Teddy's First 5 K

One of the bonuses of being a stay-at-home mom is that I rarely (if ever) have to wake my child up in the morning before he is ready to start the day. Now, he only "sleeps in" until about 7 or 7:30 every day, but still it is nice to allow him to sleep until he is ready to get up (on the right side of the bed). Last weekend, though, we had to wake him up early. Why? For his first 5K race. Here he is, groggy, but ready to go:

Teddy did fabulous in the Etowah River Run! We had a great time and I found out that my running pace is a perfect match for:

1. Shae when he is pushing a stroller carrying an extra 24+ pounds and

2. my 68 year old father.

I know, I really should slow down.

I think Teddy had a great time too... in fact he LOVED it and wants to do more races. But it may have something to do with the sponsors:

That was his 2nd or 3rd cookie (thank you Publix and Grandpa) after 2 packs of fruit snacks and a banana.

After the race, we stayed as they announced all of the winners and gave out door prices. It took a while and we had to find a way to keep Teddy entertained. Anyone notice a potential future career...?

You can tell the early rising, the race, and the garbage man training wore him out:

By the end of the morning he was covered in grass and it was already really hot. So he rode home barefoot and shirtless. Yee Haw!