76vDXIxH1eqQIJSNU79P5YEIMS_JYzF5GxBm5Jl-oKbi1GsC2XxxWpn9aV12KrVThFlsHXOG1JjWMPlBs5i/s320/IMG_1225.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglExzYSdF24-83OjKXFk2Szf9jkqPVhtiTsZfeuJQ8aDzDaFca0Y-AgdgLDdEQlYK3xaPp4crzEXf7AtFfD7VmT9kZH-7cCrZA1dM_hM6B6hEzPxXAUwgePnNQ9EQK1YqNWbMvUa3eBWY/s1600-h/IMG_1226.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412290606867670482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglExzYSdF24-83OjKXFk2Szf9jkqPVhtiTsZfeuJQ8aDzDaFca0Y-AgdgLDdEQlYK3xaPp4crzEXf7AtFfD7VmT9kZH-7cCrZA1dM_hM6B6hEzPxXAUwgePnNQ9EQK1YqNWbMvUa3eBWY/s320/IMG_1226.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The kids saw their first Santa of the year at Pamida Thanksgiving weekend (and I say first because we know will see him few more times before Christmas!) Chloe said she wasn't going to be scared this year and tell him what she wanted for Christmas and she held true to her word! It was the first time she didn't reach out for us or cry! :) She was still a bit nervous, but she did really well. Caiden of course was fine!</span> </div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-16537369951752581572009-12-06T17:34:00.005-07:002009-12-06T17:48:51.914-07:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb485h1VEg-_p3UeSiAWn2NgrGrqP_1YK87amQ-dVH5KijJRYKEuPBiiLbMf7rRm7R7CFibBqx3vl_vmpjolKPOk1ufLiIYIlgA7kZDswwE4CtVf7x1x8v6W5G-r-m9svoKYuewzQk5_Pm/s1600-h/IMG_1223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412289452014391538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb485h1VEg-_p3UeSiAWn2NgrGrqP_1YK87amQ-dVH5KijJRYKEuPBiiLbMf7rRm7R7CFibBqx3vl_vmpjolKPOk1ufLiIYIlgA7kZDswwE4CtVf7x1x8v6W5G-r-m9svoKYuewzQk5_Pm/s320/IMG_1223.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNfiJ_xsU9ODE4qFs-yiK3ZBAqrHzi1RE_54rNVmQkmhr9axeE-d3swwBhkCIiISItO9_PHROuP8Lj8BfVdv4R-wNXyAGF4tYnd_fJP23J2XPnr3nW7H3fvNuHnUIVS7BxyAcm8a7Irqd/s1600-h/IMG_1222.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412288897078107938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNfiJ_xsU9ODE4qFs-yiK3ZBAqrHzi1RE_54rNVmQkmhr9axeE-d3swwBhkCIiISItO9_PHROuP8Lj8BfVdv4R-wNXyAGF4tYnd_fJP23J2XPnr3nW7H3fvNuHnUIVS7BxyAcm8a7Irqd/s320/IMG_1222.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVcfYUZ1Kucq1JxcIrJmovpKroGnR26lcG3plzOCb7w9R0lIytlOtBW8jX9soplwZPIKiVSF5s779xkbQTA_LX6WDkgnpA0emF5NJmwF0q_y7vBhuMe-59d9xAtWHxQUD1xHY_v1tfo-z/s1600-h/golden+corral.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 94px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412289593296634722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVcfYUZ1Kucq1JxcIrJmovpKroGnR26lcG3plzOCb7w9R0lIytlOtBW8jX9soplwZPIKiVSF5s779xkbQTA_LX6WDkgnpA0emF5NJmwF0q_y7vBhuMe-59d9xAtWHxQUD1xHY_v1tfo-z/s320/golden+corral.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Our traditional Thanksgiving is a lot different than most people and some think we are crazy, but it has been our tradition since we moved to South Dakota and I don't see it changing anytime in the near future! We start off at the Turkey Trot 5K in Rapid City, which is a race put on by the Black Hills Running Club. This year, I ran the race as my November race and Chris decided he would push the kids in the stroller for fun. We all ran together for a few minutes and then we the people with strollers and dogs and the walkers went one way and we went another. The race started off well for me, but I had to many layers on this year (the temp reached to 60 degrees later in the day!) and I got pretty hot. The course seemed to be a little long too, and for every .1 of a mile that the course is long, it feels like you are running an extra mile! So, my time was pretty slow (32 something) but Chris ran a 24 something pushing 80 pounds! After the race, we all stood and listened as they called off the 350 names of the people who had won pies - we were not one of them. Which makes for 2 years in a row. The first 2 years, we did win one, therefore, we will win one next year for sure! It was a fun race and I got see some of my "running friends" - most of who I only see at the local races. After the race, we headed to The Golden Corral for our Thanksgiving dinner. I know, I know - a buffet at the Golden Corral for Thanksgiving?! But it's actually really good and the kids don't like turkey and mashed potatoes anyway so it works out for us because the kids can eat whatever they want :) And they have some really good desserts too! So, we were stuffed and headed home to watch some football and let our food digest. Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for all of you who read what is going on in our lives! </span></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-32602054959363375812009-11-02T13:29:00.008-07:002009-11-02T13:52:30.938-07:00Halloween Through the Years<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I thought it would be fun to look at all of the pictures from Halloween past and post some pictures here! It's so fun to see how much the kids have grown! This starts with Chloe's first Halloween in 2005 as I have no idea where the 2004 pictures are! But Caiden was a lion and a really cute one! :)<br /><br /></span> 2005 - A Tiger and a Duck<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-L67OAhtE9wjS2OMKeI4Ar8bLvuXE-dzt-bxcr7H6GdO27jRN7pFXx4oUFUNF0sZp70rTTCPiiQSA3bL32mLkluXDmRnYOIk-jm6-hFFLUSaOZZWDMN4gr1nZgpkGtHLmGrNQ0NzHLbw/s1600-h/Picture+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609378708745378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-L67OAhtE9wjS2OMKeI4Ar8bLvuXE-dzt-bxcr7H6GdO27jRN7pFXx4oUFUNF0sZp70rTTCPiiQSA3bL32mLkluXDmRnYOIk-jm6-hFFLUSaOZZWDMN4gr1nZgpkGtHLmGrNQ0NzHLbw/s320/Picture+083.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />2006 - A Monkey and a Bunny<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8OcXkelXk7rWaZ256ht201QHWH_FwwS-MTSYy5OYGQ0gPDt3_HVtPvKmCYzYtRYZ5ee0vNxqCXM81gCvqYxzjOROYlIwid2OfhEQk_7Kkv2aMdrOFicQ5RH3VmRH98x9F1Sjp3qSXQZW/s1600-h/Caid+and+Chloe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609170270859682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8OcXkelXk7rWaZ256ht201QHWH_FwwS-MTSYy5OYGQ0gPDt3_HVtPvKmCYzYtRYZ5ee0vNxqCXM81gCvqYxzjOROYlIwid2OfhEQk_7Kkv2aMdrOFicQ5RH3VmRH98x9F1Sjp3qSXQZW/s320/Caid+and+Chloe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />2007 - Mickey and Minnie Mouse <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffNrgPEzzwFFapOxyC90fALbcBIwb-pBSdzzoKHR2KDTQ5WS4-4RZ2diVGShS4yb_YvHhgNXD31T4Hd0ys_eHiA3hV20ySMg_W3s7kocb1pBO1yykgfdMOxysKPiHjK1IifLvKo-_vTKs/s1600-h/The+cutest+mickey+and+minnie+ever.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399609038033083842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffNrgPEzzwFFapOxyC90fALbcBIwb-pBSdzzoKHR2KDTQ5WS4-4RZ2diVGShS4yb_YvHhgNXD31T4Hd0ys_eHiA3hV20ySMg_W3s7kocb1pBO1yykgfdMOxysKPiHjK1IifLvKo-_vTKs/s320/The+cutest+mickey+and+minnie+ever.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />2008 - Sleeping Beauty and a Seahawks Football Player<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh-Xn2jMZl1k7_g2L8h2yow_YMMgcoN8ldalEEk23KIeN1StntcL0uhE3pF_OKPc901sQcdVtYShvFsAeF3eCmAz37Fsi2dKEQmEq7tQvVyaSg7weq6JN92KLXtEAxOQap8BpS7AJgF4y/s1600-h/DSCN4330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399608288855403314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh-Xn2jMZl1k7_g2L8h2yow_YMMgcoN8ldalEEk23KIeN1StntcL0uhE3pF_OKPc901sQcdVtYShvFsAeF3eCmAz37Fsi2dKEQmEq7tQvVyaSg7weq6JN92KLXtEAxOQap8BpS7AJgF4y/s320/DSCN4330.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />2009 - Dorothy and Bumble Bee <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIFNdvd2LbagYTbXn52yNr25XZ_oHoU9RHZFnpUCBSijpnNz6P9Oqia4sfl3I-4n3uMDzUJHYWEZo2qb-O4QGHaQHc5yUT5ZI1Atz0VO7sIWA289fZTQuzmEa5-LzBHBqLk4babJbfeNX/s1600-h/IMG_1153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399607756662484514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIFNdvd2LbagYTbXn52yNr25XZ_oHoU9RHZFnpUCBSijpnNz6P9Oqia4sfl3I-4n3uMDzUJHYWEZo2qb-O4QGHaQHc5yUT5ZI1Atz0VO7sIWA289fZTQuzmEa5-LzBHBqLk4babJbfeNX/s320/IMG_1153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvRpjQxshKDNmHSstlR2v49Vp-sJV4kAAh8uzu0XriJjItRhGkWKWf7te60EoLOI1MLSCuMi_haC-zjMw3wwJT99Gg9FPj4Gw605DMQX-O7vLk2oiTy6Rn_ApJEderNoASIDuR5vUlUue/s1600-h/Picture+229.