Right after we got to Mountain Lake, the boys wanted to head out to Grandpa's garden to pick raspberries. I think most of them went straight into their mouths!
Sunday morning, we went to a church service in the city park. After the service, we went home and rested up for the big road race.
Jonah has been talking about running in the road race ever since he watched the races last year. Mike and Jonah went out running a few times before our vacation so he would be ready for the 1/2 mile race. Mike was able to run the race with him.
Here he is coming into the finish line. Grandpa is the official at the race reading off times for everyone. So, Jonah was excited to run up to him at the end. He finished with a time of 6:59 - not bad for a 1/2 mile for a 3 1/2 year old! I think Jonah was the last one in, but I am guessing that he was also one of the youngest runners. We are just so glad that he wanted to run the race and that he had a great time doing it!
The Rue family after our races. Mike and I walked the fitness walk.
After the road race, we quickly headed back to Grandma & Grandpa's to get ready for the Kiddie Parade. Thankfully, these Minnesota Twins shirts from Grandma & Grandpa Rue made for a great theme for the parade.
Sunday evening after the kiddie parade, we enjoyed supper in the city park. We ate Laotian egg rolls and Pow Wow Pups (corn dogs) - our 2 Pow Wow favorites! Also, we got to catch up with some old friends and visit with people we hadn't seen for quite some time. Jonah loved playing on the playground and would have stayed there all night if he could have!
Monday morning we relaxed at my parents' house and rested up for the busy afternoon/evening. We again went up to the park for the boys to ride a few of the midway rides. Both boys LOVED the rides. In fact, Silas cried every time a ride ended. It made him so sad to have to be done!
Jonah and Grandma rode the Ferris Wheel
Monday evening was the Grand Parade. Silas loved all of the trucks and tractors.
This small drum corps asked for a volunteer when they stopped to do a little routine in the area we were sitting. Since Jonah loves drums, he hopped up! One of the drummers gave up his drum for Jonah to play for a bit. It was so fun to watch him have a blast!
After the parade, we visited the park again as our favorite drum corps, SuFuDu, was performing there. Jonah was wiped out and sat most of the time, but Silas managed to get up and dance for most of it.
By the time the evening was over, we had two TIRED boys!
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