MUD RUN '09

We were excited to try the mud run this year for the first time. I had a friend on facebook who had a team with an opening, so I signed up. It was interesting not knowing what to expect. I was a little bit nervous--the mud run is 4.2 miles, through obstacles, and, you guessed it--mud. There was also a pollywog course for the kids. The kids were really excited; Mikala was born for this, but Amy chickened out when she realized she would have to get dirty. The Mud Run will definitely be a tradition...

Team Mud Pies, pumped and ready to go.

Amy and Mikala in Line at the Pollywog course

Kala dives in.

"Victory!"

"Victory?"

4 Little Girls + Sleeping Parents + Markers =

Amy sports a phat goatee . . .

Claire contracts a rare case of Smokey Mountain Spotted Fever . . .

Sara's outfit gets a makeover . . .

Mikala draws an amoeba, while Amy experiments with a new subject: a One Eyed Monster . . .

Amy practices her art next to Daddy's artwork on the playroom wall (Amy is understandably confused about why she is not allowed to draw on the wall) . . .

Mikala thinks Amy's artwork is very hip and commissions body art based on her One Eyed Monster.

Lessons learned:

• The Olympics are fun, but sleeping is better.
• Do not leave markers where children can find them.
• If you absolutely must leave markers where children can find them, remove the sharpies from the mix.
• Use a Magic eraser for the walls, baby oil for the babies.