The Other Brad Plus a Bit of Fun

I didn't sleep last night, we didn't get out of the house this morning as early as I would have liked, and Ryan was feeling all sinus-stuffy. Neither of us were in the best mood, and unfortunately our run at the other Brad didn't help much. Conditions were not good. There had been a lot of traffic on the loop but things weren't well packed or consistent. The surface was frozen solid with ankle-busting unevenness throughout. There was just no good path. On the singletrack in the woods - my favorite section - it was solid ice with a thin dusting of snow on top - not ideal. Plus the lighting was flat, which made all the unevenness hard to discern. Blah. We decided to stop at one loop. So much for a long run. 

But, the good thing is that Sam had fun with Grammie and Grampie while we were gone, grooving to country music (Dana's favorite), coloring and playing games. 

Coloring with Grampie

And after lunch, she and I went out into the backyard to play in the snow for a bit before we headed north. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and it had warmed up into the 40s. It was actually the perfect weather to be playing out in the snow as it wasn't too cold, and the snow was nice and tacky. We ran around out back, looking at the deer, bunny and squirrel prints, tromped into the woods a bit, ran up and down the slope, and then at the end, she rolled down the hill a few times. It was quite hysterical. I wish I had had my camera with me. We had a great time and she got some good fresh air and exercise - perfect. 

Then we headed back to Maine, stopping at Kristen's for cake and ice cream in celebration of Morgan's 8th birthday. Happy Birthday Morgan! So, despite a so-so run, it ended up being a really nice day!

Morgan, Susie, Lillie and Sam

The birthday girl

Kristen and Morgan

Sam and Lillie

Rob, Kristen and Morgan