Nastar

I went skiing with just Tyler on this day and we decided to check out the Nastar racing at Winter Park. They time you to the hundredth of a second and award medals based on your time. Tyler worked his times down and was on the verge of a bronze medal when the wind started to pick up and the times started to slow. He was so upset and determined that he asked if we could spend the night and try again tomorrow...so I pulled him out of school and we decided to hit it again the next morning. All night he kept talking about how he was going to beat his time and get a medal. So first run the next morning he came through the finish and heard them call out his time over the intercom and a bronze medal! I wish I had taken a picture of him looking over at me with both arms in the air like he had just won olympic gold...very proud of his determination to achieve his goal rather than giving up...or maybe he just didn't want to go to school.

A few weeks later he earned a silver and I have no doubt his sights are set on gold for next season.