Blog Update (And Explanation)

It has been way too long since I blogged, but there is a reason.  We can not find our camera.  We had it coming home from the Kerr's, but we haven't seen it since.  And posts are not fun without pictures.  And there are a lot of things that happened in the last month.  I will do my best to update you.

McWeekend
We went to the Kerr's a few weekends ago.  It was a blast.  We all went to the BEST pumpkin patch I have ever been to.  It was huge.  It has a huge orange thing to jump on, a bunch of slides, several trains for kids to ride on, bike racing for kids and adults, logic puzzles, zip lines, a climbing wall, animals, duck races, wagon rides, and more.  It was huge.  Kevin and Steve races on the bikes, and Kevin was totally kicking butt, until he fell over on the turn.  The picture is pretty funny because he is falling and Steve is laughing while passing him.  Just imagine it.  The Kerr's have some pictures posted on their blog here.  Steve also introduced us to Gangnam Style and the game Yikers!  Needless to say, it was an epic weekend.

Marathon
Kevin ran the half marathon is the Rock and Roll Marathon here is St. Louis.  He did amazing!  His time was 1:19:42, and he got 2nd in his age group.  I got all the kids up at 5:45 so we could cheer him on twice.  It was pretty easy.  We just hopped onto the MetroLink and got off at the Grand station.  The race went right over it.  Then we got back on for one more stop and the race finish was three blocks away.  The boys played in the leaves while we waited for him to finish.  A big thank you to my mom, Downtown Grandma.  She not only helped me with the kids all day, but she let Kevin stay at her loft downtown the night before.  It makes the morning very easy when all he has to do is wake up, eat, and then walk to the starting line. The only snag was that the race started 10 minutes late.  Apparently, the Packer fans thought that all the roads were closed to make more room for their tailgating. 

Soccer
The boys had their last soccer game today.  We are so happy.  It is exhausting.  Kevin didn't really enjoy it, but Colin did.  Colin actually didn't really do much until the second to last game.  The first halves of his last two games were the best he played all season.  I think he lost focus the second halves.  Pappy Grandma came to the last game and Colin kept explaining things to her instead of playing.  He told her what his number was and what Kevin's number was.  Then he explained that he was going to sit over there on the side when he was subbed out.  Adorable.  It was better than when my dad, stepmom, and brothers came to watch.  A storm moved in and the game was cancelled.

Update on the update
I told Kevin to look under the seat in my car.  He found the camera.  Pictures to follow, and more blogs!  I'm back, baby!