Spooky Spaghetti and MORE . . .

We had an awesome though action packed weekend. We started out on Friday with soccer practice and Trunk or Treat at the YMCA. Can I just brang for a moment, Spencer is great at soccer, though his team has not won a game this season, he has stuck with it. He played goalie this weekend and did awesome!

Saturday was filled with soccer, shopping, and Spooky Spaghetti. We had an awesome time. All four of us were in costume, Spencer was a Magician, Marizza a Vampire Princess, John, hmmmmm, an Ostrich riding midget, and I was a Witch. It was sooo much fun!

Directly after that, we headed out to Humble for an outstanding party hosted by my good friend Laura Minor and her new husband John. They went all out with catered food, a DJ, and a fantastic haunted house. We had a such a great time. Thanks Laura and John for hosting.

See pics of all of our festive filled weekend.

John Completes The Houston Half!

Today my amazing husband took the next step in his journey to complete his first full marathon. Together we woke at the crack of dawn (actually even before that) to get him to The Houston Half Marathon. This was a training run for John and his running buddies of Houston Fit. The ultimate goal is to FINISH STRONG at the Chevron Houston Marathon in January.

John has been training for about 3 months now and in that process has overcome great hurdles. Anyone who has ever gone down the path of training for something like this can tell you beyond the physical hurdle, the mental one is by far a bigger hurdle to overcome. When John started his training he was basically in the worst shape of his life and of course, the oldest he's ever been! I think he's definitely had his moments when he's wondered, what he was thinking when he set this goal before himself. Today, made the whole journey so far totally worth it. This man, my husband (do I sound like a proud wife?), ran with what looked like such ease a half marathon in just over two hours.

A few months ago he was in the slowest group, the walkers! Gradually he's moved up to be among the fastest in his running group. John is awesome at setting and achieving goals. More often than not, he exceeds them. None of what happened today was of him, it was of Him, our Lord. John has prayed and submitted this goal to Him from the very beginning, recognizing that a goal this lofty could only be achieved with supernatural power. Today, he lifted up the event and his continued health to Christ, and before we separated at the start line, we prayed together.


What an amazing testimony to the power of humility and complete faith John demonstrated today.
Good Job Baby! I love you!!

PS, next time I'll make signs to flash at you during your run!

Zachary Meets Elmo!

I took Zach and Niko to the Health Museum for a visit with Elmo. While the whole experience was "interesting" to say the least, the big payoff was this moment, where Zach got to sit right beside Elmo. He hugged and kissed Elmo like carzy. It was fun to see.

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STRIDES FOR CHANGE - MADD WALK

Our family enjoyed wonderful weather and a great time at the MADD sponsored Strides for Change walk on Saturday. Together the members of "Austin's G-Unit" raised more than $600. We exceeded our fundraising goal of $500, from generous donations made by our family friends and co-workers.

We miss Austin terribly, so taking that grief and turning it into something positive, helps us give meaning to his memory. We'll walk again next year and set a new team record. Good Job everyone! Especially our Team Captain, Erin!