The Sad Tale of the Unused Race Number

So when we arrived at Disney World on Friday and I saw how fun and festive everything was, I was sorely tempted to completely ignore Dr. Nelson & try and run the Princess half marathon anyway. Seriously, it was so much fun even the expo and the kids races. They had lots of princess gear for sale because, "wearing a tiara" in the race was "encouraged." I went ahead and picked up my swag bag even though I wasn't going to run because I'd hate for all those freebies to go to waste.

That almost made me more sad. See how cute the bibs are? They are not only personalized, but also have the theme of my favorite princess on them. (Well that was one of the questions at registration was which princess was your favorite. But I didn't know they were going to personalize the bibs with it!)

And of course cute race shirts. If I'm healed enough to run in SLC (which is my goal) I'll probably be wearing this in the race!

So I did the only thing I could think to do. I cheered on the munchkins in their race and bought myself a t-shirt as consolation prize.

It's no crown shaped finisher's medal, but still. Maybe next year I'll actually get one of those!

It Should Always be this much FUN!!!

"Something's going down. I don't know what but I'm gonna stay awake to find out!"

"Gideon, are you as excited as I am? Do you know what's happening today?"

"Sure I know, Lily, check out my shirt. I'm ready!"

"We're going to the races!"

"Look at us, we're all official! Like real runners!""

"Aw, mom, don't get all mushy! It's just my first race!"

"Still awake, still awake, still awake! No daddy, a pacifier won't win this battle. I've got to see what's going on!"

"Ummm, I don't think I want to do this! It's crowded & noisy & I'm a little scared."

"I don't like it either. Daddy, can we go please?"

"Oh wait, everyone started running. Okay....I can run too!"

"Hey this is kind of fun. All these kids are just running! I'm running too!"

"Wait....Where do I go?"

"Oh, I see they're all headed for those yellow cones. Cool, I'll run there too!"

"Daddy, daddy! We made it all the way to the finish! That was really fun! Thank you for coming with me!"

"Whoa! I get a medal just for running?!?!"

"Look, mom, they gave me a medal for running. I run everyday, how come you don't give me a medal?"

"A medal and free snacks? This is SWEET!"

"You know, Gideon, now that we're real runners, I think we're big enough to help push the stroller."

"I agree, your mom definitely needs our help."

"Not sleeping, not sleeping- Hey that lady just said I was adorable. Go back so she can really get a good look then I'll totally turn on the charm!"

"Oh yeah, check out the medal, I finished the race! That's right people, I'm that awesome!"

"So Lily, do you think we should come back and do it again next year?"

"Absolutely! That was a blast! Maybe we could get the rest of our cousins to come do it with us, that would be a party!"

Shawn, here is your sailboat. Since it cost $500. it stayed there

some where in the picture there is a blue star fish

We went out site seeing

This is John with our borrowed fidge

Play Hard...

...Crash Harder!!!!

They just don't have parks like this in Idaho!

Apparently this owl decided to nest in the park, so they cordoned off the area with caution tape.

Handsome Ransom slept through all the fun and excitement!