Mother of All Weekends

We had a great Mother's Day weekend! My mom came to visit on Friday night, after I attended a reunion for my beloved Camp Huckins. Saturday we went back to Wolfe's Neck Farm, which my mom loved - as did Payson, Matt, and I. As we were getting ready to head out to the Farm, Stacy called to ask for directions! So it was an added bonus to see Alison, Stacy, and HER mom at the Farm, too! The girls had a blast running around, petting and feeding the animals, making noises, and stepping in poop.

The gals at the Farm (or, as they say in Maine, the Fahm)

Hey, this piggy's a little too close for comfort!

Checking out the chickens with dad...

... and the lambs with mom.

Sunday was my second Mother's Day! We enjoyed a gorgeous, fun day. Here's a little flashback to last year. I am planning on taking pics with Payson every Mother's Day.

This year's picture on the deck! Looks like it was quite a bit windier last year! I wonder how much more hair Payson will get this year...

Hey, I also noticed I'm wearing the lovely jewelery Matt's given me on both Mother's Days. I'll add that tradition to the picture, too! (Hee, hee - or hint, hint...) Honestly, Matt is so great about recognizing all the work I do as a mom and he really shows his appreciation, on lots of days, not just Mother's Day. He's the best.

Here's the 3 of us. It's really hard to get a good picture of Payson nowadays - her nickname is Miss Squirmy Pants!

Sunday I ran my inaugural Sea Dogs Mother's Day 5K and LOVED it. It was a great course, and a ton of people ran (about 2,000!). I registered on the day of the race and my number was 1978! I thought that was pretty funny, as it's the year I was born. Hopefully next year Payson can do the Kids Fun Run - my friend Christine's 2 year old ran the entire thing this year and had a great time.

I was really happy with how I ran the race - I ended up surprising myself! I ran the first mile in about 7:20, the second a little faster, and ended up running the whole 5 kilometers/3.1 miles in 22:05, which evened out to a 7:07 pace. I have to admit I was a little shocked since I have not been running or exercising a ton, but enough to get me going! That put me in 4th out of 140 for my age division, and 185th out of 1926 overall. I am looking forward to more races soon! It was a great change from my normal running routine.

The race ended in Hadlock Field, home of the Seadogs (Portland's baseball team). We got to run around the perimeter of the field (as Matt informed me, it's formerly called the "Warning Track") - it was really cool! I'm in the light green/yellowish shirt above.

Here's Payson spectating. She did an awesome job at the race, with so much to look at!

After the race we went to Deering Oaks Park and hung out for a little bit.

Payson and I ran around the Park a little bit too. She's already in training for next year!