17 years

I'm not sure where the time has gone...



But, wherever it is please slow down.



Happy Birthday Miss. Kates! We love ya bunches!!

The Race

Last weekend Cody ran in his 1st race. Although, he told me several times it WAS NOT a race. We paid the entry fee, he received a t-shirt, and there were 150 participants, but the track team was just running it like they did in practice. I told him I wanted to see him run fast & sprint to the end, even though it was not a race. He told me not to bring my camera. Thankfully, a friend brought her camera & she took a picture of Cody at the beginning...



and the end...



Great job Cody for sprinting through the finish line, even though it was not a race!

Slow Down

(while driving Ryan to school & over several speed bumps)

Ryan: Why do they make speed bumps?
Mom: To help people remember to slow down.
Ryan: Well, they don't help you.

Guess I'll have to work on that if I don't want speed racers in my near future.

Track

Our Month of March is full of track meets and for the interest of our family out West, so will be our posts...



It was another beautiful day for a track meet. I packed more snacks this time, and was a little more prepared for the LONG wait.



Cody did the 800 & 4X400 relay. They were both ran during the last hour of the track meet. Thank goodness for a warm sunny day!

click on videos below to watch the races...



Kaitlyn took video, while I was taking pictures. She gets a little rowdy, so just keep watching... she gets back on task so you can see the end of the races.

A Perfect Day

It was 70 degrees and clear blue skies yesterday, which made it a perfect day for Cody's track meet.

Although, I don't think the runners were ready to run in the heat of the sun.



Cody's 1st event was the 1600(mile).



The team had just gotten to the school & this was one of the 1st events. He didn't have time to stretch and warm up, so he wasn't as prepared as he likes to be before he runs. He ran hard but didn't do as well as he had hoped.



He also ran the 800 meter run. It was one of the last races and the temperature had cooled down a lot by then. He was really excited to run this race.



I couldn't believe all the runners they had running in one heat.





I had positioned myself at the start of the race, so I could take pictures. I was pretty close to the track, so when Cody came around after his 1st lap I offered him some motherly advice. It didn't work. He noticeably started to slow down & didn't run as fast as he had wanted. After the race was over, I went back to find Kaitlyn and she said she noticed Cody had slowed down and wondered what happened. I told her of my mom yell & she said, "way to go." After the race Cody also confirmed that I had broken his concentration. No more yelling from the sidelines...I guess.



The track meet lasted much longer than we had anticipated. Everyone was tired & hungry by the time it ended.

Although Cody was disappointed in his races, he did place in each of his events. We are looking forward to watching the rest of his track meets.