Winchester Spring 5K

Today was the Winchester Spring 5K, which was the 2nd race that Tara and I have run together. We did not train well for this race and were actually dreading it a little. Even so, we still got up early and forced ourselves through the mind battle! It was great though, because right at the end we heard 4 little voices yelling, "Go, Mommy!" Jason had brought the Hayes boys to see their Mom run the race! It gave us a little boost to help finish the race strong! Even though our time wasn't any better than our 1st race, we had a great time and the feeling of accomplishment.

Tara getting ready to kick some tail!

Two Tough Mommas!! (Before the race)

Still lookin' tough! (After the race--our faces don't look very red...I think we need to run faster!)

The Whole Crew (After the race--Poor Noah, had the sun in his eyes!)

This was the first race that Jeff has done since we lived in Asheville. He decided to try running this one with the jogging stroller! Noah loved it! He had his little legs stuck straight out in front of him and was grinning at the spectators along the way. Jeff said that Noah hardly made a sound, and would turn his head to watch the dogs barking and the crowd cheering. I had to take his word for it, because he ended up being WAY ahead of Tara and me! Would you believe that he even placed?!?! He got 3rd in the 20-29 age group! And that's all while pushing a jogging stroller with a 21 lbs. baby in it!!! Way to go, Jeff!!! That's my man!! :)

Jeff and Noah with their 3rd place medal!

On to La Grange!

Monday evening we left Mamaw and Papaw's in Corbin, and continued our drive up to La Grange, KY. Jeff was scheduled to work in the La Grange store on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Wal-Mart was putting him up in a hotel overnight. I wanted to go with him, so we just extended our Memorial Day travels a bit. The hotel we stayed in ended up being right across the street from the Wal-Mart, which worked out great! Jeff was able to walk to work, while Noah and I lounged at the hotel!

The hotel had a heated indoor pool, so Jeff and I decided to take Noah swimming for the 1st time! I'm not sure he really enjoyed it...in fact, I don't think he liked it very much at all! Especially when Daddy jumped into the pool, made a really big splash, and didn't come up for a while! (This made Noah holler, until Jeff's head emerged from under the water...then all was well again.)

Noah getting ready to go swimming for the 1st time!

I don't think Noah knew what to think...he had that look on his face the whole time!

Memorial Day Weekend--Part II

Monday afternoon we left Somerset, and made the trek over to Corbin to see my family. Mamaw and Papaw had us all over for a cookout. All six grandSONS were there and had a blast playing together! The big kids played cornhole and went on motorcycle rides...


Jeff, Noah, and I had to cut out early because the next part of our trip was just beginning...

Memorial Day Weekend--Part I

Right after Kim and Cathy left on Sunday morning, I began packing for our trip down to Sunnybrook. (I'd like to say that I was all prepared for the trip, but things got a little frantic when Jeff looked at me and said, "Uh, babe, I don't think I have enough clean socks and underwear to go on this trip.") So at 8:45 a.m. I started a load of laundry, and we were grabbing the clean stuff on our way out the door! Oops! Oh, well, we still made it to Sunnybrook, a mere 15 minutes off our goal time of 1:00 p.m!

We met up with Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Nay, and Uncle Jerry at Hobert and Faye's house. Hobert is Grandpa Don's first cousin, and they grew up together in Sunnybrook. Hobert and Faye are the sweetest couple you will ever meet! (I could do a whole post about their wedding ceremony alone!) They're always tickled to have us come visit, and they go out of their way to make sure they have a spread of food to offer. Faye won't let you walk out her door hungry! We had a nice visit with them, and then we drove up to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery to place Memorial flowers. That evening we drove up to Somerset and stayed in a hotel with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Nay. We had a great time being together with family!