Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Weekend

Three day weekends are the best! Olivia turned nine months old on Friday and spent the day playing with her friend Ryan at a local park.


Saturday was spent doing yard work (the crowds at Home Depot made it apparent that this was also the plan of the entire city!). On Sunday, Adriane's parents came up and we had a BBQ. Olivia was excited because Grandma gave her her first taste of watermelon. Clearly, she loved it.


Living in Colorado on Memorial day is always extra special because of the Bolder Boulder. With over 50,000 runners, it is one of the largest 10K races. We try to participate every year. It is held annually on Memorial Day to honor the service men and women of this country. Each year we run, it seems to be for different personal reasons (this was Adriane's first race since Olivia was born and part of my San Diego Marathon training), but no matter the reason, seeing thousands of people with the names of current and former soldiers pinned on their backs provides a much deeper sense of pride and inspiration.

Obviously, this picture was taken after the race. We were all exhausted, but had a wonderful time!

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