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I thought it would be fun to look at all of the pictures from Halloween past and post some pictures here! It's so fun to see how much the kids have grown! This starts with Chloe's first Halloween in 2005 as I have no idea where 2004 pictures are! But Caiden was a lion and a really cute one! :) </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-15839962110465105062009-11-02T11:30:00.007-07:002009-11-02T12:10:33.334-07:00Sweet Tooth 5K<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Chris literally found this race on Friday afternoon on a flyer in a Starbucks in Rapid. I was all set to drive to Gillette, WY for another race, but opted to do the one in Rapid because it's a lot closer and I would be able to sleep 2 extra hours by going to the race in Rapid. The race was put on by the Dental Hygienists Association with the proceeds going to Breast Cancer so it was for a great cause too. Since it was on Halloween, there was a costume contest and I knew I needed to come up with something cool. I decided on a road with double "no passing" lines and cars pinned to me and 2 runners on my shoulder as we run on the shoulder of the road. I also had two signs on my back which you will see in the pictures. I have had a cold for a good week now so I wasn't feeling 100% going into the race, but I figured it was only 3 miles and I would just go slow if I needed to. The first mile was great - 9:42 - but that was the only great thing about this race. I started coughing soon after the first mile and had to stop and walk a lot to cough. At the turnaround, there was some water (thankfully!) and that helped a little, but I was still going really slow and my next 2 miles were in something like 11:21 and 10:45. So, it was a slow race with me finishing in 32:06. But I was happy with that after being sick and not being able to breathe for most of the race! I won 2nd place in the costume contest too and got a really cool medal so it was all worth it! There was Starbucks coffee and Halloween cookies afterwards too! It's definitely a race I hope they do again so we can continue to go!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOiteMYaYT2uv27esy2uKpIYsIHQLOWZJP5ZFjQGtqZtahzr75WvUvr_Gx0tiB9tekBwWp0jmUm2bAT36dUyuxsOIizc65fpeP1H62xIjsQQzCZ17L0VCH7ZyJ8qQKqwg6o3N7lvjEUbc/s1600-h/IMG_1135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585563099065266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOiteMYaYT2uv27esy2uKpIYsIHQLOWZJP5ZFjQGtqZtahzr75WvUvr_Gx0tiB9tekBwWp0jmUm2bAT36dUyuxsOIizc65fpeP1H62xIjsQQzCZ17L0VCH7ZyJ8qQKqwg6o3N7lvjEUbc/s320/IMG_1135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBh_R78QdAAWFWnIuSQZBoP53FGzKZHWqFLRTD8a5MAHVPvvsV94qW-SG-t8_hCcUbMlx39gnZEBZTyfJx2rNfC8jIO5Ev8zekAE2cI80OaXbExlpzbbx3UUuJnt0OwS-n0RSP010DVQB/s1600-h/IMG_1137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585438695825298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBh_R78QdAAWFWnIuSQZBoP53FGzKZHWqFLRTD8a5MAHVPvvsV94qW-SG-t8_hCcUbMlx39gnZEBZTyfJx2rNfC8jIO5Ev8zekAE2cI80OaXbExlpzbbx3UUuJnt0OwS-n0RSP010DVQB/s320/IMG_1137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0mauPDU79IYtWNmveccrvGjX8bKXKB5jE5_dO5AtYvcz253j3eZ3dFi4oLIDqKrrdmj6kcPK4v2vtcGZw8zbx9qYEYcYHU8V26-NFQ88s1hTaJDMh8LPyWGjD5g5BofS2TCepn8hjNrv/s1600-h/IMG_1139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585309398810930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0mauPDU79IYtWNmveccrvGjX8bKXKB5jE5_dO5AtYvcz253j3eZ3dFi4oLIDqKrrdmj6kcPK4v2vtcGZw8zbx9qYEYcYHU8V26-NFQ88s1hTaJDMh8LPyWGjD5g5BofS2TCepn8hjNrv/s320/IMG_1139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhNprldb6o3QFEDmPD9FFqpil9VjWIAyGs3wouFA40BO0J55A-TL6144_rDGG9Ec_f_Ve2FZU9F6vSEKqkA_5GSe5T_kLT0f7kG_2uFnPn7KUjEgJdwsnOnSoq8P_ab4FJrNoxa0ob9QH/s1600-h/IMG_1140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399578364963494098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhNprldb6o3QFEDmPD9FFqpil9VjWIAyGs3wouFA40BO0J55A-TL6144_rDGG9Ec_f_Ve2FZU9F6vSEKqkA_5GSe5T_kLT0f7kG_2uFnPn7KUjEgJdwsnOnSoq8P_ab4FJrNoxa0ob9QH/s320/IMG_1140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE29XUZIG-TeeEAHtI1jCGVM8E91IR9fYvR0L3gtMEN-i9U-5E6_7PJC6njRWQb8U7nZFdDl9YrYOpovKDcBjiKsafvwXIDYwzlW3gB0FvSfMrNjTzeOAX4v1jkIcCAsVn48g6BNVEgxm/s1600-h/IMG_1146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399578110298128034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE29XUZIG-TeeEAHtI1jCGVM8E91IR9fYvR0L3gtMEN-i9U-5E6_7PJC6njRWQb8U7nZFdDl9YrYOpovKDcBjiKsafvwXIDYwzlW3gB0FvSfMrNjTzeOAX4v1jkIcCAsVn48g6BNVEgxm/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OC8htXjX-fRpViWNWbsACVJypsz3ICZlgjCigDBgKCp2P_cXbr-89Je8uWNaxugUp1Dsy9DdKPcB3PuDUsW5dAmnCdLz2t9hXCQ_VBJ3DW-4YML9A6B2ReF1L-szwYXgE2g_-yvpE5KC/s1600-h/IMG_1159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399577961910576898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OC8htXjX-fRpViWNWbsACVJypsz3ICZlgjCigDBgKCp2P_cXbr-89Je8uWNaxugUp1Dsy9DdKPcB3PuDUsW5dAmnCdLz2t9hXCQ_VBJ3DW-4YML9A6B2ReF1L-szwYXgE2g_-yvpE5KC/s320/IMG_1159.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-28430261952933957522009-11-02T11:17:00.004-07:002009-11-02T11:30:16.877-07:00Halloween 2009Halloween was SO much fun this year! Caiden wanted to be Bumble Bee from Transformers (mainly because he is yellow and yellow has been Caiden's favorite color his whole life!) Chloe was Dorothy and I have no idea why she picked this costume because she had never seen the movie. So after we got her costume, he watched "The Wizard of Oz" and loves Dorothy even more. :) Halloween started on Wednesday night with a Trunk or Treat at our friend's church and the kids had a blast playing games like pumpkin bowling, decorating cookies and bags and of course getting candy :) On Thursday, the kids both had parties at their schools with even more treats! On Friday, we had a Day Care party and did crafts all morning and then got into our costumes and had a costume party. Oh, and MORE treats! On Halloween, we went up to Rapid for the Sweet Tooth 5K(that will be a separate post) and then went to the parade in town and got to trick or treat at the downtown businesses. Then we headed up to the Rec Center for lots of games and more trick or treating. After a couple of hours of trick-or-treating in town, the kids ended up with 10 pounds of candy (yes, we weighed it!) and probably a couple of cavities! :) We picked our friend, Avryl, for a slumber party and came home to watch "Monsters vs. Aliens" and eat some of that candy (but not a whole bunch!) Click on the link below for pictures of all of the fun! <br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-8c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=72057594050477964&site=widget-8c.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:400px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=72057594050477964&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8c.slide.com/p1/72057594050477964/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=72057594050477964&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8c.slide.com/p2/72057594050477964/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=72057594050477964&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8c.slide.com/p4/72057594050477964/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-32628152607855488512009-11-02T10:58:00.008-07:002009-11-02T11:17:25.851-07:00Bronc Football FunThe kids love going to the football games and we have been to all of the home games plus an away game in Deadwood. I think Chloe loves to go the most for the popcorn and the cheerleaders. We have a fun time cheering for our Broncs! Tonight, they play in their 2nd playoff game and have to beat St. Thomas More who already beat us in the regular season. But hopefully they can pull out the W and continue their journey this season. Here are some pictures from our fun at the games!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfO6vAgbUhZvINNTbZ5UT_4m6qbr4okowfIWQ5VtCT6OsdvrcQP2KRirSxKZbYBtnDGOpJmK8wmQB30unk-oPyzL6XXadaiGhRb0VQdJsaolmUBwEJu1pnqsv4rswJF1BPiDrlAbbT5-g/s1600-h/caid+deadwood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399571831217034850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfO6vAgbUhZvINNTbZ5UT_4m6qbr4okowfIWQ5VtCT6OsdvrcQP2KRirSxKZbYBtnDGOpJmK8wmQB30unk-oPyzL6XXadaiGhRb0VQdJsaolmUBwEJu1pnqsv4rswJF1BPiDrlAbbT5-g/s320/caid+deadwood.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1azpjoTSb8NOoli_KQKl3mFPMfAAPc2JhyphenhyphenGDRep1FYRkMJJQYLZ7dgXzNXBpKjC6AOR649eIAB3ev4SMyvSw_jJNTvoxEfsOKzTTrZP_BK0VPJsOmN3wDqMYpj0ScTKoSMofY33ueOls/s1600-h/chloe+deadwood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399571765557548658" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7f9KTk72SBQ_LsY2k6-wa4n86Be418GK2vvo-oWVoXj8mMfNeP84WzMNzmeGSnys2NSTj74m2rIqvl3WJk5R8kEDj4rk2EOJQqXNC7LZbZZE2yMd9Y7vVfTH1oAYIZuHrWggACPfzeSe5/s400/smokey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">For Fire Prevention Week, Smokey the Bear came to visit the Day Care and the kids loved it. Well, most of the kids loved it anyway! :) A few were afraid (Chloe!) but everyone had a great time giving him hugs and getting a whole bunch of goodies from him!</span> </div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-67666943660403572852009-11-02T10:08:00.004-07:002009-11-02T10:16:01.525-07:00New Laptop!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m9QPC5vFoELDbP3EWzUmvbZ7BqL4cMW6fb1oIZK2XQdMETDy869dI9mljXQe9f_Re_p1ycWL_evOLu_bJxBWLAXAZ9SioaMuazGFA8NZ02ghyphenhyphenWOVyYQtLFMDfMT3N_Ti31frEOMtxd3G/s1600-h/dell-inspiron-1545.