First 5K!

Ever since Danny started running/walking in 5K's (September 2008), I've felt the want to do one, I've always been scared to do them or thought that my body wouldn't hold up. Well this year I was determined that I was going to complete my first 5K no matter how long it took me. Of course I'm not a runner so I walked the entire thing but I did it, I finally completed my first 5K! I was the team captain for "Team Izzy" at the Ava's Run for a Reason 2012 so I felt like I had to complete it. I walked with my two best friends (Danny & Julie) and 3 of the cutest little kids (Derek, Dylan & Ashlyn). I'm very thankful that my husband and my BFF stood by me the entire time and didn't mind that I was going at my own pace. I was officially the last person to cross the finish line, but I was also the last person to cross the start line :). Danny later told me that he was so proud of me for finishing it, he will never know how much that meant to me to hear him say that. I am so thankful to have a husband that cares enough about me to be happy when I accomplish stuff like that. I remember when I was pregnant with Derek and we would go to Danny's runs and see kids & families running/walking together we would always say "I hope that's us some day" well yesterday was our first family 5K and it was AWESOME. I hope one day my boys want to compete in them themselves.