Gobble Gobble 2011

Happy Turkey Week!

We have so much to be thankful for this holiday season! God has poured out His blessings on us in so many ways through our careers, ministry, family, friends and travel. We are so incredibly thankful for two furry little creatures that bring so much joy and laughter to our lives - Pickle and Sundae! They are so sweet!

Sundae and Pickle in their favorite spot!

 CARES Thanksgiving Dinner

We held our third CARES Thanksgiving Dinner! We had about 100 people in attendance. This event is always a ton of work - but so worth it! We have so many residents that are unable to spend Thanksgiving with friends and family, and this is their chance to celebrate. We had a ton of food and were thankful for help and support from our family and friends! The event was another success - praise God!

Kristi's homemade pumpkin pie!

Richard doing one last check before the event started.

Chloe giving our CARES Thanksgiving Dinner a thumbs up!

Jude at Fellowship Dallas Church after play time.

YMCA's Turkey Trot

The Turkey Trot was a ton of fun and so much warmer than last year! There were over 40,000 people in attendance. We saw several people and dogs dressed as turkeys - too cute! Richard ran 8 miles and I walked a 5K (3 miles) with my mother-in-law and friends!

Waiting on the DART Train to take us to the Turkey Trot!

Preparing to trot! :D

Richard finishing his 8 mile!

Thanksgiving with Family


We were surrounded by family this Thanksgiving and ate a ton of food, as always. We had three Thanksgiving celebrations - Dallas, Tyler and Nacogdoches. Our poor little Pickle ate rat poison on Thanksgiving night. We rushed her (and Sundae) to the emergency vet to have their stomachs pumped. Sundae was fine, but Pickle's tummy was filled with rat poison... she is now in recovery and on medication. Our poor little girl - we are so thankful God is watching over her!

Making a fruit and cheese turkey with my 4 year old niece, Chloe (and her dog, Poptart)! 

Thanksgiving #1 - Dallas (our neighbor Sonny joined us!)

Thanksgiving #2 - Tyler

Thanksgiving #3 - Nacogdoches

Pickle and Sundae made a new friend - Gracie!!

Baking pumpkin cookies for Thanksgiving! :)

Richard's 1st Marathon, 26th b-day / 7 pound burger challenge, Kid fun

Richard's 1st Half-Marathon
He did it! Richard ran 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 18 minutes. What an amazing accomplishment! The funny thing was, the very next day the elevators went out at his job. He works on the 16th floor . . .  luckily, he only had to walk down . . . but, he was so sore!

Smile on his face before he crossed the finish line!

Richard has his friend Sean (from college) running their 1st half marathon together.
They started training together in The Village when we all lived there.

Proud wives! :)

Richard turns 26 and enters a 7 POUND burger challenge!
One week following the half-marathon, Richard enters in the 7 pound burger challenge at Kenny's Burger Joint in Frisco for his 26th birthday. He did not eat the entire burger, but we all had a great time watching him! Plus, we had TONS of leftovers for the days following the challenge. The burger was really good...jalapenos, fries, cheese sauce, and tons more! Happy Birthday, Richard!

Our waiter announcing the start of the burger challenge to the entire restaurant! Richard has little girls cheering him on during the 1-hour challenge. They told him he was their role model. haha 

Happy 26th Birthday!

Celebrating with friends!

Celebrating with family!

Look who came to visit us! Chloe and Jude! =P

Chloe showing off her Dora nightgown!

Hyper little Jude!