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399555748149291362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m9QPC5vFoELDbP3EWzUmvbZ7BqL4cMW6fb1oIZK2XQdMETDy869dI9mljXQe9f_Re_p1ycWL_evOLu_bJxBWLAXAZ9SioaMuazGFA8NZ02ghyphenhyphenWOVyYQtLFMDfMT3N_Ti31frEOMtxd3G/s400/dell-inspiron-1545.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I got an early Christmas present and I couldn't be more excited! I love my new laptop and it's so nice having 2 computers in the house. I figure this will just be even more necessary as the kids get older and want to use the computer even more than they do now! Caiden already knows more than I do about computers and he's 5! :)</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiqg_kjul5w3WEsZwDpZ5YnJRS_T_mzboxkTJ7pwNh7Cq88CW3dOES2fEhNhzq1KDSflyAfH1ClhE2XCNIc-yk1JiSTeSsIVzEHPHKRVC9ka4W2s5JjyAoBfrXrNKcrs4IxFIqYPErGAS/s1600-h/caid+computer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399556009337044402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiqg_kjul5w3WEsZwDpZ5YnJRS_T_mzboxkTJ7pwNh7Cq88CW3dOES2fEhNhzq1KDSflyAfH1ClhE2XCNIc-yk1JiSTeSsIVzEHPHKRVC9ka4W2s5JjyAoBfrXrNKcrs4IxFIqYPErGAS/s320/caid+computer.jpg" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-56153413907555275192009-11-02T10:04:00.003-07:002009-11-02T10:08:23.552-07:00Kindergarten is Tiring!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmMEDR97NzM7vDnHh75XZWCXLjVQWJwXRBRscI3fQCcefvv5cBNT0R4XU782MbfKgva00QgOKDPqtYOdCt-MwmPMHqdorEO0CAfxgmFqz7My14u0_2O8NLBB7-YTgneiZB3-gSdSq8KPF/s1600-h/caid+sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399554225177768146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmMEDR97NzM7vDnHh75XZWCXLjVQWJwXRBRscI3fQCcefvv5cBNT0R4XU782MbfKgva00QgOKDPqtYOdCt-MwmPMHqdorEO0CAfxgmFqz7My14u0_2O8NLBB7-YTgneiZB3-gSdSq8KPF/s400/caid+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">This is a picture of Caiden snoozin' on a Friday afternoon after 5 full days of Kindergarten. He usually only goes 4 days with Fridays off, but they have school on a few Fridays and this week just really wore him out! He did get a 2nd wind though as was able to cheer on the Broncs to victory in Deadwood that night! :)</span> </div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-29480410253567568782009-11-02T09:50:00.003-07:002009-11-02T10:04:30.507-07:0010/10/10K at 10am<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnBVGcm5yijMH3c8is253KenRaOIodb-cFQoplqHyqPBf9J0hJKtweI63_qUPaK17H8s-ZsBppOm-zp4UpO7-M_MiSK1cepM4Gd8eV3kPzk0X80YurtJdpVI5cgfhOIUDncDI2RkxOZSt/s1600-h/101010K.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399553205187923346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnBVGcm5yijMH3c8is253KenRaOIodb-cFQoplqHyqPBf9J0hJKtweI63_qUPaK17H8s-ZsBppOm-zp4UpO7-M_MiSK1cepM4Gd8eV3kPzk0X80YurtJdpVI5cgfhOIUDncDI2RkxOZSt/s400/101010K.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">On October 10th, Chris ran the 10/10/10K at 10am as part of the Black Hills Trail Series. He ran awesome of course and the kids and I got to go and watch him because their soccer game had been cancelled that morning. It was a VERY cold morning so we played in the car and watched a movie while we waited for Chris to get done. They had yummy soup at the end of the race and Chris won a $60 watch! He was 8th overall and 5th in his division, which keeps him in 1st place in the Trail Series. If you want to read more about the race, you can go to his blog here:</span> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://runaholic-chris.blogspot.com/">http://runaholic-chris.blogspot.com/</a></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-77958096177853104882009-11-01T17:29:00.002-07:002009-11-01T17:31:59.454-07:00Caiden in the Paper!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzOzck0txbnH9LQ8oj_P9CAaOzHS7ofxxmBeqbi74ha3w87gx7lWlt_3_3w_9plFXQQeiWrr7U6_cktB-kl3UpmapwMK3ky46HDv8ZzegasW9-N0QL7rR6nNzbA3PAfwjgbzwgPlJPxFA/s1600-h/image-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399297286207068418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzOzck0txbnH9LQ8oj_P9CAaOzHS7ofxxmBeqbi74ha3w87gx7lWlt_3_3w_9plFXQQeiWrr7U6_cktB-kl3UpmapwMK3ky46HDv8ZzegasW9-N0QL7rR6nNzbA3PAfwjgbzwgPlJPxFA/s400/image-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Because Caiden was the Student of the Month in the Kindergarten for September, he was in our local newspaper - he's the short one :)</span></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-38419901256186554772009-09-24T11:22:00.008-06:002009-09-24T11:34:57.354-06:00Student of the Month!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrt84eGXO5-OBUi7Zu4Vj-9RS475LbgXDA2UiOY0vzyAOVcXVYOqHWqqj3WZmkLxbSYIHtifKrKs1o8WUvIQESconiZb4SZ5Jy7Kux55LTU_ZvWzyy9SgVJSSsA1bjItgXeP6tQNQ45cy/s1600-h/IMG_0944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385088504922434914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrt84eGXO5-OBUi7Zu4Vj-9RS475LbgXDA2UiOY0vzyAOVcXVYOqHWqqj3WZmkLxbSYIHtifKrKs1o8WUvIQESconiZb4SZ5Jy7Kux55LTU_ZvWzyy9SgVJSSsA1bjItgXeP6tQNQ45cy/s400/IMG_0944.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Caiden was named "Student of the Month" in the Kindergarten for the month of September! We are so excited and so proud of him. This morning, Chris and I were both able to attend the presentation where they surprise the kids with their achievement. He received a shirt that says "Student of the Month" on it and his last name on the back of it. His picture will even be in the local paper! :) I'm not really sure he understood it all, but he knew it was for being good in school. :) Hopefully it stays that way too! Yay Caiden!</span> </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNZmxL4kru620BzkOMwm1qP-ICpQf0jW9ZU6BH7851tYtGdHkgJTnlnT4cTB9G8tJSMe1UghkFjblskCIDn3wbR3tqAfCnpNuH3xCTwaaSR0VVxRLkmbOFmQbzfZ_rFmKCXjbbez1_ucp/s1600-h/IMG_0948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385087854169262866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNZmxL4kru620BzkOMwm1qP-ICpQf0jW9ZU6BH7851tYtGdHkgJTnlnT4cTB9G8tJSMe1UghkFjblskCIDn3wbR3tqAfCnpNuH3xCTwaaSR0VVxRLkmbOFmQbzfZ_rFmKCXjbbez1_ucp/s320/IMG_0948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAm81sL73pAffRtPr_ThyYaj6xVJKwoNg-UyiZgYZd16QxQuTaJ4E64LXFG_7gA4aV6NXj7FxSPUUDGSRw2lLB1lz49bfUWU3yoAWp_ciFs5jUZ9tih01V4fE3PLy1owZqxFVCGyMTU0u/s1600-h/IMG_0949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385087512572632898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAm81sL73pAffRtPr_ThyYaj6xVJKwoNg-UyiZgYZd16QxQuTaJ4E64LXFG_7gA4aV6NXj7FxSPUUDGSRw2lLB1lz49bfUWU3yoAWp_ciFs5jUZ9tih01V4fE3PLy1owZqxFVCGyMTU0u/s320/IMG_0949.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztY0YV2vyTAAEELxmKHk1mcWIdUzBJ47lwZFIT1hGmwv9uqcQu91EUcrTZ1uoW9i-9n6yiE9vHjmt55ABcuDE70YglSrYrJUASjVidkqIrGyKZF144dWQXCDPQX0VT7vGTpuLeixo3Mm2/s1600-h/IMG_0950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385087249021946242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztY0YV2vyTAAEELxmKHk1mcWIdUzBJ47lwZFIT1hGmwv9uqcQu91EUcrTZ1uoW9i-9n6yiE9vHjmt55ABcuDE70YglSrYrJUASjVidkqIrGyKZF144dWQXCDPQX0VT7vGTpuLeixo3Mm2/s320/IMG_0950.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chloe just had to have a picture with me too! :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGSb2uROGIaCmWyNa-OD6tOU7lgjIoN8xYFBfAHyHQpcJeoeq0mwkNMYrLgG7RlW4nhkF0BU9tXOmQPHA73ko63kWwmq0pmX2B0tckx7EuYJe9_muF2hzNrXlDF-ZjvI44Z81x9MfrFN1/s1600-h/IMG_0951.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385086932376928386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGSb2uROGIaCmWyNa-OD6tOU7lgjIoN8xYFBfAHyHQpcJeoeq0mwkNMYrLgG7RlW4nhkF0BU9tXOmQPHA73ko63kWwmq0pmX2B0tckx7EuYJe9_muF2hzNrXlDF-ZjvI44Z81x9MfrFN1/s320/IMG_0951.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-13777890579105709812009-09-24T10:57:00.005-06:002009-09-24T11:22:53.380-06:00YellowJacket 5K<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUABy7kZq3QFSiGdfG66Mz2kh_R-QR87ZBBaYTooAtQq8fWjQtJ3b6D2yGkZl5x0bZT66YRaCFPiMflry8A5HUc5j0RzaXYnHuY6-QZzs31Q1uI0RgZHJTcEKBTu-9tZeKTAKDRznoj-n0/s1600-h/yellowjacket+5K.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385085123290576770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUABy7kZq3QFSiGdfG66Mz2kh_R-QR87ZBBaYTooAtQq8fWjQtJ3b6D2yGkZl5x0bZT66YRaCFPiMflry8A5HUc5j0RzaXYnHuY6-QZzs31Q1uI0RgZHJTcEKBTu-9tZeKTAKDRznoj-n0/s400/yellowjacket+5K.