So What if we Finished Last?

This past week has been insanely busy, hence the absence of posts on my blog. It's incredible how everyday life catches up with you and suddenly 24 hours in the day doesn't seem like nearly enough. If I had one wish, I would wish for God to create a couple more hours per day, just so I could feel like I'm caught up.

I could tell you about everything we have done this week but I think I'll just focus on the event that happened Saturday. A couple of my girlfriends and I decided to enter our children into the Teddy Bear 1k! It's an event for children in benefit of the Children's Justice Center, an amazing center which provides services to children who have went through different sorts of child abuse and are in the stages of testifying against their abusers in court cases. And that's just a small part of what this center provides. The Teddy Bear 1k is for children of all ages who want to run/walk the 1k and for participating and paying the dues they received a t-shirt and a teddy bear once they crossed the finish line.

It was an eventful day, it rained in the morning  but the rain was actually quite welcome since it has been so hot for the past two months. Many family members came out to cheer the kids on and we learned that our kids were actually the youngest entrants. It's never too early for teaching the importance of physical fitness! When we started out we were put at the back of the pack because the organizers didn't want the older kids to trample the little ones - good plan. The race started and you have never seen so many children run so fast! I was actually quite impressed because I love seeing kids excited about doing anything physical nowadays, I hate that the television and computer games have taken over our children. Avery and her friends didn't take off quite as quickly but once they did they really enjoyed themselves. We were the last to finish, which was quite evident by the fact we had a police escort following right behind us to let everyone know we were the last racers. But for three little ones between the ages of 18 - 20 months I think it's great they were able to walk almost three-quarters of a mile and keep smiles on their faces.

We were greeted at the finish line by a large amount of people cheering and letting us all know how great they thought it was that we brought out children that were so young and also commented on how cute and boisterous they all were. They received their teddy bears and then had their pictures taken by a woman from the local paper who asked if she could put their pictures in the paper with her article. Their first fifteen minutes! It's a monthly paper so I will make sure I get the issue and post the picture here when it comes out.

It was such a fun day and we were lucky to spend it with some great friends. A perfect Saturday, I wish all days could be this much fun!

Race Day!

 

Comments

[Sus]

How fun! And I totally love the Crocs.

[Jen]

well done avery!!

loving the pony tails.

and the full plate of food afterwards!!

[Lins]

Well done! Never too early to teach about other children not as fortunate either!