Post 4th of July Recovery

The kids are wiped out, Mom is wiped out and poor Dad is back at work, equally wiped out. Our four day weekend was awesome but with the high temperatures was probably more exhausting than it really should have been. Swimming, running, slip n slide and BBQing every night and we all need a day of rest.

After Sydney was born I decided to take up running, something about the alone time and the instant sense of accomplishment at the end of the run was really gratifying. I blog about my running adventures as well at girls on the go. Running is primarily something I do by myself for many reasons, but a couple of years ago Sydney expressed an interest in running and it turns out she is really good at it! When the opportunity presents itself I would sign her up for a kids run. Two years ago we ran the Moraga 4th of July Run. Sydney did the kids run which she loved and I ran the 2 mile course. Last year Kylie did her inaugural run at this event as well. This year we were excited to have the entire family run! I am so proud of my girls, as a child I was never really encouraged to be athletic so it gives me great pleasure to see my girls love to run so much.

While I love to run by myself for the peace and solitude, it gives me nothing but pleasure to run with my entire family!

It was pretty warm here yesterday and temperatures reached the mid 90's, so we were all pretty exhausted after the morning's adventures. I almost forgot that I had to prep for our special dinner, instead of taking a nap! As you know my lovely neighbor is the creator of One Family, One Meal. Her menu options for the big weekend were BBQ ribs, I haven't made ribs in a long time, so I decided to give it a go! Amanda's BBQ Ribs  are AMAZING! It's worth the extra mile to do the spice rub and the homemade sauce, we could barely contain ourselves they were so good! Even Sydney ate some, which is a small miracle in our house for the kid who won't try anything new. Here is the finished product:

We finished our evening watching fireworks in our backyard. With such a long and eventful day, I just couldn't imagine actually taking the kids anywhere to watch the Moraga Fireworks. We are lucky enough to have a decent view from our backyard of the local show and we can even the hear the music from Moraga Commons.

I hope you all had a safe and fun 4th of July!