Friday, May 1, 2009

Roadtrip to Nashville

What could be more fun than 20+ hours in the car with two toddlers? It actually wasn't that bad. This past weekend we headed for Nashville, TN to see some great friends and run in the Rock n' Roll Country Music Marathon. We broke up the trip by stopping in St. Louis on the way there and back which helped a ton!! It was great to see Doug and Courtney, some of our long time friends and their two girls. Our kids had a lot of fun playing together and Chad and I both finished the 1/2 marathon (although Chad's finish was at a lot better pace than mine!). As far as the race, we weren't quite prepared for the heat and hills of Nashville, but the atmosphere was unbelievable with over 30,000 runners there. We had a brief delay leaving the race as our van was blocked in the parking lot with no way out. So, after an hour and a half and getting caught looking in an unlocked car for a spare key we were able to get out and headed back to our kiddos. It was definitely a memorable weekend of friends, fun, and family. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

The bounce house was fun!!

Isaac enjoying a popscicle


Amelia and Mylee with their popscicles


Chad and I pre race (and pre sunrise)

2 comments:

Heather said...

Congrats on the run! Way to go! That was one Jon wanted to do... but well, a certain newborn kept him home. :) Love the pics. Missed hanging out with you the other night!

Christi said...

Keep posting! I love keeping up with you guys and wish our kiddos could play together. They'd have so much fun! Congrats on the 1/2 marathon! That's awesome. We miss you guys!