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GRIZZLY RUN
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Starting with yesterday, when some of my kids participated in the annual Grizzly Run in Canmore, AB in the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Since health issues kept Lloyd and me from going to watch this event, I had to rely on pictures the kids posted on Instagram. They were very good at keeping us in the loop so we could cheer them on from the comfort of our home. The mountains in October mean cold, cold, cold. There was even snow at one point.
These are my runners after the 50k run was over. l to r. Son-in-law Greg, who ran the entire 50k. Then Daughters Sara and Amy who, with the other girls, participated in the 50k relay, each taking a leg of the mountain track. Granddaughters Charlie and Layla who together ran the final 5.7k lap of the run. Grandson Baron was there to cheer them on. Daughters Mary and Emily who made up the rest of the relay team.
We are so proud of them.
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GOOD NEWS
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Emily, our youngest daughter there at the far right, had some excellent and exciting news for us in August. She and hubby Allan are expecting their first baby in April. This is so exciting. We haven't had a new baby in our family in over three years when the last three were born in March, May and July. This newcomer will be our 21st grandchild and we're just as thrilled about his/her arrival as we were about our first, 17 years ago. Emily is our baby - born six years after we thought we were 'finished' - she has brought such joy to our family. I don't know what we'd have done without her these past 27 years.
Pregnancy hasn't slowed Emily down much. Already in her first trimester she has done a 40km hike up Mt. Robson on the British Columbia/Alberta border, she ran her first full marathon in Edmonton, and now completed the Grizzly Run Relay. I think she's about ready to slow down now and do some nesting over the long winter months.
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THATS ALL FOR NOW
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Since I can't access my pictures very well, and not wanting to bore you with unillustrated ramblings, I'll cut this short. Lloyd and I are looking forward to ten days of R&R in Arizona at the end of the month. I'll post again from there.
