Thanksgiving week

We started our week deciding that after nearly 14 years of marriage it was probably time to buy our first TV.  We have always had hand me down electronics that have worked out perfectly, but our living room is bigger, our TV is further away and our eyes are older.  Mike and I would often struggle to read the writing on the TV, so we thought it was time to upgrade. 

The kids were super excited when Mike came home unexpectedly with a new blue ray player and TV. 

The kids literally sat like this watching Mike open boxes and read manuals. 

For the past five years, I have been starting my Thanksgiving morning volunteering at the local Turkey Trot 5k.  I volunteered because then I could run for free and not pay the $35 fee.  In the past few years, the kids have started joining me which I have really enjoyed.  But the fees continue to rise, and since the Teodoro's as a family are a very active bunch, I decided to organize our own Teodoro Turkey Trot 5k.

What's a race without a t-shirt?  I made 24 t-shirts for the Teodoro clan and we started Thanksgiving morning heading to Titlow park in Tacoma for a family fun run.

 We had a few of the cousins bail out at the last minute, but for sure they are going to join us next year!  The older Teodoro generation had quite the turnout.  Here we are at the starting line ready to run.

While Isabella and Aidan ran the whole thing, Owen treated the 5k a bit like a duathlon.   He ran the first .85 miles with me, grabbed his bike and rode the rest of the way.  Isabella ran with Grandpa, Owen stayed with mom and Sophie and Aidan and Mike ran together.

Aidan ended up taking home the winners trophy with a time of 28:19.  Isabella finished in 30 minutes and Owen finished in 33 minutes

The youngest turkey trotter was Trevi at only two weeks old walking with her mom Kate.

So thankful to be part of such an active healthy family.

I can't wait for the second annual Teodoro Turkey Trot in 2012.

Owen lost his first tooth this morning!

It's been super wiggly for the past few weeks. Thankfully, Grandma and Grandpa told him not to wiggle it while we were gone! This morning he started to wiggle it, and when his tooth started to bleed it scared him and he started to cry. I held him and gave him a hug, then I went to look in his mouth and saw the tooth just barely hanging on. I was able to pluck it right out.

He's pretty excited about the tooth fairy coming for a visit tonight.

This past week, Mike and I managed to sneak away for six days without the kids. Grandma and Grandpa took over for us while we were gone and we were so thankful! Our schedule with three kids in school can be crazy, especially with all of their activities. We were able to pare down the activities a bit to condense the schedule and make the week a little easier.

Meanwhile, we were soaking up the hot sun in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

The sunsets were amazing, as were the sunrises, and they were thoroughly enjoyed daily from our balcony.

We enjoyed dinners out and dressing up

and after 9 years with our camera, we finally figured out how to use the timer, so we got some pictures of us together.

Mike did his research and not only worked out every detail of the trip itself, but also scored an amazing room.

These are some of the Riu photos from their website, but this is what the room looked like on the inside.

We had a two story room with a spiral staircase connecting the floors

and a 900 square foot upper level balcony with amazing wrap around ocean views. There were only four rooms like it in the whole hotel so it was pretty special.

The pool was amazing, and the ocean was warm.

Best of all it was sunny and gorgeous and I got to spend some great uninterrupted time with my honey! I'm pretty sure God is calling me into the mission field at an all inclusive resort in Mexico.

A few weeks ago we had family pictures taken with a friend of mine Kris Allen. She is amazing! I would highly recommend her.

Here's the link to our slideshow from the day. So fun!

http://www.krisallenphotography.com/slideshow/2011teo/