Marathoning

No. Don't worry. No one here has ever come anywhere close to running a marathon.  But here in Boston we get the third Monday in April off each year for Patriot's Day.  It is a wonderful state holiday that commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775.  There are lots of little reenactments and parades, in addition to the Boston Marathon and a home Red Sox game.  So this year we went down to a park in Wellesley to cheer on the runners and have some fun!

It got into the upper 80's on Monday!  As it's usually only in the 50's or 60's, it was a tough haul for a lot of the runners. 

Alan called it "the chase" and he'll tell you all about how the runners ran all the way to Boston.  He did a good job clapping and cheering them on.

But ultimately, the park won out.

And here is a view of the marathon from the park.

Later that day we took a walk for Family Home Evening to get a special treat.

Pizzi's farm has opened up their ice cream stand for the season, and you just don't want to miss out on this.

It was the perfect end to a fun Patriot's Day!  

And while we're still not marathoners, it did inspire me to go running the next day. Go me. :)