life in the fast lane

ok, well we're not exactly living life in the fast lane,
but we've been busy none the less.

here's a brief pictoral recap...

october started with olivia's birthday
#7 to be exact

here's a little of how we celebrated...

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a few days later it was garrett's turn...



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the it was on to the pirates & princesses party
lots of kids
lots of fun
lots of crafts & cupcates
lots of fun presents :)


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in the middle of all of this,
nana & papa visited from minnesota

they were happy there was no snow here!

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and the perfect way to end a busy few weeks??

the grand rapids 1/2 marathon with my sister :)

so there you go -
a whirlwind recap of the past few weeks.
whew! anybody tired like i am?