Avie's 1K Race!

 

Avalon ran in her first 1K (0.62 mile) race on Tuesday June 26th.  When I was going out for a run a few weeks ago, Avie asked why I was running and I told her that I was training for a race.  She asked "when do I get to run a race?"  So we signed her up for the 1K kids run at the Chase Race in Fargo.

Avalon had lots of fun running and she ran the whole way finishing in 8:33.  She did slow down a bit when she was looking back for Dorian, but by the half way mark she was only pushing forward.  She ran a great race and we are really proud of her!  It was a long ways for her to run and even though it was 6:30pm, it was still 80 degrees.  After the race she told me that "she got really tired and sweaty."  Too funny!  At the finish line she received a medal and also a much deserved Popsicle for a job well done!




 Dorian finished the 1K in 9:54 and Corbin ran the 1 mile in 8:34. Great race Corbin and Dorian!  And the adults also did well.  In the 5K race,  Mommy ran a PR in 27:46, Uncle Grant took 2nd in his age group in 21:14, and Grandpa Hugo finished in 30:31. 

A couple more videos of Avie's race:
 

Twilight 12K

Camille ran her first 12K race in Anchorage, Alaska on June 1st.  She ran a PR (Personal Record).  I guess technically since it was my first 12K, it has to be a PR.  But I think it would have been a PR at any race for any distance (5K or 10K).  The conditions for the race came together perfectly as the race started 7pm, the temperature was 55-60 degrees, sunny, and no wind, and the race course was relatively flat other than a long gradual uphill at mile 2, a mostly downhill mile 4, and a steep uphill for the last 0.5 miles of this 7.5 mile race. 

Earlier in the day, we video chatted with Avie and Archie.  Avie, with some prompting from Mummi, told me to "have a good race," which I greatly appreciated.  I would like to think that if Avie were writing this post, she would say "Way to go Mommy!"

Avie's goodbye

Jarad and I just took a trip to Anchorage Alaska to visit our good friends Katie, and Matt and Jen.  We left the kids with Mummi and Ukki for 10 days, which is the longest the kids and I have been apart.  Prior to this trip, the longest that I had left each of them was 2 nights.  It was quite the jump, but the trip was amazing and the kids had a Grand adventure of their own.  More about the trips in future posts. This post gets a little long, so if you don't want to read it all, skip ahead to the paragraph before the numbers.

I was quite nervous to leave the kids especially in the week prior to our departure.  I knew Mummi and Ukki would do great with them, but I was worried none the less.

Before we left, we explained to Avie that we were leaving.  The first thing that she asked us was "How long we'd be gone?"  What a cool kid with just the right questions.  We tried to explain 10 days by saying 10 bedtimes.  Avie was so cute listening and hugging Daddy while we told her (as seen in pictures above).  Then we told Avie that Archie might really miss Mommy and she said "I'll be Archie's Mommy while you're gone."  It was too sweet!

We decided not to tell Archie and opted to just give him a a hug and a kiss.  It was almost bedtime when we left for Mpls, so we told Archie that Mummi was going to give him a bath and he took off saying "bye bye."  We found out later that he did go around looking for us later that night when Mummi explained that we were gone but we would be back.

As we said goodbye to Avie, we gave her hugs and kisses and then she ran up the stairs for her bath too.  She stopped at the top of the stairs and starting saying lots of goodbyes to us.  I wish I had a video tape to remember all the cute things she said.  But here are a few:

1. Bye bye
2.  Have fun
3.  Don't get into Trouble
4.  If you push someone, make sure to say you are sorry
5.  Okay, you can go now (as she waved her arm at us to leave)

 I did tell Avie that I didn't think I'd push anyone, but she went on to say "but if you do, you should say you are sorry."  Funny thing is that I did end up pushing someone.  I ran a race in Anchorage while I was trying to get Jarad's attention (as he was supposed to be watching for me), I looked over my shoulder and started running sideways and bumped the women next to me.  You'll be happy to know that I did say I was sorry! :)

Brookside Wading Pool

The kids and I made it to the wading pool for the first time this summer on Monday and it was hot!  It was 80 degrees by 8am and 90 degrees by 11:15am when we hit the pool.  This is an amazing wading pool here in Ames.  It is just for little kids (6 and under).  It has zero entry on all sides and is at most 18 inches deep.  And the water was nice and cold!  It was great to let the kids play without having to be hovering right over them the whole time.  And the kids had a blast!  Oh, and they provide a bunch of water toys as well.  Awesome!

Happy Father's Day!

Jarad's only request for Father's Day was to go to our favorite yogurt shop, Orange Leaf, where you get to make your own sundae.  The kids and I were happy to join him!

Avie's new bike

Avalon got a new Dora bike at Mummi and Ukki's house.  She has gone for a bike ride every day for three days since she received the bike on Sunday.  She loves it!  And she has gotten pretty fast already.  I find myself having to jog a bit to keep up sometimes.  On Tuesday, she biked a total of 0.85 miles twice.  Great job Avie!

And, of course, a couple of videos too, so you can see how fast she is now!