Big Girl!

Last night was Gwen's Pre-School graduation!  Kinder is just around the corner!

Gardens Galore

My mother is a avid gardener.  While in Lexington my kids were desperate to pick all her flowers!  In the last 10 years her gardens have grown and expanded.  They have added a potting shed, a covered deck, another garage, another room to the house, trees, a pond and probably more.  Some people downsize when their kids leave home - my parents GO BIGGER!

Beach Day

We got to take the kids to the beaches of Lake Huron.  They loved the sand.

Rave Run: Lexington

Runner's World magazine has a monthly feature called "Rave Run".  It's a 2 page spread of a beautiful photograph of a picturesque place to run.  I thought of this as I ran down the country roads near my parent's home in Lexington, MI.  I saw more cows and horses than people and cars.  I passed dairy farms, fields of corn and heard nothing but the crunch of gravel. 

Workout Recap: July 18-31

2 weeks of vacation, or should I say "vacation".

7/18 - 5.42, 50 minutes, 9:14/mile Maintenance Run
7/19 - 4.40, 40:00 minutes, 9:06 avg Pace Run
7/20 - Road trip begins (AUUGH!)
7/23 - 5.00, 44:40, 8:56/mile - in Auburn Hills area
7/24 - ~8.1 miles, 77:21 - in Lexington.  Enjoyed the beautiful country roads, farms and solitude

Total for the week: 22.92 miles

7/26 - 5.00, 44:43, 8:57/mile avg Pace Run
7/27 - ~4 miles, 38 minutes, Maintenance Run with no GPS
7/29 - 9.15 miles, 86 minutes, 9:25/mile Long Run at Maintenance Pace
7/30 - started drive back to Texas

Total for the week: 18.15

Vacation Recap

phone pics from our trip, quality isn't so good but you'll get the idea.  Lots of entertaining the kids and keeping everyone busy. 

 

 

 

A&W Lunch w/ Grandpa and Nana

Picking Vegetables

Harvesting Eggs

Silly cousins

Jack has taken all the Mickey's

Maddy in a canoe - in a museum

Back to Normal

I'm back from vacation!  2 weeks in Michigan visiting lots of friends and family.  I'll be posting updates and pictures soon!