4th of July

On the morning of the 4th, while most reasonable people took advantage of a mid-week holiday to catch a few extra hours sleep and get a head start on their drinking, the Engel clan (along with our beloved Babkes family) dragged our asses out of bed for a 5k (Liz & Josh) and Dash's first race, a 1k.

Here Josh is pinning on Dash's bib.

Before the race--he's smiling but is about to puke from sheer terror.

Ben, too, I think.

Josh did the run with him for security-blanket purposes.

Here they are about to cross the finish line!

The race organizers let Josh put Dash's medal on him.

After. What do you think? More proud or relieved that it's over?

And then it was the adults' turn to run like the wind! The final results haven't been posted yet, but I feel like this was definitely one of my best races. Grrr.

After the race and a nice, long family nap, we headed back over to the Babkes' for some 4th of July festivities, including glow necklaces...

Mugging...

Photo bombing...

More photo bombing--this time featuring the extra-classy Miller High Life tall boy. It's the Champagne of beers.

And fireworks.

Hope your 4th was the (photo) bomb, too.