Our First 5k

     Today, Lila and I walked our first unofficial 5k. It was my worst time and my best time. I would say that at nearly 2 hours I probably would have passed the finish line long after everyone had left. But those 2 hours were quality mother daughter bonding and Lila showed me a new way to view my old running route. 

     She fell asleep pretty early into our walk but that didn't stop me from telling her about everything I saw.  I told her all about the storm and how much the area had changed. I pointed out the birds we saw, the lighthouse, the marsh, and everything else. We made it to the docks, our half way point, and this is how excited Lila was:

     I tried to get her to wake up but she wanted nothing of it. The sound of the bay was too calming and she missed the view. So we kept walking and I decided to take her to the beach for the first time. Our bathing beach is pretty small, but surprisingly rather nice.  Once I put her hat on and took her out of the stroller she woke right up and I loved watching her take everything in. Fortunately I found someone to take a picture of the first time Mommy and Lila were in the Barnegat Bay together :

     It was actually pretty warm but Lila was not happy to have her feet in the water!  I'm sure she'll get used to it and love the water as much as her mommy and daddy.

     She spent the rest of our walk home 'talking' to me, her new thing. She recently found her voice and loves to hear herself talk! 

     It was such a nice way to start the day and I see many more walks in our future.