This is Emma, Ethan and Emma's sister India at the fair. For a 9 year old, Emma really makes time to play with her siblings. Even when her friends are around. I think that's a rare quality. I know that my brothers did not have that much patience for me when they were 9. 
Ethan is happy as can be waving from the train! 
This one is a little blurry, but that 's because I was running at such an incredibly fast rate that no camera on earth could capture my blinding velocity. The people around me appear in focus because they are actually a few minutes behind me on the time space continuum. It's difficult to explain so I won't bother.
After several days, Laura finally caught up to me. I was still wearing my medal and my marathon outfit because that's how I roll. We basked in our mad marathon skills.
Emma and I totally dominated our respective categories. I came in a deceptive 1738 out of 2300 in the half marathon. The prize money for that place is scant at best. Emma however didn't officially place because she ran the supposed "fun" run. Between you and me, she schooled those 9 year old wanna be's.
This is Emma on May 19th, the day of the Fargo Marathon. She ran the 1K youth run and got to watch herself on the jumbotron screen as she entered the FargoDome just like the adults. The nice thing about Emma is that she is usually game for whatever new adventure comes along, even if it means running in 50 degree temps with 25 mile per hour winds. She's already looking foward to next year.
On May 23rd, our little Elliot came into the world! He is a wonderful little guy. Emma and Ethan are great helpers--he is lucky to have such loving siblings....let's hope it continues.
