Almond blossom run and parade

This year Nana asked Ethan if he would like to run in the Almond Blossom race with her. They have an 8k and a 1 mile. She and Ethan ran the 1 mile. I had intentions to run the 8k until becoming preggo with two. So I was relegated to the sidelines, cheering everyone else on.

Daddy pinning Ethan's number on. Despite the look on his face, Ethan really was excited to run. He'd been talking about it for days!

My sister ran the 8k and actually got 1st place in her age group. Great job Kara!

Waiting at the starting line, all ready to run!

Morgan and Annika cheering everyone on.

Heading towards the finish line! Ethan and Nana completed the race in 16 minutes and 21 seconds. My mom said she only had to carry him a couple times and otherwise he did great. He chatted the whole time, big surprise!

Ethan had a great time and I think this has become a yearly tradition, I'm not sure how much longer Nana will be able to keep up though. There were some pretty young kids running that race quite fast!

After the race we went to watch the parade with friends. We had quite the line-up of little kids watching. Ethan only lasted by the street for a few minutes and then he was up by Daddy, it was "too noisy". The parade got a big thumbs down from Ethan, but the race is a must do next year. Thankfully he isn't aware of the carnival yet, we didn't have to brave the crowds or the weather for that this year. We'll see how long that lasts.