Run for the Son...

Anna Lauren had been asking to do a race and Matt had the "itch" to do a 5K so last Saturday we headed to First Baptist Jackson for the Run for the Son. Matt did the 5K and Anna Lauren did the 1 mile fun run, which was her first "real" race. We met the Cross family there and it was a fun morning for all...

Matt and John Cross at the start line...I'm assuming maybe they were listening to the run route because they both seem so "intense"...

Matt coming across the finish line...as you've seen before, I always get some sort of wave...

John thought we should be worried about these two as they were "hiding" from us...

Thomas Cross, who supposedly doesn't like girls, and Anna Lauren...I'm thinking he must like him some Anna Lauren!

Anna Lauren and Matt starting the 1 mile fun run...

Thomas got out of the car telling Anna Lauren he was going to beat her...of course, Anna Lauren went right back at him and said, NO, I'm going to beat you Thomas. Well, Thomas proved his point and beat Anna Lauren...the funny thing is that he got hot and took his shirt off while racing...

Nearing the finish line...

Matt said she did great for 1/2 a mile and then she wanted some water, her Mommy, and her Nanna...she and Matt walked some and he carried her on his shoulders some but she proudly ran the last little bit of the race.

Almost to the finish line...

Needless to say, Daddy and Mommy were proud...1 mile for a 3 year old is a pretty big accomplishment in our book!

Walking through the finish shoot with Daddy...

And the highlight of the race...running through the sprinkler...and yes, she is running around without a shirt...guess it was time for us to head back to Rankin county!