Whirl-Wind Weekend!

At the beginning of October, Gigi, Papa and Auntie B flew into to cheer C on as he ran in his first marathon!

In true Our Neck of the Wood fashion, we packed a lot of fun/memories into our time together…though this weekend we may have set a record!

After picking Gigi and Papa up from the airport, we headed to the Mall of America to stretch our legs…it was chilly outside and to be honest, we weren’t really dressed to go to the park!

So we found the fountain that B likes to throw pennies into…

And ate a super special lunch…in a rainforest!!!

Both nuggets were infatuated by the fish!

While at the Mall of America, Gigi stumbled upon a sweet ‘grace gift’ for our transportation enthusiast!

Needless to say, B was thrilled!

The night before the marathon, Auntie B flew in. It was quite a treat to be able to provide this type of cheering support for C as he ran!

 

God truly blessed us with a pretty seamless marathon morning (spectating-wise), as we got to see C at miles 4, 8, 15, 22 and then a touch after he finished.

The nuggets were troopers as they suited up in their cozy gear and proved to be ‘in it to win it’!  C said that at the starting line the announcer mentioned that they were experiencing the third coldest start in the history of the Twin Cities Marathon!

Auntie B was a trooper as she jumped in at mile 15 to run with C and continued on till just before the finish!

C did great! He was all smiles (the times we got to see him)…and said that it was one of the most humbling, fun (and challenging) experiences he’s ever had.

We were thrilled to inaugurate him into the ‘marathon finisher club’ at the end of the race…he was thrilled to be done!

Later that afternoon, we headed to church to have Little A dedicated. 

Despite the craziness of the morning, and C’s exhausted legs…we wanted to jump on the opportunity to celebrate such a special milestone surrounded by family! (More on A’s dedication to follow).

I think we’re still exhausted by the weekend and everything that it held, but so grateful to have been able to make the most out of the time we had together!

Gigi, Papa & Auntie B, Thank you for a sweet trip!

Be blessed.