RUN

Andrew is the proud finisher of his second race! I joined him for a mile around our local campus this weekend.

Our cheerleaders got to see us twice without even moving due to the course & were a great help in getting us to the end. He finished just half a second under 10 minutes. I'd say that's pretty good for a 6 year old! I like running with him... not the running part so much, but just that it's our special thing we do together. I think he does, too. :)

Raptors!

Last year the whole family "strolled" together for a local charity run/walk. Just five people on a team to finish 3K & $50 goes to your favorite charity. It was kind of nice to do as a family, but when you're pushing non-jogging strollers 3K takes... a while. ;) This year Darren opted to hang out with the girls while Andrew & I took on the challenge. We "trained" a little, but I was mostly banking on his semi-ceaseless energy to get him to the end. It did! Actually, I had to look at him a few times & ask, "Don't you want to walk for a little while?" I guess Mommy needs a little more endurance training. We probably ran at least 3/4 of it, which is more than I was expecting! We came in when the clock said 24 minutes... though I think that has an extra 5 minutes from our actual start time. The train yard is just down the road & we kept hearing the cars as they bumped into each other to couple together. One team took the opportunity to yell, "Look out for the raptors!" each time. It really did sound just like on Jurassic Park when the velociraptors were just around the next tree. Hilarious!

It was fun to do together, we earned cool T-shirts & slap bracelets, & made a simple but valuable donation to CSS. We'd love to have you join us next year!

Kindergarten Field Day

Kindergarten Field Day was hilarious! General jungle-gym monkeying around, tug-o-wars, jumproping, parachuting, & my personal favorite: rubber chicken between your knees relay races. Doesn't get much better than that!

The Race Is On

Last weekend was the Havelock Charity Run/Walk. We made it a family event!
Darren & I each pushed the girls in a stroller while Andrew walked alongside for 3K.

There really wasn't any running until AFTER the chocolate donuts at the end of the race! It was a fun time & an easy way to make a $50 donation to CSS just for finishing. I really felt invigorated, too. Maybe there will be some actual racing in my future... maybe. ; )