Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Bloomin' Mile

Every year Winchester hosts the Apple Blossom Festival. This is a BIG deal for a lot of people in the Shenandoah Valley. Kids get school off and there are 3 days of festivities. There are parades, a huge fireworks display (unfortunately it was cancelled this year due to construction), several races, a circus, etc. This is the third time Sadie has participated in the Apple Blossom Festival's kid's mile run, called the Bloomin' Mile. This year she ran it in 10 minutes and 58 seconds, better than her last two times!! She did a great job and we are so proud of her!
Sadie running the home stretch. Seeing us cheering her on really gave her a boost and helped her finish in under 11 minutes!
Justin made a new friend while we were waiting for the race to begin.

Isaac and Sadie found a tree to climb while we waited. Isaac stayed in that tree almost the entire hour and a half we were there!

Afterwards, we treated the kids to a dinner out and a trip to the bookstore since the fireworks were cancelled. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time!