Special Thanks to Mr. Matt

Whew! We have been without internet for over a week now and thanks to Mr. Matt, we are up and running again. My faith in Verizon has seriously been altered forever, though! :) Well, here are some pics of Lydia. She loves taking baths in the kitchen sink...and since I'm not too fond of bathing my children, it works out nicely. I think these will make some great yearbook photos her Senior year of high school. And, if your wondering if those big eyes are really that blue, Yes they are! She's going to be a knock-out! Load your guns, Daddy!

Well, after an extremely tiring morning of pulling weeds at a local children's home with Josiah's junior class, I had to up my milage today. Before last week, I had never run more than 3 miles without stopping and I just completed 4 miles non-stop! My friend and I got these snazzy Nike/I-pod thingys thats basically a pedometer on steriods. I, of course, had to get an Ipod to be able to work it and was so excited to have a valid excuse to get one. There is a micro-chip that I hook onto my shoe laces and a tiny reciever that plug into my ipod and it counted my distance for me as I ran...which will come in handy on my upcoming long distance runs. There was a voice that interupted my music and told my each mile completed and counted down my last mile. It was awesome!!!!

My sister in law, Joy, my friend, Sarah and I just signed up for a 10k on Thanksgiving day. It's called the Turkey Trot. I am really excited!

Also, my dad and I are going to be Muddy Buddies in Miami this November as well. It looks like a ton of fun...running, biking, obstacles, and a world-class giant mud pit that you have to crawl though to reach the finish line. You even dress up in crazy costumes.

Man! I am blessed to have such wonderful health!!!