Eric and the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll 1/2 Marathon

This past weekend, San Antonio hosted its first Rock 'n Roll Marathon. My brother Eric trained for the 1/2 marathon which is his first attempt at such a crazy long run (13.1 miles). Of course, the night before was the first freeze of the year, so Eric and all the other runners had to deal with some pretty cold morning temperatures. My parents, Joe, the girls, and I bundled up and jumped in the van to witness Eric' participation. For those who know my brother, they know what an amazing feat this is. We had to be there to cheer him on!

The picture above shows the sign we made for him - it was a group effort. First, Mom grabbed Dad's fishing pole, and attached a flag I made for Eric's football team sometime in the early 90's. Then she made a little poster that cheering him on. Yeah, you couldn't miss us ;)

We raced over to just before the 5 mile mark and waited for what seemed like forever to Emily. Finally, here comes Uncle Eric... can you pick him out? He's going to kill me for this :)

Then we hustled over to another spot where we saw him at 8.5 and 9 miles. He was doing great, a little tired, and lacking energy because his belly was empty. Here's a picture right before the finish line, look under the yellow "go" sign. This was at the top of a long hill!

Here we are after the race. We are all tired, but extremely proud of Eric! Amazing! Of course by this time it's a warm, sunny 70 degrees. Gotta love Texas. Thanks to our tall photographer, Joe!

Emily 25 months and Maddie 8 months

Here are the pics we take every month with the "size frog" so we can see how the girls have grown

They love each other!

Smiling at Grandpop George while Grandma tries to take their picture

click on the link below to see a few more pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32485222@N03/sets/72157609228086398/

Emily turns 2!

Here are some pictures from Emily's 2nd birthday party! We tried to go all out (within reason) with ladybugs! Her favorite book right now is 10 Little Ladybugs that her Grandma and Grandpa Reynolds gave her.

Here she is talking to baby Jake while everybody sings Happy Birthday

Here is the birthday girl's little sister

Here are a bunch more photos that Ben took:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benvolio/sets/72157608153985126/

More from Noelle soon!

Late Halloween pictures

Our Halloween was a little interesting this year because it fell during the same week that a stomach flu ripped through our family - including my siblings and parents and one poor unsuspecting friend. Emily was sick before Halloween and was able to trick or treat. However, poor Maddie spent the night throwing up so she didn't get to wear her costume. These pics show Emily as a "duck in a pond" and Maddie with a pumpkin hat right before she puked. Our camera has died so these are the only pics we have thanks to a kind neighbor.

Trip to Cedar Park

In October we went home to Cedar Park/Leander for a jam-packed weekend of a play-date with Baylee, visits with Aunt Lorrie, Uncle Eddie and families, and Shannon's high school reunion. Here are a few pics from the trip!

Here are the Ladies of '98: Shannon, Michelle, Paula, Robin, and Erin

Keeping Grandparents updated with pictures

Welcome to our first blog! I figured it was time to start one of these high-tech things to help me keep the grandparents (and other family and friends) updated with pictures and short stories about our funny little girls. Everyone's doing it. ;) Don't get your hopes up too high though - I am neither witty or a good story-teller.
And maybe it would be more gramatically correct to title it "Reynoldses in Texas" but I don't like the way that look or sounds, so I'm not gonna do it.