Halloween 2010

Halloween is definitely more fun for me now that we have kids.  I'm definitely not the creative, let's design an original costume kind of person though.  I want to walk into a store, look at the options, and pick one out. :)  Creativity with this kind of thing has never been my strong suit....  Nyah chose Minnie Mouse and Ryker was a dragon.

What a sweet little girl.

Miss Gail and Nyah (her teacher when she was one).

Miss Jo, Miss Diane and Nyah (her teachers at the time)

AK, Ryker, Miss Vee and Nyah (Ryker's teacher at the time)

Nyah and Miss Alicia (another one of her teachers at the time)

Ryker and Miss Savannah (one of Ryker's teachers)

Cute boy...

Wow, we tried to take pictures for a long time.  Getting these two kids to look in the same direction and smile takes close to a miracle.

Now you can see it really is a dragon costume and not a frog

One of the many attempts...

We finally settled on this one.

I'm sure all kids do this but as soon as a holiday passes, Nyah starts asking me how much longer until it's that holiday again.  From today, 183 more days until Halloween.

Ragnar - October 2010

We decided to go watch Ryan run in the Ragnar in Las Vegas. Both of us running doesn't work so great - especially with two kids now since the race lasts over 24 hours.  Ryan ran in it this time and had a great time.  The kids went and we watched him run. You won't see Ryker in very many pictures because he just hung out in the car most of the time sleeping.  It was a good time though.

The Las Vegas Desert

Nyah striking a pose :)  She was a great sport considering we spent a lot of time in the car.

At this exchange they had just locked the keys in the race van so we were excited to be there in time for Aaron's arrival!

Nyah waiting for a high five from her daddy.

Jana checking out her time.

Aaron getting support from some teammates during his run.

Ryan's turn for some support

Nyah loved playing with the flag under Uncle Aaron's supervision.

Jana getting water from Ryan

Jana running in at the end - she doesn't even look tired. :)

The team - Idaho Couch Potatoes

Nyah smiling and the evidence of what she had been up to...

Sleepy girl - it was a busy trip.

Ryker on the other hand was still wide awake.  Probably because he spent so much time sleeping in the car.

We enjoyed watching them run and were grateful to have the GPS to help us find our way to the different exchange points.  They did a great job and of the races we have participated in, it was the fastest time yet.  I'm sure the participants would agree the races are exhausting but there are always lots of memories!  A few of the memories from the trip would be watching the race itself, watching Jabbawockeez, spending some time on the Strip, them locking the keys in the race van, the zip line by the hotel, renting a hotel without stairs (and being sad Ryan was running as I took trip after trip to our room), some great weather, and lots of driving.

Visit from Great-Grandparents

So in October we had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Lisby, Grandma and Grandpa Blanken and Dale and Kathy.  It was great to visit with them and have them in our home.  Here are a couple of pictures.  Thanks for coming and creating memories with us for a weekend. :)

Grandma Lisby with Ryker

Grandpa Blanken reading Nyah a book - we love books!

Sweet Kiddos - September 2010

Here are some pictures of the kids (clear back in September).  Nyah adores her little brother and she is a fantastic big sister.  Ryker loves Nyah and is always watching to see what she is doing. It's amazing to look back at these pictures and see how much different they are six months later.

Sweet baby boy

Hanging Out Together



So this picture and the next show how exciting it is trying to get both of them to look at us and smile. :)
Nyah is looking at the camera with a big smile....



And now Ryker is looking with a smile!

Nyah sleeping in a tent



Sweet girl - what an angel



Love this little girlie

 Love these kiddos!



Half Marathon (September 4)

So Mom decided the beginning of 2010 that she wanted to run a half marathon and Dad decided to train with her.  So the big day was on September 4 and Jana ran with them as well.  I wish I had gotten my act together so I could have run with them, but it didn't happen.  I decided I couldn't miss the event though and surprised them by showing up that weekend.  It was so fun to be on the other end and actually be the one showing my support. :)  They did a great job and I'm so proud of them.  I know running didn't end up being Mom's favorite thing to do and was proud of her for sticking it out.  Here are some pictures of them with the decorated car and some signs.  Mom and Dad also have a tradition of a high five for each mile so they did 13 of them!  I'm so proud and was so happy I was able to be able to be there with them.