Goldy's Run

On Saturday the kids ran in the Goldy's Run race at TCF Stadium. They were both very excited to run! I picked up their numbers and t-shirts on Friday and we headed down to the starting line on Saturday morning. Liam was also running, so we followed the Heller's down and hung out with them before the race. The race was for kids ages 2-10 and they started off with the older kids and let each age group go every 2 minutes. Bishop and Luke ran with the 5 year olds and Nora and I ran with Liam and the Heller's (not sure if it was the 3 year or 4 year old group, but it didn't matter). Bishop held Luke's hand and ran the whole way and Nora and I held hands and she ran the entire race! The race went 1/2 way outside the stadium and finished on the field. Nora commented part way through the race "my legs are sore"-but she didn't let up! I was quite impressed that she ran the whole way and she absolutely loved it!

Before the race!

Bishop and Liam

Nora was a little chilly before the race, so she used her dad's vest to keep warm!

The finishers!!

Max even ran! Nice job, runners!!

After the race Luke took off for Cold Spring for the day/night so the kids and I went to Mikkel Donald's for lunch on our way to the zoo. The Mikkel Donald's we stopped at had a play place, so we went in to eat and play and then we made our way to the zoo!

 The farm babies were at the zoo and it was a beautiful day so I thought it'd be fun to go to the zoo! The zoo was PACKED so we checked out a few of the animals and decided to go back to see the others when it isn't so busy.

Hanging out at the pig barn!

 From the zoo we headed back up to TCF Stadium to watch the Spring Gopher football practice/scrimmage. It was such a beautiful day, it was fun to spend it outside. The Heller's were at the game along with some friends of theirs, so the kids had fun playing down on the field after the scrimmage. It was a long, tiring day and the kids were exhausted so we took off for home to relax and watch a movie. It was a great day--I had so much fun with the kids and being outside all day felt great!

Watching for Goldy!

Liam, Alvin, Bishop and Nora playing on the field after the scrimmage