My little Angel

For Halloween this year, Hannah was an angel.  Although I was told I 'type casted' her...she really is an angel.
Halloween costumes can be so expensive, so I found her wings and halo at Joann's and made her tutu (which was kinda fun to do, since my mom would make my Halloween costumes).  And we got a white top and pants that can be worn again!  I think she turned out pretty cute!
With the weather being so nice, it was a delight to hit the streets without a coat. We hit up the grandparents house and did some trick or treating around their places.  She of course didn't understand how to say "Trick or Treat", but she knew how to hold out her bag to get candy and she got quite the load!  Lots of full size candy bars.  I think she did great for her first Halloween. 


My little Angel in all her glory


Figuring out that candy is in her trick or treat bag


Such a cutie

Pumpkin Patch

Even thought Halloween is coming up, we decided our house was not complete without some pumpkins.  So we met up with our friends Ryan, Stacie and Lily Riggy to visit a local pumpkin patch and pick out some pumpkins.  We had a grand time picking out just the right pumpkin.  Hannah even got a little one that she picked out herself (one she could hold onto).  I think she preferred playing in the dirt however.  She is at a phase where she loves to put as many things in her hands as possible.


I can't get enough of Hannah holding onto her daddy's hand.  Its just so cute


"Do I want this one?"


Hannah and her sticks

Lily and Hannah gathered around a pumpkin that was in the middle of the walk way


Family Photo  (if only Hannah had her fingers out of her mouth.  She is cutting her molars so her fingers are always in her mouth)

Haunted Half Marathon

I haven't run since the marathon, but I had a 1/2 marathon already scheduled for today  (probably should have run).  I was doing this half with my brother Cole, and then last minute my friend Erin and Cole's friend John signed up so we had company.  The race was a lot of fun.  We didn't dress up (we were totally in the minority).  There was so great costumes, but the thought of running 13.1 in a costume just didn't appeal to me.  But I love to people watch and I could get away with it since people in costume wanted you to check them out.
The race didn't start till 9AM and you started up Emigration Canyon.  We ran down and ended up in Memory Grove right below the Capital Building.  I was shooting for 2 hours, but a cupcake I ate at mile 6 haunted me at mile 12 and I had to stop to use the "Scary Potty" and finished in 2 hour 5 min.  I will take it! Its 2 min off my Park City Half from a few months ago.  Plus Stu, Hannah and Blue were at the end waiting for me (along with Erin and Cole). Over all, super fun race and one I would do again.


Erin and Sarah at the starting line


Cole and Sarah at the starting line

Misc Pictures

As I continue with my picture a day for the year 2012 (which is so much harder then I thought it would be)- Here a few random pictures I have taken for October.


Daddy did the hair and we caught her at just the right time!  This picture cracks me up every time I see it.


Hannah LOVES to pull the toilet paper of the roll.  I was in the computer room and she came to show me what she did.  As I followed her to take her picture she went right back into the bathroom since she knows that is where it goes.


Hannah LOVES her big brother and best friend...Blue.  She will cuddle with him on his bed.  This day I happen to catch her reading him stories.


Hannah holding onto her daddy's hand in Costco.  It so cute to see this from my angle.  It just melts my heart.

14 Months Old

I kept looking at these birthdays and thinking back to last year when Hannah was just 2 months old instead of now 14 months old.  

Here are some things we learned about Hannah:

*She is pretty good at walking between out stretched hands
*She is cutting her 4 molars (might as well have them all at the same time)
*Can sign "more" and "done".
*Is a big help feeding Blue.  She thinks it is her job to help him eat his food and she will hand feed him
*Loves to get her teeth brushed, she will come up to me and open her mouth when I am brushing my teeth
*Giggles when you giggle
*Does a fake cough when you cough and has started to cover her mouth.  (I hope that lasts)
*Says "I love you" by patting you
*When you ask Hannah what Blue says she will "whoo whoo".  Sounds likes an owl but its so cute.  Kitty's say the same thing.
*Started to really walk by the end of the month.  Now she is unstoppable!!

Nickname:
Pumpkin




She liked the wood chips at the playground






Hannah walking

Marathon Time

Marathon Time!  All the training came down to one race..Saturday October 6th.  Coleman, Stu and I ran the St. George. This would be my 4th time and the 2nd for Stu and Cole.


Stu, Sarah and Coleman at the Expo the day before the race


Sarah and Stu getting ready to pick up their packets


We all got 'bandaged' up before the race with this KT tape.  I was having some IT problems so I was hoping it would help make it feel better.  Not sure if it really did, but the tape on my foot did help my Planters Fasciitis.


5AM Saturday morning.. Starting line for the St. George Marathon.  The starting line is pretty cool, with music playing and about 8,000 of your closest running buddies.  What more could you want?


Here we are waiting for the start.  There was a crazy wind blowing so it made it cold.  They had fires going and we huddled up to one, but it was sooo smokey with wind that we had to keep our distance.  We actually started 10 min after the start of the marathon, BUT your race doesn't start till you cross the starting line.


Stu took this on the race.  The sun is just starting to come up.


Stu coming up to the finish line


Just passed the Royall family (who took our pictures).  I was looking for my little girl, but I found out later she was past the finish line in the shade, it was just too hot for her.


Our support group at the finish line


Our cute family at the finish line


So the final time for everyone was:  Coleman 4 h 29 min.  Stu 4 h 30 min.  Sarah 4 h 32 min.  I was shooting for a goal of 4 h 30 min but my legs just gave out at the end.  If I would have known Stu and Cole were only minutes ahead of me, I would have tried to dig deep and find some gas.  So proud of these boys.  We all beat our previous marathon record so we have nothing to complain about. 


And finally the group of runners.  Everyone (with the exception of Coleman) did the St. George Runner's Series to get into the marathon.  Which means we had to run 2 St. George races to quality for the marathon. All the Royall's plus Stu and I did that and here we are at the end of the road!