Kansas City Temple Run

Yesterday was the First Annual Kansas City Temple Run. I ran in a 5K race that began and ended right in front of the Kansas City Temple, which is under construction. Ben and Sam ran in the kids races. Ben ran a mile race and a 100 yard dash. Sam ran the 100 yard dash, his first race ever! It was a beautiful day. There were over 1500 people at the event. The highlight was watching Sam complete his heat of the 100 yard dash. He ran the race using his walker. All the other six year olds were way out in front of him, but as he raced down the road and people saw him coming all by himself, the cheering swelled and all eyes were on him. There were hundreds of people watching. He crossed the finish line to high fives and congratulations from friends, family, and people we don't even know. It was a great moment for him. He was on cloud nine. I was nearly in tears. He works so hard and deserves all of those cheers and more!! Ben raced neck-and-neck with another boy during his heat. It was so exciting! I was jumping and cheering. Very proud of my boys!