Track Meet

So most of you have already read this from my email...sorry to CONTINUE with the bragging. As parents, I guess we always do a little vicarious living through our children, huh? Many of you will remember that last year Kellie-Laine won the 400, too, and I was literally pulling into the parking lot while her race was going! I was very pregnant AND struggling to get a very unhappy toddler out of the car in a hurry. Some other parents started congratulating me on KL's win as I entered the track field, and I was devastated. I cried as I hugged her because I had missed something so important.

This year, I was determined to be on time and present, and it was worth it! My heart was beating so fast as each race began and I couldn't hold the camera still! Winning the 100 was not really that much of a surprise to me because she is fast, but watching her run the 400 was so neat! There was another girl in her heat who really had me worried...we played against her in basketball and she was a phenomenal player. She is the one right behind Kellie-Laine in the picture above. Kellie-Laine kept the lead the entire time, and she made it look so effortless. How do kids have so much energy?!! Cody helped give her some pointers about taking the inside track early on, and I think that helped. She knew exactly where to be and where she needed to be on the track. Cody just called and said Kellie-Laine placed 3rd overall for 4th-8th grade girls. Pretty good--I think that means she got a medal!

Thanks for listening to my shameless bragging!

Angela