I'm So Proud!

I'm way late with this post, but I wanted to write about our trip to New Orleans 2 weekends ago for the Jazz Half Marathon.  Callen (my sister-in-law) ran it last year, and challenged more of us as a family to run it with here again this year.  So around the end of this summer Greg started training to run the half marathon.  He ran several days a week for about 3 months (and lost about 25 pounds in the process!!).  And at the end of October we all headed down for a little family bonding weekend in NOLA!  I realized once we got down there that I had never hung out with Jordan and Eric without the kids.  It was so fun!

The first night we all rolled into town, checked-in to our hotel, and started out grabbing appetizers at a pub next to the hotel.  We were still waiting on Jordan and Eric to get into town so we could all have dinner together.  After appetizers we headed over to the casino so Kendall could have a little fun at the Black Jack tables ;)  How many times do you go to a casino with your in-laws??

 Once Jordan and Eric arrived, we all went to a really nice dinner at a steakhouse (really wish I could remember the name!).  We had so much fun.  Mr. Boggs actually got the reservation by telling them it was to celebrate an anniversary (total lie!).  So of course when we arrived they congratulated the Boggs and even took a celebratory picture of them once we sat at the table.  Too funny!

The next morning it was race time.  Greg was sooo not thrilled about doing this, but he did a GREAT job.  When we saw him at the half-way point, he didn't even look that exhausted yet.  I was so proud!!  Callen and Houston were trucking along too doing great at their own paces.  We caught all of them at the half-way point which was in a park, and then we caught Callen and Greg at the finish back downtown.

 There goes Houston!

 These firemen did the whole run in their full uniforms and even had a tank on their back, AND carrying flags!

Here comes Callen, and then we saw Greg!!

 After the halfway point we headed back downtown to catch them at the finish line.  Since it was Halloween weekend, there were several funny costumes that the runners came up with.

 

HE DID IT!!!

They all three did such a good job!  I'm seriously so proud of my husband.  He put his mind to it, trained for 13.1 miles, and made it to the finish line!!!  Now I just need to get MY butt in shape ;)