ICS 2012 FUN RUN...

2 weekends ago we had the annual ICS fun run... last year Pierce and I both did the 5K but this year Pierce wanted to run with his friends in the 750.  He had been practicing at school and was so happy to "win the race".  Here we are on race day.
This was Pierce stretching... at least he was looking at the ground.

Pierce and his buddy Wietze did a practice run in the sand...

The start of the 5K... this year we were able to cheer from the side lines at the beginning of the race.

The boys walking to their race...

Pierce was ready... he lined up with the  year olds.... this was not his race but he sure was ready... the boy next to him in the picture below won the race for the older kids...

Waiting for our turn...

Ok... finally our turn and a lot more kids... it was a packed line up...

Getting ready to go... I thought about taking Pierce's hat off but he did not want me too... I was wondering how this was going to end up... and I really never thought twice about the 750 for Pierce but that is almost a mile... wow check out the finish.

Let the race begin... Pierce is in the white hat towards the back... you might have to watch twice to find him... he had a good pace...

There was a short distance where the kids were out of sight... they got to the end and then had to turn around and come back so us parents stayed put so we could get pics of them crossing the finish... Here come Pierce... hat in hand at the front of this pack.

And there he goes...

I did not get a good picture of him crossing the finish line bc I was yelling to much... but as he crossed the finish line he threw his hat in the air.  So cute.  Later in the car I told him I was sorry I should have taken his hat so he did not have to carry it and run and he said no mom if you took it then I could not have thrown it at the finish line... so cute that boy...

Here is Mia and Pierce afterwards... leaning against a tree trying to catch their breath... so proud of this little man.

Saturday night with The Dentons!

Saturday night was a busy one but oh so good... we had so much fun and follow the story below to see all that we did... Pierce was with the babysitter and we were off to see the city. Our first stop was drinks at Stamford Hotel (the tallest hotel in Asia) for the great view.

Here are just a couple of the shots that Hal took from the 76 floor.
This is a really cool picture and a once a year shot...bc the little white balloons you see in the water are there for New Year's. Locals write their new years resolution and/or wish on the balloon and they float them in the marina for the New Years celebration... a pretty cool tradition... I did not get to put my resolution on their bc I did not know about it until they were already in the marina... maybe next year.
We waited until sunset and then headed to our next adventure... this was a great shot.
On our way out Janet and I got a pic in front of their Christmas tree.
Our next stop Clark Quay for dinner... Our friends Stephen and Elenora joined us for the rest of the night. We ate Thai food and still continued to have a great time.

We had to get a pic of Janet in the "hot seat" at THE CLINIC.
We saw this cute little Asian lady take a similar pic to this one with the lion head... and we were hoping to pull off the same cuteness.. what do you think?
Then we took a ride on the bike carriages to Chijmes to dance the night away.

This was us in traffic... a little scary.

And this was the car we got to sit behind at the light... there are worse cars to sit behind when riding a bike... at least he got out of our way.

We were trailing behind... and our little guy was sweating but we all made it Chijmes safe and sound. The tall building the background was the Stamford Hotel we were in earlier that night.

We made it... so pretty.

Our friends Geoffrey and Rita joined us for dancing... another great night with some good friends and family.

Can you tell how sweaty I was... I love to dance.