What a weekend!

Last weekend was an absolute blast.

Saturday morning we kicked things off bright and early, heading out to Georgetown for Vern's No Frills 5k. Mom's been training for about 10 weeks and finally felt ready to do an official race, so we wanted to be there to help by cheering her on. Dad took care of us so Mom could focus on kicking butt. He packed lots of yummy snacks for us, kept us entertained and helped us find a good, strategic place to stand so we could easily find Mom when she passed by. We all had fun, and after the race, Hazel told Mom, "I loved it!"

Once we got home, Mom thought it was time to give Dad a break so we headed out to do a few errands. We all behaved nicely, and afterward, went to Red Barn Garden Center, where they had a harvest festival. There were pumpkins everywhere, two bounce houses and farm animals at a petting zoo.

It was great! The highlight was when Hazel and I held bunnies, and Turner pet them. We looked at mice, a horse, donkeys, ducks, chickens, a snake and a guinea pig. Hazel and I liked jumping in the bounce houses and Turner liked looking at the pumpkins. It was a really good time.

Once we came home, I told Mom I wanted to try riding my bike. It was a total success! I rode all the way to the park and back. Hazel rode her tricycle, and Turner went in his little car. I went so fast, I popped my chain, which I thought was hilarious. We spent this week trying to fix it, and I'm hoping to ride some more this weekend.

Sunday was a really busy day. We went to our friend's house in the morning. His birthday party was mid-day but we had other plans so we couldn't stay long. So we just went a little early to play with them while his parents prepared for the party.

They have really fun toys and a nice backyard, and before we left, the entertainment for the party -- a petting zoo -- showed up. We only had a few minutes, but I had the chance to hold a rabbit and a hedgehog. The lady put a rug on my lap for the animals to sit on, and the hedgehog went underneath, which I really thought was funny.

Next we headed back to Georgetown for the Buddy Walk, a fundraiser for Down Syndrome. Along with a few others from my class, we nominated my teacher for an award. She won and we wanted to be there to see her.

When we first got there, we had the chance to see a real helicopter. Hazel is kind of afraid of things right now, and she did not want to get in, but I did. It was cool. We next moved on to paddleboats, then met up with my friends and teacher for the award presentation. Hazel, Mom and I went up on the stage with my teacher and another family from our class. Dad and Turner waved at us.

After lunch, we walked a whole mile with everyone. It was kind of hot and Hazel said she felt dizzy. While we were on the walk, some horses got loose and ran about 100 miles an hour at the crowd. A guy caught them, and it was pretty exciting.

Before leaving, we had the chance to hit a bounce house and a playscape with a giant slide. We were all exhausted by the time we left, but had plans to meet up with some out of town friends at Waterloo for dinner. That was a great chance to eat, eat, eat (Mom and Dad had to order me two dinners, I was so hungry), and to play in a fun sandbox.

We all slept really well Sunday night, exhausted after a really fun and eventful weekend.