i {heart} fall

happy birthday, gage!

gage loved having isaac and max there

carly, your present was a hit

raquel makes pregnancies look way to easy

when i asked gage what he wanted for his birthday he said "brownies and a bike".

grandparents spoiled him again. and thanks to startins for the $$ and ryan and nicole for the clothes




i participated with some friends in a half marathon over the weekend and it just okay. the course was way boring and i was litarally eating dust, most of it was on canals, uhg. misery loves company, so i was glad to run it with lauren, brooke, melanie, and amber. thanks to tarah and steph for cheering us on.



pumkin patch and farm.

pumpkin carving

gage wouldn't touch any of the goop we pulled out.


getting in the spirit of the season we carved up some pumpkins... we did this about a week ago and now they are totally rotting out because of this crazy heat.

okay, we are so dorky

we've had her for a whole year

january must be a "hot" month for a bunch of us, it seems that i've noticed a lot of cute birthday blog posts. well here is ours. "pixie" (as my dad calles her) turned numero uno. i would say that my most endearing thing about her is her animated expressions, for not saying much she's got quite the personality. love her.

i know... it looks like a glorified donut.

"feels good enought to eat...


you've got to be kidding, for me?...


...pure sweet delight...

...happy birthday to me!"

josie has quite the support system, thank you friends and family.
thanks ryan and nicole family for the new clothes and hair bows

i got a lump in my throat as i put a lil tribute video together for her. (which i'm posting for g & g startin - no need to waste 10 min of your life)