A whole lot happened today, and I was the official photographer, so I can't possibly post just 1 photo...
This morning we participated in the Towns2gether 5k to raise money for Paris Elementary School and Guy E Rowe Elementary School (located in neighboring Norway). They asked me to photograph the event and it was so much fun capturing lots and lots of smiling faces as everyone gathered for some healthy activity and visited with each other! 387 people signed up for the event, raising over $8,000 to be split evenly between the 2 schools - which is just incredible for an inaugural event! The community really showed their support this morning!!
The kiddos did AWESOME in their first race of the season! Here is my older son running stride for stride with his cross-country, nordic skiing, and track team mate. They were attempting to run down their cross-country and track team coach, but Coach ended up winning the race!
He finished 3rd overall & was the 1st male under age 19 with a time of 20:24.
Our oldest daughter was 16th overall & was the 1st female under age 19 with a time of 23:58. I love the grin on her face in this picture as she passes one of my running partners and her arch-rival. He beat her in one race, but she won't ever let that happen again!
Our younger son was 23rd overall & was the 6th male under age 19 with a time of 25:28.
He's turning into quite the photographer like his mom, but also a determined videographer. You can see in this picture that he is holding onto his Go-Pro camera that was strapped to his chest while recording the race from a runner's perspective! He ran in that awkward position for the entire 3.1 miles. He knew he only had a limited amount of memory left, which spurred him on to run faster than he ever has before!!
Our middle daughter was 26th overall & was the 3rd female under age 19 with a time of 26:08. She is hot on her big sister's heels and determined that she will beat her before the summer is over! We'll see. Big sister is well aware of her goal and will fight her off tooth & nail. There's nothing like a little friendly rivalry to help you push past your boundaries!
Our youngest daughter was 52nd overall & was the 8th female under age 19 with a time of 28:10. She was smiling every time that I saw her!
I don't even have to tell you all how proud I am, 'cause you already know it!
After the race we grabbed lunch at Cafe Nomad and headed for home...this is what awaited me there.
Lily is such a friendly horse, but even baby porcupines don't appreciate nuzzling! Fortunately, she was a very good girl and I was able to yank them out without veterinary assistance.
But, I was a little bit stressed out because I still had to help get my son get prepared for this:
His first prom!
He was terribly uncomfortable about getting all dressed up in a tux and acting formal, but he had a great time at the event and told me afterward that he even danced!
What a great looking group of young men and ladies...
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