It was a really special day. Grandma and Grandpa Gazdik were there as well as Grandma and Grandpa Elton and Grandpa Skinner. Kevin's brothers and their famililes also came down from Idaho so they could be in the circle that blessed Benjamin. That was so, so special for Kevin! We are grateful for everyone's sacrifice to be there! We also had some cousins come from my family -- Samantha from Pete's family and Rebecca, Emily, and Elizabeth from Margaret's family. What a big group! What a lot of love for our little Benjamin man!
The Saturday before was the Art City Days 5K that happens practically in our backyard and that we do every year. It was a beautiful morning! Everyone ran this year except for me, Bethany, and Benjamin. Look at all those stunning athletes!
Sarah ran with the twins and they did great! Sarah reports that about one mile into the race (two more still to go!) Cheyenne said, "This is a LONG race!" No kidding! Right, Cheyenne?
Still, aren't they about the cutest thing ever?
Kevin ran in first of the Skinners at 21:16! Way to go KB! We are so glad that you are feeling better! Savannah came in next at 24:45. Then Mariah trotted past at 27:48 and Megan wasn't too far behind at 31:30. Sarah and the twins finished after the others but still did great! The twins both got medals -- because if you are under six and you go that far, you deserve a medal!!
Savannah and Mariah both got plaques for placing in their age groups. Savannah placed fourth and Mariah placed fourth. Way to go! With over 2000 runners, that is a big accomplishment!
The days leading up to the race and the blessing are a bit of a blur as we were recovering from the camping trip and preparing for all the visitors who began to arrive Friday afternoon! Just to make things a little more complicated, Sarah, Megan, and Mariah had basketball camp at UVU in the mornings Wednesday thru Friday. They had fun doing that. Oh, and we had softball Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, in the evenings, of course. Oh, and Savannah had Youth Conference Thursday and Friday. Hmm, yeah, no wonder that week is a blur!
Sarah ran with the twins and they did great! Sarah reports that about one mile into the race (two more still to go!) Cheyenne said, "This is a LONG race!" No kidding! Right, Cheyenne?
Still, aren't they about the cutest thing ever?
Kevin ran in first of the Skinners at 21:16! Way to go KB! We are so glad that you are feeling better! Savannah came in next at 24:45. Then Mariah trotted past at 27:48 and Megan wasn't too far behind at 31:30. Sarah and the twins finished after the others but still did great! The twins both got medals -- because if you are under six and you go that far, you deserve a medal!!
Savannah and Mariah both got plaques for placing in their age groups. Savannah placed fourth and Mariah placed fourth. Way to go! With over 2000 runners, that is a big accomplishment!
The days leading up to the race and the blessing are a bit of a blur as we were recovering from the camping trip and preparing for all the visitors who began to arrive Friday afternoon! Just to make things a little more complicated, Sarah, Megan, and Mariah had basketball camp at UVU in the mornings Wednesday thru Friday. They had fun doing that. Oh, and we had softball Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, in the evenings, of course. Oh, and Savannah had Youth Conference Thursday and Friday. Hmm, yeah, no wonder that week is a blur!Sometime in there, Savannah, and her friend, Miranda went out into the much loved "dirt hills" and took pictures in what is now a grass sea! We are all so glad that summer is here!
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That boy of yours is adorable! Those are special days.
Everyone running... wow! That was cool.
And I love that last photo. Beautiful...
Such a special picture of him in that outfit. Yes, you are blessed.
Way to go on the runners -- another fun tradition your family has. Nik did his first 5k recently; I hope I can get him to do the Art City Days race in the future.
It was very fun seeing all your family there for the blessing. Baby blessings are my favorite!
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