This past week I had the pleasure to be a part of the Special Olympics! The Nordic and Downhill events were held in Sun Valley, while the other events were held in Boise, Idaho.br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcNLU_RDEI/AAAAAAAAAQg/o0tH4Zg5SXs/s1600-h/IMG_0166%5B1%5D”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcNLU_RDEI/AAAAAAAAAQg/o0tH4Zg5SXs/s400/IMG_0166%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302721574515838018″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”A view of the awards podium with Baldy in the background.br /br //span/divA couple weeks ago, I helped with a nordic ski lesson. I enjoyed skiing with several of the Special Olympic athletes from Sun Valley.br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcN1VOBbKI/AAAAAAAAAQo/iutxArzIyc0/s1600-h/IMG_0122%5B1%5D”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcN1VOBbKI/AAAAAAAAAQo/iutxArzIyc0/s400/IMG_0122%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302722296132234402″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”My friends Abraham, Denny, and Grant!br //span/divbr /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcOJhe5SiI/AAAAAAAAAQw/DAMQKemlfog/s1600-h/IMG_0123%5B1%5D”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcOJhe5SiI/AAAAAAAAAQw/DAMQKemlfog/s400/IMG_0123%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302722643021613602″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”We are all smiles after an afternoon of skiing.br /br //span/divAs a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, Micheal Franti put on a concert in Sun Valley! We had a great time and even got a picture with him!br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcOtbqjebI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/WBU2cbSgfJo/s1600-h/IMG_0151%5B1%5D”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcOtbqjebI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/WBU2cbSgfJo/s400/IMG_0151%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302723259935193522″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Micheal Franti onstage.br /br //span/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcO5YRNtvI/AAAAAAAAARA/59edNukDoYs/s1600-h/IMG_0154%5B1%5D”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SZcO5YRNtvI/AAAAAAAAARA/59edNukDoYs/s400/IMG_0154%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302723465182033650″ border=”0″ //a span style=”font-style: italic;”My sister Kristy, my friend Noi, and I posing for a picture with Micheal Frantibr //spanbr /div style=”text-align: left;”It was very fun having the Special Olympics in town and participating in the events. Thank you to all the organizers and volunteers for putting on such a great event!br /span style=”font-style: italic;”/span/div/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5903545846797966075-5757208257488003426?l=in-the-arena-nicole.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
