Jeff and Wendi Garland: 2011

December 30, 2011

Christmas fun.

I’m borrowing this book from a friend, and it’s a great read! My back pain continued this week, which was a little frustrating, but I believe I’m on the mend. Running is a gift, and I don’t ever want to take it for granted.

On Christmas Eve, we took a short hike in the Elfin Forest. The devoted Mr. Garland carried children as I took it easy with my back.

We made a birthday cake for Jesus… (with sprinkles, of course. Jesus loves sprinkles.)

Christmas morning is always magical.

Headbandz: Such a fun game that we all enjoyed together!

Each kid received a model rocket. After assembly, we took them out for a test launch.

Sarah’s pencil rocket was cleverly named “Sky Writer.”

Garland family model rocket launch.

Our home, decked out in Christmas lights.

A visit to a near by Children’s museum.

We’ve had warmer weather this week so we headed to the beach.

Happy 2012!

blessings,

Wendi

December 24, 2011

Countdown to Christmas

Our running club had a “Jingle Jog” this week, which meant bells and cheer as we ran our laps. The devoted Mr. Garland joined us, which was splendid!

My good friend Laura (with her son) joined us for the jingle jog. So fun!

2 days before the jingle jog, Laura and I ran over 10 miles… I don’t do this very often anymore, but it was so good. 10 miles was nothing for Laura as she’s in the final stretch of her own marathon training… she’ll run her first full marathon (26.2mi) in January. So excited for her!

Clean-up on aisle 9!

I was out of commission for 2 whole days with a bad back. The devoted Mr. Garland and the kids whipped up breakfast in bed for me and I was so grateful! I’m feeling much better now… after a visit to the doc and a few (very strong) pain meds, I was ~~flying high as a kite~~ functional and pain-free again. Jeff was a life-saver during my back injury. So thankful for him. I couldn’t do anything!