The alarm went off at 6:00am. As I was getting out of bed I could hear this noise..thump, thump. I listened for a minute but then went on my way to get ready for the Kelly Mine Run Race. However, Kona, our dog, was very excited about something on my side of the bed. He grew more and more interested. So, I moved the bed and to my surprise was a cute FROG! He hopped across the room until Steven could scoop him and take him outside. Too bad Emma had stayed the night at Nana's house-she would loved to have seen it! We were then out the door by 6:40 and drove up the Mountain to Magdalena. It was a beautiful drive, overcast, the road were wet and the clouds were very low. I have never done this race before and only knew that it was uphill. Steven led most of the way for the guys and I was in the lead for the girls until I fell back two spots. It was a tough race. 4.35 miles all uphill! Steven finished second overall, and I finished third for the women, first in my age group. THEN WE RAN BACK DOWN! We had a nice breakfast a little place in Magdalena while it rained.
We then headed back down the Mountain, took showers, packed some snacks, picked up Emma and headed to Elephant Butte Lake for the afternoon and Evening with Mike, Marlene, Monique, and Levi. We knew we would probably run into bad weather, seeing how it has been raining everyday for a couple weeks now. So, we set up the shade tent and sat under that while it continued to rain. We ate, and the kids played in the sand and ran in and out of the water.
Once the rain eased up, we got on the boat for nice cruise around the lake. It was really nice since it was overcast and not many people were out. Emma always enjoys the boat...she gets really relaxed-she closes her eyes and just lays there:)
Then we blew up the inner tube. It was a three-seater, and the kids were really excited so we put Mo, Levi, and Emma in and pulled them along nice and easy. They loved it! Then Steven got on with them so they could go a little faster. Steven and I even got on and Mike really whipped us around the lake-it was a blast! Mike and I rode too for a little bit, while Steven drove the boat around.
We packed up, ate at Denny's, got in the car to head home and Crash-Emma falls asleep instantly! WHAT A GREAT DAY!
Thanks
Mike and Marlene-we had a great time!
The pictures are from my phone, sorry about the quality.~Lindsey
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