December Birthdays!

Parker Olson turns 17 on Dec. 2nd.
Ask him about this photo!

Anna Ketchum turns 39 on December 3rd.

Jackie Sypnieski will be 62 on December 11th!

On December 14th, Mike Hansen will be 25!

Kyle Olson turns the big "21" on December 18th!

Also celebrating a December 18th birthday is Jon!
He turns 57!

Julie celebrating her birthday with her first husband. 
She turns 51 on December 19th!

Gavin Bennett will be 7 on December 24th.

Ann Sunblad will be 26th on Christmas Day!



Aiden Bennett will be 8 on December 29th!



Thanksgiving 2012!

All of us (except for Kyle who was in London) ran the Volvo 5k Turkey Trot. Our times were:
Parker - 19:27
Brenden - 19:28
Judy - 26:27
Jon - 27:37

We spent the afternoon at our friends the Keatings and made it home in time to watch the Patriots beat the Jets, 49 to 19.  And then Tom stopped by to have some Turkey with us.

Coach Parker!

Parker helped coach the Junior Powder Puff team on Wednesday, Nov. 21st. (They lost.)

Parker finishes XC season with PR!

Parker finished the 2012 XC season at the MIAA Eastern State Championships on Nov. 10th with his PR for a 5k with 17:41.70.  Below are some pics from the race and some from one the week before at the Coaches Invitational.  You can follow Parker's times at:
http://ma.milesplit.com/athletes/2293622-parker-olson

Here is a video of the team running:

Here are some pics!

Anastasia Korzenowski having another great year running!

Anastasia Korzenowski is having another great year running XC.  Her PR for a 4K is 14:33 which she did at the Missota Conference Championships on Oct. 6th.  Her PR for a 5k is 19:33.71 at the Heartland Regional on Nov. 11th.  If you want to follow her times check out: http://mn.milesplit.com/athletes/2187395-anastasia-korzenowski

Below are some photos of her running this year! Thanks to J. Stewart from Shakopee who saw my blog and sent me photos.

Mary Farley Gets Virginia McKnight Binger Award!

My cousin Mary Farley got a human service award from the McKnight Foundation in August.  Below is the article that ran in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Way to go Mary!

Parker running in DCL Meet

Parker's XC Team ran in the DCL rournamment on Oct. 26 at Lincoln/Sudbury High School.  Parker's time was 17.24.5 and his school took 4th overall.



Newton South Varsity XC Team before race



Start of the race

Newton South Varsity XC Team after the race