Hubby and I were in the local bike shop a couple of weeks ago getting the tire for our trailer repaired and we picked up a flyer for the Late Nights Under the Lights kids race series. Sadly, we had missed all but the last race. The boys were excited for their first ever bicycle race and they both had a great time. We'll definitely be doing the entire series in the spring!
The two of them had some really sweet moments throughout the evening. One of them being C giving his little brother a pep talk before his race. "Are you nervous? You can do it, just keep pedaling ok? Just pedal as fast as you can." Then he proudly cheered for him from the sidelines.
Slow, timid, methodical....my peanut. I don't know what place he got (it was in the double digits though!) but he was so proud of his little self. "I stayed on my bike the whole time and didn't fall down!"
Now big C's turn. Unlike his little brother, he was actually interested in winning.
Now let me tell you there are some crazy bike racing parents. Like, no joke. I thought I was going to be plowed down going from the starting line to the next vantage point. There were race dads calling out when to switch gears and moms yelling things like "Who's got this? That's right baby, you've got this! Get in their heads!" That was at the start for the 1-5 year olds! Seriously people.
Anyway, C busted his tail on his ol' walmart bike and got 4th place. We were seriously proud of him, more so of how good of a sport he was the whole evening. He had to find the winner after it was over to say congratulations.
Fast, confident, and a little reckless....I just love how each of them ended up racing about the same way they live life. ;)
Happy even though he just missed out on earning a medal.
Lil' peanut told him good job about 10 times and then remarked to me how good his big brother did and what a fast bike racer he was. :)
Proud of both of these boys and the sweet spirits they displayed this night.
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