Jingle Bell Jog

The four of us registered to participate in the 1-mile fun run during the Jingle Bell Jog for Josh's school district. John's parents, Gail and Gene, were here visiting for the weekend and came along (more on their visit in another post). Gene graciously volunteered to take John's place and run with Lucas, while I ran with Josh, and John and Gail took photos and cheered us along.

The weather forecast had predicted that it would warm up and be sunny, but unfortunately it was still cold and was drizzly yesterday morning. Today, of course, it's sunny and 70. But yesterday we were all shivering in the rain as we waited for the race to start.

First order of business was meeting up with Santa and making sure he knew what was on Josh's wish list. Lucas, as usual, kept a safe distance away and clung to me for dear life, but he did manage a wave to Santa this year:




One mile with a 5-year-old is more like a sprint. I didn't think we'd ever reach the finish before my lungs gave out. Here we are finally making our way into the track, where the finish line awaited just one lap away. Josh, of course, entered first:




Followed by mommy:



Finish line!

Then we sprinted back across the field to catch Papa Gene and Lucas making their way into the track. Lucas has pretty good form for a 2-year-old (not to mention Gene's excellent form for a runner of his age. Together they had to set the record for youngest/oldest duo):