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sunday was the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> Annual <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">YellowJacket</span> 5K/10K. Last year I ran the 10K and ran my PR(59:59) at that race, but last month, I beat that PR(58:31) so I decided to run the 5K this year. That, and the fact that since my marathon, my training hasn't been the greatest. :) I could say that I wanted to beat my 5K PR, but I really knew that was not going to happen at this race. My New Years Resolution was to run a Race each month, but I never said I had to run the farthest distance each race offered! This was my 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> race of the year so I thought slacking off just a little was okay. My friend Amy also ran this race pushing her 2 year old daughter, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Avryl</span> so like my children, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Avryl</span> is another child that spends a lot of weekends at races. We started at the football field and then race on the bike path to the city park where we found the turnaround and headed back to the football field. The route was relatively flat with a few up and downs, but no real hills to speak of. My kind of race! I was hoping that I could run it in under 30 minutes as that my general goal for all 5Ks, but I really didn't know what was in store for this race. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Garmin</span> wouldn't turn on right before the race so I had no idea how fast I was going at all. Amy runs 27-28 minute 5Ks so I just tried to keep her in my sights for as long as I could because then I knew I would be under 30. The whole thing went by really fast and before I knew it, I was back at the football field with the scoreboard reading 29 minutes something....I still had to go around part of the track so I wasn't done yet. I booked it at the end to make sure I ended up with the clock saying 29 something and not 30 something and I finished in 29:49 - an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">average</span> mile pace of 9:36. Not too shabby for me at all. I was very happy with that. After the race, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Caiden</span> wanted to race me around the track and I must say after running 3 miles, I was a little tired and he was speeding around that thing. Chloe was right behind us though and never gave up. She is getting really fast too! I even won an Olive Garden gift card at the door prize giveaway! After the race, me and Amy headed to the Spearifsh <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Chophouse</span> with the kids for their famous breakfast buffet. We hadn't been there since last year after the race, but it was just as good. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Caiden</span> said that pancake was the best pancake he had EVER had and Chloe ate her plate clean. It was a great way to relax after the race. I KNOW I ate way more calories than I burned in that 5K, but each calorie was well worth it! :)</span> </span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlbgHwavQL9fDc6Es9B-S_Js2EufbdTtP9kiup3SZzSyi1ityknz08Qk6DFXB2s37vxaIghwVAIb7h6SNtbh1brPJnnUO4vs6n85MSqnRaTFVbvj3-1CWN0R8sZVKmxkP3G7AFqDsvq-N/s1600-h/caiden+breakfast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385085271170977378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlbgHwavQL9fDc6Es9B-S_Js2EufbdTtP9kiup3SZzSyi1ityknz08Qk6DFXB2s37vxaIghwVAIb7h6SNtbh1brPJnnUO4vs6n85MSqnRaTFVbvj3-1CWN0R8sZVKmxkP3G7AFqDsvq-N/s320/caiden+breakfast.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2vPmUKL16Qgabt7YjQEU3heMfjpN7OPXSnIoD69SdYiV7Wq-xYNdLpNORACbmLZ52tNzvGf6IMxFttn1xCXiQhyphenhypheniLM-NQZBUuHQX1S2cA0ly3XSJavqU790ldWiSii2KPM6FA9pHCpQO/s1600-h/chloe+breakfast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385085200855919346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2vPmUKL16Qgabt7YjQEU3heMfjpN7OPXSnIoD69SdYiV7Wq-xYNdLpNORACbmLZ52tNzvGf6IMxFttn1xCXiQhyphenhypheniLM-NQZBUuHQX1S2cA0ly3XSJavqU790ldWiSii2KPM6FA9pHCpQO/s320/chloe+breakfast.jpg" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-50570208767678086662009-09-24T10:46:00.007-06:002009-09-24T10:57:11.216-06:00Go Broncs!<div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">If you know us at all, you know that we love football - any football...from JV to NFL; we will watch it all. And we love our home team, the Belle Fourche Broncs! The Broncs had a great season last year and we are hoping this year is just as good or even better. The 2nd game of the year was against Hot Springs, which means it was our first conference game of the year. We took a very early lead, but then lost some of it, but it ended in a win for us, 31-28. It was a really fun game and the weather was semi nice, with a little drizzle, but the kids just loved that. My friend Desiree came to the game with us too as her girls got to dance at halftime with the Dance Team. That was really cute to watch. Here are some pictures of our fun night of football!</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTrNk_YxzGaRCgIPGYwdTRPbWV3QxY7pFFY1_uHDjHbqt87lpCGBGZPB6mXeN4kpN9e7Tw2PjkjnZGSA4XX63yaKWLu7PgqJmMooCUmv9eFjdNGJcMAr_K47Q0z7g4thgwUvVUcqZYoBC/s1600-h/DSC00868.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385078364946586658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTrNk_YxzGaRCgIPGYwdTRPbWV3QxY7pFFY1_uHDjHbqt87lpCGBGZPB6mXeN4kpN9e7Tw2PjkjnZGSA4XX63yaKWLu7PgqJmMooCUmv9eFjdNGJcMAr_K47Q0z7g4thgwUvVUcqZYoBC/s320/DSC00868.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojfbJLuBqnr6DEjKYG6cg_koHPN-EtuTaRv6Q7nwVHFDxffp1CQCovkMYH2q3i7F-jP585wwjXcH3gPBT61wR9UMFBk-cOeE-BjDj64G5O7dpBY1cnKYFjpfgxoYGGn73DrZiQ8rLMe73/s1600-h/DSC00890.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385077856259503586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojfbJLuBqnr6DEjKYG6cg_koHPN-EtuTaRv6Q7nwVHFDxffp1CQCovkMYH2q3i7F-jP585wwjXcH3gPBT61wR9UMFBk-cOeE-BjDj64G5O7dpBY1cnKYFjpfgxoYGGn73DrZiQ8rLMe73/s320/DSC00890.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfrByiN14Z5TbY3TdF_FFo97UXEcJFGiL0ZTYK4JFWEvRgqGJOwDTw0NHv8cWnvJ_J7X2XAFHXXCSVfHmQKTshu8MNj7TR3lLR-iDpmUdHkfiZI37szGEryVaGnYfjjQPIDbAXxD63fHC/s1600-h/DSC00897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385077480556261314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfrByiN14Z5TbY3TdF_FFo97UXEcJFGiL0ZTYK4JFWEvRgqGJOwDTw0NHv8cWnvJ_J7X2XAFHXXCSVfHmQKTshu8MNj7TR3lLR-iDpmUdHkfiZI37szGEryVaGnYfjjQPIDbAXxD63fHC/s320/DSC00897.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsd4EsPguEvnknRhyDqoDz99FM8UkvS9Su_CNYFDbapxrmElJHY0EFOyvxbdAbOk7k1rG5RC2PBaynHW_2mJ4o7ByfAZ2o0n9AlFsrzcleOWO7sYvr6GgvyW9msUHQ3EPBFHCmWo3__ih/s1600-h/DSC00859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385078796095314818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsd4EsPguEvnknRhyDqoDz99FM8UkvS9Su_CNYFDbapxrmElJHY0EFOyvxbdAbOk7k1rG5RC2PBaynHW_2mJ4o7ByfAZ2o0n9AlFsrzcleOWO7sYvr6GgvyW9msUHQ3EPBFHCmWo3__ih/s320/DSC00859.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-19318225644797778922009-09-24T10:38:00.006-06:002009-09-24T10:46:38.155-06:00Time for Fall Soccer!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Both Caiden and Chloe are playing soccer this year and they get to be on the same team, which was the only way Chloe agreed to play. :) Caiden started off where he left off last year and is having a great time. Chloe is enjoying it, but would prefer not to kick the ball if she doesn't have to. She does like to chase after the other kids though. Here are some pictures of their first game - it had rained all night so it was nice and slippery and very cold! </span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVEHXHscztUmzhwEEj0FQjjnxjjYFQcBNNCU-I_OcKPbW7aorZj01yVZoBLlJ30N2dEDStTdKKh60RE59L_mQGatU3jW2AX_FFpNn-IgOi2LPHCFJ9_wcVXXqnJlazEu5pHp7f_L51fGU/s1600-h/DSC00898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385076018109558402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVEHXHscztUmzhwEEj0FQjjnxjjYFQcBNNCU-I_OcKPbW7aorZj01yVZoBLlJ30N2dEDStTdKKh60RE59L_mQGatU3jW2AX_FFpNn-IgOi2LPHCFJ9_wcVXXqnJlazEu5pHp7f_L51fGU/s320/DSC00898.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTcJ6sxb7kcS3elxaLfXSQV1C3Q4xGlRhsS9xrdy3ZePYCMzRhIFaIvf8am_oxoxYxdlfg6H1IeUU28-wjHK2TidNYay-cTy-kH0nG9xySUCp_jNQHOyTUnEYlgYQ5-CV4VGd8zLZdWhg/s1600-h/DSC00900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385075756183989634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTcJ6sxb7kcS3elxaLfXSQV1C3Q4xGlRhsS9xrdy3ZePYCMzRhIFaIvf8am_oxoxYxdlfg6H1IeUU28-wjHK2TidNYay-cTy-kH0nG9xySUCp_jNQHOyTUnEYlgYQ5-CV4VGd8zLZdWhg/s320/DSC00900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-JJyV9Tmu7cKrIVaZMhTo1bvfY5dBf2mw191eTFHfonBlPKr-U-CzAJuiWzv8WdxW6i00gspfTKSHv7owLscN9WmYueUmPJNOH4hn0LDZK6TnRzQWie1I51bVftKReJ9Uv3ouFvMVCvH/s1600-h/DSC00926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385075455035743762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-JJyV9Tmu7cKrIVaZMhTo1bvfY5dBf2mw191eTFHfonBlPKr-U-CzAJuiWzv8WdxW6i00gspfTKSHv7owLscN9WmYueUmPJNOH4hn0LDZK6TnRzQWie1I51bVftKReJ9Uv3ouFvMVCvH/s320/DSC00926.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLzvTftDKWESBSXiW7Yo_lVL1FxIN3xfcjeh8tmzhhta1dx_lADgWllaDne6TUPQGYmt2LlLvwy8NInQBYmb6cxqnat8LOq8wzDvnSMG84qx-6rL8FrTKD7FwJ_zTD6HWVaCWkfyqxW_O/s1600-h/DSC00922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385075270628533090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLzvTftDKWESBSXiW7Yo_lVL1FxIN3xfcjeh8tmzhhta1dx_lADgWllaDne6TUPQGYmt2LlLvwy8NInQBYmb6cxqnat8LOq8wzDvnSMG84qx-6rL8FrTKD7FwJ_zTD6HWVaCWkfyqxW_O/s320/DSC00922.