Old People Can Run Too!

Sorry it has been so long since our last post... it's been a very eventful month.

Here are a couple of pictures from Caroline's birthday that didn't get posted last time. We celebrated with friends at the Nature Museum just a few days after Caroline's birthday and we had a great time!
Mom made bug cupcakes to match my outfit... they're not "pup" cakes, but they'll do.

I finally have enough hair for "funny tails."

We went to our first UNC football game, which was a disappointment in more ways than one (you'll hear more about that as you read).

Caroline was very pleased to show off her new cheerleading outfit... she kept saying, "Want to show Ramses!"

They say if you drink from the Old Well, you'll get all A's for the semester... I wonder if that's true.

No trip to Chapel Hill is complete without a Cosmic burrito... sheesh... this was the chicken mini, I wonder how big the regular size is!

Dad held Caroline on his lap and mom held me... the only problem is that she was also in charge of the camera so I didn't end up in many pictures (just like mom).

There were a few good photos that show off my dashing good looks.

So, the first disappointment was that we lost to GA Tech, the second disappointment was that we wrecked our new van on the way home. Mom was super excited about blogging about her new "grocery-go-getter/mom-mobile" but we never got a picture of the van in one piece. We will tell you that we loved that car and it had two weeks worth of great memories in it. The insurance company called last week and they decided not to total it so we will be getting the van back in about a month. We'll be super excited to have it again. The good news is that everyone is okay. We were very fortunate to have been driving the van so that we were in our safest car.


Mom and dad were celebrating their 30th birthdays at the same time (since they're only a couple of weeks apart). I won't say who's older. Except dad is actually still 29 at the time of this post. They decided to celebrate their 30th birthdays by running 30K... well, they were each going to run 15K in a race. However, after the accident, mom hasn't been able to run yet, so she was out. I decided to sub in for her in the jogging stroller.

Grandma and Grandpa came for the race to cheer for everyone.

I was armed with plenty of drinks and snacks to keep me happy for the long race... not too long though... daddy is fast fast fast!

This is our friend Kelly, well, this is our friend Kelly's back. She was so sweet... when she heard that mom wouldn't be able to make our team shirts after the accident, she made one for us! She is the current titleholder of "world's nicest person."

Grandpa was happy to be on baby duty for the race, and I was happy to have him.

Go Go Go! Don't fall down.

The Cunninghams were there to cheer everyone on as they ran.

Elena had a great time playing Queen of the Mountain on the hill near the finish. I can't wait until I'm big enough to chase her around and I know she can't wait either.

This is the end of the first race... the 10K. Kelly is always ready with a "thumbs up" and a smile.

Race, what race? We have better things to do.

I had to include this "high five" sequence.




Woah, sorry, wasn't paying attention. Try again.

Shoot, a little low... give me another chance.

This time the sun was in my eyes, it wasn't my fault.

Almost got it!

Ummmm... we'll go ahead and count this one.

The lines for the port-a-potties can be ridiculously long at these things, so I brought my own.

Here's the front of Kelly, doesn't she look nice?

Here's the start of the 5K.

We each went for a costume change as the temperature increased. Lookin' good daddy.

Here's the end. Daddy and Caroline actually got second place in the stroller division. It turns out they only gave a prize to first place.

Elena and her daddy had a race of their own. This is another case in which the sequence of photos tells a better story.

Here's Kelly finishing the 5K... thumbs up!

There's that smile.

Here are our friends Celia and Chandler... we weren't prepared for them, so unfortunately, we only got the back end of this scene.

Here are our friends Amy, John and Elle... what a great family photo.

After a hard day of cheering, we really needed a nap.

No one appreciates a car nap quite like the Johnson Family.

As I was getting the pictures together, it was painfully obvious to me how few pictures there are of Baby James and I promise to do better in the future. That means someone else may have to hold him (any volunteers?) or hold the camera! We'll see you next time!