The Whirlwind has calmed... 10-06

While I am sad that all of the action is over, it's kinda nice to sit and be still for a minute(and I mean a minute, I have a group project due tomorrow). Since I have a brief moment, I thought I would try to catch up on the kids' latest adventures. Last Thursday my old friend (by old, I mean we've been friends since 8th grade, she's not actually old), Rachel came to town for a quick visit. We ventured to First Monday with Sweet Pea on Friday, but couldn't stay long because we had to get back for Bear's Dr appt (he had a mean cough but the dr says he just has allergies - that darn Texas ragweed). We didn't even buy much, but it was fun to spend time with Rachel - you know what they say - "Old friends are the best friends".

That night MeMe and her friend came over and we all had dinner and played with the kiddos until bedtime. Then, Nyles and I were up past midnight packing for our FL vacation which was to begin the next day. Of course, we couldn't just wake up and go to the airport, that would be too easy. Instead, we woke up before dawn and all of us girls went to Grapevine and walked in the DFW Walk for the Whisper. It's an annual 5K fun run benefitting the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. I have participated in it since the first one, which happened to be in 2002, the September after my mom went to heaven (after battling Ovarian Cancer). It's become a special tradition. Anyways, team Joggin' for Ginger had 25 people this year and over $1300 in donations. It turned out to be a beautiful day for the walk. I'll post pictures soon.

As soon as we crossed the finish line, we took a few pictures and then we dashed off to the airport. We made it just in time for our flight - Thanks Rachel, I couldn't have done it without you! The vacation was wonderful - I'll post pics soon, I think they'll speak for themselves. The only challenge was controlling our feisty 2 year-old. All of sudden she turned into a crazy girl. I almost forgot about the sweet little angel I had known for the previous 2 and half years. Luckily I talked to my sister on the way home and she commented on how sweet and well behaved Sweet Pea is - Thanks Sis, I really needed to hear that! Don't get me wrong, she (we all) had a fabulous time, but she was definitely testing us. It was Bear's first airplane ride and he did great. He had fun at the beach, too. But, I think he took advantage of the fact that we didn't bring any "sitting" toys. He had to be held a majority of the time. Of course, I never complain about snuggle time with my Bear.