Run Baby Run!

Most of you who are reading this probably are pretty impressed seeing the Gales each with a trophy. I am sorry to tell you that we did not earn these trophies from winning the Bobcat Ramble 5k this past weekend in Milledgeville. As a matter of fact, Daniel and I finished close to last. I never saw anyone cross the line after us! I have been working out for about 5 1/2 months now, but running has always been difficult for me. Josh on the other hand finished in 21 minutes, and Matt not to be undone by his younger sibling finished 6 minutes later and has not ran much since high school(that being 5 years ago). It was so much fun though for us to all get together and push ourselves be better physically. I think however that this run was better for me mentally. I have always played sports, but my brothers were always better than me. But this past Saturday that didn't seem to matter anymore, it was about us starting and completing something together. We all have had our struggles, what seems to be our on personal 5ks over the past few years. Daniel has had to endure a race that has the obstacle of losing a son, Matt knows the struggles of marrying young while trying to achieve his dreams, Josh has seen all of his siblings marry and move out of the house while still in middle school, and I have had my own bumps in the road. We never know what life may throw us, but if we aren't willing to try then we may not know what is at the end of the race. See on Saturday, Josh was able to be an encouragement and push Matt to be better and not give up. I don't know where I would have finished in the race on Saturday, but I wasn't going to leave Daniel behind. My race isn't about being the fastest (though I do wish I were faster!), but about enjoying the run. My brothers and I are all going at different speeds in life, but one thing is certain, we are all cheering each other along and will wait at the finish line to see each one through. As far as the picture above goes, we snuck those off the award table and snapped a photo(Daniel's idea by the way)! But there is so much truth in what you see, we are winners and we will finish this race triumphantly because our God is mighty and good!

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This one is for my mom!

Well, I got a text today from my mama telling me that I needed to update my blog because she was tired of seeing everyone else have new postings and mine not! So here we go...Emma is now a little over six months. She weighs around 18lbs and is close to 28 inches long. This makes her in the 90th and 95th percentiles. I have compared her measurements and she is matching up to Samuel very closely. Samuel was a little heavier and she may be a tad longer. She is very interested in everything going on around her and loves to stand up. I can't even get her to eat her food if Samuel is in the room! She loves him, and he loves her. Below are some pictures that I took while David and I were cleaning our room. Emma was sitting on our bed and Samuel was playing around. We both turned around to see Samuel and Emma "hiding" under the laundry basket. This quickly turned into hair pulling and pushing. David and I cracked up because they are already fighting!





Samuel's imagination continues to amaze me. He is a clever little boy. He has recently learned how to turn off his CD player by moving his step stool from the bathroom and putting it by his dresser to climb on. Well today he was playing cowboy and horse with his daddy. He used his wipe box as a trough for David to drink out of. It was so cute that I had to get some pictures. With David's height, it is like riding a small pony!



Emma is doing a lot of teething right now, so everything goes in her mouth. She is chewing on a rasberry pacifier. Also, note her adorable Valentine's Day bracelet!