On Saturday I took the kids to Liberty Park for the Adoption Walk with Me 5K (which really turned out to be about a 3K as it was just one lap around the park). This is an annual event sponsored by Families Supporting Adoption. Its sole purpose is to help spread adoption awareness. We were a rather small group but it's always fun to be among people that we know have had the same experiences as our family and regard adoption as an incredible blessing and miracle in their lives just like we do.
Nate was able to score tickets to the BYU football game that day (thanks Mark) so he wasn't able to walk with us. No worries- I brought lots of help. A big thanks to Mom, Dru and Maddie for helping little ones around the track and supporting our family. Love you guys.
The camera was on a weird setting, but here are the kids and me at the starting line.
And here's our gang beginning the walk.
Look how happy Maddie and Mom are to be there.
Dru got a hold of my camera. Awesome.
Tess likes going to adoption events and seeing the other kids that are just like her.
Nora actually pulled David in the wagon for a little stretch.
The highlight of the walk was definitely the dead bird. The kids were so fascinated. At first they stood back, but then started inching closer and closer.
David taking a turn pulling Nora.I promise Will was there too. I just don't have many pictures of him because he was being his usual trailblazing self. He would run ahead of our group and then pop out from behind trees to scare us.
What a fun thing for our family. And it was such a gorgeous day. (I'm loving this autumn like no other.) I think we will have to make this walk a yearly tradition... and next time we'll know to wear orange. :)
4 comments:
what an awesome thing to do! sad that nate wasn't with you guys, but great that you have family that lives so close! i love that nora pulled dave in the wagon...what a tough little girl!
What a great thing to do as a family! (everything except looking at the dead bird - I see enough of those thanks to our cat :P) I also love the picture of Nora pulling Dave - she's such a cutie!
What a blessing your cute children are to our family. I wish I could have been there...it looks like fun!
that picture of me is so great. thanks for posting it :) that's what i get for taking it huh. they can't stop talking about that dead bird. dave was telling tyler about it last night. so funny. i absolutely loved being apart of that walk! let's for sure do it every year.
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