Marathon running and rock climbing.

This morning was the final lap event for the Marathon Kids program. We signed up through a friend at co-op, and I can't thank her enough for doing this. (Thanks Isabel!) The kids had about 6 months to complete 26.2 miles, which they tracked on a form that allowed them to mark quarter, half, and full miles. (So it was math, too!) Mia lost interest toward the end, but she completed it. Then her enthusiasm was re-ignited at the final lap event. I have never seen that kid run so fast! Whole Foods sponsored it, and gave out medals to the kids at the end. Very nice program. We stopped for lunch at a nearby Vietnamese place that kindly replaced all the meat with tofu and it was REALLY good. I wouldn't have known about this place if it wasn't for my iPhone, btw. I am loving that thing. Then we headed to the Perry Homestead Museum in Carrollton for a little picnic and games event they were holding. Dave and Mia played croquet and some kind of toss the ring thing, and then we got to tour the hundred year old house. (I couldn't stop laughing because right after they said how old it was, this kid goes, "Good thing they dusted." Ha!) After that, we ended up at REI and Mia climbed the rock wall twice. Then she discovered to her extreme dismay that she had lost her kitty ("Murray Miss Sparkles") and we had the whole place searching high and low for it. They even made an announcement about a lost stuffed kitty. It was insane. Anyway, a nice boy found it for her, stuffed in the end of a kayak (by somebody else!), and all was well with the world once again. An awesome day!!