State BMX Strider Champion!

This past weekend was Cousin Jackson's 9th birthday - happy birthday Jackson! He had a super fun party at the BMX State Championships in Sumner.  We made the trek out and join all the family (as everyone was out to cheer Jackson on).  Well you can't go to a bike race these days without a little someone wanting to do the kids race.  So we loaded up the new helmet, the bike, the super fast socks, Auntie Beans & Poppy, a ton of food and off we went.  In BMX racing the races are done in motos so there are actually several races for a ride in a day.  In the Strider (aka kids race) there were three.  Here she is lining up and checking out her competition.   

Dylan won 1st in two motos and 2nd in the last.  Placing is done by points so since D won two out of three that put her in first place!  At the end of the race she was given a stick with 1st place on it to take to the trophy wagon.  So we get to the trophy wagon, Dylan hands the woman her 1st place stick and says, I kid you not "I'll take the biggest you got."  And she got it - the trophy is as big as she is!

"I love this trophy!"  And she carried it proudly back to the family tent, slept with it last night, AND we had breakfast with it this morning.  I'm thinking it's now part of the family and will soon be needing it's own carseat.

So proud of herself, which she should be.  We can now say we have the State BMX Strider Champion living with us - along with a super big trophy!