Today was Ethan's first kids run of the 2005-2006 Fall running season. This morning he ran the IBM Uptown Classic; he enjoyed the race so much that he ran an extra "victory lap" around the race course. After the race, Ethan got a snake painted on his arm and had some post race pizza. We headed home after the race to get ready for a class mate's birthday party.

Later in the afternoon at the birthday party, Ethan got an awesome balloon. The balloon clown made some sort of balloon launcher that Ethan can actually wear - it is pretty cool! I am attaching a picture. The day ended with soccer practice - we had a pretty busy weekend, but a fun one.