Well, you've seen pictures of the race - at least a few of them. But I haven't yet shared photos of what we did.

Jon, the kids and I drove halfway to ATL on Wednesday night, then stopped at a hotel. We drove on Thursday and met a friend for lunch in Birmingham. This friend, Josh Sarhan, is walking a cross around the country taking the opportunity to witness to those he meets. It's an incredible journey, and amazing to listen to him tell the story.

We arrived in Atlanta on Thursday night, right around supper time. We hung out that evening and most of the day Friday. Reese joined us Friday afternoon.

Friday evening we did our "carb load" meal and hit a yummy italian restaurant for some pasta. Saturday, Reese and I drove downtown to pick up our race packet and get a feel for the course. It was at that point we realized that Atlanta was very hilly. Ruh-roh...rooks rike rubble, Ruby!

Saturday afternoon Jon, Reese, the kids and I hit the zoo. Greg walked there following his presentation and joined us. Nothing like a dude in a shirt and tie carrying a shoulder bag and presentation tube at the zoo! :) He was a sight. We also saw Chris Webber (of Fab Five Fame) while we were there. It was a GORGEOUS day - and while people definitely recommended the aquarium over the zoo, we weren't about to spend it indoors!



Sunday was race day. Reese, Greg and I headed into the city. Jon, the kids, Mom and Dad drove to cheer us on at the park -- but the traffic was all clogged due to road closures, so they missed us. They did get to the finish line in time to see us finish! Yay! Following that we went out for brunch, then headed home for a nap. After naps, we did an Easter egg hunt and painted Easter eggs.



Monday we decided to split up our drive home again. I was just too stiff, and 12 hours in a car sounded daunting. So the kids got to go outside and blow bubbles with Grandma and Grandpa. It actually SNOWED a little bit Monday morning. Nothing that stuck, but those were some big, fluffy, white flakes coming down! Crazy spring weather!

My favorite pictures are in the collages above, but I thought I'd share these slide shows as well. Enjoy!