10 on 10 :: November 2018

10 pictures on the 10th day of the month!

{Document a snapshot of your life & find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}

Here are pictures of our day on Saturday the 10th.

I woke up with a heavy heart..... Pray for California...2 big fires going on. 

One in Southern California and one here in Northern California about 2 hours from us. 

There is so much smoke. It smells like campfire outside and the air quality is horrible, no outside recess is allowed, all PE and sporting events cancelled were canceled Friday and for this weekend. Our eyes are burning even inside. 

We have family & friends near Chico who have been evacuated and who have lost their homes. Devastating. Pray for all the firefighters including my cousin who is out there fighting the fire here in Northern California.

This was our first Saturday in over 2 months without soccer games. Soccer ended last weekend, so we were really looking forward to a slow Saturday morning at home, plus with the air quality we had to stay inside.

Coffee in bed and watching College Football.

 After coffee, I was able to function so I made my Homemade Pancakes.

I am telling you...these are the best pancakes! So light and fluffy.

 The kids made cards for their cousin Megan who turned 25...we were headed to her surprise party later on in the day.

Since the kids couldn't go outside and play, they played soccer inside to try and burn off some energy.

Our sweet yellow lab Boulder...she is getting so old 13 years 8 months old.

 I had my race shirt & bib all laid out and ready to go for my 10 mile race on Sunday in San Francisco, but I got an email that it was canceled because of the smoke and air quality.

 I spent some time researching other races this month that I can do for my November race (I have a goal of running a race every month from May 2018 until I turn 40 in May 2019)

 Later that afternoon we headed to my niece's 25th birthday surprise party....look at all the smoke. So sad.

 It's about an hour and half drive....our kids all fell asleep! I don't know the last time all 3 fell asleep in the car driving somewhere. I have taken them on countless road trips....to San Diego and to Oregon and they didn't fall asleep on those long road trips!!!! What is up with that?!?

 I think the girls were tired because I let them have a sleepover in Claire's room the night before.

 We had so much fun at her surprise party. Can't believe she is 25...I met her on her 8th birthday! Now she is grown up & married.

 Her husband threw her this surprise party and it was a Friends theme....the cake looked like the door from Rachel & Monica's apartment. So creative!

After dinner he had a Friends Trivia/Jeopardy game that he made. It was a blast!

 We drove back home, put kids to bed and then I wanted to re-watch Friends again starting from the beginning.

 It was a good day, but a weird day since we couldn't go outside.
Please pray for California...the destruction is horrific.
My cousin's wifes parents lost their home and my other cousins wife has a brother & sister in law who lost their home.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
Hope your 10th was more exciting than ours!