Saturday morning was chilly, but perfect football weather. Isaac had three flag grabs, caught a pass and ran for about 15 yards (getting their team to the 5 yard line) and then made this play.
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| The quarterback gave the ball to Isaac. He got out of this mess and ran it for about 20 yards. |
This morning, I joined my friend Shirley and her daughter Campbell for the This Run's for Jack 5K. I have participated in other 5Ks before, but I haven't ever been able to run it nonstop. Brian and I hang our bibs on the extra refrigerator we keep in the garage. The very muddy #96579 is from the St. Jude Warrior Dash Brian and I did last summer. It was a 5K, but we didn't run the whole thing (I was totally out of shape!) and there were muddy obstacles. #378 was the Walk for Wellness (for Wellness House) - that I walked with Shirley, Campbell and a whole bunch of other great people! Bib #995 was from the Zombie Run Brian and I did a couple weeks ago. And then #449 was from this morning. This is the first one I ran from start to finish. It was a challenge though. Just as we got started, Shirley informed me that there were hills (listen, I didn't sign up for hills!). And then we ran past this beautiful barn on a body of water that was bigger than a pond but smaller than a lake. The sun was shining on the barn and the water was so still you could see a perfect reflection of the barn on the water. It took everything in me not to stop to take a picture. I had three opportunities to take one. I had to keep reminding myself that a picture with my iPhone would not do it justice - and hello - you are running a 5K dummy! So run!
The good news is that I ran my best time ever: 31:37!
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| All my bibs! |
This afternoon we went to Leah's 3rd birthday party. You know, you really take a chance in October with an outdoor party. It could be rainy and in the 30's - that's perfectly normal October weather. But Julie consulted the farmer's almanac (this is legit - and it makes me giggle) and it did not lie when they planned this party two and half months ago. It predicted sunny and 62. It was a gorgeous day for an outdoor party.
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| Love for Leah! |
She is a stitch. Everything that came out of her mouth was hysterical. Here were some of the things she said today:
(When asked how old she was): twenty-six.
(When I asked her if I could try on her awesome boots): Yes (and then she proceeded to try to take them off)
I mean, look at these cute boots!
(When she would be handed a gift): What's in there?
(As she is unwrapping): Just a minute.
(After it's unwrapped and she figures out she likes it): Let's open it.
But here was the best:
She opens a 'Frozen' guitar.
Julie: You and Daddy can play with that.
Leah: Yeah, let's open it.
Julie: You and Daddy can play with it later.
Leah: Daddy wants to play with it now.
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| There was a lot of love for these My Little Ponies. |
So then Julie brought out the cupcakes. I asked her what bakery she got them from - because they were so beautiful they had to have come from a bakery. SHE made them. I couldn't believe it! And they were beyond delicious! Jules, these seriously need to be a thing.
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| Fox and owl cupcakes! |
After all the kids had a crack at the pinata, Emma knocked it off the rope. It turns out there might be a reason that the pinata said to only fill it with two pounds of candy. And because Julie lives on the edge, she filled it with four. So she let Isaac beat it in half and then she dumped it all out for the kids.
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| It's raining candy. |
After presents, cupcakes and pinata candy, Aunt Rita and Leah took a walk down to the creek. Happy happy birthday Leah! I hope you had a great day!
It was a busy weekend, but an awesome one. And now I can finally check off the whole "Run a 5K" thing off my goal list. It makes room for a new, and perhaps better goal - oh, I hope I can think of one that isn't related to running. :)
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