Little Miss Personality

Not only does she play peek-a-boo, Kaitrin also plays a version of hide and seek as well as chase.

As I change her diaper, I put a cloth or her pants over her face for her to play with. She grabs it, covering her face, and giggles. As she pulls it away from her face and sees me, she squeals...then doing all over again.

Kaitrin and Jacob play hide and seek/chase around the recliner...which has Kaitrin howling so hard that I just know that she is peeing in her diaper! She goes one way and Jacob goes the other and they both end up head to head, yelling and laughing, and going back the other way. A good 20 minutes of fun!

And whether it's in the playroom or just in the hallway, Kaitrin begins to crawl and then looks back to see if someone is watching her. When she catches your eye, she squeals and crawls as fast as she can...the chase is on!

Such a little personality is coming out of her!

Team Kaitrin's Klub

13.1 miles

26.2 miles

Soreness

Pain

Beer, lots of beer

Kaitrin and Grandpa Max

Grandpa Max not only brought toys, but brought rocking chairs! Well, one rocking chair. In all of my memories of Max, wood working is a definite. Whether it was a stool or rocking chair or just raw wood and nails in the Dasha, woodwork and Max go hand in hand. And now Kaitrin can join into the woodworking memories - she got a rocking chair from Max this weekend. She was pretty excited...as was Jacob because he won't have to share his! Hopefully we will be able to get Christmas pictures in this chair, just like Michael and I did when we were little.

Me and Grandpa Max

Grandpa Max came to visit with mom and dad for Marathon Weekend. And just like all grandparents, TOYS were involved. Max brought this cool balloon pumper that sent long skinny balloons screeching through the air. Jacob got to hold the balloon, count down until lift off, and chase after them. Such fun! They are all very colorful and make a crazy noise, reusable too...good toy pick Max! These balloons kept Jacob busy for about 20 minutes, which is hideously good for any toy, cartoon, or food!

All Kind Of Hurt!

I was debating - between mile 18 and 22 - what to name this entry: All Kind of Hurt or Human Salt Lick. Both seemed to be totally true at the time, but hurt won out.

Everyone did a fabulous job on their marathon runs. Mom finished the half marathon. Dad finished the half marathon in great time. And Michael finished the full marathon under 4 hours. And now we are all sore, but it was for a great cause. I believe that we raised $1,500 for Kaitrin's Klub. With RSV season just around the corner, this money will go to great use for medicine to protect preemies...which is our main cause!

Bad Dog, My Butt

It seems like everytime I go out on a long run, something happens. Whether it starts to rain, it gets dark early, I have to pee, or I go into a coughing fit...something always happens. As a more than perfect example, on Sunday I left for a 10 mile run when 3 miles into it - something happened. The house at the end of the street has a dog. The dog is on an electric fence collar. Every other day that I run by this dog (some sort of Lab) he barks and follows me and then runs back to the house when I have passed. This time, well this time he didn't have the collar on. This time he came over the once safe barrier and right to me. Hating big dogs, I stayed calm...until he bit my butt! What on earth! He continued toward my other cheek as I yelled for help, owners came running, I'm in shock, and the dogs continues to wag his tail. Fabulous.

After a few "I'm okay's", I walk directly home to find four bleeding teeth marks. My wonderful husband - who is worried, but just dying to laugh - drives to see if the dog has had it's shots.

To save everyone the horror, I promise not to post a picture, but assure you that my rear end is not the most aesthetically pleasing. I always thought that the color purple was supposed to be soothing...