Happy Birthday Aunt Adrienne!!!!!!

We Love You. Heres Ellie singing for you.

Mitch and Drew

What a nice visit from the twins. We were really looking forward to meeting and spending time with Mitch and Drew and our time finally arrived. What delightful little angels. Lewis and Alexis are blessed with beautiful children. Time went fast as always and we hope to see them again soon. Unfortunately California is so far away. Well we sure did enjoy seeing them and wish them a safe trip home.

Friday Night

We had a fun Friday Night. Mike and I usually have very quiet weekends but this weekend is shaping up to be different. Last night we had a great visit from Aunt Amanda, Kieth and Uncle Bill. We spent a lot of time talking about the old days and the new. We pulled out the old picture albums which is always interesting. We really enjoyed having company. Ellie and I still made it to bed at a reasonable hour and her cold seems to be a tad better today. Today we are so excited because we are finally meeting Mitch and Andrew. They are the beautiful twins of Uncle Lewis and Alexis. They are a little over a year old and we can't wait to see them.

Back Tracking

I have to note that my computer issues have been plentiful these last few weeks which is why my blogs have been absent. I have to back track to mention a few things. Emma's regular soccer is over and playoffs are the first weekend in December. We are excited and will be rooting her on. Annie spent a night alone with her Nana and had a play date with Rebecca who Annie doesn't get to see very often. She went to a craft fair and got her face painted. I thought it was really cool so I took a picture. You would think the hat and scarf were bought at the craft fair too but it is an Aunt Megan original. Way Cool! Annie has a parade to do tomorrow night for girl scouts. The Sankers are now getting geared up for Annie's Birthday and Christmas.

Ellie's First Cold

Thanksgiving did not come and go without at least one sad thing. My sweet baby woke up with her first cold. Now it is a day later and we are getting worse. Ellie has been sneezing, coughing and dripping. Poor thing. We are doing everything we can to nurse her back to health. She is all bundled up with the hat her Aunt Megan made just for her. We hope she feels better soon.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wow! What a great day. We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. Nana, Pop Pop, Aunt Megan, Aunt Karen, Uncle Craig, Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Jenny all gathered at the Sanker household for dinner. Grandma not only brought the turkey, stuffing and gravy she also baked three pies. Nana made the carrot salad, sweet potatoes, rolls and also my favorite pecan pie. I made the mashed potatoes, green bean and broccoli cassaroles, corn and cranberry sauce. Everything was delicious. My moms really made it easy for me by making almost all of the food. After our food fest we were able to talk to Uncle Danny and Aunt Adrienne and wish them a Happy Thanksgiving. We miss them and can't wait to see them at Christmas. Uncle Kevin and Val were not able to have dinner with us but did come over afterwards for a nice visit. Thanksgiving always goes so fast and this year was no different. Our heads hit the pillows last night with full bellies and happy hearts.

A Present for the other Sankers

Emma's team has won again! We have another game this weekend. A make up game from the other week. My poor baby Annie is not feeling well. She went to Nana's last night and first thing this morning I went to get her. She had a fever and threw up in the car on the way home. We are all hoping she gets better fast. Yesterday Emma and I were out and about and came across this stroller being thrown out so we snatched it up. I hope the other Sankers like it. It seems to be a really nice double stroller. It rides very smooth. We can't wait to see if it works for Lincoln and our new cousin.

Thankyou Aunt Karen

We had a fun week. The girls had very little school this week. We enjoyed going to the Apple Farm and the Amish Market with Aunt Karen and Nana. This is a trip we look forward to every year. Aunt Karen brought a bunch of toys over for Ellie to use until her cousin arrives and is ready for them. This video is dedicated to her and baby. Thankyou we will take care of them for you.

Up and Running

Finally my computer is back. I must say I really missed being connected. I was not finished bragging about our run when the computer blew up. So here goes...... Out of 2034 finishing runners here is how the Sankers rate.
Aunt Jenny-725 place overall 31st of 93 in her age group with a chip time of 52:07
Daddy-711 place overall,66th of 134 in his age group with a chip time of 52:00
Mommy-726 place overall,27th of 148 in my age group with a chip time of 52:08

We did great. Next planned run is in the spring. The Broad St run is 10 miles. We are looking forward to that run and are considering training for the New York marathon next year. We will see.

We are the Champions

And the Winners are .........Aunt Jenny, Daddy and Mommy had a great run. We finished the Ben Franklin Bridge Challenge in under 52 minutes. We had chips on are sneakers so I won't know for a couple days our exact running times. We did extremely good for a 10k run. The girls and Grandma and Grandpa were waiting for us at the finish line which was inside Cambell's Field in Camden. The run was beautiful and the weather was perfect. We Rock.

The End of a Season

Well it was a good first year of soccer for Annie. Her team did great and she really enjoyed playing with everyone. Pitman had a nice soccer party after the game .The kids had soccer cake and juice. Emma's team had a great game. They won and I think that puts them in first place.

Get Ready

Another Soccer Saturday has arrived. The Chili and Clam Chowder are in the crock pots and we are ready for another great Saturday. As you can see in this video Ellie is ready too.

I Feel Sick

November

There is nothing like waking up the day after Halloween with a sugar hangover. The night was a little rough but we all survived. November 1 st is all about treadmills and vegetables. The candy is going away for a long time. The biggest joke is on Emma and Annie because they both have see the dentist today. I guess you could call me mean. I think today is a good day to see the dentist. I'm hoping Ellie doesn't have a bad reaction to all the candy I consumed last night. So far so good. I hope everyone had as much fun this Halloween as the Sanker Family.