Go Mountainside!

Avery and Ada ran in the Annual Wellsville Mile.  This is a huge event with all the fourth grade and fifth grade classes from eleven different schools from the south end of Cache Valley.  There are approximately 600 students for each grade.  It is always fun to be there and feel the kids excitement as they run.

 Addison joined his team to run all the races along the kids.  They were so awesome.  They would run non-stop encouraging all the runners to keep with it.  I loved watching Addison sticking with some of the underdogs and talking to them as they ran.  He ran all the races for about 12 miles. He was so sore when it was done.

 Ada- pre race with some of her friends.

 Ada- post race after an awesome run.  She did so good.

 This is Patrick Lambert.  I have kind of have adopted him this year.  He struggles in school and always has.  He has no family support and it just breaks my heart.  I have been his reading teacher this year, so I have really tried to make a point to make him feel important.  He has a hard life.  His mom has been gone for a few years now. She just left her five kids. His dad works most of the time and isn't able to support his kids like he probably wants to.  It really is a sad situation.  Anyway, Patrick has been over to our house a few times so that I could help him with homework,etc. and we were talking about the Wellsville Mile.  He always wants to know if I am going to be there and if I am going to take pictures of him. I showed up in Wellsville and he quickly found me.  I knew that he would probably be in jeans, so I came prepared.  I pulled out a pair of exercise pants and told him to go change in the porta-potty.  He was so happy.  I let him keep them.  Of course, I took pictures and yelled my heart out as he ran.  He did great and he felt good too knowing that someone way there for him.  I can't help but want to help him.

 Avery- pre race.

 Tear-jerker!  I am such a baby!  I got all choked up as I saw Addison running along side both Ada and Avery during their races.  He was cheering them on the whole way.  It just made me proud.  It was so neat to see that support in my kids.

 Avery- coming in for the finish.

 Cooling off!  It was the hottest day to have this race and they were in black t-shirts too!  Avery's race was the last race, so he was pretty hot and tired by the time he started to run. That surely affected his time.

 Running brothers!

 My kids!  Love them all!  Such a fun day of running!