"A weekend well spent brings a week of content." I can't take credit for that philosophy - I read it somewhere. The kids should be very content this week, because they have packed a lot of activity in this weekend.
On Saturday, Cole ran in the Kingdom Challenge in St. Johnsbury.
Warming up.
At the start line.
It was a foggy morning but much better than last year when it was pouring rain.
It was a 5k race and this was about the half way point.
This kid from St. J came in first. He is the same age as Cole and we have seen him at all the XC meets. He wins everything, even beating the Hazen kid.
Cole came in second place overall with a time of 19:39. He really wanted to break 19 minutes.
Crossing the finish line.
Accepting his prize and ribbon.
On Saturday Afternoon Heather went to a friend's Halloween party and in the evening Cole went to a friend's Halloween party.
Sunday afternoon, the Glover School 8th grade hosted a corn hole tournament as a fundraiser for their class trip. Cole and a friend were a team. Wayne and his friend Mitchel were a team. Wes and Heather were a team. I had to work it. Wayne and Mitchel almost won, but ended up coming in second.
Then Heather moved on to the Chronicle's annual Jack-o-lantern contest in Barton.
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| All pumpkins were lit with a candle. |
Heather and her friend Kelby and Kelby's sisters, Rileigh and Dayna.
The judges.
Heather's pumpkin is the Vermont maple leaf. The others were carved by Kelby and her sisters and the pirate ship was by Mia, another classmate.
Some of the adult entries were very creative.
Heather and her friends all won either first place or runner up on one category or another (I think they tried to give a prize to each child entry) This is the winners group photo as they posed for the Chronicle.
And then last weekend Heather and I hiked to the top of Mt. Pisgah. Heather like to climb the boulders along the way and found this inspiration on top of one of them.
There's a lean-to at the top.
Enjoying the view on the way down.
Stay tuned for next weekend: youth hunting weekend.
No wonder you weren't able to make it to the ladies' shopping weekend! So busy with your own! Congratulations to all three of their wins: Cole for Cross Country, Wayne for his corn hole tournament, and Heather for her pumpkin carving. Such talented children you and Wes have!
ReplyDeleteWow, Darlene, you all did pack in a busy weekend!! Fun and so cool!! Such interesting things on Pisgah!!
ReplyDeleteA lot going on.
I saw Wes in the C&C after the Pumpkin Carving Contest and he said it was really fun.
Dig out those snowshoes--we may need them soon!