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this is how riley started off her day today - as soon as she woke up she thought it was most appropriate to grab her purse and begin strolling her baby around the house. it was a sight to see.

i added a link to our photo shoot on the side, so be sure to take a look, if you dare (150 photos!). we had a photographer take pictures of us mid-november...to document riley as a brand new 1 year old and also to secure a great picture for christmas. well, the christmas card was never created, so possibly i'll send out a happy spring card? highly doubtful, so here are the dentons wishing you a merry christmas and happy 2009!

it seems as though i have a full time job (besides literally chasing my 14 month old around) - my brother andrew's personal secretary, maintainer of blog posts & fundraiser extraordinaire. the details that surround andrew and his treatment, fundraising and just plain ole' "getting the word" out are completely all-consuming. i do all these details with a happy heart - i am just amazed how busy i can stay with them! which causes my own little blog to receive no love. oh, and a little baby named riley has been neglected too lately. maybe that's why she has been clinging to my pant legs and pulling other kids hair lately? could be a subtle cue to me?

i will end with a few pictures from the jingle bell run we did mid december. it turned out to be a complete disaster - it happened to be insanely cold that day (the big snow started that evening). we were running with a group from the gym that i attend and i thought it'd be fun to run as a family since riley and i did the walk last year. turns out i was wrong! since riley is walking, she does not like to spend much time in her stroller. that, mixed with the freezing temperatures made her extremely grumpy. we spent the first 2 miles stopping every 5 minutes or so to check on her, make sure all appendages were still intact and try to distract her whimpers with crackers. by mile 2 she was in full freak out mode...thank goodness the course went literally past our house! tyler raced home, the faster he ran the louder she screamed, and took her inside. i had to finish the last 2 miles by myself. wouldn't have normally been a big deal, but for some reason one of my knees started hurting and was throbbing with pain. so i gimped the last 2 miles and crossed the finish line with nobody to cheer me on :( all my co-runners from the gym had long passed me. i drove home with an extremely anti-climatic feeling. $50 for both of us to run for that??!! i guess we donated for arthritis, but still...not sure if we'll be motivated to do that one again!