Mack, Aidan, and Kiley competed in a local cross country championships today. All three of them did great, despite the cold, driving rain. All three placed within their age groups and got trophies.

Mack placed third overall and had a very good run. But Aidan got the laugh of the day.

They had flags, like little landscaping flags, laid out to mark the course in places where it was indistinct. I watched Mack finish, then ran back over and cheered Kiley up through this muddy, slippery hill. Aidan was about 30 seconds behind her. He was coming towards me and running kind of weird and I was thinking, “Is he struggling? Is he okay?” Then I realized he was running around each flag, in a little slalom, like you do with cones at soccer practice. He did it all the way up the hill and down past me, as everyone around me chuckled and I yelled, “Honey, run straight! You can run straight!”