Running and plants and birthday

I'm operating under the assumption that because we have so many plants in my house, that's why we never get sick. So obviously we need new plants all the time to keep that up. Hahahah! We also are kind of in between any big projects or anything going on, so have some flexibility in the budget, and so in the last week I've bought like five or six inside plants and gotten this outdoor planter and filled it too. I regret nothing. Bless Bill for loving plants too. He planted the outside planter and I love how he mixed it!Half the fun is picking new pots too. I love all the ones we found. 

We ran the South Jordan Glow Run last year and had such a great time, that we decided to do it again this year and our kids came along. They all ran the kids run at 9PM. We let them get slashes or ice cream beforehand at the golf course and that totally sabotaged them, whoops! The three older ones fought through cramps and still did awesome. Chloe actually didn't get any! She ran the entire one-mile race. I ran with her and Bill ended up sticking with Aaron. They are really so impressive. Chloe ended up taking first in her kids 5-8 age group! Aaron took sixth in the same age group. Genevieve took third in the overall girls' group, and Spencer took second in his 9-12 age group. So impressed by them all! 

We took the kids home and headed back ourselves to meet up with my Run Club! I love these folks so much! Been running with them since we moved here in 2020 and they are the best friends and fellow exercise junkies. This is just a few that did the glow run. Others were doing the Utah Spartan Race this weekend or running at our normal Saturday morning run. It's such a great group. 

Bill did the 5k ruck and I did the 5k run and we both had a great time! He took first in the ruck overall and I took third in my age division. These aren't particularly competitive races if you look at the times. I certainly wasn't breaking any records. But it is still so fun to place in a race and this is the most chill, fun one around. So affordable too, which is always a perk. 

 Today is Aaron's eighth birthday! What a kid he is. He's thoughtful and sweet. He's feisty. He knows exactly how to bug everyone but also how to make them happy. We get a lot of both from him, but at his core he sees needs and wants to fill them. I'm pretty sure the next six or eight years are going to be a wild ride with him, but always fun and I have high hopes for who he's becoming. 

He wanted a chocolate cake with purple icing. It's light purple, but we made it happen. 

He's way into axolotls lately, so some stuff was axolotl themed. 

Happy birthday, cutie boy!