This past weekend Addison participated in her first "race". Actually it was not a race at all, but it was a trike-a-thon sponsored by the mom's group I'm a member of. Proceeds from the trike-a-thon went to St. Jude's - if you watch Nick Jr. then you have probably seen a commercial about their trike-a-thon fundraisers. It was precious, there were 3 heats, one for the big kids on bikes, one for the tricyclers and a final round for the little ones with push toys or little scoot along toys. All Saturday Addison was jazzed about riding her bike. The race didn't start until 3:00, so pretty much between 8:00 and 2:30 she was asking when it was time to go.
So 3:20 rolls around and it is her turn to ride. And of course she didn't want to do anything. I think it was due to lack of a nap, but nonetheless Michael and I got to go around the track with her. She pedaled the whole time, just needed some encouragement to go now and again. It was super cute to watch all the kiddos. Here are some pics from the "race"!
It was very legit, she had a racing bib and all!
Safety first. Addison loves her bicycle helmet and thanks to a Berenstain Bear book about wearing safety gear, she won't let you forget her helmet! Note, this is pre-race and she is still excited.
And she finally gets warmed up...here she is coming around the last corner!
Here are all of the kiddos who rode their trikes (if you click on the picture and enlarge it, you can see the sleepiness in her face).
After a great ride, nothing like a cupcake to celebrate. We definitely should have had a cupcake before the race because she was one happy camper after a little sugar!
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