some pictures of the kitchen and dining/living room area

video of our 'new' home in the netherlands

video of our backyard area

the front... slightly under construction at the time

i'm baaaaaaack!

wow! has it really been since july that i wrote on my blog?? i promise to be better about updating now. a lot has happened since july.... the main reasons why i've been gone:

baby# 4 (a girl!) is due february 18th

we're moving the the netherlands right after the baby is born - yes, i said the NETHERLANDS!

i've finished my first season as a matilda jane trunk keeper

so, now i'm going to use my blog to keep everyone updated on our family adventures in europe!

i'll post pictures/video of our 'new' house in a town called Hilversum as soon as i get ross to show me how to upload with the new camera!!

Father's Day 2009!

my little flower girl

helen made her debut as a flower girl last weekend at my brother's wedding! she did a great job!

marathon - mile by mile

well, even though it's been a month since i finished my marathon... i'm posting a few pictures and a recap of the mile per mile time. you can see as the race goes on... my per mile time gets a little slower :) looking back - i definitely hit the famous 'marathon wall' at mile 23 :) so awesome to finish my 11th marathon!!

mile 1 - 7:51

mile 2 - 7:54

mile 3 - 8:04

mile 4 - 8:22

mile 5 - 7:54

mile 6 - 8:23

mile 7 - 8:35

mile 8 - 8:04

mile 9 - 8:22

mile 10 - 8:22

mile 11 and 12 (missed the mile marker!) - 17:46

mile 13 - 9:49

mile 14 - 8:38

mile 15 - 9:09

mile 16 - 9:11

mile 17 - 10:02

mile 18 - 9:38

mile 19 - 10:28

mile 20 - 10:02

mile 21 - 11:08

mile 22 - 11:24

mile 23 - 11:49 (whew - i think i could have walked faster for that mile!)

mile 24 - 11:30

mile 25 - 11:01

mile 26 - 10:24

mile 0.2 - 3:42 (got held up at the finish with my kids who ran across the finish line with me! - worth every minute though!)

total - 4 hours 7 min

average per mile - 9:31