Sheep Rides, 5Ks, and Kindergarten Shots

We're still getting used to May.  The sunlight during bedtime, late baseball nights, strangely cold mornings, and hot afternoons.  Everyone keeps asking if I'm excited that the "school year is winding down".  The end of a school year never winds down.  In fact, the opposite is true.  The year seems to spin feverishly out of control.  Assemblies, field trips, late nights, dinners, weddings, graduations, and day to day normalcy.

The first weekend of May found us at the rodeo and both boys wanted to bust a Mutton.  It wasn't our best showing, but the boys popped up from the dirt with a smile on their face.  In fact, the worst disappointment from the day came when we all realized that the snow-cone booth was closed.  .  .  For good.  It was an afternoon spent on top of hay bales, wearing cowboy hats, and eating cotton candy.


High points for the boys arrived in the form of vaccinations and 5Ks.  Miles was able to get his Kindergarten shots and put his hand on the wall at Dr. Johnson's office.  It's amazing the rush of a bit of tempera paint gives to the ego of a five year old.

Carter decided to go with me to a local run this year.  I've done this run since before the boys were born and I've even raced while pushing them in the stroller.  This year, Carter did the 5K while I cranked out the half.  The little speed demon finished in under 30 minutes and was able to run with cousin Clint.  I was extremely proud of his determination to start, run, and finish the race.  It's very fulfilling to see your child get so much out of the same sport you enjoy.

Let's hope that once summer vacation hits, time doesn't spin as feverishly fast as Carter's legs can run.