Ras na hEireann

On Sunday I participated in my first race since late 2009 (the pre-Caiden, pre-pregnancy days). "The Ras" is a 5k in Somerville that always happens around St Patty's day and attracts a big BTT presence. It was a bit of a hectic morning! We got to say a quick hello to Grace and her fun college friends who were visiting before the race:

 

Then we ran off to find Dan before the start of the race. He was meeting us in Davis Sq since he had a meeting at Northeastern beforehand. We found him in the nick of time. He took over Caiden duty and I made a beeline for the start.  It was a fun run, especially knowing I had these guys waiting for me at the finish line.

 

We got to say hello to a few more friends after the race, but we had to rush the little man home pretty quickly to take a nap. He's not so good at napping when we're out and about anymore. He was very good all morning, but I knew a meltdown was imminent. He crashed for 2.5 hours when we got home. All the excitement and fresh air tuckered him out!