Friendship

Unadulterated, pure joy, hand in hand - it must be Summer!

A true friend advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, 

defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.  - William Penn

Triathlon

This is the second year that Chloe has run the Miracles of Mitch Triathlon.  I just love, love, love that there is something kids can do to actively help other kids.  We didn't even ask Chloe if she wanted to do it this year, she just told us she was.  She raised donations all on her own too.  The air was ripe with nervous anticipation and excitement on race day.  The weather was perfect too.

The procession where all the kids (grouped by age/gender)

 walk into the staging area where the race begins.

Chloe and her friend (that she just met) right after 

finishing the first leg which is swimming.

Chloe beginning the second leg, which is biking.  

Still with new friend. 

Coming down the final home stretch.

Finishers!!

Chloe is loyal if nothing else.  The girl she did the entire race with she just met as they were waiting in the procession line.  Turns out they were both running for the same All-Star (kid with cancer) named Addison.  Then Chloe found out that this girl has been running the triathlon for a few years since her older sister was an All-Star but ended up beating the cancer.  Yay!  So it was very personal for her. 

On a separate note....Chloe did the whole thing without ever training.  That stinker.  I guess swimming a hundred yards, running a half mile and biking 3 miles is just child's play.  All in a day's work.  But she did tell me that next year she will probably have to train because she'll be in the older kids category and they have to do twice as much as the younger kids.