And now, continuing on....
So, the race started....Since the finish line was at a different spot than the start line, Luke and I drove down to the finish line to wait for Marc/Daddy.
As soon as I parked our car at the finish line, Luke immediately asked if he could ride his "bike." (a.k.a. his little red tricycle WITH his helmet -- Luke, being the first child rule-follower, always knows to wear his helmet, AND he will tell anybody who needs a helmet that they do indeed need a helmet).
And, before I post any pics, there's one thing I should say: If this weekend at Kanopolis State Park could be summed up, it would be, "Luke rode his bike." (That's all he wanted to do).
Luke rode and rode and rode some more when Marc was running. After Marc completed his race, and I told him how far he rode, Marc estimated that Luke rode nearly a mile -- which is pretty far for a young 3 year-old. Perhaps Luke has inherited Marc's endurance ability?
Anyways, you may or may not be able to tell that while Luke was riding (and I was walking behind him), it took off raining. Yep, it's hardly rained all summer here, and it takes off raining when I'm not near a vehicle and with a young 3 year-old on a tricycle. Fortunately, Luke didn't mind, for the most part (at one point, he said he was done with riding in the rain....I had to carry Luke the rest of the way back to the car while carrying his metal tricycle -- which is rather heavy).
So, at that point, Luke hung out in the back of the TB (Trail Blazer)....
I was cold and wet. So, I hung out there with him, covered in an old towel we had in the back.
Fortunately, soon after the rainy, wet, and cold incident, Marc came "flying" in.
I don't know what Marc's time was exactly, but I do know he earned first in his age group.
Therefore, he received a "trophy"....
in this "makeshift" awards' ceremony -- which works FABULOUS in the Kansas "wilderness."
After Marc received his award, Luke once again wanted to ride his bike. So, Marc followed behind him this time.
Finally, we headed back to the cabin where the remainder of our weekend "away" was spent watching Luke ride his bike some more....
Reading in the cabin....(I think Luke was fairly tired at this point)....
Going on a family walk (I think we walked around 4 miles that Saturday afternoon)....
(Luke looks slightly annoyed in this photo...he actually did just fine, as he always does, in the stroller; however, it was "bright" outside that day, and this Mama forgot to take along his sunglasses....a definite problem in Luke's little world)....
Playing with bubbles outside the cabin (no pic here), eating, and sleeping....
It was a nice little (albeit quick) family weekend away. We'd like to do it again, and Lord willing, we will :)
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