About two months ago we had this great idea to run the Fit One 5K Race as a family, because, "what could be better than that?" the parents thought. And the kids thought, "lots of things" :).
But they didn't get their way, so, in the evenings, about the time people usually put their kiddos in bed, you'd see the Patton's running around outside preparing for race day. At one point Moo and Lou began talking about how when they grow up they're going to be competitive runners. Ruckus on the other hand was like - you're cray, cray and I never, ever want that to be my job, but he kept on running.
Our kids mostly did terrific. Moo could have ran for hours and not one complaint was heard from his little five year old mouth. Ruckus' legs hurt, he had to pee, was hungry, too hot, too tired, but he finished the race and even smiled a few times. The first 10 minutes were death for Lou and he was in a fierce whining competition with Ruckus, which was an amazing opportunity for me to practice my patience, but he kept on keeping on. Little C is a natural at long distance running and the cheerleaders on the sidelines didn't bother him one bit. Sweetrotten and the baby rode in the stroller pushed by The Beloved and were the first of our bunch to cross the finish line. Way to go ladies!
My parents cheered us all on and took some action shots for the blog!
I love my family. I love my supportive parents.
I'm the luckiest.
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| Of course we were running late and had to run to the starting line. |
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| The Beloved and the girls. |
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| Look at Ruckus enduring behind me! This makes me proud. |
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| Woohoo!!! Moo, Lou and I having a ball! |
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| Sweetrotten enjoying the after-party. |
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| Little C and The Baby |
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| The Beloved and Lou playing |
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| Love this guy. |
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| My Babies! |
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| We did it!!! |
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