4th of July

Fourth of July ended up on a Thursday this year; we both had the day off of work.  Even though I had to be at work on Friday, it was nice to have a day off in the middle of the week.  Warrenville has a parade on the night of the 3rd to start off the holiday.  We didn't do much for the parade this year because the main street to our house has been closed for construction and we didn't think people would be able to get to our house; little did we know that they would finish up the Saturday before the holiday...oh well.  It is nice to have our road back.

On the 4th, the Warrenville Firecraker 5k starts a block from our house.  It is hard to complain about a race where you can just walk to the start line!  Rob did very good getting 2nd/3rd in his age group (it was a tie..."F" got the second medal and Rob "S" got the 3rd) - 20:58.  I did pretty good too with a 25:07...I have to be a lot faster to get a medal.  Everyone agreed that the race was much better than last year when the temperatures quickly soared in the morning with a high over 100 degrees later in the day...this year, temperatures on the 4th maxed out only in the lower 80's.

We also watched the hometown fireworks down at the park.  Actually, next door to the park.  Our friends in-laws have a home across the street; it worked out fine for we could still hear the bands just fine without being smushed into the crowd.

The pups had a good holiday too.  We walk or run everyday, and on the weekends like to make a special trip into a forest preserve for some walking.  Until today, the weather has been pretty good.  On the 4th after the 5k, we went over to Danada in Wheaton (which was almost empty) and enjoyed some of the trails.  Today was very hot, so we put the pool out for them.