In closing this blog of the chronicles of our journey to Nik and our 1st year together, I wanted to post pictures of the Chosen Marathon. Brent and I ran this race in 2011 with Team Bowen (Allison Parker, Gene Wilkes, Joel Verinder, David Morales, and Mark Housewright) as a fund raiser for our adoption. At the time, we didn't even know who Nik was and our generous friends and family helped us raise around $4000 for our adoption.
The Chosen Marathon is an amazing event that benefits adoptive families and other programs that aid orphaned children. This year, Amber Wing and I formed a team to support Marissa's House orphanage in Africa. Returning to Chosen this year felt like the completion of a journey. The amazing people that organize the race celebrated Nik's story with us. While I ran the full marathon, the kids ran in a kid's fun run. The race was a very fitting event to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Nik's home with us. It was the perfect end to an amazing year.
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| Family photo at reception for adoptive families |
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| Gearing up for the kid's fun run! |
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| This card was used in promotional materials for our team. Notice Nik's photo on the front! |
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