Supposed to be: STG Painters Half Marathon

A year ago, Maradee called me up and invited me to do a 5k with her in May, so I accepted, and started training for a 5k. May came, we did the 5k, and I enjoyed it. So, I kept running, and running, and in November I decided I was going to do a half marathon. Never would have thought, me of all people, run a half marathon, but I wanted to, so I signed up. Well, I DID IT, and I LOVED IT. I am already looking forward to my next one. I have become a fan of running, and I laugh because in back in high school, I hated running distance, and now it is my addiction. Thank you Maradee, for getting me started. ( I know I look really special in the bottom left corner, I was trying to get Ryann's attention.)

Ryann's Christmas Dress.

I know the pictures are somewhat blurry, I was using Anthony's camera, and the ISO was wrong and I didn't know how to change it. The only way I could get Ryann to sit still long enough to take a picture infront of our "Simple, but Cute", tree was to sit on a package of toilet paper, she had been packing around all morning.

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas. Ryann was SUPER LOVED by everyone. Santa brought her a slide, Elmo, shake-n-go cars from the movie Cars, books, and clothes, she must have been on the "extremely nice" list. She also got, more books, clothes, her own little table and chairs, her own little computer, and more clothes from the people who love her. Ryann was very quick to learn that there was something for her inside these wrapped packages, we would open one she would do her "O", and then move on to the next present. Ryann would like to give a special THANK YOU, to everyone for the presents.

Grandma Sampson took Ryann and some of the other girls to Disney on Ice. Ryann did very well at watching the show, there was only a few times that she wanted to climb over the chairs. The part that made the show worth it, was when Mickey and Minnie came out, she got so excited, she pointed at them, looked at me, gave me a hug, and then looked back at Mickey and Minnie, that moment was just awesome. Grandma Sampson got her a Minnie, and I got her the pink purse, ans she seriously had to be holding both of them to go to bed. It was a good night, Thanks Grandma Sampson.