Decorating for Christmas

Tripp and Makinley are really getting to the age where they are helpful with Christmas decorating. And, of course, Addie Grey is at the age where she wants to throw all the ornaments across the room. But, even with that, we were able to get our tree up and decorated yesterday. It's going to be a long month keeping AG from messing with it every second, but I love this time of year. I didn't get many pictures at all of the process, but I did grab a few.

 After we decorated and the baby took a nap, we got ready to head to Athens for the afternoon. But, before that, I grabbed a few pictures of the kids playing basketball and some for our Christmas card pictures.

Run Through

A few weeks back, Tripp's football team got the opportunity to run out on the field with the high school team at the start of a football game. They got to run through the banner, and the boys were so excited!

Halloween at the Ainslie's

Last year, we started the yearly tradition of having a Halloween party at Leah and Andrew's. Leah goes all out with the food and activities for the kids. It is so much fun for them, and I love having that time together with friends. I didn't take many pictures. I was too busy juggling the baby. But, I did get a few of them wrapping themselves like mummies and hitting the pinata.

Methodist Church Fall Festival

Our Halloween week was busy, busy! I think we did every fall festival we could find!  We started out by going to the fall festival at the Methodist Church.

The kids enjoyed all the games and the hayride. It was a fun start to the Halloween celebrations.

Family Fun Run and 5K

My school does an annual fun run and 5k as our major fundraiser for the year. We just started doing it last year, and I walked (occasionally jogged)  it only 7 weeks after having Addie Grey. This year we tackled it as a family. Joey and the kids did the fun run and I did the 5K.

It was cold, but Mak was ready.

 It was a little early for our late sleeper.

 I thought I lost Tripp when they blew the whistle to start. But I just realized you can see him on the outskirts of this picture! He's running up ahead.

 I really didn't know what to expect out of the kids. I tried to get Tripp to practice with me at the track one time and that was a huge bust. Makinley never even attempted it. I was afraid they would sprint from the start and burn out long before the one mile mark. I was standing there watching for them to come towards the finish line, and only about 6 people had passed by when I realized I saw Tripp coming in the distance!

 He finished in the top ten and god a medal!

 You can't see him well, but he's crossing the finish line.

 Mak and Joey were a little ways behind, but that's okay! Makinley said she ran a lot of the way. She told me she was 'working to build her stamina'.

 Tripp's buddies! They all did great.

I didn't take any pictures of myself in the 5K. But, I finished in under 32. Not a personal record at all, but I was just glad to finish it in that time. I haven't been running as much and AG had been up most of the night before the race. So, I was tired. It was fun to do it as a family. I look forward to doing more!

More Mountain Pictures

 These are a ton of pictures from our time at the water fall. But, they were too funny not to document. That water was SO cold.