The weekend was busy but good. We started off right away on Friday night, by heading down to Astor Park so Sophia could run in the Bellin Kid's Run. Her race was a quarter mile jaunt and she was just getting warmed up when the finish line showed up. It is a wonderful family event and we were back at it early the next morning. I tossed both of the kids into the rickshaw and was able to weave an 8 mile run on a 6 mile course. The walkers preceded the stroller division so with my cheering kids in tow we 'zigged and zagged all over the roads. It was their job to watch for water, as residents along the course attach thier hoses to ladders to shower the runners. With almost 17,000 runners that is a lot of water. At one of the shower stations both kids erupted into infectious giggles in voice pitches that only excited childern can reach, this sent a ripple of laughter through out those around us and I would like to think a little energy as well. Not only do the kids want to talk to me during the entire race but also control my speed and continually tell me to go faster, speed up and ask me why so many people are passing us--it is imperative to check the ego when pushing kids in the race. After a brief nap at home we headed over to a birthday party for some friends and had a delightful evening chatting with adults while the kids splashed in the pool and played soccer. Sunday morning was another beautiful day and Merrick helped me transplant some flowers for our butterfly garden and all three of us tried to catch a baby bunny that had busted back into the garden. Sophia spent some time cutting up carrots in hopes of luring the rascal back into the yard after we finally chased it out. Meanwhile Lisa laid down some lawn-toupees and planted a new tree. After a brief lunch a surprise hail storm hit and Sophia and I were able to collect some of the marble sized hail. The evening ended as all evenings should brats on the grill, and a walk to the ice cream shop.
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