Unaccompanied MINORS

My mom gave the boys a one way ticket to Houston! (stand by, that is...)
They were super excited to get out of school early and go straight to the airport!
Here they waited..... and were really disappointed to find out that the flight was sold out...
Better luck next time!

On our way home, Torry and I left Houston early and Ty and Kody stayed behind to hang out with Grandma and PaPa....
My mom took them to the airport and she did a great job of taking pictures! (She knows I love to blog......)
Stephanie gave her step by step camera instructions! Haha!!
"Entering the building..."

"Going through security"

"Walking on the flat escalator" (as Ty calls it)

Kody

The anticipation....

Grabbing a bite for the trip....

Falling asleep!

Me......... waiting in the airport.......... completely alone....

And here they come!

Even Kody woke up!

Thanks Grandma!! They loved it!!!

Buzzin' Cousins...

He's Baaaack!

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a pretty busy weekend in Houston.... On the way down, I met up with one of my really close friends that I grew up with. Andrea was in town visiting her sister and she met up with me in Austin. It was great seeing her! I think it had been about 3 years!

Hanging out at Mom and Dad's house with the family....

Kellie (BFF from HS) and I at Casa Ole after the marathon....

Carman and I.....

All the kiddos!!!

Garrett was so cute on the piano!

Beauty and the Beast!

Wii Fit

We had to break in my Dad's new shoes......

What a sweet heart!

Gabe's 1st Birthday!

Meeting little Truett for the first time!

Cathy and me...... and the little peanut!

Got home in time to teach my new little class..... the Sunbeams! Aren't they precious??

It's great to be home and I'm looking forward to the new year!!! Now if I could just get caught up on all the projects that I've ignored for the past 2 weeks!!!

Texas Marathon - New Year's Day!

The marathon has come and gone! What a great race! We had such an awesome New Year's Day. The racers included me, Torry, Reece, Linda, Courtney, Emily, Aimee, and Duane. The 26.2 mile course had four loops so we were all able to high five each other several times throughout the race. The weather was crisp and cool and the trees provided lots of shading. I couldn't have asked for more! My running buddy from Marble Falls..... Denise.... joined me and helped "pace" me for over 15 miles!! (I think! I'm not exactly sure what mile she jumped in...) Our personal spectators included TONS of family and friends! (Nathan, Candace, Garrett, Mom, Dad, Ty, Kody, Carman, Devyn, Taylor, Jayde, Gabe, Tim, Windy, my BFF from HS Kellie, Denise and her Sis in Law, JeriLyn, Megan, Matt, London, Tim, Jennifer, Sommer, etc, etc!!) Thank you all so much for coming and cheering us on! You have no idea how much that helps and makes the race so much more fun!
My finishing time was 4:15, which I am very very happy about! I completed this race an hour faster than my first marathon!
And last, but not least......... THANKS TO NATHAN!!! He worked for hours and hours yesterday, and stayed up until 4am completing this marathon movie for me! I really appreciate everyone taking pictures and video clips! This is a day to remember!