The Leonard Family

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Halloween, Birthdays and MORE running!

We had a really fun Halloween in the neighborhood this year! It is always a reminder of how great our friends and neighbors are around here! We all met for a fun happy hour party around 5pm and then all the kiddos headed out together to trick-or-treat! Jack ran from house to house so excited about each treat he got! I know he had to be exhausted from all the running! Lucy went to a couple of houses but then preferred to be pushed around by Daddy in the stroller (Can you say wrapped around his finger?) He would push her all the way to the doors! Ha! She got plenty of treats too! We got back home and all sat outside at the front door and handed out some more candy! Jack and Lucy each picked two treats out of their bag to enjoy! Lucy always wants a lollipop and Jack picked a Baby Ruth and Skittles!

Spiderman!

An attempt at a picture of them together! Ha!

Abby!!!!

Mommy and her cutie!

Family shot!

Watch out!

I told her to hold her wand up...so she kept it up in the air the rest of the night!

Spiderman creeping around!

YUCKY!!!

Jack really concentrating on his art work!

Lucy LOVED painting her pumpkin!

Lucy and Jack's pumpkins!

Leonard pumpkins 2012 (Mommy's is the castle, Daddy's is the scary face!)

We also enjoyed a trip to Boo at the Zoo last weekend (It was so cold!!) The kids loved seeing so many costumes and always love seeing the animals! Jack asked to only be referred to as "Spiderman" while he was in costume! I love it! He would randomly dart out ahead of us or jump to the side. He really got into his character this year! Their was a candy thief story on the train ride and he told us that he was the one that actually caught the candy thief! He was always looking out for "trouble"!

Mommy and her Spiderman on the train

Hey Abby!

Daddy and the babies!

The boys leading the way

Never breaks character!

Love him!

This girl LOVES a carousel!!!

This Saturday we headed up to Aunt Jenn and Uncle John's house to celebrate Caitin's 3rd birthday and Jake's 2nd birthday. It's always fun when we can all get together to play! The kids love it and so do Nunno and Poppa! We ate lots of cake, played outside and ran around! We spent most of the afternoon out there just enjoying some relaxed time with the family! It was a happy celebration!

Nunno and Poppa with their babies! (Let me tell you...this is not the easiest thing to get 5 under 5 to cooperate!)

Aunt Jenn and Uncle John with their sweet baby! 3 years old! (Aunt Katie made her birthday dress! I was so honored she wore it!)

Lots of playing!

Lots of playing with leaves!!!

He is up to something!

It's raining leaves!!!!!

So... as far as the running (this won't be a constant thing) but I ran in TWO races yesterday. I ran a 10K with my gym (Total Fitness Revolution) and a 5K that night with Jennifer! It was really fun!!!! I had the best time spending the evening with Jennifer! It was her first 5K and I was so excited to do it with her!! It was "Night of the Running Zombies 5K" in Alpharetta. Half of the runners were human and half were zombies. It was a very dark course and zombies jumped out at you and were running all around you! We went and had dinner and a drink afterwards and had a really fun time! SOOOO proud of her! I am strugging to walk today but it will get better! Ha!

Before!!!!

AND AFTER!!!! SO proud!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

A Really LONG Way!

I kept thinking about this post and how it would be all about me.... but that is just not the case! It's about a lot of people!!!

I ran my first half marathon today! October 27, 2012! It is amazing and crazy and I FEEL IT! I have been training for 10 weeks with two fabulous friends! These girls mean so much to me and it's been so great to have someone to do it with! The good times, the hard times...good runs and really tough ones! BUT we did it and we did it together! We crossed the finish line today together!
It was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. It was really hard and my body is hurting! But I am proud! There were times during the race that I thought there was no way I could finish or keep running, but somehow we did!
And what was waiting for me at the finish line made it all worth it!!! My fabulous husband that did so much today to make it super special! My sweet cute kids with shirts that Nunno made that said "Run Mommy Run 13.1" and my fabulous dad! His voice was the one thing I heard right before I crossed the finish line! I also got to hug one of my best friends of all time! RUBY RAN IT TOO! (much faster than me might I add!) It was so great to get to see her and high five her as we passed on the trail! It was a beautiful morning and a gorgeous course!!!!

I feel super loved today! Lots of friends checked in to see how it went and sent lots of love my way!!! I still get all teary every time I think of seeing Wendi standing there screaming with a sign for us during the race! One of the coolest experiences of my life!

I am a lucky girl today!!! (and a very very very very very tired one!)

Pre-race! Fresh looking! Hahaha!

RUBY!!!!

Trying to make it to the finish line!

Awesome ladies!!!

My sweet family!

Proud Dad!

Seriously...how sweet is my husband!

My babies!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Fall Fun Continues!

Whew! It's half way through October and we have been packing in the Fall FUN!!!! It is such a beautiful time of year and Jack likes pointing out the trees changing colors and we love playing outside (without sweating!!!)

Aunt Neese came to stay with us for a weekend and it was so much fun! She loved playing with the kids and they loved her being here! She got to see Jack play T-ball and we went to the North Georgia State Fair! Jack and Lucy got to ride several fun rides! Jack and Aunt Neese went on the REALLY TALL ferris wheel! We also took Jack to his first big movie! Neese stayed with Lucy and we got to take Jack to see Finding Nemo in 3D! We got popcorn and treats and Jack was so excited! He points out every movie theater he sees now and wants to know when we are going back!

We made our annual trip to the Greek Festival with the Coopers and even stayed for a spend the night party at their house! We always think that is fun and the kids think it is special too! We got to wake up together and the kids played outside and then we headed to a park for some more fun!

We have been to the zoo a few times recently too in the beautiful weather! We have had some fun cook outs with friends on the patio (we are still LOVING the new patio!)

This weekend was our big Burt's Farm weekend! We look forward to it all year and it never disappoints! The weekend started on Friday with a fun trip to the park with the kiddos and a fun lunch in the backyard with Lauren and Will! We had some fun friends over that night for pizza too! Saturday morning we got up and Jack had his t-ball game and then we headed to Gainesville to spend the rest of the weekend with Poppa and Nunno! We spent the afternoon at Mule Camp Market (Gainesville's Fall Festival)! The kiddos got to get on some fun rides and of course got to enjoy a funnel cake (or TWO!) We spent the evening in the backyward with Poppa grilling some BBQ Chicken and Jack running races! He wanted to race everyone or even by himself for time! It was such a fun evening! We got up early this morning and headed to Burt's! We get there early to beat the INSANE crowds! The kids were so excited to run around and look at all the big pumpkins! Jack kept trying to find "the one"! He would say, "OH yeah...this one this one!!" And of course, Lucy would run right behind him shouting the same thing! The hayride was awesome as always! We made it home with 5 pumpkins! After we left the pumpkin farm, we had a fun picnic on the bank of a creek! Nunno always makes the BEST picnic! We headed home and played in the afternoon (Mommy and Daddy passed out in the living room...we are exhausted!) and then went to a park to have some pictures made of our little family! I can NOT wait to see how they turned out! It's always nice to get some of all of us (And by that I mean with me in them!)

Daddy and I also squeezed in a fun date night a couple of weeks ago! Poppa and Nunno took the babies after the t-ball game and we got to spend the afternoon and evening together! We had a fun night out with a great dinner, acoustic music and fun drinks! It was so great to spend some time just us!

This is our favorite time of year and we love all the fun memories we are making!!!