celebrating joe

last year

as we were driving home from chicago

after stacey ran the marathon

we got the call that bekah had gone into labor

and joe was about to be born

fast forward one year

stacey decided to run chicago again

which worked out perfectly

because then we were in town

to celebrate joe turning ONE!!

bekah put together a super cute pumpkin party

and we had a lot of fun spending together

and celebrating joe

happy birthday joe!!

pre-marathon fun

we got to chicago on friday

and then woke up right away saturday

to go to the marathon expo so that stacey could get his bib

it was a busy place

but they were very efficient

so it was fun to wander around

and look at all of the booths

nike had quite the set up

with a lot of fun pictures opportunities

BUT ...

the best opportunity came when we happened to see doctor dribble

we saw him for the first time last year running chicago

and have followed him on instagram ever since

we think what he does is amazing

so when i saw him i made stacey get a picture

following the expo we stopped at the nike store

which was a zoo ...

complete with DJ and dancers!

we did a little shopping

and then went in search of marathon fuel ...

aka chipotle ;)

run twin cities run

stacey and i spent the morning

cheering on the runners at the twin cities marathon.

the winner was a debut marathoner -

he had never even run 26 miles before!

he ran sub 5 min miles for a good chunk of the last 5 miles -

which is uphill -

SHEESH!

i'm lucky if i can run that pace for a half mile!!

impressive.

my new home

i have been ANXIOUSLY waiting

and

the time has FINALLY come ...

battle of the border - in the office

GO PACK GO!!

lunch with the girls

s*w*a*t

the 6th grade swat team

OR ...

just a birthday party

with a whole lot of airsoft guns

* jefferson jaunt 2014 *

3MC

playing the ponies ... again

for the past 3 weeks

drew has been played football in stillwater

the weather has been beautiful

and the boys have played well

drew has even gotten to play some defense

which has been a fun change

it's not exactly the most convenient location

BUT

if we have to drive somewhere -

at least it's stillwater - 

we've been dropping him off for his early warmups

and then walking downtown -

walking to wisconsin ;) - 

one of the days

stacey and ben got lunch at the freighthouse

and on our last sunday in stillwater

we topped it off

with malts for the ride home

when there's fun AND treats involved ...

i have no complaints

EVEN if it involves driving 30 miles.