"I do Ballet"

"I do Ballet" says my 2 year old, and apparently so do I! Annabelle has been asking to do ballet since her big sister's ballet outfit became part of her fun at home. So I caved in to try it out, my high school friend's daughter has been enjoying this class as well. Dance Dynamics has adorable music to go with each dance concept they learn.

It's been a fun couple weeks getting Annabelle use to her tap and ballet class. The last two weeks I've been doing 1st position, running on tip toes and front back stomp. This week Annabelle got it that Mom's don't have to do the whole class. So by the last 20 mins she was not noticing that she was on her own.

Our excitement yesterday was that Elizabeth, my 4 year old passed the swimming test at Lifetime. She had to swim 2 laps. This means she can go down the 2 story slide. We were so proud of big sis!

This week I'll be doing to Columbus Thanksgiving Day 5 miler with lots of family. My sister in law just said, "I hope you get in the 1st 1,000 women to get a free pumpkin pie." That sounds good to me, but I asked, "How many people are partaking?" 5K runners. So I'll keep you posted if we get an extra dessert.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Hot Cider

Today was the Hot Cider 8 Miler in Wheaton, IL along the Danada-Herrick Trail. I ran with my old running buddies Betsy Kowal, Lisa Jonkheer and Jessy Milonas. Betsy, Lisa & I started running together 10 years as part of LifeTime fitness running club. The running club helped us find a wonderful group of friends for life.

Today it was nice to catch up during a very scenic fall run. The leaves were falling a beautiful yellow and orange color. This is a race I would go back to, you even ran around the old horse track. At the end we weren't excited about the grassy path, but it sure was easy on the knees today. The whole path around Danada is crushed limestone. My husband and kids joined met us at the race, the kids were excited that I said we could go to the Cosley Zoo afterwards. I think Annabelle ate more post-race food then most racers. The hot cider was very good (pictured here)

Yesterday I did my first 90 min Computrainer class at Endure It. Some how that 90 mins was 1:45 when we got off the bike. I did meet some nice folks that workout at LifeTime, which will come in handy this winter.

Hope you had a good weekend!