Cuong's race/Camille's sleepover

Cuong ran his 100-mile race this weekend - the race he's been training for all year. It was called the Mountain Lakes 100, starting at Olallie Lake, heading toward Mt. Hood and Timothy Lake, and then doubling all the way back. He started running at 8 am on Saturday and finished at 2:57 am Sat. night/Sunday morning - he finished 4th out of 150, which is just amazing and awesome.

In order to let Anne serve as roving pit crew (driving from aid station to aid station, and greeting Cuong at the finish), we invited Camille to spend the weekend with us. She arrived after school on Friday and we had a great time together. Our children were on their best behaviors (mostly); Steve dreamed up fun games and contests to keep everyone amused and cooperative (donut bingo! pancake bingo!); and I made apple cake. The kids played really nicely together - they constructed forts, set up the Tut Tut toy store and the Boomin' Bookstore, played outside, and even hiked up to Pittock without complaint. Camille was delightful company.

First up: blueberry banana pancakes. I think Pancake Bingo entailed clearing dinner dishes, getting ready for bed on time, and dancing to 2 songs. Check!

 

This was at 6:30 am - it was chilly, and these two snuggled up on the couch together to read a book. It was really sweet and cozy.

Next up: Cupcake Bingo! Eat 2 kinds of vegetables, read a new book, and compliment each person when he or she does something. 

 

And finally, Doughnut Bingo! Exercise for 20 minutes, play nicely, help with a chore. Blue Star donuts, here we come! The girls split a chocolate monstrosity and got extraordinarily messy, to their great joy.

 

After all those sugary/buttery treats, we decided some further exercise was in order, and so we hiked from Cornell Road up to Pittock mansion. It's only about a mile, but it's straight up.

We kept checking in on Cuong's progress over the course of Saturday - he was running 10-minute miles and holding steady in 6th-8th place - and were delighted when we woke up to find that he'd finished so well - 4th place! We made a sign and texted this photo to Anne and Cuong as they made their way back home.