Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA

Today was our first 5k run/walk!  It was great fun! The very best part of the day for Lon was MATER!
This is the information about Mater's journey from a 1955 wrecked farm truck to the Mater we know and love.

The paint job is just increadible. They used 13 coats of paint to get this effect.  The details are amazing. The found just the right parts in Sitka, Connecticut, here in Washington and a couple other far flung places I can not remember right now.  This was truely a labor of love

Here he is!

This was not something the kids had to stay away from. The gentleman who built Mater wants the kids to climb on him, in the cab, in the back, he even has a special *hood* so the kids can get up there for photos!

The reason Mommy came to Healthy Kids Day at the Y. The 5k run/walk. We walked. I had my knee brace. I did the whole thing in 48 minutes. Lon rode in the stroller the whole way. He said he wanted to walk but later on admitted that it was a little too long for him.  We did not come in last. That was the entire goal for this walk. The last people came in about 15/20 minutes after we did!  

After the walk Lon ran right back to Mater!

Lovin this!

Climbing all over Mater!

Lon took a break from Mater to participate in the 40 yard dash in the 6 and under category!

RUN RUN RUN!

On the way back to Mater, Lon saw the bouncey house! We did that four times. It was super fun for Lon and helps him in learning to wait his turn. We went inside  and looked at all the booths and did all the activities that Lon wanted to do. He wanted to throw the baggies at yellow rubber duckies, he wanted to throw the milk cartons into the bigger milk carton. He did not want his face painted, or his hair styled. He wanted to take the tattoo home but not put it on there. 

 Then it was one last time visiting Mater, this time he was driving!

Trying to reach the pedals!  It is still going to be a little while till he is tall enough to drive