Today we headed over to Hawk Island Park in Lansing for a 5K family fun run hosted by my work. This was our first 5K and Ajax was very excited as we’ve been talking about doing a race this summer. We had to head out kind of early as the race started at 9 am. We met up with my sister and her boyfriend who had agreed to run with us. Well, by run I mean – the guys ended up walking the whole thing with Noomi (she rode most of the way on Dave’s shoulders) and Emily, Ajax, and I ran some and walked some. Overall, it was a ton of fun and the kids really enjoyed it!
After the run we took the kids to the playground and then to the splash pad where they played for about 2 hours. After the water park we ate a picnic lunch and then ran to the grocery store before heading home. When we got home Noomi took a short nap while Ajax and I worked outside cutting the grass and weed wacking. We rounded out our day with pizza and a movie. Both kids agreed that the race and splash pad were their favorite parts of the day.
On the potty training front, Noomi in underwear full time (except at night we’re still doing a pull up, though last night she was in undies and did just fine) and is doing pretty darn well. While playing at the water park, she came running to me declaring she had to go potty. I scooped her up and ran to the bathroom yelling – we’re potty training! Outta the way!! Every parent there understood.
Ajax has also enjoyed his first week of summer camp and acts like an old pro at this point. He knows all the kids and the teachers and the routine. On Thursday they went to Binder Park zoo. How cool is that? We’re debating whether or not to transition Noomi over to the Williamston preschool in the fall when school starts back up so that both kids are centrally located. We’ll see how it goes.
