Oktoberfest

Forrest and Kati came to visit. It worked out for them to come the weekend of the Leavenworth half marathon, so we all decided to run it. 

Forrest brought Branson a rocket, it was a hit. We heard 3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF a lot!

B took every bit of advantage of having his Uncle and Auntie here and packed their days with fun for him.

Friday night Mom, Dad, Holly and Bryan come and brought Bryan's parents. It was fun having everyone here. 

Auntie Holly is always a hit to have around.

Just a glimpse into my life.

She loves her daddy (and her creepy toy that Papa Dave bought her).

Saturday we did the Leavenworth half marathon. The parents watched the kids, so we could all participate. The course changed a bit since the last time we did it. It had a few more miles of trail running in it. It was beautiful and I actually think I enjoyed it more than before.

With all the wild fires around us last month there was talk of canceling the event, the air quality was moderate two days before the run so they decided to keep it going as scheduled. The smoke put a huge damper on Josh and my training, but we snuck in runs on our weekends when we were hiding from the smoke on the other side of the mountains and that proved to be enough to get us through it.

I made it! Almost...0.1 mile left.

Dad walked back and ran the last mile with me, it was nice to have someone to finish up with.

Branson loved the treats he got to help us eat after the run. 

Look at that face...her sweetness kills me!

Here we are, the runners and the kids.

It was so much fun having everyone here, but the morning after they left we had laundry to catch up on, good thing I had some good helpers.

B got his three year pictures last week. Dakota was a great assistant to her mommy and they were rewarded with ice cream. I seriously love these two and their friendship.

I think she is having a little bit of fun.

Josh has been doing a good job of helping out around the house. He takes the kids on adventures so I can get things done. He took our kids and Dakota out exploring the other day. They hiked down the ski hill and back up, pretty impressive. 

Fall is definitely here and the smoke has cleared so we are making use of every chance we can be outside.

Walks with friends

Multiple trips to the park each day.