Run Like the Wind!

I'm sorry, Angus. If you are reading this in 10 years, you probably are pretty pissed at your old mom for your hairstyle in some of these pictures. In my defense, you have very, very nice hair and would have been an adorable little girl with pigtails! I don't think I'm helping myself here...

In any event, this past weekend, Angus ran his first race. Well - "ran". As part of Team Kam, my friend's charity group, we went to help out at the Baltimore Running Festival's Kids Fun Run. Angus was none too thrilled about being woken up before the buttcrack of dawn to leave for Baltimore, but it was a beautiful day, and he seemed to have fun in the end. I wouldn't say he set any records, and we were definitely the last to cross the finish line, but he did most of the 1/10 mile course himself. And maybe the announcer asked me if he was a boy or a girl as we were nearing the finish, but at least people were cheering for him :). Pictures tell the rest of the story.

And yes, to confirm, Angus is now routinely sleeping 10-11 hours straight each night. I don't even take him running with me anymore most mornings anymore - I'm very happy about the former but have mixed emotions about the latter :/.

His Team Kam shirt was a teeny bit on the big side.

Holding his own near the finish line.

Post-race team picture. Medals even!

Yeah, I don't know what this face means. Just weird.

Angus digging in for a post-race feeding. Muffins, bananas, all the good runner stuff.

To the Rockies!

Yet again, it has been a while since I last posted, so....sorry? Anyway, with the holidays coming up, I'll hopefully find reasons to post more frequently.

But to this post. Angus and I spent one week in Colorado earlier this month. I had a work conference - held at the luxurious (tongue-in-cheek? you decide) Crowne Plaza Hotel near the Denver airport. Hey, it was paid for by my company, so I can't complain. Anyway, my parents drove out to meet us - with so much family in the Denver area, there's never not a reason for them to make that drive, and this way, they could watch Angus while I conferenced the day away!

Conference done, we headed to the mountains to stay at the cabin my aunt and uncle own near Estes Park. I'd not seen the cabin in years - and had never stayed there - so I was pleasantly surprised by how big it is. It's also remote enough that you feel a bit disconnected (in a good way), but not remote to the point where you aren't a 15 minute drive from restaurants (and coffee). I always enjoy time spent in the Rockies, and I was happy to share that experience with Angus, especially now that he's discovered the joys of walking. Stumbling. Falling. Whatever it was, he genuinely seemed to enjoy himself, even going for a gentle hike with me and grandpa. I'll let the pictures tell the story :).

Trying to catch Annie to torture...erm, LOVE her.

In the dog's bed at my aunt's house. Of course. Because where else would he sit?



Visiting Grammy Kay and loving every minute of the attention.

This may have been right before Grammy Kay suggested I dress Angus up as a mini-devil for Halloween.

By the creek in Estes Park.

Taking a break.

Angus was having a blast showing off his walking skills, though he was routinely distracted by pinecones.

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Nappin' along Lake Lily (?), a nice, short hike not too far from the cabin.

Angus's hair, despite having been cut twice already, is a lifeforce of its own. I, being the ever-empathetic mother I am, put his hair into a ponytail while visiting Greatgrammy Kay. He MAY have been mistaken for a girl once or twice (or 15 times). Well, he would have been a damn cute girl.

No, no, this isn't Angus's first trip to a pumpkin patch. This is a photo op set up outside a Denver Whole Foods, where I forced my father to spend almost $100 on dinner. Oops.

Our trip back to DC was not the best way to cap off an otherwise enjoyable workcation/vacation, as our flight was delayed by a solid 5-6 hours, getting us to Dulles just before 2am. Angus was a bit fidgety but was generally well-behaved. And he got McDonald's for the first time in his (albeit young) life.