My daddy and my mommy, Manny and Tanya, got prepared.  All my soon to be Aunts were there.

Aunt Kim, Tanya & Manny & Aunt Susie    Mom & Dad & Gramma Nell & G-Aunt Trudy's quilt

                                                                Gramma Nell was there in spirit; she designed

                                                                 my blankie.

Mom & Dad got a whiff of what to expect from me.    Grandma, Aunts, & one of my new cousins

And just for fun my G-Aunt Trudy put an old picture of my Grandma Peggy, Aunt Susie and Aunt Kim when they were young just so I could see what they looked like when they were kids way before me. 
  

I am "Wyatt Liam" born December 06, 2007 at 9:08pm, weighing in at 7 pounds 6 ounces and 19.5 inches in length.  My mommy, Tanya, and  my daddy, William (Manny) are happy to announce my arrival in Vail, Colorado.  As a result of my coming,

 

But I was always there I just was hidden inside my mommy's tummy. 

Don's Show in Las Vegas 

Storyline by Trudy A. Martinez, aka:  GramaTrudy 

The Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon (2007)

Here is what Don had to say about the Marathon race:

[A before the race photo]

Photographer:  Grace Blanton

“I have to admit - it feels good to have dropped 30 pounds these last six months by running and better diet.  Less weight - no white beard - people don't think I'm 60+ anymore [I am only 46].  It had been 10 years since I last ran an organized race - which was [the] LA Marathon back in Mar 1997 [26.2 miles] . . . I only took up jogging again last May to lose weight.”

 Vegas Marathon Story

“My Time for [the] 13.1 mile . . . [race] . . . in low 30 degree temps [was]: 1 hour 56 min 33 sec . . . my time is on page 13 of 83.  Not bad for old man.  My goal was to break 2 hours . . . 9 mile a minute pace . . . ended up with 8.54 pace. . . Now - the goal is to not to gain 30 pounds again!  Hard to do when you are naturally lazy like me!” -Don Blanton-

[After the race photo]

photographer: Charity Blanton

The Zappos.com Las Vegas Marathon & Half Marathon  

There are pictures at the Marathon web site.

However, GramaTrudy personally likes the family style photos; they tell a more interesting story.

You know how they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words."  And what is there to deny when the story is told in living color!  Check these photos out (and the story-line)!

I came by the photographer, Charity Blanton, so-so fast

 the picture got blurred.

Yes, that is my tongue hanging out (click on photo to enlarge and get a better view).  I am panting like a dog.

photographer:  Charity Blanton

I finally passed them.  It took some doing.

Just so I could say, It is not often I have

 photographer:  Charity Blanton                   women chasing after me!

And I am not too old after all.  Those women chased me to the end.

photographer:   Charity Blanton

Nevertheless, truth be told, there was this one . . .

who just would not give in . . .

So like a gentleman, I let the lady go first.

And as you can see . . . She's a foot ahead of me when she hits the line!

[Note:  The photo story line was told by Don's mother-in-law aka: Grama Trudy.  Since she was not able to attend the race herself, she drew her own conclusions from the photos that were presented to her for viewing - Trudy A. Martinez]