2013 Christmas pictures

 

Trying to get everyone to look and smile at the same time?  Impossible.  Abbey was the most uncooperative of all - except when we weren't trying to take her picture, then she was all smiles and laughs. 

 

This picture seems to capture the sentiment of the day. 

More Birthday Party Fun

The kids had another birthday party at a kids' gym.  Here's Alex trying to balance

Ella and Alex in the ball pit

Helen in the ball pit

Abbey was in the Halloween spirit too.  Did I mention that Cecil had to work this weekend so I took all four kids to the party by myself :)

How cute is she?

 This is her very serious face

Now she is smiling!



Mommy is swimmer, biker, and runner

In October, I was determined to get back into triathlon.  So I signed up for a sprint about an hour away.  We dropped the big kids off for the weekend at their cousin's house, and then Cecil, Abbey, and I headed to Fernandina beach for the weekend.  Having only one kid was SO EASY!!  It was like being without any kids at all!   Here we are enjoying a nice lunch outside the day before the race. 

 Cecil and Abbey were a great support crew.  They were out there with me on the beach before the race started.

 Here I am on the beach waiting for the swim to start

 Here's mommy finishing the race.  Cecil was under strict instructions to take no pictures below the shoulders.  I've still got a long way to go to get back into shape!  It was a great race.  Definitely not my fastest time but I was pretty proud of finishing four months after Abbey was born! 

Abbey sitting in her bumbo and Abbey laughing at the race hotel