My Little Pumpkin

My cute little guy with the pumpkins:

Dinner with Friends

Jackson just loves these neighbor boys!  We had an impromptu group dinner at one of Jackson's favorite places last night, Goodfellas.  He loves it because they have live music most weekend nights.  We had to grab a couple quick photos on our way out:

New Dentist

Jackson's latest trip to the dentist was a disaster.  In his defense, it was the first full cleaning, past visits had not gone through each and every step.  He was not entertained.  Not at all.  After a full thirty minutes of trying, they politely said that we needed to find another place.  They recommended a few pediatric dentists in the area.  And I asked some friends for their recommendations.  We ended up at Dr Ty's office.  The appointment was fabulous.  Everything went super smooth and Jackson loved the experience!

Plano Balloon Fest Half Marathon

As part of my marathon training program I ran the Plano Balloon Fest Half Marathon this morning.  I was supposed to run 14 training miles, so racing a Half seemed like a lot more fun to me.  The race was gorgeous, the course took us through some farmland, residential areas and a beautiful park.  It was fantastic to see the balloons lifting off during the race.  Beautiful!  But it was a very challenging hilly course.  I tried to hold my pace, but eventually it was too much.  I really slowed down in the last couple of miles, so ready for it to be over.  I was disappointed with my finish time, felt I was trained to run much faster, but I wasn't thinking about the impact of the hills.  Once results were posted, I realized I finished 1st in my age group! That is a first for me on a long race!

Post race margarita!!

Marathon Training

I am officially back into marathon training.  I just finished 4 weeks of a 20 week program in preparation for the Dallas Marathon in December.  I am using the Hanson's program and it looks to be the most challenging program that I have ever used.  When will the cooler weather be here??

Jackopierce!

What a fabulous night!  Becca, Dave, Scott and I went to see Jackopierce play at the Winspear Opera House!  Such a great venue to see an old favorite band.  We had a fun dinner beforehand and then settled in to enjoy some old tunes that brought back wonderful memories.

Creme Prep

First day of Creme Prep, the Pre-K class at school.  He is super excited to be in the big kid class!