Black Friday

This was us today! Even bought it right off the showroom floor. Yah for a new car!

Happy Thanksgiving from The Marques

Before the Greensboro Gobbler. They changed the 5k course this year so you only went around the hilly park once but still couldn't convince anyone else to join us this cold morning. Thanks dad for chauffeuring us! :-)

A good attempt at a full family photo. Teva was not sure about getting up on that sofa with us.

The next generation of  "The Kids' Table"! I think it is safe to say the girls liked it.

Master Chef-in-Training

Grammy got us matching aprons so since "we" were tasked with providing dessert for her preschool Thanksgiving Feast, she asked to wear them. {Her favorite things to do are crack the eggs and lick the batter - obvious choices!}

 

 

Yellow Band

The piece of yellow elastic around her next may not seem like much but let me assure you, it is a big deal!

Addie & Samantha have been taking swim lessons with "Coach Dave, THE WAVE!" {I need to upload a video of her saying his name!} In 8 lessons she has learned how to float on her back, float on her tummy, tread water and just SWIM! The yellow bands grants her access to the slide but mostly it means confidence and freedom... for us both! I no longer have to be within arms reach of her.

I was so proud of her, I could hardly stand it! She is pretty proud of herself too and has worn her yellow band to school the entire week. We start another round of swim lessons in January. Warning: I might cry whenever she earns her green band because there will be no denying how grown up she is.

She got to pick out where she wanted to go for a special treat. I thought for sure ice cream at Chick-fil-A or even a bagel from Panera but she asked to go to Suarez Bakery for a sugar cookie! Well deserved!

Rock 'n' Roll Savannah

Thank you Savannah for a great visit... fun times with great friends, perfect weather, flat course and race times for all to be proud of! Jim made a grand return performance and may have stolen my friend as his running buddy. He and Becky came in under 2 hours with big smiles on their faces. They also have some great race photos I will have to purchase.

I posted a new PR (1:34:04) which made me happy but have to admit I hurt more after this race then did after running either of my fulls, ha! (Oh how good training makes a difference.)