July 4

Today's highlights:

• Raha and I ran the Firecracker 5K this morning in the rain. I ran 21:26, a 1:10 PR that earned 3rd place for women. We're lucky we make it -- the start time was moved back 30 minutes!

• Luke, Aaron, and Raha played at the Puzzle Dome this morning. Raha refined his putt putt golf game (even a hole in one). I'm not sure if Luke was playing golf or hockey....and Aaron took the flags apart and shoved the fabric down the holes.

• There were giant dinosaur inflatables for jumping. Aaron and Luke bounced each other senseless.


• Rich took Raha and Luke to see Wall-E. High marks from all. Luke was heart-broken that he couldn't buy a Wall-E toy on the way home.


• Raha and Luke made extra-choco chocolate chip cookies (despite shakes at lunch and ice cream with Rich....4 guys in the house, all with a giant sweet tooth), and the kitchen survived.

• And they actually did celebrate the 4th a bit, with sparklers and one fancy firework.