Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving.  We were in Cookeville this year.  This was athe first time since our first year of marriage that we have been home on Thanksgiving.  It was a little weird.  Our day started waking up SUPER early.  I signed the boys up for a mile fun run, which started at 7:30 in the morning!  In past years they did the 5k first and then the fun run.  They switched it around this year!  The kids do fine getting up.  It was Ryan and I that had the thought of, "Why are we doing this???!!!"  We headed over to the YMCA, which is pretty close to our house.  I picked up their packets early, so we already had the shirts and numbers.  The shirts were SUPER nice; the dry material and long-sleeved.  Not bad for $5.  I was expecting just a T-shirt for the fun runners.  They looked great in their shirts:

 

A loud cannon started the race.  Ryan said that Josiah and Aedan had a better start then last time.  Off they went and Mercy and I moved closer to the finish line so we could see their times.  Here is Josiah at the finishing turn!  Looking good!  Josiah ran a new PR of 9:11!!!  I think that is completely AWESOME!!!!  I was hoping he'd go under 10 minutes, but was surprised when I saw him coming as early as I did!!!

Then, a little later came Ryan and Aedan!  Aedan also had a new PR!  He ran 10:29!!!  Shedding over a minute off his last time!! 

Josiah with his medal!

 

After the race: Looking good and tired!

So happy with their medals:

I know why we do this!!!  Why we got up at 6:30 and hurried everyone to get ready...the boys LOVE it!  Aedan even said later that day, "I know what sport I want to do when I am older.  I want to be a runner!"  Yes, he would do EVERY sport if he could!!!  I have superstars!!!!!!  Time to get online and find our next fun run!!!! woot!  woot!