Turkey Legs

Well, I made it... a five mile run on Thanksgiving morning. Grant sacrificed and stayed home with Maggie while my dad, sister Erin and Erin's friend Becky and I ran the Boulevard Bolt. I'm training (in theory so far) for a half-marathon in April with my best friend Tiffany, so this was a little notch in my belt on the way there. All I could think at mile 4 was "If this were the half marathon, I would still have 9 more miles to go." That was a little bit of a reality check for me. Anyway, it was fun running on Thanksgiving morning with an intimate crowd of 9,000 and I definitely made up for any calories lost that morning by eating turkey, dressing, and pie later that day.

Also, you know how sometimes you see people at the gym working out and they just look so cute? A little bit glow-y, hair in a ponytail, healthy and invigorated? Well, I am not one of them. At the gym I look sweaty, shiny, and in general, a bit...ugly. So with that said, here are two photos taken after the race.

Happy Belated Halloween!

Here is Maggie in her ballerina halloween costume PLUS her boyfriend, Ben Griggs, in his horse costume. Sorry it's so blurry. And here's the best part, the bow in the back. Sorry it's sidewise. I promise if Grant were doing this blog it would be rotated correctly.

And finally, what we are sending all the out-of-towners for Christmas:

Walk the line

It's official. At 3 days shy of 13 months, Maggie has taken her first steps! This morning we were playing with her drum set and right as I was thinking, "She could definitely walk RIGHT NOW," she took 2 steps. Then she did it again a minute later. I ran upstairs to tell Grant and see if I could get Maggie to walk for him, but she was more interested in crawling over to him. We went back downstairs and then Maggie walked 12 steps in a row over to Grant. I guess she was just waiting until she could do it well. I wonder if I can add video to this thing...

Okay, I know it's 99% about Maggie...

So here's one of her for you. It's a little old but I think it documents her "Smooshy Face" well.

She weighed 18lbs, 8 oz today at her 1-year check-up and is 26" long. That makes her 40th % for height and 15% for weight. Because she's so small her pediatrician asked if she has a good appetite...I knew anyone who's seen her eat would be able to attest to her mighty appetite.

She's also in the 100th% for cuteness and intelligence.

Why do I think anyone would care to read what I write?

Well, I'm not sure. Grant has some funny moments and Maggie has some clever moments, so I'll just do my best to document them for you and put some photos here. Speaking of photos, here's one for you.