13.1

byron and brian ran the citizen times half-marathon this past weekend. while lori, carson, mary adelyn, and i had a great time cheering chasing them. amazingly, we were able to make it out the door with two kiddos in tow and arrive at mile marker 7 before ANY of the runners went by. so we sat up camp and told carson and mary adelyn to keep a look out...

and lookout they did.

that is, until the cheering section grew larger and the pots and pans started banging.

carson practiced cheering, "go dad-dy!", "go by-ren!", and "yay runners!" while mary adelyn made sure he didn't drop her 'ipod.'

mary adelyn was super excited when her daddy ran by,

and then she sat and wondered why he didn't stop.

and tried to attack the signs.

so, we quickly gathered our things and hurried to the finish line. i think i pulled my hamstring just trying to get there in time. sad, i know.

congrats to both daddies meeting their goal time and both babies (or should i say mommies) surviving the event. it was pretty obvious that we had the cutest cheering section, hands down.

so far each year has brought a better race day strategy and a new baby. don't worry, the moore's are providing the new baby next year. mary adelyn will still be sporting the 'only child' title.

dog tired

byron is currently training for a half-marathon in september and full marathon in november. thankfully, the weather has been cooperating enough (meaning not too hot) for him to take the old ladies with him. layla LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to run. delia goes because she forgets what is about to happen. before they left for a run on saturday morning i made sure to say, "good luck byron, good luck delia, have fun layla." oh, how true that is.

with all the running that has been taking place, we're able to witness first hand the real meaning of dog tired.

there's nothing like a good sun bath after a long run. unfortunately, they never remember that we don't have air conditioning.

on a side note: i mentioned to byron what i ate for lunch today. he said (and i quote), "maybe you should start running." hmm. how should one react to that suggestion? he claims he was inferring that the amount of carbs would help with my energy. i'm not so sure he wasn't talking about my cookie handles, as i call them.

happy father's day!

thankfully, mary adelyn fully recovered from the stomach bug and we were able to celebrate byron's first father's day--with a nice brunch, a trip to best buy, and some good front porch sitting.

since mary adelyn is not yet able to type (well, or talk really), i thought i'd pass along what i'm sure she is very thankful for.

thank you daddy,

for bringing me home from the hospital safely. very, very safely at 5 mph.



for showing me off at my first thanksgiving



for volunteering to do the night shift



for teaching me how to tailgate for my first georgia game



for explaining to me in detail the meaning of Christmas



for styling my hair



for keeping me entertained



for taking me on my first trip to athens and telling walker to keep his hands to himself



for making sure you always have plenty of kisses for me



for giving me my good looks AND sharing your very own baby clothes



thank you byron, for being a wonderful daddy to all of our girls. we are so thankful you are ours.



yes, delia's eyes are closed. dangit. and yes, layla was given a treat afterwards--she immediately lost her attitude.