Iceman 2008

The guys lucked out....the weather wasn't nearly as bad as we thought it was going to be on race day. Both Mike V and Mike T finished strong this year, 2:11 and 2:13 respectively, coming in 27th and 32nd out of the 83 riders in their class. Congratulations guys!!!

Looking good at the half-way point.

Going across the finish line.

Trick or Treat

I forgot my camera on Halloween, so I put the girls back in their costumes Monday evening and we went out on the deck for a photo shoot. It's almost impossible to get both girls to look at the camera at the same time, but after about a dozen tries we finally got one!

Our Little Flower Girl

After over a year of waiting, the big day finally arrived. Ella was soooo excited to be a flower girl. She had her hair and nails done and wore a yellow dress (her favorite color)....she looked just like a little princess. The ceremony and reception were absolutely beautiful - congratulations Holly and Ken!

Ella walking down the aisle

Ella with the bride and groom

Ella and Holly

Ella on her first limo ride

Ella danced....

and danced....

and danced (at least until 11:00).

A Day at the Farm

We took the girls to a local farm today for a hayride, pumpkins, apples and fresh doughnuts. Ella loved the cow train, slide and corn sandbox. Claire just wanted to eat the corn and hay.

Ella on the cow train

Ella on the slide

Claire in the wagon

Claire in the hay

Hayride

Refusing to Sleep

Ella did not want to go to bed last night - no nap and overly tired. After almost a half hour, Mike finally got her to settle down....so we thought. At 10:45 I was headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth and this is what I found: