KSU Homecoming 5K

Hello Everyone!

Tony and I had a blast participating in this years KSU Homecoming 5K!! We started by the old stadium and the course went through campus. We averaged about 11:17/mile. We probably would have been a little faster if we would have not taken a quick detour to check out Call Hall's hours. Haha! Here's a shot of us prior to the start of the race. 

We're already gearing up for our next few events!! I know we'll for sure be participating in a race in December. Then Warrior Dash is coming back to KC in April!! Woohoo. Our biggest challenge in 2014 will be Tough Mudder!! You can check out some of the information by visiting the website...

Http://toughmudder.com

That is all for now!!

Love,

Tony, Deanna & Jera

Jera's Leaf Project

One of the things we love about Kindercare is that they have the kids do projects AND they take pictures of them DOING the project and give them to us!!! Last week they did a project involving leaves and here's the results. :-)

Here are a couple other projects I wasn't able to upload earlier...

Yep, she has a blast!!

KinderCare October Update

Hello All!

We are very excited for the amazing Fall weather that has been coming into the Kansas area!  One of my absolute FAVORITE seasons is Fall and it's fun to be able to take Jera outside and only have to worry about having her wear a light jacket!

I wanted to update you on a few things going on in our family this month (more details to post when the events occur).

• KinderCare gave us the October Newsletter this past week and it was packed with some great items.
• Toddler Room Focus:
• Their theme for the month is "Where I Live".  They will explore different homes and cultures identifying with their theme.  They explore their neighborhoods and the different livelihoods people have such as farming.  For art they will be making houses, buildings, and some of the things they find around them.
• Upcoming Events:
• They are having a Fall Party on the 31st of the month.  Parents are able to join in with the festivities and we are instructed to send Jera's Halloween costume to school with her that day. This will also include a parade! (I'm so excited and can't wait to share pictures with everyone. :-D)
• Book Recommendation of the Month:

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• KSU Homecoming 5K
• Tony and I are officially registered to participate in the 5K race happening on Sunday, October 20th.  It's to help kick off Homecoming week at KSU.  The last official event we participated in was Warrior Dash back in April!!  It's been too long and we are extremely excited to go for a nice Wog (walk/jog) in the crisp Fall weather.

• Halloween
• So we know what Jera is going to be for Halloween this year.  A Pumpkin...I know, generic...but the outfit was adorable!  Here's a preview...and remember, hers will have a few extra touches. :-D
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• Tony and I are still trying to decide what we want to be...but we'll figure it out. :-D

That is all for now!  Keep your eyes peeled for artwork by Jera...coming soon to a internet page near you!

~Tony, Deanna and Jera~

Jera Turned One

Hello All,

Things have been pretty crazy in our house the past few months. Between work and Tony heading back to school we've been on a non-stop go since Mid-August.  We've also been dealing with a little bit of illness going on with poor Jera.  Between an ear infection and a virus that caused her to have very high fevers right around her birthday to her getting HF&M (hand foot & mouth) last week...it's been amp'ed up to a completely different level.  Even with all of the craziness we were able to have Jera celebrate her birthday with some delicious cake and some fun gifts that she is LOVING to play with!  I wanted to give you all some fun pictures from her birthday celebration...

We decided to go with a KSU + Minion Theme (Despicable Me has been the only movie she has stopped to watch...only when the Minion's are featured, I think she likes the way they talk.)

Her personal cake

Her, "What am I supposed to do with this??!!" face!

Oh Yeah, she enjoyed the delicious and very sugary frosting!

The chair that Grandma and Grandpa Wiley got her! She loves this think...she will crawl on and off of it constantly and then pull toys up to play with.

Jera playing with her Noah's Arc with Grandma

She LOVES this little cart.  She will push it from one side of the room to the other...when she hits a wall, she looks at Tony and I like, "Are you going to turn it around for me?!"