July 4th Fun

Gone are the days when we could just roll out of bed and show up for a race. Race days are quite an ordeal now---disassembling/reassembling the double jogging stroller, borrowing Poppa's truck the night before the race for the disassembled stroller to fit in, getting the kids up at 6:15am, packing emergency snack bags in case the "wiggles" set in when there's still 1 mile left to go, standing in lines at port-a-potties before the race starts, etc, etc. So much to plan for/think about and then there's the unthinkable--- who would have thought that running alongside railroad tracks could pose a problem??? Well we found out that it can be quite a concern for 3 year old little girls who are terrified of the loud noises that trains make. It didn't take long for Anna to make the association that running beside train tracks could mean that a train could come by anytime, so for the whole race she sat crouched low, holding her ears. :(

Thankfully, due to Tim's incredible race time (even better than his single jogging stroller race time at this same race a few years ago) she only had to endure this position for a total time of 25:20! By the way, a train never came by the whole time we were there anyway.

Here's a happier Anna face! We had lunch after the race at my sister's house with a delicious homemade 4th of July cake.