pete's first race

Today we went to watch Mike at his usual Sunday race. It's become Payton and my routine to follow him around the course and be his biggest fans - ringing our cowbells all along the way. And it's become his routine to perform in such a tremendous way that even he's amazed. It's so fun to watch him gaining speed and momentum and learning new things. And even when he falls down, he somehow gets up and comes back to catch the competition. It's very cool.

I accidentally took this picture as he was falling, for example, but he caught himself just in time to not actually fall down the stairs. Ouch!








Here's Payton cheering him on from a tree on the course.








Another fun thing about today's race was the fact that it was Payton's first race. Instead of being nervous - she was brave. And quite frankly, pretty amped. She rode the one lap with all of the other kiddos and when she got done, with a big grin on her face, she asked if she could move up a level next week. That's definitely Payton for ya - I wonder where she gets it!