Yesterday Wayne and I went to Garden of the Gods State Park to have our "family" Christmas card photos taken. We lucked out in coming across a professional photographer who was there waiting for a "family session" to arrive. She ended up taking the photo that we used for our card, but we always like to take some fun pics as well! Wayne caught this photo right as sam was done yawning and I was laughing!
Wayne picked up a Christmas tree from Lowe's a couple days ago. We have such different schedules that is was hard for us to find a time to go together. He did a great job finding a beautiful tree, and an even better job putting the lights on it! I came back from teaching Yoga at the gym on Friday morning and he was already putting the ornaments on! I did get to help him with the rest of them to creat our beautiful Christmas tree!...complete with a choo choo train!
Wayne and I were putting up our Christmas decorations and as usual Sam was right there in the middle of everything. He has to know what is going on all the time! I decided to drape a garland around his neck to make him more festive! He really didn't seem to mind it!
I finished decorating our front door for Christmas! Sam was outside "helping" me....trying to eat the fake berries! He did get ahold of one and ended up swallowing it! The door looks so pretty when it is dark and the lights are on!
Sam came with Wayne and I to the 5k. Wayne said he did great the entire race! He definately got a LOT of love and attention from everyone....and he was even on TV! A local news camera man put the camera right up to Sam's nose! He was so excited to see me at the finish line!
Wayne scored this free turkey scarf for Sam from a groomer's across from his work. We didn't think Sam would particularly like it, but he seemed very proud and looked very handsome!
Wayne and his fellow co-workers had a bear-growing contest at work. For the past four weeks they were only allowed to "trim" and not shave. I have seen Wayne with a beard before, but not one this "full!" I got so used to it that it was WAY different when he shaved! Smooth as a baby's bottom!!
I took this picure because it was here that my sister informed me she had never fun more than 9 miles...until now! We had four more to go until the finish line and we were NOT going to give up!
This past Octobe my big sister, Jessica, and I ran "The Other Half" half marathon in Moab, UT. This was her first big race so we tried to have some fun here at the starting line! We huddled around the bonfires just laughing and standing in the HUGE lines for the port-a-potties!
So Wayne and Sam are pretty much the best of friends. Sam follows him everywhere and has to be right by his side no matter what Wayne is doing. Last night Wayne was playing his guitar and Sam was right by his side once again just listening and watching. He really is man's best friend...
Wew! I was so excited when this photo was taken! One hour and ten minutes later I made it to the top of the incline! The view was beautiful as you can see in this photo. You could see the entire city of Colorado Springs, and almost all the way to Kansas! How did I celebrate?...We went to Starbucks on the way back where I snarfed down an orange juice and delicious pumpkin cream chees muffin! (Which I felt completely "guilt free eating)....Then I went home and rode my road bike 6 1/2 miles! :)
More of "The Incline!" This picture just doesn't do the thing justice! The lady in white in this picture is my friend Judy. I used to work just down the hall from her until my dentist boss man moved to another office building. She works for another dentist as well and has become one of my dear friends and "mom" in the Springs. (Don't worry mom, no one can EVER replace you!) You can see the very top of the incline in this picture. One mile straight up!
Here's Wayne "pushing" a bobsled in the Olympic Training Center....he didn't go very far. In fact, he didn't get anywhere at all....maybe just the bronze medal Wayne....or not.
USA! USA! Last weekend (after our trip home from the half marathon), Wayne and I went to take a tour of the US Olympic Training Center here in our home town of Colorado Springs! The center was HUGE, and our tour guide was a female weightlifter who could probably snap me in half if she really wanted to...but she was WAY too nice!The tour was about an hour long and we had the chance to see some really cool places, and even some athletes! Our tour guide told us that Michael Phelps was there training a month or so before the Olympics in China...DANG! Why couldn't we have visited it when he was there?!!
Here we are once again taking a nice break under Corona Arch. The hike was pretty warm with a high in the low 80's for the day! After the hike, the boys hit up the hotel swimming pool. Jessica and I avoided it so we could "conserve energy" for the race!
While hiking to Corona Arch, the boys found a little "hideout." Trevor was a little hesitant to go in it at first because of all the mini holes in the rock. Here they are posing for the camera!
This past weekend Wayne, myself, my sister, two nephews, and brother-in-law went to Moab, UT for a half marathon. We had a great time hiking, eating out, and of course, running the race. My sister and I were the only two that actually ran the race and it was so nice to have a running buddy!! Wayne snapped this photo when he was waiting at the finish line area. The moon up and to the left of the picture makes it even more amazing!
So yesterday I was packing for the half marathon I am running this coming weekend. I went in the other room for about 5 minutes and all of the sudden noticed I couldn't hear Sam....a quiet puppy is a bad puppy! I went in our bedroom looking for him, and this is where I found him. He was quite content sleeping the suitcase until I made him get out so I could finish packing!
Sam loved the lake! We sat at the end just taking it all in and enjoyed being out in the clean, mountain air!
