st. paddy's day 2012

~ we can make it mom, all we need is a little determination.
finn oliver, age 8

finn and i got lucky today.
the rain paused just long enough for us 

to do our traditional 2 mile fun run.

after running for a whole mile with no stopping
he asked to take a short break to catch his breath.
"sure" was my response, and then we were back
to running again.  i think we stopped 2 or 3x more
but only for a minute or two.

when we had 1/4 of a mile left,
finn started to get tired and that's when he said
"we can make it, we just need a little determination".
i think he was trying to encourage and remind himself 
that he can do it.  and he DID do it!

as soon as we crossed the finished line,
we received adorable pot o' gold medals,

which finn wore promptly and proudly around his neck.

he was so proud of himself.
and yes, his mom was proud of him too.

just as we picked up a free energy drink from one of the sponsor tents,

it started to drizzle. we got a little wet walking back to our car.

with company in town, i was a little distracted before we left the house
and i ran out the door without bringing our small camera so i have no
photos of finn and me together.  this means i'll be purchasing the overpriced
photo from the sports photographer that was at the race when it becomes available.
{i'll try to remember to come back and post} 

i spent the rest of the afternoon with the anderson family and my boys.  

that will be a separate post. it's getting late and i'm tired.

i hope you had a Super St. Paddy's Day!!
{next year Scoutie will join us in our run}

and speaking of my littlest, here he is before school last friday.
i dressed him in a cute old navy tee and green converse kicks
i adore these simple classic shoes
{would seriously love them in every color for the boys}