Santa Brunch at the Country Club!

ISt Grade Winter PaRtY!!!!

introducing the "room-parents"

"game time"

The first graders gave their teacher an amazing "recipe" book, along with homemade Christmas cards.

more classroom treats

Kade's 3 yr old winter preschool program

The week leading up to Christmas is a busy one! This past week, my kids had 3 classroom parties, 2 dance recitals, one winter program, and a girl scout party
"The stockings were hung"

The classroom treats......

Good Times at our Christmas Party this year!

Good people, good food, and good fun...that about sums up this years Christmas Party 2009!

Snow Days are FUN........

We ventured over the Grandma's house for some adventure sledding on Wednesday. Boy does she have a GREAT sledding hill-the kids loved every minute of it! Gotta love snow days...........

My Running Crew..Christmas Dinner

It has become an annual tradition to host my running crew over for a christmas dinner each year! We decided we have been training hard, now it is time to play hard. We do a white elephant gift exchange, and the gifts every year get more colorful as our stories on the "trail", get more colorful.I would love to show you all the gifts...but I do have to remember this is a "family" blog, so I will refrain.

CHEERS and Merry Christmas!

Shay, Bob, Judy, Aimee, Juls, Aimee, Steph, and Ash

Gobbler Grind Half Marathon was a SUCCESS!!!

The Gobbler Grind Half Marathon was Sunday Nov. 22nd and it was AWESOME this year. Although many of us forgot just how hilly this course was, we embraced it! I was very excited to PR this race with a 1:53. Many friends ran this race this year, and it made it so much more exciting to see their accomplishments...Way to go Jen Walker and Sara Carson and Suzy Hay...so proud of you guys!

Suzy and I right before the start...we look a little cold, but after we started running, we were very warm!

The gang...Bob, me, Jeff, Juls, Aimee, Ash, Amy, Shay, and Suzy

6am at my parents house right before we headed out the door to the race!

Part III of Karli's Birthday

Karli had just a few girls over Friday night to celebrate her 7th birthday. It was so nice having a small crowd this year, and very "easy". We beaded pink and black necklaces, embellished sleeping masks, dipped strawberries and pink marshmellows in a chocolate fountain, did hair and make up, watched movies, and had a campfire...wow just saying all that makes me tired. (thanks to my good friend Jeanne for the great b-day idea :-))
W
e had a GREAT time.

Part II of Birthday week!

We celebrated a family party for Karli Monday night. I attempted a "Hello Kitty" cake, per Karli's request...and have to say, "please someone keep me out of the baking business"!
Karli received gift cards, and her most favorite gift, a "hot pink" real digital camera!

Karli's Birthday week

Karli's birthday week started on Monday....... and it started with our first snowfall. I cannot remember it ever snowing this early...but it was exciting and a great way to start the week. I was able to bring Karli some balloons and McDonald's for lunch, and then we enjoyed birthday treats at school together.

My Baby Girl is 7!

Karli turned 7 years old today....I have to say I am a little sad. She is officially into her elementary years, and this is hard for me.

Seven years today during the Nebraska/KSU football game Karli decided to enter into the world.

Let's just say I was a 9, before the epideral arrived...WHY..........the football game of course. Anyway...... delivered Karli pretty much without any drugs at 36 1/2 weeks. This gorgeous petite thing...came in weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces, and could not have been more perfect.

She is now a whooping 48 pounds..and loves her friends, dancenastics, tennis, and her new found love .......Basketball. She also has amazing inner beauty and always puts others before herself (love that quality!!). I am super proud to be her Mother :-)!

Nate and Morgan's Wedding 11-7-09

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Halloweem...Gillam STYLE!

We had our 7th annual neighborhood Halloween party this year. The kids always look forward to it each and every year. Thank goodness everyone got healthy in the nick of time for some "trick or treating"

Halloween Dancenastics Performances

Both girls had their Halloween dancenastics performances this week. They performed to the Micheal Jackson song "Thriller". They worked hard and their efforts paid off. Karli performed with a fractured middle finger (that kid is so tough), and Kiersten performed after being ill for 4 days. All in all I am glad they were able to do it!