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September 4, 2009September 4, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Photos, Sports

The Final Race

The final “Wednesday Night at the Races” for the year was held on August 26. The last one is always held at Park Point with a large picnic which includes hot dogs, chips, watermelon and beverages following the races. I think this is Sebastian & Mike’s favorite part. We left early in order to prepare for being “bridged”. There was a good amount of traffic and we did end up being bridged. The sailboat races also take place each Wednesday during the summer so we had to wait while a few of them went out under the Aerial Lift Bridge. The crowds were huge at the park, the weather was cool and a bit foggy, but the kids were ready for racing. Sophia raced before Sebastian in the “Girls 6 & Under” category. She requested that Mike run with her. She looked pretty cute in her pink shorts and C9 athletic top.

Sebastian said on the way to the races that he wanted to finish in the top five. We, of course, said “It’s not about winning, it’s about doing your best.” Little did we know that we would finish in the top three!!

A group photo was taken at the end of the races. Many kids had left, but there was still a good sized group of proud runners.

We finished our picnic and started the drive back through Park Point toward home. Brake lights in front of us made us aware of the bridge going up – more sailboats. This time they were returning from their evening out on the lake and back into the bay. The bridge went back down, cars moved forward, then brake lights again. This time an ore boat was headed into port.

Bridged A View From The Car — "Bridged" A View From The Car

Since we knew that it would be at least a 15 or 20 minute wait, Mike and Sebastian jumped out of the car and headed down to the canal to watch the ship come in. Mike snapped a photo with his phone and sent it to me while Sophia & I waited in the car.

Bridged A View From The Canal — "Bridged" A View From The Canal

It was a great night despite all the waiting for sailboats and ore boats.

June 23, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos, Sports

Let The Race Begin

We had a full weekend with friends in town Friday and Saturday for Grandma’s Marathon. We also made a trip up the North Shore Saturday afternoon and enjoyed Father’s Day activities on Sunday.

Mike ran the 1/2 marathon with his high school friend Dave. Mike was hoping for cool conditions with low humidity, but got the opposite instead. Despite the less than ideal race conditions, he finished the 13.1 mile course in under two hours at a time of 1 hour 56 minutes. His friend who normally runs full marathons, finished at 1 hour 47 minutes. Way to go guys!!

After the race, we drove up the North Shore to visit the Split Rock Lighthouse (which Sophia kept calling the Split Rock Light Post, despite a number of corrections by myself and Sebastian).

We also spent some time at a cabin on the edge of Lake Superior being rented by Dave’s sister. The weather was hot and sunny, which made it very tempting to jump into the water.

We spent Father’s Day at home. The kids gave Mike their gifts in the morning and we enjoyed the nice weather outside with some yard games. We finished the day with steaks on the grill (Mike’s favorite) for dinner.

June 16, 2009June 16, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Sports

A Great Evening At The Ball Park

Sebastian’s baseball team, the Tigers, hosted the Pirates last night. With his Nana and Papa in the crowd Sebastian had one hit, two walks, scored twice and fielded a ground ball for a force out at third. In a 5 inning game, the Tigers were down 8-4 heading in the bottom of the 5th when they erupted for 5 straight runs to win the game 9-8. The Tigers, and Sebastian, were definitely a bit down after two close losses this past Saturday. When this one ended, they were on top of the world. A great evening at the ball park indeed. 🙂