What an exciting week we had leading up to Thanksgiving! Tutu ran a mud run and we got to cheer her on! Oakley got to come too while his parents and sister attended a wedding. Tutu did great and had a blast completing the course!
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| Waiting for Tutu to come out of the woods! |
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| And here she is!! |
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| Run, Tutu, Run! |
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| Yay! |
After the race, we went home and packed up the car and kiddos to head out to the beach house for the week! We must have really tired the kids out because all three of them passed out on the way there!
Our time at Anna Maria Island was great! We loved spending time with Papa and Banya as well as Brian, Ashley, Oakley, and Delaney! The first morning, Joey, Koa, Malia, and Aunt Katie got up bright and early to come cheer me on as I ran the Women's Half Marathon in St. Petersburg! It was cold and overcast--horrible for a beach day, but PERFECT for running a race!
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| Pre-race Picture |
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| Getting ready for the start! |
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| Running around Tropicana Field was a pretty neat experience...had to stop to take a picture! |
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| Post Race Picture with my Training Buddies! |
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| It was nice to see Leah at the race...we logged a lot of miles together back in the day (including my first Disney Marathon)! |
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| Joey did a great job cheering me on! |
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| Sisters! |
Once the race was finished, it was so nice to go relax at the beach for an entire week with my family! We had lots of beach time (the kids took every afternoon nap in the jogging stroller at the beach), some pool time, lots of family time, and a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner!
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| The house was amazing...complete with an elevator! |
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| Koa and Oakley loved the little shallow area of the pool! |
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| Lounging in the pool! |
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| The ladies are enjoying some beach time together! |
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| Koa and Oakley made some thanksgiving turkeys...it was so cute listening to them tell us what they are thankful for! |
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| Silly Boys! |
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| Bed time stories! |
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| Uncle Brian playing with the boys...they are behind him...I think! :) |
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| Malia rocking her turkey bow for Thanksgiving! |
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| Katie and I are doing a crossfit workout that Joey made up for us! |
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| We dug a hole and lined it with towels to make Malia a little "exersaucer" for the beach! She loved it! |
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| Everyone enjoying the front porch! |
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| One of the many beautiful sunsets! |
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| "Papa" and "Maia" as Koa calls them! |
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| "Banya" preparing the bird! |
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| Yum! |
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| Table is set! |
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| Hanging outside the front door all week! |
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| One of the many beach naps! |
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| Koa had lots of sand castle making buddies! |
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| I love our family pictures we took--so nice to have everyone together! |
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| <3 |
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| Putting the kids down for their naps! :) |
So sad to see our beach week end...we did get to watch some football at the house before Papa, Banya, and Aunt Katie got on the road!
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| Malia and Delaney in their football watching outfits! |
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| They already have a secret handshake! |
Sad to say goodbye to everyone...Koa has to play with Kimo and Naia now that his playmate is gone! The dogs were happy to play legos!
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| Koa coloring pictures that match the ones in his Brown Bear Brown Bear book! He did a good job matching the colors and animals! |
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| Blowing bubbles to the dogs...they loved this game! |
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| Daddy teaching Koa how to do a handstand push up! |
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| He's getting there! |
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| Daddy had a dive call out and couldn't make it to the tree lighting at Winthrop, so I took the kids by myself...our first tree lighting. It was fun, although we did miss Daddy! |
What a busy month! We loved all of the time we were able to spend with our extended families! Thank you!
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