A year in pumpkins

As we enter the holiday season I'm very aware of "one year ago" thoughts, even more so than Oliver's birthday season. The holidays are so special for me and I feel like they are coming alive with a child around to experience the fun and magic of it all. I remember taking him to a Pumpkin themed 5K race last year and seeing the "kids races" and thinking about my tiny baby cuddled in my arms and all he had yet to experience. We went again yesterday (I ran a PR!) and he was a giraffe and he was so friendly, walking up to other kids and adults, showing off his cuteness, playing with dogs and then eventually clapping as I ran past the finish line. When I came to see him we went and played on the hill, running up and down, throwing sticks and crunching fall leaves. He's a boy now, a kid!

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