Neil had his second of three 5 dollar 5k‘s this past Sunday. At each of the 5k’s they have a kids fun run to kick off race morning and at the first 5 dollar 5k we just watched but this time Edith wanted to run. We woke up bright and early, got out the door 15 minutes later than planned (aka the new normal) and we headed to our old neighborhood for Neil’s 5k and Edith’s first race. We parked and as soon as she was out of her carseat she was ready to run. Edith was raring to go so Neil headed to the starting line to check in while I tended to Alder. When I finally arrived to the starting line I saw this:
Seriously dying! I know she’s mine but come on how cute is she all done up with her Nike’s?
As she arrived at the finish line E got a little distracted by my parents who were standing just at the end (as you can see above). I have to admit I teared up as E and Neil came into view and headed toward the finish line. I loved witnessing this moment and it just got me excited for the future.
E had an absolute blast at her first race and she spent the remainder of the day talking about how she ran and how she wants to run again. She is so excited for the next race in October and I couldn’t be more thrilled that she is so enthusiastic about running right now.
Check out more photos and a video over on Naturally Family.
Weekend Snapshots (& a video) | Run Edith Run | Naturally Family
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Oh my goodness, I can’t stand the cuteness! She is SO adorable and looks so proud and happy!
fun! how adorable!
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This is great. My goal for next summer is to get my kids into some little races. I’ll keep this one in mind.
This was great because all of the $5 5k kid races are free!
It is really nice to see you folks exercising as a family. It shows that you have bonded well. It is good at this early, she already knows the value of exercise. In the contrary, my kids are so lazy and I can’t get them to leave the house to jog with me LOL
Thank you! We love to get out together and be active even if it’s just for a walk. I can’t wait until the kids are bigger and we can go on runs, hiking and so much more. Although I guess I can wait a little I don’t want them to grow up too fast!