Our First 5k

Kevin and I have been training since June for a 5k race (even though we had no idea which one when we began). This past Saturday we ran in the Shake & Bake 5k outside of Birmingham. It was pretty hilly, and it kicked our tails, but we succeeded! We also got to see my brother and sister-in-law and spent the night at their house the night before. Kevin's mom came along to keep the boys while we were running. There's nothing like running in Alabama's August heat!! :)


Picture of us before the race - taken by Eli.

Almost to the finish line!! Keep it up!

The pool was closed....

SO...we made our own water fun at home! We got all ready to go to the pool last night and when we got there they were closed for some reason. Eli had the great idea of hanging the hose up in a tree and running through it (of which I got no pictures:( ) But Kevin worked up our own little, backyard water-park! We'll have to do this more often now that Kevin is back at school!

And this little cutie just sat in the swing...

All good things must come to an end...

Well, it is finally here. Kevin's first day of school was Wednesday. We had such a great time with him being home this summer. What a change from the days of taking master's classes!! We had a great summer...not doing any of the stuff we planned to do this summer, but hanging out as a family and getting to go places whenever we wanted.

- Eli learned to swim. He now jumps off the high dive and swims to the side.

- We took part in Chick-fil-a's "Cow Appreciation Day." Oh, what we will do for free food!

- We went to Biloxi to see Papa Denny and Mama Carol and spent a few hours on the beach. (And there was no oil!!)

- We went to the McWane Center in Birmingham.

- We spent a lot of time at the pool...to the betterment of our tans and swimming skills.

- We went to the lake...thanks Ms. Cindy!!! :)
 

- We've spent a lot of time together as a family.

It has been a great summer! We're looking forward to a great school year too!