Dog N' Jog and a Trip to the Pool

The title of this blog would suggest that we have some fun pictures to share with you all. Unfortunately that is not the case. (Sorry to disappoint!). Anyway, we awoke early this morning (but later than usual) to travel down to the Plaza to take part in Dog N' Jog, a benefit race for the Kansas City Humane Society. Last year I was uber-pregnant and it was a million degrees, so when we got going this morning, felt the cool breeze and I weighed a boat load less than last year, we were all relieved. Given Christopher's love of dogs, we were anticipating that our little man would just be laughing the entire morning. The event involves hundreds of dogs and the best weatherman in Kansas City, no, the whole world, Gary Lezak. I believe Christopher enjoyed himself but the whole thing seemed a little overwhelming for him. The look on his face said, "You know, I love dogs but this is insane!" We only did one lap around the Plaza and decided to hit the road... Since little man only slept about 15 minutes in the morning, he had some major fuss in his pants and Mommy and Daddy had to get creative. It has turned out to be a beautiful day so I suggested a trip to the neighborhood pool. We got Chris into his stylin' suit, lathered him in sunscreen and were just about to head out when we realized... oh yeah, we don't have a key to get into the pool. Plan B: off to the gym to use the indoor pool. We had purchased a little float that CJ can sit in so we brought that with us and he had a great time! CJ was kicking his feet like he was ready to do the Ironman! Since it was a new experience for him, he didn't realize that it is not exactly the best of ideas to just plant your face directly in the water without knowing how to hold your breath. This did not ruin his swim though, just shocked him a bit. All in all, he had a fun time as did we.

Note to readers: We will be on vacation this coming week so I'm not sure if the blog will get updated. Stay tuned for fun stories when we return on the 22nd!