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-36513898067338318952009-09-24T10:12:00.011-06:002009-09-24T12:01:47.582-06:00Labor Day Weekend<span style="font-size:130%;">We had an awesome Labor Day weekend! Caiden had 4 days off of school and we took advantage of that and the beautiful weather we had the whole weekend. On Friday night, we headed to the first Belle Fourche Broncs home game of the season. They lost, but they played a good game against the defending Wyoming state champions. On Saturday, we practiced some soccer in the yard and watched the Montana Grizzlies win their first game (very thankful for the Internet so we can watch these games!). On Sunday, we headed to the Spearfish WaterPark for one last day of swimming for the summer and we brought along our friends Amy, Avryl, Jackie, and Semele to enjoy the day with us. It was 95 degrees so we picked the perfect day to go. On Monday, we went out to lunch at Pizza Hut and then headed out for a hike on the Iron Creek Trail. It was a great hike (except for Chloe tripping a few times!) and we had a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of our fun-filled weekend!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjcUM-hYWky-HfONth0SbOBZQzNH2PU05nv6Q_aPLNqJat1Czf4b45YnW-WEoC3LcuhxuZm0pW1-npioUsU7hukqqjjGL67zVstV67tSruenucrgMzsHXVZVoLhRY7UpLf6gTwF7Ld1o1/s1600-h/IMG_0827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385073709363809570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjcUM-hYWky-HfONth0SbOBZQzNH2PU05nv6Q_aPLNqJat1Czf4b45YnW-WEoC3LcuhxuZm0pW1-npioUsU7hukqqjjGL67zVstV67tSruenucrgMzsHXVZVoLhRY7UpLf6gTwF7Ld1o1/s320/IMG_0827.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdyE3zscCb7_gdDmZNoH_nCg31VjAyVF9ZeG8t1NLdC9J0LoF_GeQllu08mFe3x41zM1neniXwGHtybpNJSqO4LMpdsFoPJStggUeGg7z85vtN6PxdRqns8fUmyuV88IBfnIgm0KazsvY/s1600-h/IMG_0829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385071724823537138" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80LUINhZ0vS_PrtQ6h74M9xBrx7GpjIQaQwId6i4xm6nq_6yuZpCrelzo-peqiMC0LlTXq8B4gYutn19IDmV84nK9acclohvG3DadS3JIY2Occmo_2ZAk823DxcE6lnTQncGXiw3QgsM9/s320/IMG_0883.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-36606677436209761262009-09-24T10:02:00.006-06:002009-09-24T10:12:18.245-06:00Chloe's First Day of Preschool<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Chloe started her 2nd year of Preschool on Sept. 1st and she goes 3 days a week now and she loves it. She is gone from 8am-11am and has 7 people in her class. Her teacher has said she has talked more in the first week than she talked all last year. So, she is really opening up this year and I am so excited about that. She loves doing show and tell now, which she wouldn't even attempt last year and she is making new friends too! She loves to go and doesn't understand why she can't go all of the days that Caiden goes to school! :) Here are a few pictures of her first day!<br /></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Such a big girl!</span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS44JinvtZw_pH7YBwg9r5R-Usvxf35L-uMODp01tonMj1PE2WOrloU6DpGzGMEnl3trSmA8iZ5trqGdMQ54S3lXCgLuUkFIRPC6lflo9enbqYaCqmWHHDDQEsuyu1ZTD9lbQ6ZudgGri/s1600-h/IMG_0808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385066818252196178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS44JinvtZw_pH7YBwg9r5R-Usvxf35L-uMODp01tonMj1PE2WOrloU6DpGzGMEnl3trSmA8iZ5trqGdMQ54S3lXCgLuUkFIRPC6lflo9enbqYaCqmWHHDDQEsuyu1ZTD9lbQ6ZudgGri/s320/IMG_0808.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Chloe and her awesome teacher, Mrs. Rebecca</span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAPMNPb0zb0dd4XIG8hth9WSCHHD0L4AGB3I9MFBiyJsFcQRUBBtqvBpbUhib33u17NZiptz95tjmRsTkObeZF9aOwjzmn7d-MlMILRopEAZoQ7mT7ez2cxqNUZnJ9H4KDjXr719cdKY8/s1600-h/IMG_0819.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385066581062676258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAPMNPb0zb0dd4XIG8hth9WSCHHD0L4AGB3I9MFBiyJsFcQRUBBtqvBpbUhib33u17NZiptz95tjmRsTkObeZF9aOwjzmn7d-MlMILRopEAZoQ7mT7ez2cxqNUZnJ9H4KDjXr719cdKY8/s320/IMG_0819.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The kids waving good-bye!</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaEHOdjD7W-7dJV_ttRhd_iNXOi3iN0I2KOqXBWdkCs7cJ9VEhg25ngU-__5aj1N_Fvmyg5gcUZxx1LmwlvQMmtOEPy-3yIJZUn0xsVkmy9-mSyHNK1tIJFzA0KjddpUHKGH30d1niEve/s1600-h/IMG_0814.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385066288870860034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaEHOdjD7W-7dJV_ttRhd_iNXOi3iN0I2KOqXBWdkCs7cJ9VEhg25ngU-__5aj1N_Fvmyg5gcUZxx1LmwlvQMmtOEPy-3yIJZUn0xsVkmy9-mSyHNK1tIJFzA0KjddpUHKGH30d1niEve/s320/IMG_0814.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-32542016217668248692009-09-24T09:53:00.006-06:002009-09-24T11:36:06.564-06:00Caiden's First Day of Kindergarten!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Caiden started Kindergarten on August 24th and he LOVES it.He goes all day from 8:10-3:10, mostly 4 days a week with no school on most Fridays. He is excited to go everyday and when it's not a school day, he wants to know how many days there are until he gets to go back! The only thing he isn't too sure about is the school lunches and he prefers to bring his lunch on most days. :) Here are some pictures of his first day!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Caiden at his desk</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAWg9ev3dCNnRMnjEoQCDmGC87s46O0PIlsQuhA0ieXvUHjVZyQZnTL6R50tdceeVqp51ExAdbok2k02xxm_np10RQTAm8hTTTGpsNtFPhNiPTEPWE4U10vx69NePUcZa2_hdos6pinH8/s1600-h/IMG_0746.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385064139590777378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAWg9ev3dCNnRMnjEoQCDmGC87s46O0PIlsQuhA0ieXvUHjVZyQZnTL6R50tdceeVqp51ExAdbok2k02xxm_np10RQTAm8hTTTGpsNtFPhNiPTEPWE4U10vx69NePUcZa2_hdos6pinH8/s320/IMG_0746.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Caiden and his awesome teacher, Mrs. O'dea</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp13oeMg-PvI1qDFU_Vxs7Hpkgdavdu0wchahthxgpzl1sO8OC-ZNB3SS_eyLy6QTq4SbaMzl7JLG8_zZjmChUf3LBvQxX_rg_QE2nk2Ohxg5c793q5oE_KP2xPe-JN_qlEV-c5_QnwknC/s1600-h/IMG_0745.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385063931307873618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp13oeMg-PvI1qDFU_Vxs7Hpkgdavdu0wchahthxgpzl1sO8OC-ZNB3SS_eyLy6QTq4SbaMzl7JLG8_zZjmChUf3LBvQxX_rg_QE2nk2Ohxg5c793q5oE_KP2xPe-JN_qlEV-c5_QnwknC/s320/IMG_0745.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Getting ready to go!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_QJ3i0G6OHo_yahqf_b3eT2ZjKk5Lbp7G7mWNCtySM_GsTDYVSRGTB6E4ibbqjBwhQk7O93VgIDz0uZOdXx3kd-FohzKd1mCBKoYua_dUluqIvxbFkbXC8zl3Vpx_zLiR9Zsn4elSz-7/s1600-h/IMG_0741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385063664117705762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_QJ3i0G6OHo_yahqf_b3eT2ZjKk5Lbp7G7mWNCtySM_GsTDYVSRGTB6E4ibbqjBwhQk7O93VgIDz0uZOdXx3kd-FohzKd1mCBKoYua_dUluqIvxbFkbXC8zl3Vpx_zLiR9Zsn4elSz-7/s320/IMG_0741.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-68838324199100737562009-09-20T19:27:00.002-06:002009-09-24T09:53:04.951-06:00Lean Horse 50 Miler<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Chris started and finished his first 50 mile race on August 22nd and it ONLY took him 9 hours and 30 minutes! Believe me, if I had gone 50 miles, I would still be on the course! He did a great job and we are very proud of him! And yes, now that he has done that, he is planning a 100 miler next summer! He's crazy! If you would like to read the gory details of his 50 miler, you can read all about it on his blog: </span><br /><a href="http://runaholic-chris.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://runaholic-chris.blogspot.com/</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">But here's the short version of it! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Final Time: 9:32:18 - Overall Place: 8th - AG Place: 2nd</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Way to go Chris! We are so proud of you!</span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-81917595220637533532009-08-18T14:48:00.007-06:002009-08-18T16:23:12.874-06:00Leading Ladies FULL Marathon Race Report<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn2EuXYsHxZermOOFH-c-QQeNAV1N27Pzk7DAyP7L_qnbzC6zygHb9es2_FJocCsqOygYsZtYOLVe-Mo5_CwAk_GlZ7Otq7CshE7n_GsFuF3J8E-R6e6a98LAvecugsR4c0LQWRjt2uzH/s1600-h/IMG_0736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371432273655089650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcn2EuXYsHxZermOOFH-c-QQeNAV1N27Pzk7DAyP7L_qnbzC6zygHb9es2_FJocCsqOygYsZtYOLVe-Mo5_CwAk_GlZ7Otq7CshE7n_GsFuF3J8E-R6e6a98LAvecugsR4c0LQWRjt2uzH/s400/IMG_0736.