On July 4th we headed downtown early in the morning to support Grace while she ran in a race. Glen had his cowbell and his Dinosaur so he was ready to cheer her on.
Grace was ready! She was going to run 1.5 miles in this race and she had been practicing. Looking behind her you can see the start line.
She left the start line and was moving fast.
She loved running this race. I think it had to do with how many people were running with their dogs.
She ran about half of the race, then the course got a bit confusing. She got turned around once and Matt helped redirect her.
She never got fully back on track. The second time she got turned around we decided to call the race done and let her play in the slip and slide. She ran about 1 mile of the 1.5
The slip and slide was fun
She went on it about 5 times
And got soaking wet
As we walked home from the race and the slip and slide Matt and I were telling her that we were so proud of her, even if she didn't finish the race.
She was astonished that she did not finish. Soaking wet, she put her socks and shoes back on and said that she wanted to run the rest of it with me.
So we started, close to where she got turned around and ran the rest of the way in. That makes me even more proud of her.
Glen was just happy with the gravel and the mulch.
What a great ending to a race.
Then in the evening we went to watch the fireworks in town. This is the first time that we did this, and the kids loved it. They talked about the fire in the sky for many weeks later.
Happy July 4th!
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