Hunting Weekend

Ben got his first doe this season on Saturday morning up in Michigan.  She dressed out at 100 lbs.  Not bad and glad to have some meat in the freezer!  On a bad note...shot at and missed a buck on Saturday evening. Very disapppointed in myself, but think I figured out what I did wrong.  Looking forward to getting back out asap.

On a better note...check out these pics of our baby, Gunnar while we were out winterizing around the house...what a cutie!

First Halloween

Gabi and I were blessed to spend Halloween Trick or Treating with Madden and Lennox...Madden was "Foxy" from Five Nights at Freddy's and Lennox was the Marshmallow man from Ghostbusters...so much fun! Gunnar even joined in on the fun as a "Rufferee"

Blue Eyes

6 months....and just look at those beautiful blue eyes...

Indiana Institute of Technology

The Pilots pulled out a win over Indiana Institute of Technology (ranked #5 in NAIA) last night and it was Gabi's first time cheering at the college level.  She did AWESOME!  So very proud of this girl!

 Gabi and Colten

A Mazing Acres

Who knew Pumpkin Patches could be so much fun with farm animals, things to ride, food, hayrides, ziplines, and corn mazes????  We met Tyler and Caitlyn at A Mazing Acres in Michigan for a quick little trip before Halloween.  The weather changed so quickly that they didn't really have a chance to go until now.  It was definitely not the warmest day, but we had a good time!

Columbus Half Marathon

I didn't know whether I would run The Columbus Half with a few of the girls who were serious or with another group that kind of hadn't trained as hard and were injured.  I opted for the second...BUT only because the idea of stopping to take a pic with each Champion child along the way and soaking in the streets just lined with people was something I wanted to do.  And it was a good choice.  We made those kids feel like super stars and it completely warmed my heart!
They started this race with fireworks for each Corrall and there was a total of 18,000 runners!  It was huge and I loved every second of it!  Great race and definitely one any runner should experience!  Great cause as well...for the Nationwide Children's Hospital.  In fact, you pass this hospital on route where the kids are watching from their windows.  How heartfelt is that!  Love Love Love!  The weather was not as bad as I had thought it was going to be.  Probably upper 30's lower 40's and sunny.  I was glad the wind died down. But to know that I was uncomfortable for just over 2 hours and these kids are uncomfortable probably most of their lives fighting to stay strong made it all worth it.

Miles 1-5

Miles 6-10

And then there was the Angel Mile...where families of those kids that have lost their battles stand with signs and pictures and cheer us on.  I shed many tears down that mile.

Miles 11-15
For some reason we missed little Ben and the finish came up quicker than expected...