We loved watching it come to an end as we were all so tired, but sad too.
As we watched the tents come down and the stadium clear there was a sense of accomplishment for having completed the Relay but sadness as the feeling of camaraderie left with everyone.
We will definitely do this again but I think with a little more prep and planning.
You see when we got home we had most of our church clothing pre-set out so we could just shower and go.
Well as Mike showered I fell asleep. Now he knows I am fairly fast at getting ready so he decided to let me sleep as a Mother's Day gift and he was going to finish getting the kids ready.
As he was going through the sock basket he too fell asleep.
The kids say he was in a very funny position and couldn't wake him.
He finally woke-up about half way through church time and then woke me up.
We were quite sad as we really wanted to show the kids that we could do something like this and still keep our commitments of attending church.
We decided that next year we would make sure one of us got a nights sleep so we could not falter again.
So we rested and everyone was awake Monday morning, but oh so sore!
Ben had played ball/ soccer with the kids for 15 hours and then walked his 4 hour turn at 1 am and he could really feel it throughout his legs and arms.
Mike had walked 15 hours total between our team and the Costco team so he could hardly stand.
Then there was me.
I only walked a little less than 7 hours plus all the running around after the kids and activities that I could hardly move as well.
The other kids all complained about how sore their legs were as well that we decided to take Monday off from almost everything and rest one more day.
For the most part it worked and we are up and going again today, but we did learn that we need to be in better shape for next years relay.
In a side, but fun, note...
Today is Cloes "dress however you want" day and this is her outfit of choice.
I sure love this little girl.
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