Kris' Akron Marathon and a Little Site Seeing Too

Kris spent several months training for a marathon which he completed in Akron, Ohio on Sept. 25th. It took hours upon hours of running morning after morning to become prepared for such a feat, and we are so proud of Kris for doing it! We were also excited to get to be there as a family to see him complete this great accomplishment.
You may recall in a post from May that Kris ran the Indianapolis half marathon with a friend named Josh, who now lives in Ohio. We stayed two nights with Josh and his family-thank you for your hospitality! Josh ran the half, so they got to run a while together.The morning began bright and early (5:00am). The kids were great troopers!

After catching a glimpse of Kris at two sections of the course (caught on the camcorder), the girls participated in a kids' 1 mile run. They received a t-shirt and a medal for running.

There were also snacks for the kids and some fun activities like face painting. Ellary really liked the characters in their costumes, but when it came down to it, she kept her distance.

This is Kris after he crossed the finish line. Wow-what a work-out. I can only imagine how exhausting running 26.2 miles would be.

Kris, we are so proud of you for fulfilling your goal. Thanks for being a good example for us. Way to go, Babe!

While we were in the Akron area, we took the day before the race to tour some church historical sites in Kirtland, Ohio. First we visited the LDS Visitor's Center (it really invites the Spirit). Then we took a tour of the non-working Kirtland Temple. So these pictures are out of chronological order, but hey, they are still here...

The old saw mill.

The Newell K. Whitney Store

Random pictures with the beautiful flowers.

We also went to the John Johnson farm in Hiram, Ohio. What a neat experience and what a neat family the Johnson's must have been.

This is the spot Joseph Smith, Jn. gave his sermon from the morning after an angry mob tarred and feathered him.

Living in the Mid-West affords us the ability to see so many Church sites and we are really grateful to have had the chance to see so many of them.