Thanksgiving Turkey Trot

Every Thanksgiving morning, in almost every city, there is a Turkey Trot. I love to find out when and where one is nearby, and take the family out to celebrate our health. I love starting out Thanksgiving day this way.
This year, we heard from some friends about the Atalaya Turkey Trot in our hometown of Santa Fe, NM. I signed up for the 5k, and then I signed up Denali and Elias for the Kids' 1k. They were sooo excited! A couple days before, Denali and I went to pick up the race packets with our numbers and T-shirts. They were so funny, because they laid out their clothes (in the middle of the entry way) complete with their numbers.

Can't forget the water bottles, right?! =)

That morning, it was super cold and rainy. It snowed later in the day. Here we are the morning of!

Here I am, finishing my race...

The kids did fabulous in their race! Denali took off ahead, then came back to run with us. Eli kept wining that he thought he was too little complete such a long race (1 kilometer = .62 miles). I'd coax him on, telling him to just do the best he could. He stopped once or twice to walk, "Mom, I need to rest" he'd say.

After the halfway turn-around point, I said, "You guys are doing so great! We're almost finished!" Eli looked at me and said, "We are?" "Yeah!" I answered. Without another word Eli took off ahead of Denali and me and didn't let up his pace until he crossed the finish line. His little legs were so cute!

At the end of the race, each finisher received a medal. The kids were so proud of their medals. Eli later informed his Grandpa Micky, "I runned a race today. Lots of people were cheering for me 'cause I was fast! It was really hard, but I wonned it 'cause I got this shiny gold (it was silver) medal!"

I love those guys!