Invitationals & Baking

Yesterday, Alex participated in his first Invitational. There were 12 teams from around the area competing in his race. So it was pretty big. They're doing the "team cheer" above... "Go 'Pool!"

And here he stretches during warm-ups...

Then they go to the starting line... it was about 3-deep. There were probably 125+ kids in the race. We're not sure what place Alex ended up in, probably about the middle of the pack. Liverpool ended up 4th overall, out of the 12 teams.

Next weekend is the big Invitational of the year, the McQuaid Invitational in Rochester. I hear it's 8 times as big as the event yesterday...

Today I managed to not leave the house. That rarely happens, but it was a very nice treat. I baked chocolate chip cookies and more apple crisp. There's a pulled pork cooking in the crock pot for dinner. The house smells very yummy today. It's a perfect day for baking and hanging out since it's so rainy and gross outside.