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I can finally call myself a marathon finisher! On Sunday, August 16th, 2009 after 5 hours, 6 minutes, and 13 seconds of running, jogging, walking, and hopping (for real!), I crossed the Leading Ladies Marathon finish line and what an emotional feeling that was. I was elated and in pain all at the same time. Running a marathon is something I had wanted to do last year, and I even trained for the Leading Ladies Full last year, but chickened out and ran the half instead. I did get my Half Marathon PR there last year though so I was happy with my decision as I knew I had not trained properly to run the 26.2 miles. This year though, I was going to train and accomplish this goal of mine before I turned 30.<br />On Saturday afternoon, I received my race packet at the Expo and it all became real at that moment. The next day, I would be running my first full marathon. This was going to happen. My friend, Heather, who was also running her first full marathon at Leading Ladies came up from Custer on Saturday evening and we headed to the Holiday Inn to hear Ann Audian tell us her story. And let me tell you what a story it is! - Here is a description of her from her book, "An Uncommon Heart".<br /><br />Born in New Zealand with badly deformed feet, Anne Audain was adopted as an infant by a kindly, hard-working couple-, who nurtured her and taught her that being adopted meant she was special because she had been selected over all the other available babies.<br />But she was a tiny child, shy and bookish, and with her awkward, stumbling gait, she became a special target for teasing by her classmates. Finally, when she was 13, the doctors felt her bones were strong enough to sustain an operation, and her condition was surgically corrected. Liberated from much of the pain and awkwardness for the first time, she discovered athletics at a local club and literally in a matter of months had become a nationally known runner in New Zealand.<br /><br />She went on to run in the Olympics, win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, set a world track record, and to move to the United States where she became the first female professional runner, a Nike sponsored athlete, and the most successful woman road runner of all time, winning most of the major U.S. road races she entered from 1981 to 1991. Now a naturalized citizen, she is a successful motivational speaker and businesswoman, and is the founder of the Idaho Women's Fitness Celebration, one of the largest women's sporting events in the world.<br /><br />To listen to this woman and everything she overcame in life was very inspirational and she made me believe in myself that I could run this race and finish 26.2 miles.<br /><br />After the talk, we headed to the catered dinner which was delicious! We sat with my little 13 year old friend Maddy, who is only 13 and running half marathons! I know I have talked about her before, but she is just so awesome! She told me that she would be waiting for me at the finish line after her half the next day. What a sweat heart. So Heather and I head back to my house for a night of no sleep. I really don't think I fell asleep once. I was just a bundle of energy. Heather was having dreams that we missed the race entirely....not the best of nights before our first full marathons!<br /><br />We were up at 3am and headed out the door at 345. We got to Spearfish at 4am and headed right to the bus. Looking back, we SHOULD have went to the bathroom before we got on the bus, because by the time we go to the Lead Country Club, we had to go BAD. The bus ride was COLD. I guess some people were getting motion sick and they had their windows down so it got pretty chilly. I chatted with Heather and with a few ladies sitting by us to keep my mind off of everything. I ate my banana and tried to eat my bagel, but I just couldn't. It was making me sick because I was so nervous. We got to the start line at the country club and everyone headed to the porta potties. As soon as I went, I just got in line to go again because I knew I would have to! It was a cool 39 degrees at the start line and I was just ready to get going so I could warm up! Right at 6am, we were OFF! I was beginning my first marathon!!!<br />We started off with a hill, but it wasn't a major one and it felt like a good warm-up for all of the downhill that I knew would be coming. I was just taking it all in the first few miles and they went by really fast! There were a few women around me and everyone was really supportive saying good luck to everyone around them. I love this race for being all women. It's empowering for sure. I was averaging 10 something minute miles and I was feeling good. At mile 5, my Ipod just DIED. My music was gone. If anyone knows me, you know that I DO NOT run without music...EVER...not even 5Ks! So to say the least, I freaked out. I still had 21 miles to go! So, I just decided that I would have to deal with it and keep running. The next 5 miles went by really fast too so I told myself that at this point, I had run 5 miles with music and 5 miles without and nothing really changed. I was still feeling good, I was keeping my pace, things were good. I didn't need my music. At mile 12, we started on the only real hill on the course. It's a tough little section, but the whole time I was going up, I knew that I would get to go back down on my way to mile 13 - the half way point! My pace went down quite a lot on mile 12, but I saw a lot of people slowing down so I felt okay about it. I crossed the half way point (13.1 miles) with a time of 2:23 which I was really happy about as I run most of my half marathons in the 2:20s so I was keeping what I thought was a good pace for me. I was halfway done with my marathon and I was still feeling really good! I alternated between water and powerade at the stations, I took my gels every 5miles; I was in a groove. At mile 16, I had just 10 miles to go - I had run plenty of 10 mile runs in my training; I could do this. I was under the 3 hour mark at that point so I knew if I could run the next 10 miles with an average of 12 minute miles, I could finish in under 5 hours. By mile 18, I was holding steady at an average of 11 minute miles, which I was so happy with! I just had 2 miles to go until mile 20, which is the longest I had ever run in one day. And then just a 10K (6.2 miles) left to go after that. And then I started to get tired. Mile 19 and 20 were pretty hard for me and my pace went down quickly. I was running all 12 and 13 minute miles until mile 23 when the WALL came slamming into me and I was DONE. I started swearing at myself and at the race and just wanted it to be done. But I only had 3 miles to go. That was nothing! But I had also never run 3 miles after already running 23 miles! I knew my family was at the finish line waiting for me so I just had to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Even if it was slower, I had to keep moving. But believe me; I was ready to fake an injury so I could be done! Those last 3 miles were brutal and slow, but I finished them and that is what matters. I got onto the bike path with .5 of a mile to go and knew I had this in the bag. I wasn't going to finish in under 5 hours, but it wasn't going to be much over 5 hours either, maybe 5:05. I would be happy with that. And then I got a cramp in my calf that hurt so bad that I stopped and tried to rub it out, but it was so bad that I had to start hopping on the other foot to keep going forward. I put my leg down to try to start running again (I only had .3 of a mile to go!!) but it just screamed back at me. I was SO mad at my darn calf that it would do this to me with such a little distance to go! How dare it! So, I stopped again and rubbed it and did my best to get it out; there was no way I was walking or hopping across that finish line! Finally it subsides enough for me to run, slowly at best, but still running. I see the finish line and I see my family and I hear my kids, yelling, "Go Mommy Go." and I crossed the finish line with a smile on my face knowing I had succeeded. No one could ever take this away from me. My time was 5:06:13 (11:40 minute miles) and I know I will be able to beat that time one day. My next goal will to be under the 5 hour mark. But for now, I am not thinking of when my next marathon will be. I am thinking of all of the support that my family and all of my friends gave me over the past 5 months of my training. I am thinking of Elaine Doll-Dunn, the race director of the Leading Ladies Marathon who has inspired me more than she will ever know. She was the first person who told me I would run a full marathon one day back in 2007 (after I had just finished my first half) and I looked at her like she was a crazy person. But of course, she was right and she saw more in me than I ever saw in myself. It seems like the only person whoever doubted me was myself.I am blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life. My sisters called me after the race, my mom called me (who still thinks I'm crazy for running at all!), and I received many messages and texts congratulating me on my accomplishment. They all knew how important this day was to me and wanted to share in my experience.