IronMan Jake comes in a solid 3rd!

He did great! The extra practicing this week and the hydration really paid off! He left the track today with a third place trophy and desire to do even better next week. We helped him come to the conclusion that he really isn't racing against folks in his class, he's racing himself, his best times and really just allowing himself to have fun. While they do race in classes against each other, they race for points and points determine his ranking in the district and on up so really, since all the kids get points, it is a race against himself. Once he understood more then I could tell he really felt like he was part of a team and had a lot of fun - the kids really impressed me, they would help each other when they fell, hype each other up and cheer for others in their same class. It was great to see. Jacob even made a friend today that is homeschooled so next week I'll have to find out who his mommy is! It was hot and we are all a little more red that I had anticipated we'd be but it was fun. Enjoy our pics. Blessings.

PS- I don't think we're the only tree huggers there this year!

Hammered, tired, but excited to have placed!

Do you see that big dog over there? I hope he stays there! He is big.

This man can read anywhere! lol.