Halloween and a Race

The boys got to go trick-or-treating twice this year! Jackson picked out his costume, black Spiderman, and poor Charlie was Lightening McQueen--which he was super excited about, but it was Jackson's costume from last year. Oh well, such is being a second child!

We went to my cousin's neighborhood in Madisonville and the kids went on a hayride to each house. Jackson and James decided to ride their four wheeler behind us girls in the truck.

It wasn't redneck at all....:)

This house passed out bags of chips! What a great idea!

Last Sunday night our church held a "Trunk or Treat" for all the kids.

We each decorated the trunks of our cars and had fun games for the kids at each "trunk."

There was tons of food, cookie decorating and...

A Pinata!

Charlie did pretty good considering the stick was longer than he was!

Look at that face! Determination! He took a couple of good swings and let the next kid have a turn.

His daddy was proud. Look at that baseball stance!

Next up, black Spiderman.

It was so funny watching these kids try to swing and hit the pinata. You know James was on the other end of that rope pulling it all kinds of directions. Especially for the older kids!

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Saturday morning the kids and I loaded up bright and early and went downtown to watch Lana race in her second half marathon (13 miles total).

This one was getting mad at me because I wouldn't let him splash in the huge pothole in the street that was filled with water. Mean mommy!

And this one was perfectly content sitting in the stroller watching the competitors zoom by.

These two are like night and day, I tell ya.

Allow me to introduce my speedracer, I mean sister.

She's a runner. I couldn't do this. I would have peed myself by mile 5 and the shin splints would have kicked in around mile 5.1

She was dedicated to her training though and we were so proud to watch her cross the finish line.

Her goal is to run a marathon someday, and I know she'll do it...

and I'll WATCH her do it :)

1 hour 49 minutes

Beat her goal of 2 hours!

Bloody feet=bloody socks

ouch.

Micah, Hern and Lana

They all did a fantastic job!

Aunt Lana and Charlie

Poor guy, I cut his hair myself.

He almost accosted the lady at the hair salon last week.

I had to take matters into my own hands.

Even if that meant a "bowl cut"

that I still won't let my own mother live down for doing to me.

Sorry Charlie.

Congrats Lana...we love you!