Lights of Love

Yesterday was the big day! At about 2 in the afternoon, we loaded up our hats, mittens, coats, long undies and blankets and headed to Austin. Once we got there, we picked up our race packet and headed to the Family Christian bookstore to do some shopping.

After lunch at Witch Which (YUM!) we headed to the starting line! The boys, bundled up, ready to head to the race!
The girls, also ready to go!

The Krajca family, nice and toasty. Team Cranio Kids.

Ronald McDonald was at the starting line, passing out high fives to all the racers.

The race went well. At about mile marker one, I started the pregnant lady waddle. The longest part of the race for me was between mile marker one and mile marker 2. It was at this point that my loving husband pointed out that there was a gentleman with a cane who had passed us. Shortly after that, we saw the police car, bringing up the end of the race, directly behind us. Oh well.

We walked through a neighborhood that was close to Dell Children's Medical Center (which is where Benjamin had his surgery). Many of the people who lived in the neighborhood were out singing, cheering us one, and ringing bells. The police standing along the route were also cheering, waving and giving high fives. It was a lot of fun!

Thanks to the patience of our team members, Team Cranio Kids crossed the finish line one hour and three minutes after the start of the race!

Our Cranio Kids To add to the ambiance, fake snow had been placed around the finish line. After all the snow hype that central TX got yesterday, it was fun for the kids to actually get to play in "snow".

We had a great time at the Lights of Love! Thank you to everyone who supported our team. Together, we've raised $770 for Ronald McDonald House Charities!