Run Forrest, Run!

Following in the Gibbs' footsteps, Nate ran in his first race on Friday!! His school was a having a fundraiser called the Boosterthon, which involves having people pledge any amount of $ they want, based on how many laps they think Nate can run in the fun run. We had no idea he'd be able to complete all 35 laps (this was a small track people!), so he ended up raising $280!!! This is the school's one and only fundraiser, and both of our families very generously pledged money to support Nate. (THANK YOU FAMILY!) The only bummer was that it had to be held inside the gym due to the rain. Needless to say, that made it a bit chaotic.

Since Nate turned in his pledges a day early, he got to bring home all his prizes on Thursday - a HUGE beach ball, sunglasses, braclet, glow-in-the-dark water bottle, and super duper bouncy ball. He could barely sleep Thursday night, in anticipation of "the big race."






I assured him Abby and I would be there to cheer him on, but little did he know that Daddy showed up to surprise him! He was ecstatic. We are proud of our little runner and all his determination.
As the kids finished a "lap," a teacher would mark off the corresponding # on their back. So, 35 laps was the max they could do and Nate did them all!



Myrtle Beach Marathon Relay 2017, here we come!!