This weekend we packed up the fam and headed to the bustling metropolis of Dahlonega GA for the Dahlonega 6 Gap Century bike race. My husband was crazy enough to ride 50 miles (well technically 58) and 3 mountains. He did an amazing job and we are very proud of him. We had a wonderful weekend. Susanna and Keith and Kinley came up from Atlanta as well as Evan and Heather. Keith, Evan and Heather rode with Raif while Sus and I played babysitter. It is up for debate as who did more work on Sunday - the riders or the sitters.
The two highlights of the trip came courtesy of Greyson. As anyone who has ever spent time around Greyson can attest to he loves his Daddy and wants to be just like him. Saturday morning Raif took him to the bike expo and Greyson wanted to play with all the bikes and the helmets to be 'just like Daddy'. Well later that afternoon Raif was taking Greyson to the potty and passed by one of the sales tents and the guy gave Greyson his very own helmet (a really nice like $150 helmet) because he was so taken by Greyson and wanting to be like Daddy. Greyson was on cloud nine and seriously wore that helmet from the time we got it to the time we left Dahlonega. Of course, a cute little kid in a bike helmet at a bike race draws a lot of attention. I can't tell you how many people had to stop him and tell him they loved his helmet which made him even happier.
The kids loved the race and loved to watch the bicycles go by and they cheered for everyone coming across the finish lane (though sometimes they did say "Go football game"). Greyson was sitting at the finish line when Raif finally came across the finish line and he was so excited he could hardly stand it. As we were running by the announcer Greyson was yelling and cheering for his Daddy and the announcer dude asked him if he would like to say something - which of course he did so Raif got the best announcement of his finish - Greyson telling him he loved him and how proud he was of him. Raif even said it made him a bit misty - though that could have also been sheer glee from finishing a 6 hour race.
For those of you Vandy faithful who are aghast that my husband is outfitted in KU gear - we actually got him as a surprise for the race a Vandy jersey which was unfortunately too small and couldn't be exchanged before the race so he was forced to wear his second choice!
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