Mackay Madness: moab race

Thursday, March 29, 2012

The RACE

Two years ago, we went to Moab with some friends so that Brandon could run in the "Canyon Land Race." Well, right as I watched all my friends and husband cross the FINISH line, I decided THEN AND THERE that the next time we went I WOULD RUN THAT RACE!!!

So now, two years later (and to Margo's astonishment) I finally sort of trained and ran the 5 mile. And my sweet girls joined me. It was so fun to run as a family. Brandon stooped to our level and ran the five miles with us since he is recovering from 2 foot injuries. Hannah whooped our butts and finished way before the rest of us. She's never going to let us live that down.

The night before the race, Tara made us a delicious pasta dinner and I sat and constructed my "super dooper" playlist for my ipod. I loved all of my songs, and they each meant something or triggered a memory for me, and I swear that's what helped me tough it out.

While we were waiting on the red rocks up the canyon for the race to begin, Addie and I were pretending that we had opened up a "club" and were giving out goo shots and energy beans. We thought we were so funny. Brandon and Hannah were mortified. I think by the time the race finally started, Addie and I were so hopped up on energy crap that it's amazing we didn't crash and burn along the way.

Well then, as we started running, a package of energy beans dropped out of Addie's pocket and we just kept running. When Margo got to the finish line after her half, she told us "thanks for the beans we had left her"...ha ha ha...they were still in their package and she knew exactly what kind we had because she had bought them for me. So she picked them up when she saw them on the road(still in their package of course) but a little smooshed from 5 billion people running over them... and she ate them on her run. Oh man, that was hilarious. What are the odds??

My favorite part of the race was when I was almost to the bottom of the canyon and a "Josh Groban" song came on, and I just teared up, I knew my Mom was with me and I pretended that she would be at the finish line. She might have been, but I didn't see her....I was too busy trying to chug the free chocolate milk, candy and banana's at the finish line. Ha ha ha....if they had told me I got free chocolate milk at the race I would have started running years agoooooo!

Margo and I getting our bags, shirts, and numbers.

Right before we separated for the race...half went to the 5 mile, the others to the half marathon. Show offs:)

All the kiddo's enjoying their breakfast.

The kids rode their bikes to the pet store and brought back this goldfish for Bubba to eat....HE TOTALLY DID IT! Bubba never lets us down.

After the race.....

FIRST RACE...YES! LAST RACE....NEVER! We had a blast. Best run ever! Oh wait...only run ever to this point!
*thank you Brandon and Margo for completely pushing me out of my comfort zone. the end.

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!