Caleb's First 1K

This weekend, Abilene featured the Optimist Club BalloonFest.  It was exciting to see the beautiful Hot Air Balloons floating around Friday night.  After a fun family night out, we stopped by the Park and saw a couple Hot Air Balloons lit up and got to watch glow-in-the-dark kites fly and perform drills.  The next morning, there was a 10K run and children's 1K fun run available.  Brydon and I really wanted to do the 10K together but couldn't decide who could be with Caleb.  And when Caleb heard about a race for kids, he was super excited and asked if he could race.  So we decided we would just focus on him and let him run in his first race.  He knows we have been training for a race in November and was really excited to get to run his own race.  He got up in the morning and got dressed in running clothes.  On the way there he was very serious and told us he was thinking about the race and how he wanted to win.  We talked about how running is something that is fun and the goal is just to finish.  Anyone who finishes is a winner.  So he then told us he wanted the goal to run the whole way.  We let him know that was a great goal but that it would be OK to walk and we just wanted him to finish and have fun.  And I am pretty sure he had a lot of fun!

All registered!  He loved that he got to be number 1!  They were wise and gave all children number 1!

Waiting to begin

We could tell he was nervous.  He got really quiet and serious.  He was one of the youngest kiddos running and you could tell he was just trying to take it all in.

On Your Marks, Get Set, GO!!!

That is a smile of pure joy!!!  He was having so much fun!

Dad running beside him cheering him on.  We both run along the edge cheering away (and taking pictures of course)!

Halfway there!  He is back there in the black shirt, excited that he is halfway!

The Finish Line!!  It was fun to see the line of people just yelling and cheering for all the kids.

I DID IT!!!

So excited he got a real medal!

Oh Yeah!!  I am Proud!  I Won!

I am going to wear this shirt and medal all day and even wear the medal to church the next day!
Isn't he CUTE!!!  Sure do love that boy and am so proud of him.  He can't wait to run his next race!