Halloween Fun...And Some BIG News!

We had a fun Halloween last night! Hope all of you did, as well! Abby, in particular, underwent quite a "transformation". She'd decided that she wanted to be a mad scientist, so I said, "No problem!" I went out and bought a can of purple hair color spray and a Halloween makeup kit. I teased her hair and sprayed it with the color. Wow! I knew we were headed in the right direction. Then, I began putting on her white makeup and made her eyebrows very dark and hairy-looking. Abby walked over to the mirror to make an inspection of my work. Her remark was, "Mom, I look just like Beetlejuice!!" You know, she was right! Here's the beginning...

And this is the end...Has anyone seen my sweet little daughter???


Here's the gang! Don't you just love Andrew's costume? We had to call it a night by 8:30 PM because Brittany had a cross country meet that she had to be at this morning at 6:45 AM. The race was at 8:00 AM.

We made it to the meet before the sun was even shining and, boy, was it ever cold and miserable!! Abby and I couldn't even feel our toes or our fingers!! I really felt for all the athletes who had to run in those conditions! It was the 7-AAAAA region championships, so it was a very important race.

Brittany did so well, finishing 18th overall, with a time of 19:37. She placed first on her team and has done so at every meet this season! Her teammates, the #2 and #3 runners, finished in 19th and 20th places, about 20-30 seconds behind Brittany! So, all three of them medaled! The whole team did incredible! They placed 4th in the region! In fact, they qualified to compete to the GA. State Cross Country Championships next weekend!!! We are so excited, I can't even tell you!! This will be their second time in two years to run at state! We couldn't be more proud!!

Here's Brittany...notice how everyone around her is dressed...so COLD!!!

Here's the top 7 varsity girls after learning they're headed to STATE!! Woo Hoo!! Brittany is wrapped up in the blanket trying hard to stay warm! What an awesome group of girls!!

Today was one of the highlights of the entire XC season. It makes all their hard work, dedication, and determination so worth it! Way to go, girls!!! Knock 'em dead at STATE!!