All about self expression

Lexi no longer lets anyone decide how she will dress or how her hair will be done. I feel like she is a 15 year old in a 3 year old body. Everything from how she wants her hair styled (she will sit for 15 mins as I straighten her hair if that is what she wants), to what shoes. She doesn't wear pants, and if I make her, she insists on wearing a skirt over them. The more mismatched her outfit is, the better.

Mike's Marathon!

After training for MONTHS and losing 70lbs, Mike was finally ready to run his 1st Marathon. It was in Long Beach, CA, and it was the most amazing weekend! He did an amazing job, finishing in 4 hours, 32 mins. (Which is fantastic for a 1st marathon!)

Here we are at 5:30am, waiting for the race to start!

 Mike works with these 2 guys. Kevin and Brett did the 1/2 Marathon that day.

 At Mile 6, coming in for a kiss!!! I'm so proud!

 Mile 26! Coming into the finish line!

 Finished!!!! 1st Marathon!

 My brother Curtis and his wonderful girlfriend came to hang out with me while I waited!



So proud of him. He has spend the year 2010 working hard and it finally paid off. Now he is going to train for another!

Decorating Pumpkins

We got to decorate pumpkins with our MOPS group. The girls had a great time!

Fun Times

Grammy and Papa came to visit

At the beginning of October, Grammy and Papa came to see us. We had a great time with them!

 Lexi tried on Grammy's Glasses

Beauty and the Beast, the play

We frequently go to a playhouse that has Children's Theater. It is so much fun and the girls always enjoy themselves. This time it was Beauty and the Beast.

They were wearing handmade "Pillow Case" dresses made by their Grandma. So cute!

CHEESE!!

Lexi wanted to show off her hair. It is long enough to braid and its one of her favorite hair styles these days.

At the play... taking it all in.

Lexi and some friends

During intermission and after the play, the kids got to go play on the stage. The girls danced and danced.

We couldn't take any pictures of the play, but after the kids can have their picture taken with the characters.

Lexi with Beauty and the Beast!

LA County Fair

Its Fair time! We took the girls to the LA County Fair and we had a great time. Usually we only last about 2 hrs when we are out and about with the girls.... but this day we were there for 5.5 hrs! It was a record! They had a great time!

Allie looking at the cows...although she looks like the one in the cage!

Look at Allie's expression!!

The girls did really well with the animals. I thought they would freak out....

And they did.... after about 10 mins they were DONE! Not the best time to get a family picture! haha

In the Dinosaur Exhibit. I wanted to get a picture of them looking at the camera, but they were too scared!!

Oh no Lexi! Watch out!!!

They got to see a few live animals that they could touch...snakes... turtles....hedgehogs. Lexi loved it!

They had a "Princess House" where kids could go in, play dress up and play with everything they could imagine. We stayed here for over an hour. The kids had a great time!

Painting

We spend lots of time painting....

But Allie spends most of her time eating... check out those teeth! Good thing its non-toxic!!!