Jefferson Joggers/Med-City Marathon

Kaden is involved in a club called the "Jefferson Joggers" at school.  This group runs every Tuesday morning in the spring to prepare for the Med-City Marathon on Memorial Day weekend.  The goal is to keep track of their miles for about 6 weeks and have almost 26 miles (marathon distance) by the time they run the race.  They run a mile at their race and that is supposed to be their 26th mile.  Kaden loves this.  He did it last year, too.  One of the reasons he loves it is because Mrs. Holcomb, his favorite 1st grade teacher, coordinates it and did such an awesome job this year!

They had lots of give-aways!  Kaden won two t-shirts this year!

And they are off to Silver Lake and back!

Getting a medal from the principal, Mrs. Wichman.

Look how embarrassed he is of me!  That's already starting.   Ha, ha...it's going to get a lot worse Kaden!

His medal!

His Parkwood Hills buddies, Henry and Aaron

The reason I was at the Jefferson Joggers awards is because after that Kaden had a field trip to the Rec center.  Kaden has never ice skated in his life, but that is what he picked to do out of three choices.  After about an hour, I think he was really wishing he would have picked something else! 

He seemed to be in this position a lot!  I just hope he isn't scarred from the experience and try again someday!  It was a SUPER hot day, so if anything else, it felt really good to be inside the rink!

Not an ordinary haircut.  The next day at school was the day the kids wait for all year long...crazy hair day!  So...Kaden talked us into giving him a mohawk.  He has SO much hair that grows SO fast, I thought, what the heck?!?   

Of course, we had to put colored gel in it too!  

Here is the actual race.  These are the 2nd graders.  The dust was literally flying!  

Run, Forrest, Run!!!  

Finisher!  

Pretty excited about his medals, don't ya think???  Kaden was even in The Post Bulletin (I wonder if it had something to do with his hair!?!?).  For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to add a link to that picture.  Oh well..