Anne won the race!

Each year, ACCA (the private school that all of our kids have attended at least once!) holds a Jog-A-Thon to raise funds and awareness for the school. The idea is simple… the kids solicit pledges/per lap and then try to run as many laps as possible in the 1.5 hour time frame. Each lap is 1/4 mile.

Last year, I pushed Anne in her jogger stroller. Everyone loves Anne, so she enjoyed all the people cheering for her as we ran. But I thought it was time to ramp it up a notch…

My goal for Anne was for me to help her walk 1 lap (which is 1/4 mile). It’s hard to put into words just how far this is for Anne. It’s significantly longer than she has ever walked before. So because the goal was so lofty, we started slow. We took lots of “sweet tea” breaks along the way. The kids cheered for her as they passed – Kate passed us 15 times!!! Three-quarters of the way through, Anne was so, so tired. I was tired too! (It’s tedious bending over to help Anne keep her balance…) But! Canon was there to encourage Anne to persevere :)  Anne never cried. Not. Once. Even though some steps seemed almost impossible, she had the best “can-do” attitude. The girl toughed it out, and after 45-long-minutes, she did it!!!!

Thanks to my friend Elizabeth Smith of Libbie Wicket for the great photos!

Anne at the finish line!!!

It felt like the whole school was cheering for Anne as she finished.

It was a family effort!

So, so proud of our sweet Anne!!!

Anne was so proud of her accomplishment. The whole family went out to celebrate, and Anne kept saying, “I won the race! But next year, I’m going to walk the whole lap by myself!!!” Now THAT is something I want to see!!!!

15 thoughts on “Anne won the race!”

  1. Lucel-Melody Wings says:

    AWESOME!
    HOORAY for Anne.
    Hooray for Canon.
    Hooray for Kate.
    Hooray for Mom & Dad.
    You ALL won today’s race.
    LOVE the pictures. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Marc Jackson says:

    Yeaaaahhhhhh Yeaaaahhhhhh,  Anne…   Sooo awesome. 

    She is fast like her daddy 

    Sent from Samsung Galaxy NotekathrynJacks

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  6. paulette says:

    Of course, I am crying! What an amazing mom you are! What an amazing girl she is! What an amazing daddy and siblings she has. What an amazing God we serve Who made it all possible!

    Woo Hoo Anne! Way. to. go!

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