Pumpkin Patch -

The pumpkin patch is so great for little

kids and big kids too - it was so much fun. Addie, Gma and myself headed out for the pumpkin patch this morning. We all had such a good time playing with the animals and picking out pumpkins - so happy!

Marathon!

Wow - can't believe that it was here and done so quickly.

Rick, Kirsten and I all ran the Portland Marathon. 15 thousand participants and 7 thousand crazy marathoners....

We headed up Saturday morning and picked up Jeanne in Cottage Grove, so nice to have Grandma with us. Once in Portland we checked into our cozy little room at the Avalon (super cute spa and hotel, thank you hotwire). Sunday morning 4:30 am we woke up and started to get ready. Thank god for Brittney and her awesome willingness to give up a Sunday to drive Rick, Kirsten and I to the start. At 6:15 we were downtown and ready to run...26.2 miles - bring it on.

Five hours later Rick and I crossed the finish line together. Kirsten came in shortly after and we are counting down the 362 days until we run it again. On Monday we all headed to the zoo and looked at all the animals we have been reading about - How great!