A "Wow" Weekend....

.....or otherwise known as "wow, what a weekend" or "wow, where did that weekend go?" 

Friday was a lost day for me (mystery virus that had me down for the count, and away from the project I wanted to finish, I know, boo) followed by baseball practice in the evening. 

Saturday was about as full as it could be.  We started our morning with a 5K Run (or walk for some of us) to benefit the local school for autism.  In addition to supporting a great cause and a great school, we had a great time!  Carter took the prize for the family with a time of 33 minutes! For a kid that has never run more than 1 mile at a time (at school), he ran the entire three without stopping...those long legs are built to run!  Brad said  that some people commented as he crossed the finish line that he still had a huge grin on his face.  We were very proud of him....he wasn't that excited about the run, but understood the reason we were doing it, so went with it and did a great job!

Next up on his (and our!) social calendar was baseball: two hour game in the sun and heat that they won in the bottom of the ninth.  Again, what matters to us is seeing him having a good time and a smile on that face. 

Another short break at home, and then we were off again to a bowling birthday party for his great friend from kindergarten.  I'm not sure how he was still going, but by the end (and a rarity for him!), he looked at us and said "I'm tired".  Not surprising!

The stress of the weekend was his outdoor bike/scooter/skateboard party he had been looking forward to for weeks.  After much thought, this is what he really wanted to do.....hang out with friends and ride bikes for a few hours.   After weeks of dry weather, the forecast for a cold, rainy day just didn't change, so our plans needed to.  This is not a big deal in the scheme of life, things change, but to a tired, excited nine year-old, it was tough.

We were able to reserve a bowling party at the last minute, and in the end, it was wonderful, fun, full of laughs and time with friends.  He has a group of really nice friends, and I enjoy being with them all ( I know, I am talking about 9 and 10 year old boys, but it's true!). 

Of course I forgot my camera, my phone battery died, but I did manage to get a few pictures on Brad's phone: lots of smiling, cute faces covered with orange icing and chocolate ice cream.

And that, my friends, is the best picture of the day.