Disney

Anna did the 200m dash this year. That morning, she and I slept in while Paul, mom, my sister and her family all ran the Disney 5k. They all got cool finisher metals! So then Anna wanted me to run with her (parents are allowed to run with the kids), and at the end she got a metal too and was really humming on why I didn't get one! I told her I get mine tomorrow because I'm not finished running yet.



Paul and I finished the Half marathon this year with best personal times. 2:45. Faster than last year by 2 minutes overall. Not much I know but we stopped along the way for potty breaks and other. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! 27,000 runners this year makes for quite a crowd. All along the route there are Disney characters that will take pictures with you but there's usually a line so we just keep running because we're going for best time. I've decided that next year I'm scrapping the personal best for some good character photos. Just take my time and enjoy the route! We're a little sore but no injuries and we still hobbled around Epcot afterwards yesterday.

Next year we also think Anna will be able to pull off the 5k. All along that route there are Disney characters as well she'd love. She's capable now of finishing 5k and next year she'll be almost 5! Then she still qualifies for the kids' 200m run and Mickey's 1 mile. If she's up for it she could come home with 3 metals pretty easily :) We'll see!

In related news, Anna was tall enough to ride Test Track and Soaring this year! I'll never forget how exhilarated she was on Test Track, screaming "this is scary funnnnnnnn!" She wanted to do it again but it was late and the line was long. So maybe later. Then we waited in line for Soaring for over an hour. She did great with the long wait and had a BLAST on the ride. There's nothing more fun than hearing, "WOW! Look at that!" and watching her face through the ride. Seriously. Her reaction made it worth the wait. In fact her reaction makes everything more fun! Also since it's her third year we marvel at. The differences and progress since she first came here. It's really something.

Tonight she gets all dressed up, hair and nails too, for dinner in Cinderella's castle. The weather here is amazing, but that means the parks are more crowded. Last year with 30 degrees and sleet we got spoiled :)

Time to go!