It’s A Family Affair
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
So, after yesterday’s post and with these words of motivation stuck in my head I decided that I would wake the kids up early and go get my run in before I had my first meeting this morning. Besides, last night both of them expressed interest in doing a road race, “like Mommy does.”
We got up, got ready and headed to a near by park that has a half-mile track and a playground right next to it. Apparently, my kids want to do a race but they don’t want to run in one. I told them they had to do one lap with me then the playground was all theirs. After 15 steps all I heard was …
“Are you serious?”
“We have to run ALL the way around this?”
“I’m tired.”
They are so complaining to the wrong person.
“Well, I’m old,” I told them and “laziness will get you no where in life.”
I must really be old because I started sounding like somebody’s mother - ahem - and I’m certain they tuned me out. Never the less they ran (if that’s what you call it) one half-mile, and I got in three.
I snapped a few pics to memorialize this momentous occasion.
How about you? What activities are you and your kids doing together this summer?
Winks & Smiles,
7 comments:
I love this. All of it from the family participation to those PICTURES.
Lovelovelove.
How fun! You are a great mom and I enjoyed this post :)
I love that you got them to run with you. Even if it was only a half mile! My kids run with me and my hubby on occasion. I wrote about it here ... http://racingwithbabes.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-deja-vu.html
I can't wait until they are older and can actually hold their own!
Great pics! It's so cute that your baby girl brought her dolls to the playground. Great job getting them moving.
Thanks, Ladies! I'm going to have them in shape by the end of the summer - LOL!
I think its great they wanted to go with you. They may not have "loved" it right this moment but they will remember the example you set & that day. How great! I recently rediscovered my love for running using the c25k program. I'm on week 2 & loving it :) SO glad to have found your blog.
My girls and I are taking tennis lessons! And soon, I'm going to whop their butts!
My kids are very athletic, they play basketball, and softball, run track,and have played soccer. And my son, just add football to it.
Me on the other hand, I was only a cheerleader, and played a little softball. Tennis, we're all learning at the same time, and I really want to be able to beat them!
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