Fun Run

 This girl is always ready to go support her big brother.

 Helping make sure she "looks" at the camera.

 One of the things Braxton's school has been doing this month to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes is "Theme Tuesdays". Every Tuesday there has been a theme; pajama day, crazy hair day, tacky day, hat day etc. If you want to participate you donate .50 for the cause. He's had a really good time and the finale for the fundraiser was a Fun Run. It cost $5.00, you received a t-shirt, and 100% of the proceeds went to help continue research.
Today was the Fun Run. It's been in the 80's for the past 2 weeks but you know good and well that this morning it was 45 degrees and windy. We bundled up and went to the school. Everybody kept asking as we were checking in if he was running by himself. I started to feel bad so I asked him if he wanted to run or if he wanted to race. He wanted to race! So I stepped aside and left him at the back of the mob with his little buddy from his class. I reassured him we'd be in the same spot when he returned. The whistle blew and he was off on a one mile "fun run" around the school. Brandon, Mckinley, and I wandered through the school (where it was warm) and went to peek at what the race looked like on the other side. Sure enough we stood there and saw him come up over the hill. Running and by himself. We hurried back outside so we'd see him cross the finish line. A little more than 11 minutes after he started he crossed the finish line. He took 3rd place for his age division! We were quite proud.
 This afternoon while he was outside and I was inside doing laundry I went to look at his cork board behind his bedroom door. I took down some things that had been up for while and  moved some other things around. I had to make room for his first marathon bib and this ribbon for finishing 3rd!