Little Racers

Most of you know that Keith and I have been training for the 50k race that is coming up THIS SATURDAY! After all this time and after so many miles of running it is coming to an end. Any way the people I think who have been my best supporters have been the kids. Ok maybe not all the time, but for the most part the kids have been great. With only the occasional "Mom don't go running again!" Yet even though they may not always like when we leave I have noticed how much the kids are paying attention to what Keith and I are doing. They will ask us how far we are going and usually to Mckenna it is always 3 miles but no matter what the mileage is they always want to come with us. So for fun Keith has taken them over to the park a few times and let them run around the pathway. Eli can usually run around it two times and Mckenna can too but only if she takes a lot of short cuts along the way. Then after every time I'm done running Eli will tell me I have done a good job. Mckenna will come up to me holding her hands out to touch my checks to see if they are hot or cold from running outside. It is a good feeling knowing that I am setting a good example for them on being active and if they get nothing else out of it but that I will be happy!
So on to the pictures...the other day I was in the kitchen and both Eli and Mckenna came out with our running shoes. So I grabbed my camera as fast as I could and caught them putting them on. When I asked Eli what he was doing he said, "Running like Mom and Dad."

Here they are putting on our shoes.


Ok Mom we are ready for our 3 miles.


Eli was running really well for having over sized shoes on.

My shoes were so big on Mckenna that she could hardly get around, but somehow she still managed it.

Last but not least I got this great picture of Eli stretching with Keith. At the time Mckenna didn't want her picture taken but it is so funny to see both the kids stretching or at least trying to stretch with us.