Saturday, July 9, 2011

Brayden wanted to get dirty too

After our last mud run Jared signed up for another run. This run had a run for the little guys so I opted out of the run so I could bring the kids and we could let Brayden run. He had a blast. We arrived really early and he kept asking when his race was going to start. Here he is with Jared just before heading over to the starting line. 
Reagan and I headed down the track to get some pictures. Brayden is on Jared's shoulders searching for us.  He did finally find us.
Here is Brayden's first obstacle.
They ran up a few hills and then they got to come down the slides. You can see they got a bit stuck, but made it down eventually.

You can tell he is having a great time. He loved hearing us yell for him.
This was his least favorite obstacle, the water was too cold. He did finally make it across.
After the water it was muddy the rest of the way to the finish line. This was his favorite part. He had a blast splashing, throwing and getting it all over. He didn't like it when he got dirt in the eye. Aunt Libby and I can speak to that, it does hurt.
All done and all dirty. He had a blast trying to give me a high five so he could get me dirty. On our way back to the car he had he held his arms out in front of him and and he kept telling, "Mom, I am so dirty." I think he had reached a point where he was a little shocked he was as dirty as he was. Reagan had a blast clapping for him. She was a great sport and spent most of our time at the race in her stroller clapping away.
After we made it back to the car we had a pretty sweet set up to get clean. We brought our big water cooler and our camping shower and we were able to get both of them all clean. Reagan and I sat in our lawn chairs and ate, I am sure we were a sight to see.