Weight Watchers 5K

Last night, Peyton and I joined about 500 other people and walked in the Weight Watchers 5K.  This was a national walk that WW was putting on and Greenville was one of five locations in the United States.  It was quite a priveledge to be a host city. 

Peyton and I did a combonation of running and walking in order to complete the 3.1 miles.  It was very hot and we not only ran on pavement but through the woods on a dirt trail, over a bridge, and on a rock path.  The terrain kept it interesting and we welcomed the shade of the woods!

I have two wonderful WW leaders and both were there cheering me on each time I pasted them.  They are great encouragors in the meetings and out and both are beautiful and inspriring. 

Peyton said that he wanted to do this every night!  I don't know about that but I do think I'll start taking him to the YMCA so we can run on their trail and work on our time. 

Thanks Peyton for being my partner in our first 5K.  I love you buddy!

The crowd...there was over 500 registered walkers! 

One of my beautiful leaders, Deb.

After the walk...Peyton enjoying a WW sweet and salty snack.  3 points plus.  They also provided lots of water, orange slices, and bananas along with a variety of WW snacks.

My other beautiful leader Sheri.  She's lost over 200+ pounds!  What an inspiration!

Bocce Ball

Saturday, my company played Bocce Ball benefiting Special Olympics.  We had a blast!  We had two teams of four and my team won the first round!  We made it to the second round but then lost.  It was so much fun!  Bocce is an italian game similiar to lawn bowling.  It was a beautiful day for it and I can't wait to do it again next time!

Cub Scout Graduation

Peyton had his final ceremony of the this year's cub scouts tonight.  We gathered a bit early for a hot dog dinner before starting the meeting. He graduated to the next level...wolf.  He received his new book and neck tie.  We are very proud of him...no matter what he does we're proud of him. He sure does look sharp in his little uniform!  Grandpa has been very faithful to take Peyton to all of his meetings and work on various projects.  They make an awesome team!

Duck Derby

After a morning of picking strawberries, we headed downtown to the beautiful Falls Park for the Duck Derby.  This is a local benefit race that brings out a lot of people for fun, food, music, and of course the duck race.  It was a lot of fun to watch and I personally enjoyed watching Makenna who has an absolute love for rubber duckies!  Here's some pics of the ducks...

Strawberry Pickin'

We got up early on Saturday morning and went to Beachwood Farms to pick strawberries.  Strawberries in South Carolina are at their peek in May and I thought the kids would enjoy it and for me, it was a great Mother's Day weekend activity.  I had plans of canning some jam and I wanted to make a strawberry cobbler as well.   It was so beautiful out there and the strawberries were delicious!  Beachwood Farms served up Strawberry Shortcake in honor of Mother's Day.  Yummy!