Last weekend we ventured up to Long Beach to cheer Daddy on in his first FULL marathon. We drove up on Saturday and met Grammie at the Hilton.
Donovan took his nap for the day on the drive up with his doggie, of course.
The kids were great in the hotel. Aside from Donovan letting himself out of the hotel room and sprinting up and down the hall before we realized he wasn't actually in the room, (parent fail) I'd say we were pretty successful. Grammie had packed a bunch of little toys and coloring books which kept our mini-man entertained. He slept in Grammie's room for the night and Dustin, Emmerson, and I had our own room. It was a good thing too, because Dustin was up by 3 in the morning getting ready for the race on Sunday. Donovan didn't sleep much past 5:00 in Grammie's room and Emmerson and I thankfully woke up at 7:00 when Grammie texted us. (Those black out shades are dangerous, I tell you... I may need to invest in some for our kids' rooms. Ha!)
After we ate breakfast, we ventured through the crowds to find a spot to cheer Daddy on at the finish line. The music was SO loud, not to mention all of the people screaming. By 10:00 Donovan had had enough.
And when I knew Dustin was just minutes away from finishing, Donovan had a full on melt down. The kind where spectators were actually asking me if my child was okay with very concerned looks on their faces. I think I may have been sweating as much as the marathon runners at that point.
But thankfully, he held in there (sort of) just long enough to see his Daddy cross the finish line. I was super emotional watching him come through. TWENTY-SIX MILES!!! I was sooo proud of him!
He looked amazing after crossing and other than needing a few minutes to veg out, he recovered phenomenally well. Donovan obviously wanted to help him out with the resting part.
A few shots of the family with our awesome runner.
And my uncooperative son decided, he'd had enough once again.
When we made our way back to the hotel, Grammie ordered us room service fit for royalty. Honestly, I've never seen a bigger spread. It was SO yummy! We laid around the hotel room for a few hours and some of us napped a bit. And then it was time to pack up our things and head out once again.
Thank you Grammie, for sharing in the special weekend with us. We loved celebrating it with you!
And Dustin... you inspire all of us. I am so, so proud of you each and every day.
