Running Renfrows!
This morning our whole family, along with Uncle Matt and Aunt Hannah, participated in the IU Health, Ball Memorial Hospital 5K! All of the "grown-ups" had been planning on running for a few months, and before I left for WA in September, I talked to Madeline about running with us as well. She jogged with me several times in preparation, and then last week, Timothy decided he wanted to run as well!
This was their first race ever, and both of them ran nonstop for the whole 5K! They were awesome!
I hope you read until the end, because this was the highlight of the whole day for me. When Timothy stepped off of the podium, he walked over to me and his grandma, who was telling him how proud she was of his hard work and winning the race. He looked at us and said, "but Grandma, it wasn't me. It was The One in heaven who gives me the strength."
Here's a shot of all us crazies trying to stay warm before the race starts.
At the start.....
....and off we go!
Brother and sister after the race!
My little running buddy....this little guy had more speed left in him than I did at the end!
Madeline ran hard! Taking a few minutes to recover....
Cheesing it up with Aunt Hannah!
The Renfrow ladies.....Mom's first outing since her second knee replacement. She is doing great!
Beautiful lady and a guy in tight pants....
I love that Madeline ran with her daddy, like I used to do!
Me and my running partner! (He was so cute....when people would cheer him on during the race, he'd yell back, "haven't walked yet, no water either!')
The Renfrow boys with Mom...
Can it be....is our little man drinking water?
Can you believe that a hotdog entered this race?
Timothy on the podium receiving his award for FIRST PLACE in the men's aged 9-10 division!
Madeline WON TOO....here she is receiving her award for the ladies' age 11-12 division!
The kids had a lot of fun, and Mike and I didn't fall apart.....so we think we'll do it again! =)
I hope you read until the end, because this was the highlight of the whole day for me. When Timothy stepped off of the podium, he walked over to me and his grandma, who was telling him how proud she was of his hard work and winning the race. He looked at us and said, "but Grandma, it wasn't me. It was The One in heaven who gives me the strength."I have the best kids in the whole wide world and I am so blessed to be their mama.
-shannon
