Thursday, July 05, 2012

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.

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Here Josh is pinning on Dash's bib.

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

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Ben, too, I think.

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

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Here they are about to cross the finish line!

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

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

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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.

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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...

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Mugging...

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Photo bombing...

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

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And fireworks.

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

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