Bryson's First Official 5K

Bryson ran his first official 5K this morning, meaning he had his own number and his own official time.  Today's Oktoberfest race was a more difficult course than the 5K he ran with me in July, and there was a brutal hill he had to climb up during the last mile, but he did great.  He ran between Grandma Jane and Aunt Molly the entire time.  He finished with Molly and then pulled Grandma Jane across the finish line.  A direct quote from earlier today:  "Grandma, What's wrong with you?  Can't you go faster?"  But they all did great, and Bryson finished in 48 minutes, 43 seconds.  Way to go Bryson!

First Day of Kindergarten

Today was Bryson's first day of all-day kindergarten. He has been looking forward to starting kindergarten all summer, and he had a hard time falling asleep last night because he was so excited for today.  This morning, Bryson was calm, cool, and collected and ready to be dropped off. I, on the other hand, was a little sad about letting my baby go all-day, but I know he's in good hands with his teacher, that he'll love school and learning, and that he'll be just fine.  The all-day schedule will take us both some getting used to, but once we do, I'm sure we'll both enjoy it.  

Bryson had a fun first day of school.  His highlights of the first day included: playing at the block center, watching a back to school video, eating a taco for lunch, and visiting the school library.   He "didn't like lining up SO many times," but he had a great first day of kindergarten.  Bryson is growing up!

Anniversary Hike

Jarom and I celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary last week.  It's hard to believe we've already been married nine years, and I'm looking forward to at least another ninety.  To celebrate earlier in the day, we took Bryson on a hike at O'Fallan Park.  It was a beautiful there and we enjoyed the scenery and the many deer we saw grazing along the path.  It was fun to have Bryson with us for the hike, and then we went out to dinner and a movie while Grandma Jane watched Bryson.  It was a nice way to celebrate nine years together.

 

 

Family Night Skating

Jarom and I took Bryson roller skating for the first time the other day for Family Night.  He got pretty frustrated with it at first, but by the end when he just held on to the wall or Daddy's hand and pushed on his own, he did alright.

Dress Like A Cow Day

Yesterday if you went in to Chick-Fil-A dressed like a cow, you got a free meal. So Bryson and I had fun dressing up and eating our free food.

4th of July 5K and fireworks

We had a fun but low-key 4th of July this year.  We'd just returned from vacation two days before, so that was fitting.   We woke up bright and early so that Bryson and I could run the 5K with Molly and Randy and Jarom could cheer us on from the sidelines.  Bryson was a champ!  I'm so proud of him for completing his first 5K sans-stroller.  He finished with me in 44 minutes, 20 seconds, which is more than three minutes faster than when we did it with the stroller in September.

Bryson kept telling me "Come on, Mom.  Let's go!" and ran his little heart out, especially the first mile and the last ten feet to the finish line.  He told me when he was ready to slow down to a walk and asked me to hold his hand at times so that I could help him along.  He stepped out on his ankle, so I had to carry him for a few stretches (uphill each time), but he made it!  I'm very proud of him!

For the second year in a row, fireworks in most towns in Colorado were canceled because of wildfires.  So after the race and a look at the parade coming down the Parkway, we went home for a nap.  We had great barbecued ribs with Randy and then Bryson stomped on some Pop-Its and pulled some party poppers to make the night complete.  We love our country and the people who have continually fought to give us the freedoms we enjoy.   Happy belated Independence Day!