This school year is in full swing and is keeping us busy. We have been taking advantage of our weekend time to get out and enjoy the sunshine. The first weekend of October marked the season closing for our neighborhood pool. Boogs and I were both saddened by this event as we had been indulging in an hour swim a couple of times a week after school and swimming on weekends.
Sometimes, Daddy came swimming with us, too.
Since school started, Boogs and I usually had the pool to ourselves on weekdays.
The Central Texas weather has been beautiful the past few weeks. It definitely does not feel like Fall.
We went to two parks in one morning.
I love Boogs' face in this picture.
Poor little butterfly had a torn wing. He spent about 15 minutes on my shoe.
We also attended our school district's annual Mudstacle, the muddy obstacle race.
Boogs was excited about running it this year. We ran the 5K course. Since it is a family run, they also offer a kid's fun run course and a 2.5K course. The race began and ended with bubbles.
Both Boogs and I were knocked off the balance beam into the mud.
Ooops, my camera lens was blocked with mud. I had it in a protective waterproof case and was able to wipe the lens area clean.
There were four sets of hanging pool noodles to plow through.
Boogs got all tangled up at the Get Wired obstacle.
Boogs skipped the blocks of steps and only used one to propel himself over the wall. I went over without using the blocks at all.
We spent a part of the course walking. I guess we did not pace ourselves very well at the beginning.
Cinnamon Rolls Obstacle.
Boogs cheated on this part of the course. He just hunched over and walked through the mud CRAWL obstacle. I was too tall to do that so I got coated in mud from going through this obstacle on my hands and knees.
Boogs said his feet were "squelchy" and he wasn't too happy about it.
We were glad for the water stop, it helped us revive our energy to finish the course.
This part of the course was called the "So Tire'd" obstacle.
Jumping the fence meant we were finally nearing the last few obstacles.
Muddy lens again for the balancing beams.
One more set of hay bales. These were stacked instead of rolled.
Boogs took off sprinting when the finish line was in sight.
Yay! We finished another muddy race!
Boogs had to visit the bubble pit before he rinsed off and cleaned up.
Sometimes, I had trouble locating him in there.
After about 40 minutes, I had to coax him out of the bubbles.
It looked like he had a flowing robe of bubbles.
All cleaned up and ready to donate his muddy shoes.
Of course, we had to play a few games on our way back to the car.
The Mudstacle Race was a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. Boogs is already looking forward to the next one.
Boogs has wanted to do a "real" mud race for a long time. Here are pics from one of the Warrior Dash races I participated in a few years back. I think these pics are from 2011. You have to be 14 to enter the Warrior Dash Race. Boogs wants to try jumping over fire. :-) I'm glad he will still have to wait a few more years to do that.
We are enjoying these wonderful sunny and warm days while they last. We aren't ready for cold weather, yet.
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Mudstacle looks great fun and very similar to something in the UK called Tough Mudder. Love that it's got foam and lots of obstacles x #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteWe have many mud races here for 14 years and up - Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash, Spartan Race, etc. But there aren't very many for the younger crowd. Boogs is waiting to be old enough to participate in a "real" mud race.
DeleteWhat great fun - my girls love those sort of obstacle races as well and I like the bubbles at the end! #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteThey are a lot of fun. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteOh my this is how to enjoy running. My kids would adore this, just running along the lane isn't the same at all. It looks so well organised and a real family fun feel to the whole thing. The bubbles are a lovely touch. I am very envious of your lovely autumn sunshine, the last of the heat of summer really feels like it has left us in the UK. Enjoy it over there as long as you can.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with me on #CountryKids
It is still hot in the afternoons. I am ready for some autumn weather. Thanks for hosting County Kids.
DeleteWow, it looks awesome (especially the bubbles!) I'd love to have a go. #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteI had a hard time getting him out of those bubbles.
DeleteI love obstacle courses like this that the children can take part in, there looked like so much to get over, on and through! #countrykids
ReplyDeleteYes, they are fun. Some of the obstacles were more difficult than others but they were all family friendly.
DeleteOur weather has just turned colder this weekend. Looks like you've had a nice long time enjoying the pool (our outdoor one nearby closes when school goes back in Sept). Well done on the muddy race #countrykids
ReplyDeleteWe go back to school in August. The public pools close then. Our neighborhood pool stays open longer and opens earlier in the Spring. We love it.
DeleteI'd never heard of mud races before, and this looks like serious fun! My kids would love it!
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Mud races have been popular for almost ten years. I am glad they have some for the younger crowd.
DeleteThis looks like so much fun. My kids did a mud run last year but it didn't have so much variety. #countrykids
ReplyDeleteOur school district does an excellent job organizing this event each year. There were several other obstacles that I did not get pictures to include in this post.
DeleteMudstacle looks like so much fun. I love the bubbles at the end! Boogs looks like he enjoyed it :-) #countrykids
ReplyDeleteHe definitely did enjoy it. There is another one of these types of races held in May. We have already marked our calendar for it.
DeleteThe mudstacle race looks like a lot of fun! My younger son would LOVE this :) You're lucky that your pool stays open, come Labor Day weekend everything closes here whatever the weather is doing! #countrykids
ReplyDeleteI feel very lucky to get to enjoy a pool at all. Our last neighborhood did not have a community pool. We went to a couple of public pools this summer with friends and had to get out of the water three different days because of poop in the pool. Yuck! We stopped going to the public pools.
DeleteAhaha the mudsticle race looks amazing!! Go you guys. It's sad when things shut for fall and winter. When the weather turns nice they should keep things open! #countrykids
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. We are still have days with temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s. It is still hot in the afternoons.
DeleteThis looks like great fun! I love how it starts and ends with bubbles. Also looks like you didnt do too bad on getting too muddy. some of those obstacles look fun. #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteI was muddier than Boogs. I think I fell more than he did and I had to crawl through one mud pit that he strolled through. The bubbles kind of cleaned him off at the end. Then there were water hoses for spraying off the worst of the mud.
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