Aw! Aren’t we cute!? Running with kids.

I have to admit I quite like the smiles we get as jog along the river valley as a family. Maybe I also delude myself into thinking we help people dig a little deeper as they pass us with our ridiculously huge running stroller. But, I thought i should also paint a clearer pictures of what running with kids ACTUALLY looks like.

7:00am: Isabelle crawls into our bed wanting to start the day
7:10am: Pat can no longer stall (Elodie is now awake) and gets out of bed and makes coffee and breakfast. “I’ll be there in 5″ I say…
7:40am: Oops, Michelle didn’t set an alarm and 5 became 30 extra glorious minutes
8:30am: Pat and Michelle are fully caffeinated, kids have eaten, Isabelle finally went potty, two Elodie diaper changes, kids are dressed, hats are on, extra blankets, snacks, water and the ipad (in case we need heavy duty distraction) are loaded into the running stroller
8:35am: Have to stop, Elodie is already hungry again
8:37am: Rookie mistake, we have to stop again. Belle saw Elodie’s snack and wants one too
8:50am: We need two of us to hold the stroller down a really steep hill (same hill we need to go back up, oh dear God what were we thinking)
9:10am: Elodie is crying. I’m sure we put a banana in here somewhere – banana divided into two equal parts for both kids
9:15am: Banana is gone, Elodie is bored. Out comes the ipad
9:25am: That is a really big hill with a stroller… I mean really big. Is there an escalator?
9:35am: Home again. What a relaxing morning run…