<br />I am recovering nicely and will be going to my outdoor fitness class later this evening. The best way to recover is to keep moving - I will not be running, but I will be moving! Thanks again for anyone whoever told me that I COULD do it! Because now I believe you! I CAN DO IT!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-72507720645072211962009-08-18T14:25:00.012-06:002009-08-18T14:43:30.238-06:00Flintstones Park!<div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">After the 10K I ran in Custer, Chris decided he was going to go out for his long run since we were there so I took the kids to the Flintstones Theme Park while he ran. It's a great little park with statues of all of the Flintstones and Rubble Family, their houses, a music show, a train ride around the park, a short ride in a Flintstones car, a theater where you can watch the old Flintstones cartoons with free popcorn, a park to play at, and Fred and Barney even stopped by to say hi to the kids. We had a great time while we were there and it's a place we will go back to one day! Here are some pictures of our fun day!</span> </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITEFfgx46Ri8KgzXLkfzIFAj2sUI2f00KpZyRtmYePJjGI0FpZ4ghOwaCpNF_R6mfg8Vo6P14OtjAwQJYLR3C2xgUdjNzsBFu1pwEopmZZLd7D7sZeSRzMA-LiDb9oWbMkDFj_2u_EPTj/s1600-h/0808090958.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371406301342388466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITEFfgx46Ri8KgzXLkfzIFAj2sUI2f00KpZyRtmYePJjGI0FpZ4ghOwaCpNF_R6mfg8Vo6P14OtjAwQJYLR3C2xgUdjNzsBFu1pwEopmZZLd7D7sZeSRzMA-LiDb9oWbMkDFj_2u_EPTj/s320/0808090958.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8OdV8-EUCESGEl0yNNY4naJFNVjnK3sEYr4LhCGINYdQ99Ej1_3Y3Co39Od_F8yUOlq1fTKZJV28AS2Y-EO85bvNwy5SDHQdnhCuWgJn7Un0neLgydzV0J7026o67ZERVHX3Xhgun_Zt/s1600-h/downsized_0808091047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371406239466600530" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjK-egkCSW7qY3hYclzjD-w9p-TErqMbQ_0FxL4tl9fXKySySjswKD5YUrG5SADBxQMvKYFV3JnLTR2rdmj0DEdwuhKCwh5-4269wp4W_UapYyDJlLUnxeoftYK88Lt6Tn2C1Eb54DKgX/s320/downsized_0808091118.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCUt_semoifKawURzqqrj-cKCCf85MCE51nCGJX3lZuz9ndYgJSeU_o2dRCAdM0zWY2R60Yx9gK_KSulhqh2twYWYL_Js4y5Rs-pV48DQ8KGgLfYwujaUC_k35KuU5IOBCVoNkzNpT9XJ/s1600-h/downsized_0808091124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371405659754007298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCUt_semoifKawURzqqrj-cKCCf85MCE51nCGJX3lZuz9ndYgJSeU_o2dRCAdM0zWY2R60Yx9gK_KSulhqh2twYWYL_Js4y5Rs-pV48DQ8KGgLfYwujaUC_k35KuU5IOBCVoNkzNpT9XJ/s320/downsized_0808091124.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-70853360103064327042009-08-18T14:18:00.004-06:002009-08-18T14:25:16.786-06:00Annalee's Memorial 10K Race Report<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">On Saturday August 10th, I ran the Annalee's Memorial 10K Run and it was such a great race. The race remembers Annalee Ventling who was a runner who died from cancer in February 1997, at only age 27. The entry fee is donated to the Southern Hills Right To Life so it's also for a great cause. The race was ran in Custer, which is almost 2 hours away and we needed to sign up by 7am so Chris, the kids, and I were out the door by 5am. We threw the kids in the car in their jammies, popped a movie in for them and we were off in the pouring rain. And when I say pouring, I mean it. We could barely see in front of us and had to go extremely slow as it was still dark too. The rain let up the closer we got to Custer and it was actually a pretty cold morning for a summer day in August. But I knew as soon as we started running, we would warm up quickly. I saw my friend, Heather, who I met via sparkpeople.com, although we tell people we met on match.com :) and we chatted with some of the other runners as we got ready to get on the bus to take us to the starting line. We got onto the bus at 730 and it took us to Crazy Horse, which is always cool to see, but we were mostly trying to warm up and get ready to run. The whole race was run on the Mickelson Trail which is SO nice compared to running on the road. It's nice on your knees too! :) I really wanted to PR on this race because I knew it might be my only chance this year and I hadn't gotten a PR this year yet. My previous PR in the 10K was set last September with a time of 59:59. The course was on the trail AND downhill AND the weather was perfect, clear and cool, with some sun along the way, so everything pointed to a PR for me. At 8am, we were off and I started off running with a 13 year old runner, Maddy, who is at all of the races and I have known her for a couple of years now. She is awesome as she also runs half marathons at 13 years old! I was NOT running half marathons at that age; I was more interested in boys! :) Anyway, her and her dad are a great team and I love seeing them at the races because they are very inspirational. So, Maddy and I were running at a pretty good pace, I thought, but I didn't dare look down to see until I heard the Garmin beep that we were done with the first mile. I look down and we had run that mile in 9:08!!!! In order to beat my PR, I needed to average 9:40 miles so I was sittin' pretty at this point. But I had to remember that I had 5.2 miles to go! Maddy and I ran the next 2 miles together and chatted some but mostly just focused on running. Both of those miles were in the 9:20s, but I was just fine with that. At the halfway point, there was a water station so I grabbed a cup and kept on running. My average pace at this point was 9:16 so I was still good to go. Maddy stopped at the water station for a break so now I was on my own. There were only 50-60 runners so not very much company along the way. Heather was ahead of me so my goal now was to keep her in my sights for as long as I could. After the 4th mile, I could feel myself slowing down a bit, but I was still on track to get my PR so I kept going. My 4th mile was 9:35 so I was getting close to the slowest my miles could be, but I had run the other ones fast enough to make up for it. By mile 5, I was really tired, but I met up with Maddy's dad, Bob, and ran alongside him for a while and the time went by faster that way. The last half a mile were really tough for me and I had to slow down quite a bit, but then I saw the finish line and saw Chris and the kids, and they were both yelling "Go Mommy Go!" so I pushed down and finished strong with a time of 58:51!!! I had beat my previous PR by a whole minute and 8 seconds!!!! I would have been happy beating it by just 8 seconds! I was really happy and couldn't believe it as I had not gotten a PR in any race this whole year. Finally in August and in my 13th race of the year, I do it! Heather ran a great race and finished in 56:26 and my new friend, Brenna, (who I met on the bus on the way up to the CASA half marathon a couple of weeks ago) finished in 53 something! Bob finished just in front of me and his daughter, Maddy, finished in 1:05. So, a great race and great times all around. This will definitely be a race that I do in the future. Thanks to Heather for telling me about it!!! It was a such a fun morning! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wL1_EIM1py1NCs6djCO1W4VKwycafQGbRysvhtOsPLy24wDQoqdRSoi6a4RuudpYw-NaN5Yr1c1jc62VprDEVPgiGN5hevVlTXvhk2OuYtWku9K4KgSDh7synekHmB5r58K4RgQCeU-o/s1600-h/0808090920.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371402285360044242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wL1_EIM1py1NCs6djCO1W4VKwycafQGbRysvhtOsPLy24wDQoqdRSoi6a4RuudpYw-NaN5Yr1c1jc62VprDEVPgiGN5hevVlTXvhk2OuYtWku9K4KgSDh7synekHmB5r58K4RgQCeU-o/s320/0808090920.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEsoCQ4f7gFFj3GOmuoqid1DswTDyp4zgqkkWpvdJYs8-GrGX1fGna4362IFPmgQCWrvQ4lAMcbKEpOYGXB1LD-klKhPc7rO0uwPhkHGGD4QRrBsYSN5NPj3TcweZ3v2NQqtsrjKduzSu/s1600-h/0808090859.