Awesome!

Every year, Salem-Keizer's Education Foundation hosts the "Awesome 3000", a race at Willamette University for all pre-K and school age kids. It has become a huge local event with over 3,000 kids participating each year. We realized that Kylene was old enough to run and she said she wanted to (yea!), so we signed her up.


The oldest kids run a 3k, then it gets shorter as you get younger. The pre-K kids run 300 meters, almost one lap around the track. The parents also have the option of running with the pre-K kids so Kylene said she wanted me to run with her. It was so fun! My first organized "run" in years, and definitely since Skyler was born:). But my favorite part was seeing my daughter run on a track and be in an organized event: it brought back so many great memories of high school track and cross country. It will be so fun for me if she continues participating in things like this. (There's nothing wrong with living vicariously through your kids, is there?!) Here are a few pictures.

Look how fast we're moving! Look at the form! WOW! :)

After the race with her awesome medal. They also gave out two books for all the kids participating, which she loved.

Kylene & Gabe, one of her preschool buddies.