Great

Call me graceful.

Last night was not one of my most graceful of nights.

I had stopped by some of my Mia Maids houses after Evening of Excellence. I was visiting with one of the Mom's as I slowly made my way down their front steps. I thought I had made it to the driveway but I apparently had one last step. I took a step backwards, in heels no less, and stumbled to the driveway. I knew immediately I had hurt myself good. I hobbled to the car, drove around the corner and hobbled into the house. I had that foot up, on ice and ibuprofen in me in less than five minutes. It's a good thing too.  I went to the Doc this morning. Looks like a sprain and a torn tendon. Great. I swear to you, when a runner gets injured and isn't allowed to run, you hand them a mental illness. I am already going stir crazy. I am to be on the couch the first few days and use my crutches. I am looking at three weeks in the boot. The only time I get to take it off is in the shower. Super great. Should be able to run around Christmas. Great.

Piano Recital Fall 2012

The kids had their Fall Piano Recital tonight. They all did great, despite the nerves they were feeling.

Hedwig's Theme

Skeleton Stomp

In Dorian Mode

Greensleeves

The Snake Dance

The Cuckoo

Photo Shoot Sunday: Halloween 2012 Preview

For todays Photo Shoot Sunday I thought I would show these super fun pictures I had taken of the kids recently.

 Ethan as a Ninja

 Ally as Pocahontas

Ryland as a Ninja

 

 Evelyn as a Bumblebee, unfortunately I forgot her wings on the kitchen counter in our rush to get out the door. Oh well. She is still stinking cute.



Heading Home: Grand Teton Style

On our last day of our trip we decided that we would drive home down through Grand Teton National Park. It was definitely a longer, but more beautiful way to drive home.

Part of the reason it took us so long to drive home was because the kids wanted to get another Junior Ranger Badge at Grand Teton National Park as well. So it took us a couple of hours to get that done.

It was a GREAT trip!

Yellowstone: Old Faithful

We had so much fun going to Old Faithful. I especially enjoyed it because I haven't been here since I was a child. It was cold but bearable. We have enjoyed being at Yellowstone this time of year because the crowds are gone, but we definitely noticed them today at Old Faithful. Especially because there was only one restaurant open. So, we had to wait a good long while in line and for a table big enough for us all to eat at. Totally worth it though.

Jen, Ryland, Ally, Ethan, Evelyn, Sydney, Mya, Nate and Daniel

               After we left Old Faithful we headed over to see

               Artists Lookout to look at the Lower Falls                in Yellowstones Grand Canyon. It was by far my favorite part of the Park. So so beautiful.

Yellowstone: Day Two

Day two of our Yellowstone trip was thankfully a warmer day. It was super nice to warm up a bit while we wandered around.

I think one of the main things the kids are going to remember about Yellowstone is definitely the smell. That Sulfur smell is definitely potent and unforgettable. Yowza!

Yellowstone: Hanging in West Yellowstone

We decided we wanted to get the heck out of Dodge over Fall Break. Since the kids had never been to Yellowstone before we thought it would be perfect. We have been looking forward to this trip for weeks. Although our first day was chilly we had a great time. We also decided since we were gonna be up here it would be fun to have our family pictures done up here. So after we spent the morning at the Grizzly Discovery Center we headed to Big Sky country to meet our photographer. It was super cold but I think we will end up with some great shots. The kids were real troopers. We decided to stay at our time share which was the perfect idea, run around out in the cold all day then head back to the condo and sit in the hot tub or by the fireplace. Loving this.