Cydney and mom run a 5K!

Her friends Hali, Kennedy and Jaryn(cousin too). Before the race.

Cydney was a little emotional following the race. She ran hard.

Michelle's not the only Runner!!

She took off fast and left me in the dust!!

I figured I could catch her!

She was struggling at the end but kept going and finished strong.


Cydney and I ran the Girls on the Run race together. We had a lot of fun. Before the race I asked her what her strategy was. She said, "start at a slow and steady pace then finish strong." Well, we started and she took off like a bullet from a gun. I just let her go and thought maybe I would catch up to her. I did within a half mile. She did really good until about a half mile left and she died. She walked a little bit and I urged her to finish strong and she did. She beat me!! She did it in under 28 minutes. I was very proud of her. She did great!! It was fun to run with her and coach her.

Boston Marathon!!

We had so much fun in Boston. We went to a Red Sox game. I have to say I am a fan. It was so cool to be at Fenway park. The atmosphere was amazing and so were the fans.
We also hit all the tourist attractions in Boston as well as a few Cemetery's. Doug loved it!! Not really my thing but I gave it a good effort for Doug's sake.
On Sunday morning we went to the women's olympic trials. We were able to see them 6 or 7 times at different points on the route. These women were amazing.
I loved Boston!! It is an awesome city. I think we even mastered the subway. Doug went on a little detour and got lost but he found his way. He's a pro now!!
Thanks to our mom's who watched to kids. We had a great time with the Lynn's and the Barney's too!



There were a lot of inspiring stories at the Boston Marathon. The one that touched my heart was seeing Dick and Rick Hoyt. If you don't know the father and son compete in marathons together. Dick pushes Rick in his wheelchair the whole way. It is very inspiring. Rick loves it and he raises his arms to get the crowd going. I saw them at the expo and I wanted to go say hi and get my picture taken with them but I started to cry and I couldn't. I wish I would have.








Post Marathon by the Sumner statue. This was our meeting place we had discussed all weekend long. It's kind of an inside joke.