Hey, howdy hey, y’all!

We’re coming off of a full weekend of fun, family and birthday celebrations. I’ll deal with birthday schtuff tomorrow. Today, I want to brag on my crew. They deserve it.

Saturday’s race was a small local event. It was for a non-profit therapy center that uses horses as a therapy tool for children with disabilities. Once I started adding up the money spent on races, the desire to find races for a worthy cause grew. My man and I both thought this would be a great race for the children to participate in for the spring.

I took some pre-race shots. You know . . . . before everyone got all hot and sweaty.

My oldest decided to join in the fun last minute. Yee-haw! (imma dork)

One of my girl’s close friends was also running the race. We’ll just call her Sweetie Pie. She ended up setting a new PR. She shaved off a minute from her last 5K time. High-five! She’s super speedy. Just like her mom and dad.

On a different note, I think they secretly coordinated outfits.

This was my first race as a spectator. It felt very different. I didn’t have all the typical nervous jitters, but I still felt anxious for the crew.

Just after 8 o’clock they were off.

Junior fit in one last wave as he passed by.

Blondie and I headed down to the finish line. I forgot to start my timer, so I didn’t know exactly how long the clock had been running. That really drove me crazy. Really.

The first of the crew to come in was my oldest. He was bookin’ it.

He went on to run a total of six miles that day. After running the race, he came home and ran another 3 miles with me. That is the farthest distance he’s ever run in a day. I was so proud of him!

My girl was the next to cross the finish line.

She set a new PR and shaved off over 2 1/2 minutes from her last 5K time. Her next 5K goal is the same as mine ~ sub-30.

Just a couple of minutes after she finished, I saw Lil’ Dub coming up the road. My man was with him and my oldest jogged back to encourage him. I love that picture.

He ended up winning in his age division.

Then, came Junior. He was high-talin’ it to the finish line.

And guess what? He won first place in his age division, too!

My neighbor snapped this picture of us all together. Thanks, Kevin!

Despite the look on their faces, they really are excited about their medals. ::snort::

In fact, they’ve been wearing them non-stop since Saturday morning.

I’m one proud mama right now. I love my crew to pieces!

I think I forgot to tell y’all this {GASP!}, but I won a $75 Amazon.com gift card on Pioneer Woman’s site last month.

I know, right?

Last month? And I’m just now telling y’all about it?

That’s just out of control.

Anyhoo, I put that gift card toward my new running shoes. Of course, now I’m in trouble with my man. He was going to buy me new shoes. Oopsie!

Last night, Boot Camp kicked my tail. I was officially the last person to finish each set.

Y’all want to know something profound I’ve learned since taking classes at the gym over the past week? Of course, you do!

It’s this: I’m not as in shape as I thought I was.

I know.

I’m shocked, too.

P. S. Because I’m a dork I found this weight loss virtual model site. Also, because I’m so mature I started plugging in really funny number combinations just so I could see what the model would look like. I know. My maturity level is astounding.