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371401923931923314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEsoCQ4f7gFFj3GOmuoqid1DswTDyp4zgqkkWpvdJYs8-GrGX1fGna4362IFPmgQCWrvQ4lAMcbKEpOYGXB1LD-klKhPc7rO0uwPhkHGGD4QRrBsYSN5NPj3TcweZ3v2NQqtsrjKduzSu/s320/0808090859.jpg" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-82661868173429710992009-08-02T15:19:00.001-06:002009-08-02T15:20:24.419-06:00July in Review and Goals for August<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Wow! I can't believe July is already over and school is about to start for my kids! They are of course excited; however, I am not! I want them home with me! :) July was a pretty good month. Still haven't lost the weight that I want to lose, but I will be focusing more on that after I run my marathon in 2 short weeks. July started with all of the fun that the 4th of July brings to Belle Fourche. The rodeo, the carnival, a 2 hour parade, fireworks, and the Roundup 10K that Chris ran in the same exact time that he ran it last year! I ran 110 miles in July including 2 half marathons. I ran the Missoula Half Marathon on July 12th with 2 of my sisters and ran it in 2:21:36. After the Missoula Half, I spent the next week on vacation in Hamilton, MT with my family and had a wonderful time being back home. 13 short days after the Missoula Half, I met up with a Spark friend and ran the CASA half marathon in Spearfish with a time of 2:19:06 (but I think the course was measured long!) :) After that half, I ran 7 more miles to get a 20 miler in before my full marathon. Now I am supposed to be in taper mode for my marathon, but I am still trying to get my miles in so I am ready to go in 2 weeks. Which brings me to August. August will be a big month for me and my family. First off, I will be running my first full marathon on August 16th - just two weeks away! That's 26.2 miles through Spearfish Canyon, starting at 6am. I will finish somewhere between 5 and 6 hours, hopefully as close to 5 as I can get, but with it being my first one, I really don't know what to expect or how tired I will get! No time goes this time around; I just want to FINISH! Another milestone this month for Chris will be the completion of his first 50 miler on August 22nd. I think this is just crazy, but yesterday, he ran 31 miles and today 25 something so it looks like he is ready. I think he hopes to finish around 8 hours something. Caiden will start Kindergarten on August 20th, which just doesn't seem real to me. He is so excited. Chloe will do another year of preschool and then be heading to Kindergarten this time next year. She found out that this year, there will be another Chloe in her class so she thinks that is pretty cool.<br /><br />So, here are my 5 big goals for August:<br /><br />1. FINISH my first full marathon<br /><br />2. Run a 10K next Saturday in Custer - my current PR is 59:59 so I would love to set a new one since I haven't set any PR yet this year....even 59:58 would be awesome! :)<br /><br />3. Get the focus back on eating less and eating the right things to get to my goal weight before I turn 30 in January.<br /><br />4. Go to at least 2 fitness classes each week at my gym - get back to doing a variety of exercise, not JUST running. They are starting an outdoor fitness class each Tuesday of the month so I am really excited about that one!<br /><br />5. Not bawl my eyes out on the first day of school!!! This may be a goal that just won't be accomplished! </span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-53191766079202221212009-07-29T11:19:00.002-06:002009-07-29T11:49:00.021-06:00Shinedown Concert!!!!!Last night Chris and I headed up to Rapid City for the Halestorm, Chevelle, SHINEDOWN, and Staind concert. The concert rocked, especially my favorite band, Shinedown! It was an all around awesome night. Halestorm puts on a great show with a lot of energy and their lead singer is a cool rocker chick so you can't go wrong! Check them out if you haven't heard them before! Chevelle and Staind also are great bands and are the definition of rockers. But of course, we all know the main reason I was there and that was for Shinedown. I have been a fan for years and I feel like their music is getting better and better. My favorite song is "The Sound of Madness" and you can see it here: <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gYuAfL8sf1A&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gYuAfL8sf1A&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />It is one of the coolest songs out there right now. I could listen to it over and over again and never get tired of it. They opened their set with this song and just kept getting better as the night went on. One of my other favorite parts of the concert was when the lead singer of Staind, Aaron Lewis, moved to the middle of floor and sang some of his song acoustic. You can see that here: <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRtHNwZbvUU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRtHNwZbvUU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The concert was loud, my throat hurt from screaming so much, I couldn't hear anything afterwards, but it was all worth it!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652236542748424831.post-68648782979548226842009-07-29T11:02:00.006-06:002009-07-29T11:19:14.521-06:00Gamin' In Deadwood<div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Back in July at the Black Hills Round Up Rodeo, my friend, Amy, and I had won some money to use at the Deadwood Gulch Gaming Resort. We had totally forgotten about that money until we were sitting at her house on Saturday night when we realized that the cards expired on Monday! So, we made plans to head up to Deadwood on Sunday afternoon. We got up there and headed to the casino and got our official players club gaming cards with our money loaded onto them and we were ready to go. They also put an extra $5 on our card just for signing up so I was armed with $35 of money that was not mine to probably give back to Deadwood! We decided we would play the machines and then whatever we won on them, we would use for the blackjack table. The machines were pretty fun (maybe because it wasn't our money!) and we both ended up with $20 bucks to use for blackjack. I have NEVER played at a live blackjack table so I had no idea what to expect. Well, let me tell you, it's quite intimidating because they go so fast and you have to make quick decisions. Luckily, the guy sitting next to me knew I was a rookie and was nice enough to help me out. And it didn't help that our black jack dealer was NOT a nice person! But maybe this was due to the fact that we really wanted to get a picture of our blackjack experience and apparently it's against the law, but we kept trying and she was not very happy about that. She ended up telling me that I could be thrown in jail for taking a picture at the table so then I stopped. :) Anyway, the house was winning big time and Amy left the table pretty quickly. I stayed a bit longer and ended up winning $16, but then I lost $1 of it trying to win $4 more on the machine so I could leave Deadwood with $20. All in all, I left with $15 and used it to buy dinner at one of the casino buffets. It was such a fun night (again, it helped that we didn't use any of our own money!) and I hope we can go again soon! Thanks for a really fun night Amy! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNnnZApqMGWtGCzi46VBVwG-Iecb_ke119hRfgdJ9z2SKWvxFJbD7O42LqogMpF32ZJ8L8DmJ9Xgygex-CpIx_PhvURTAv3EfW8fx0kGsLxR0yUqCS00kFnz5NSKJEuIKfZxwQZjEzn7r/s1600-h/I+love+blackjack!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363932556143615890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNnnZApqMGWtGCzi46VBVwG-Iecb_ke119hRfgdJ9z2SKWvxFJbD7O42LqogMpF32ZJ8L8DmJ9Xgygex-CpIx_PhvURTAv3EfW8fx0kGsLxR0yUqCS00kFnz5NSKJEuIKfZxwQZjEzn7r/s320/I+love+blackjack!.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM5gN5z66nRl7g7c1jXuH4ZYkpAVedzvwQWrVV7K7BCzObMyO9EXrVR1I-WTMr3vHyopS5Dc__sZFDHVyDm06jC11JFW3acuRw-g2Kx4A_-eXJDCSgWFYmmfp8PKksme3coO9gJCCjUf_/s1600-h/Amy+and+her+fav+machine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363932328844576370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM5gN5z66nRl7g7c1jXuH4ZYkpAVedzvwQWrVV7K7BCzObMyO9EXrVR1I-WTMr3vHyopS5Dc__sZFDHVyDm06jC11JFW3acuRw-g2Kx4A_-eXJDCSgWFYmmfp8PKksme3coO9gJCCjUf_/s320/Amy+and+her+fav+machine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObU98N0EckxB6yzKcU7j_cSiLZNQUcrmi7lK-ckPuOsO-DfZL0fYpr_tK8zIpnGSoKk2U2GLDcNp40nCPEYVy8notLK98AClbPfG13echBK3_7ldY9U5OXqyb1Hw2MxCF6IggXmWyP7qR/s1600-h/Me+and+my+cash+outs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363932225536807202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObU98N0EckxB6yzKcU7j_cSiLZNQUcrmi7lK-ckPuOsO-DfZL0fYpr_tK8zIpnGSoKk2U2GLDcNp40nCPEYVy8notLK98AClbPfG13echBK3_7ldY9U5OXqyb1Hw2MxCF6IggXmWyP7qR/s320/Me+and+my+cash+outs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBvqk2EihjVyKgsRDrjjizM88fVwfc8WO-u7WkspWA8KuoldR-QnTNvN71fNhCtLCm2WXVVG_OL7sqoMIXB_CQuMcx0DEHKLj_lqniS9R7R993kQbgaLTs0BnXpW9LkbVMgtrycHqR3JP/s1600-h/leaving+deadwood+%2415+richer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363932144602354114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBvqk2EihjVyKgsRDrjjizM88fVwfc8WO-u7WkspWA8KuoldR-QnTNvN71fNhCtLCm2WXVVG_OL7sqoMIXB_CQuMcx0DEHKLj_lqniS9R7R993kQbgaLTs0BnXpW9LkbVMgtrycHqR3JP/s320/leaving+deadwood+%2415+richer.jpg" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452347800228412378noreply@blogger.com0