Where is Kayleigh???

Do you feel like you're playing this game a lot lately? Kayleigh has a new hiding place. I couldn't get a picture of her coming out from behind the curtain, but she was having fun, trust me!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know, I know, it's a day late. But, I really wanted to wait until the pictures from the Turkey Trot came online so you could see us running. Erik and I did a 10K (6.2 miles) yesterday, and it was torture! Not really, but I haven't been training much lately, and it almost killed me. I was fine for the first half, but then started to get tired for the second half. For the last couple of miles, we had our eyes set on some women who weren't too far ahead of us. We finally caught them around the 6 mile mark, and never let them catch back up. We accomplished my goal of not finishing last. :)
I definitely learned my lesson about re-hydrating after a long race. I got so sick yesterday, and Erik really thinks that I didn't drink enough water after the race. I felt terrible and ended up having to miss Thanksgiving dinner. I felt bad because I wasn't there to celebrate, but I needed to be home sleeping and trying to recover. I feel much better today, though.



Proof that we ran. :) Did I mention that Erik pushed Kayleigh in the stroller? He needed something to slow him down so that he could stay at my pace.



Where's Erik??

So cute!

I got brave this morning and put Kayleigh into tights and this cute dress from her cousin, Mia. She thought she was hot stuff and strutted around our bedroom twirling and putting her hands on her "hips". (it was more like her armpits! She'll figure it out.) This dress has a matching jacket, and it'll be perfect for this chilly day and church. The only downfall to her outfit is that she doesn't have cute shoes to go with it. She'll be running around in her tennis shoes today.

Sonny's revenge!

Okay, so the activities haven't been so exciting in our house lately. You are probably wondering why I have the title that I do. I'm calling for a ban on Sonny's BBQ. Let me paint a picture for you: Kayleigh and I had the day off on Tuesday for Veteran's Day. Valerie gave me the bright idea to meet up with Erik for lunch. We decided to go to Sonny's for lunch. Lunch was delicious. I think Erik and I knew there was a problem that night when he had the chills and a fever so high he could have been the heating pad for my sore stomach. I felt terribly sick to my stomach and hung out in the bathroom for awhile, trying to decide what would make me feel better. When the room started fading in and out, I had to go to the floor so I wouldn't fall off of the toilet. Poor Erik was asleep and I knew he didn't feel good, but I had to have someone in the bathroom. He came in and was such a trooper. He gave me a wet rag for my neck and turned a fan on me. I thought I was a little better the next morning and tried to make it to work. Kayleigh had different ideas. She had a major blowout right after Erik left for work. I got her cleaned up and called for a sub. I feel better now, but Erik is still not up to 100%. Kayleigh is mostly okay, but I don't think she is 100%, either.

Onto other family news! Dad's birthday is tomorrow. Happy birthday! Valerie's and my birthday is Saturday, so don't forget to wish us a happy birthday! I am officially training for my first 15K. I'm doing a run/walk program, because actually running those 9 miles just might kill me. I'm running a 10K on Thanksgiving morning. Erik is going to run it with me, pushing Kayleigh in the stroller. I think that is the only way that he could go that slowly! I'm supposed to run 5 miles this weekend, but I think those miles are going to have to wait. I'm sure it would be good for me to run that far before a birthday dinner and dessert, but since I haven't eaten much since Tuesday, I might let my body rest.

I hope you enjoy the following videos. The first one is of Kayleigh dancing to "If you're happy and you know it". She has been able to do the "stomp your feet" part for awhile, but I mostly sing it to her in the car when she gets bored. She is rocking out to the song tonight. Sorry about my poor singing--there's your advanced warning!


You need to know that I was talking to my dad on the phone when I took this second video. Kayleigh likes to pretend to talk on the phone, but she doesn't like to talk on it if someone is on the other end. I think she's been watching me when I talk on the phone. I usually don't like to sit still while I'm on the phone; I usually pace around and check out what's going on in the house.

For Abuelo and Mia

This video is of Kayleigh saying "abuelo" tonight. While she was in the tub, I asked her to say it, and was very surprised for her to repeat me! She said it a few times after that, so I know she said it for real.



These pictures are for Mia. Kayleigh thanks you for the warm pjs. We had a cold snap this past week, and those pjs were much appreciated! Kayleigh was running around with her milk, so she has a little milk goatee. My favorite part of the pjs is how her belly is emphasized. It's so cute!