Ali's dancing xmas party

Ali is my all time tomgirl - so to have her dancing kills me, yet she wants to be exactly like me and be a "taylor swift"! - i wanted to be madonna - she's definitely got a better role model! :) Hey a girl can try can't she? see video at end!

Thanksgiving fun

Every Thanksgiving we head to Snow Camp, NC where Derry's sister Tish Murry and family live...it's a wonderful log cabin on a farm just outside Burlington! Here are some pics from the fabulous afternoon! :) We then moved on to Greensboro where we stayed with the blackwells and saw P for a quick xmas christmas pic!

Taylor humming on the harmonica!

Ali, Taylor and cousin Mary

The kids/cousins!

The ellis girls - all of them including new twin girl ellie and clyde

At the GSO park trying to get a xmas photo of all the taylor grandkids and mom!

Taylor being taylor!!! enough said!

What a great shot!

Taylor with Laura (burns girlfriend...this was the only shot Taylor would give us.. (seriously when do the 3s get easier?)

Miley Cyrus

Ali and Mommy went to see Miley Cyrus in Greensboro Sunday nite, Nov. 23. She didn't know she was going until Sunday morning when she got up and was told she had an early Christmas present to open....:) Here are some of the great pics! We had a ball!!!

On our way! Greensboro bound...concert less than 6 hrs away!

Getting ready to go!

In our seats and can't wait!

Miley rocking out!

Classic! Sooooo awed at all there is to see!

Carolina Girl

Ali and mom went to the Sunday Nov 15th unc ball game. Here are some cute pics!

beach to battleship 1/2 iron man!

Had a great time doing the 1.2 ironman this past Saturday! AManda flew in to cheer me on and took all these great pics...mom came too and as usual my kids and john were there to motivate me to finish strong at the last race of the year! They came to all 7 of my races in 2009!!! Love you guys! Final time: 5hrs 37min for 1.2 mile swim, 56mile bike and 13.1 mile run!!! :)

6AM morning of race (40 deg outside) Burrrr!

3 different bag of transition gear to pack and prepare for!! Before race/Post race bag, after swim/bike clothes/food, and after bike/run clothes!!

got my name on my shirt for spectators to cheer me on in the run!

Me waving to Amanda and John at a dock on the swim!

Running to transition after finishing swim, wetsuit in hand, but running the 400yards to my bike barefoot and wet was not fun! Still smiling though!! 1 down two to go!

Heading out after changing into bike shirt for 56 miles (or 3 hrs) of riding!

Kids and mom stationed at summer rest to cheer me on while i pass by on the bike!

Amanda and John drove beside me for a while on highway 421 :)

After finishing the bike, here i am coming into downtown wilmington (mile 3 of 13) and getting ready to see kids/family!

Stopping to hug and kiss kids! :)

Me still running in park--family followed me again in car! Still smiling!

John cheering me on while driving! Great pic Atm!!

Mom in car cheering me on too!

Heading back downtown again...only 3 more miles to go!

Coming into final shoot...only a few more feet to go!

Family with signs and still cheering me on at finish!

I did it!

My friend Elizabeth Hinshaw finished it with me! We did it!

Kids looking at my medal!