On July 4, we were all up by 6 a.m. because Richard was running in his first race! The "Beat the Heat Wave" 5 mile run. Rich was up before 5, I was up by 5:30 and Matt was the last. The above photo was taken around 6:45, that's why they look so droopy.
I have never been to a "real" race/running event. It's a fantastic people watching opportunity! I loved checking out the running "ensembles" and watching the hard core runners warm up. As my friend noted, there were a few older men who needed some larger shorts!
The kids passed the time by drawing posters for their dads and just chilling out. 
The finish line and if you look closely, Richard is behind the guy in the blue shirt.
Go Richie!!!!! I was so proud of him. 5 miles in 50 minutes!
Matt was a little afraid to touch dad because he was dripping in sweat!
Once the runners crossed the finished line, they were treated to a smorgasbord of fruit, sausage, beer, water, Popsicles, and other treats. It was a great morning. Hopefully next year I will be running with him. (Also, Richard signed up to run the White Rock 1/2 marathon in Dallas in December! )After the race we spent the afternoon swimming with our small group friends. We finally came home around 4 and pretty much crashed. I think we might of all been asleep by the time the local firework shows began.
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Aleesa, how about just dinner out since we can't seem to get a beach trip together. OR we could make our small group meeting in Galveston this Sunday!! HA@ I would love to get together and even have dinner at our house. we could invite the bargers and maybe a couple others with littles... Royers... I like to have dinner with new folks to the group so they feel welcome. let me know what you think
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