Bloomsday 2019

For the last 43 years, on the first weekend of May, James has run the Bloomsday 12K in Spokane, Washington.  The race was created in 1977 and James ran it while in college.  Since he has not missed one he is called a "Perennial" and he gets a special shirt and starts behind the professional runners.  This a huge race with 35,000+ participants.  We left Monte Friday morning and came back on Sunday.  Harper had a good time playing at Discovery Park while Daddy did a session at the Spokane Temple, playing in the water fountain downtown, and riding the carousel multiple times.  

 Family Selfie at the Spokane Temple

Part of the fun Harper had at the park was watching the other kids.  She is very observant.  She also played in the drinking fountain and got a little wet.  Just before we left, she was playing in the sandbox and another kid dumped sand on her wet shirt and then a little girl about her age dumped sand in her hair.  So, needless to say, we had to change clothes before going to pick up daddy.  James and Harper played at another park while I did initiatories. 

Enjoying a Hamburger and Fries with daddy at Dick's.  James used to run into Spokane from Cheney and eat at Dicks while he was in college.  A 17 mile run with a Burger and Fries as a reward.

Harper loved playing in the water fountain.  She would have played longer but the water was pretty cold and since she was shivering pretty bad we made her stop.  

We quickly changed Harper's clothes and she cuddled with daddy to get warm.  After riding the carousel we went and got a Hot Chocolate.

Harper loved the carousel and got to ride it 3 times over the weekend.

This is the Upper Spokane Falls

 Harper is stretching while looking at the falls

Seeing daddy off at the Start Line

I liked to watch James start the race and then Harper and I went over to the Spokane Courthouse to watch James finish the race.

There are bands playing along the race route.  Harper enjoyed dancing to a grunge band as we waited for daddy to come by.  Harper loves to dance.

James has had some horrible back pain in the morning, we think from yard work, and so he ran this race slower than he wanted but he finished.  

Giving Daddy knuckles as he nears the finish line.  After the finish line the racers cross a bridge over lower Spokane Falls.

Looks like someone had a fun filled weekend.