This year marked the 10th anniversary of Marietta's Gobble Jog. John and I decided to sign up...no, not for the 5k (which would have been more appropriate), but for the 10k. I have been running 2-3 miles every few days as I begin training for my half marathon. I have yet to get to 6 miles. John said we should just go for it. Well...we did.
Ricky's fiancee, Keri, and her brother, David, joined us Thanksgiving
morning and we drove to the Marietta Square. I was so nervous. I hadn't
run this far since before I got pregnant. Yikes! My goal was to finish.
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| Before the race. So excited for Keri to officially join the family in October 2013! |
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| Just...so....cute! |
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| Just finished the race. David and Keri were patiently waiting for us. My parents were volunteers at the event, so they were waiting for us with bottled water and bananas. |
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| Keri and her brother, David |
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| The Clark Family |
As we were approaching the finish line, the kids participating in the Tot Trot turned the corner. I started laughing because I knew this meant that we will be finishing in a sea of children. Watching these kids run was precious. I just know my finish photo looks like I ran the kids race. :)
After our 10k, we raced home to shower and pack up the car to head to Macon. We timed it perfectly so that Harper would nap on the way down. Hooray! We were looking forward to spending time with the Millers and the Conklins, and Grandmama and Grandaddy Clark. 6 kids in one house was crazy, but fun.
I had seen this turkey dress online and I felt like I could make it. With John's mom's help (and lots of it!) we made the turkey dress for Harper. Donna then made dresses/jumpers/shirts for the rest of the cousins.
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| all the cousins |
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| Hunter, Mason and Caroline |
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| Baylee and Madison |
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| Harper |
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| Harper and Madison |
After a delicious meal, there was lots of shopping, lots of napping, lots of crying and laughter. The next day there was a family portrait session, shopping, playing, napping, crying, a bonfire -- a fiery blaze that made the Clark men proud, smores and bedtime.
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