Last week, I had the privilege of celebrating Olympic Day with several kids from the Wood River Valley. It began with a talk on perseverance and included some thoughtful words from Olympians, Laura Todd and Jon Engen. We learned the meaning of perseverance and what it means to try your best and never give up! It was a big word for a lot of the kids, but they figured it out fast!div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFAt14jBFI/AAAAAAAAAXA/rgHmMVQwYhc/s1600-h/Imported+Photos+00001.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFAt14jBFI/AAAAAAAAAXA/rgHmMVQwYhc/s320/Imported+Photos+00001.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355132588222776402″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”The YMCA crewbr /br //spandiv style=”text-align: left;”Olympic Day resumed outside at Atkinson’s park with games, relays and a 1k fun run! A fun, yet challenging game was the wooden ski relay pictured below. I’m sure all the kids can attest that good coordination and patience is key in this activity.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFCujhxd9I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/UGgfkyXOuic/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+011.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFCujhxd9I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/UGgfkyXOuic/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+011.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355134799498541010″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFCurn_6JI/AAAAAAAAAXI/MTMC5snoukQ/s1600-h/Imported+Photos+00009.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFCurn_6JI/AAAAAAAAAXI/MTMC5snoukQ/s320/Imported+Photos+00009.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355134801672136850″ border=”0″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFCvIlsKUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/E9uTy-91-dI/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+013.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFCvIlsKUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/E9uTy-91-dI/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+013.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355134809447082306″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”The counselors even gave it a try!br /br //spandiv style=”text-align: left;”We played relays with hurdles, speed ladders, push-ups and sprints. The kids were troopers!br /br //div/div/div/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFEwMDMZLI/AAAAAAAAAXg/qbMEuLP99Fs/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+023.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFEwMDMZLI/AAAAAAAAAXg/qbMEuLP99Fs/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+023.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355137026579260594″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Michael blazing through the speed ladder/spanbr //divbr /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFEwUsdHyI/AAAAAAAAAXo/qOTJrRPXbHg/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+020.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFEwUsdHyI/AAAAAAAAAXo/qOTJrRPXbHg/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+020.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355137028899807010″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Casen, pumping out some nice push-ups!br //spanbr /div style=”text-align: left;”We ended the event with a 1k fun run around the park. Kids from other camps participated in this activity and we even got the mayor of Kethcum, Randy Hall to join us for this part of the event!br //divdiv style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFHddxS3JI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Sfjsw5-ljPg/s1600-h/Imported+Photos+00014.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFHddxS3JI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Sfjsw5-ljPg/s320/Imported+Photos+00014.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355140003453394066″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Group picture with Mayor Randy Hallbr //span/divbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFGuKcD0TI/AAAAAAAAAXw/9AKr9XF8R2s/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+045.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFGuKcD0TI/AAAAAAAAAXw/9AKr9XF8R2s/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+045.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355139190810202418″ border=”0″ //adiv style=”text-align: center;”span style=”font-style: italic;””Racers take your mark…ready, set, GO!”br /br //spandiv style=”text-align: left;”div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFIpdKse7I/AAAAAAAAAYA/Jjsk-MxwVMs/s1600-h/Imported+Photos+00017.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFIpdKse7I/AAAAAAAAAYA/Jjsk-MxwVMs/s320/Imported+Photos+00017.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355141308961553330″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Running FAST!br //span/divbr /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFJaJswqRI/AAAAAAAAAYI/LQTAsoVYk7o/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+002.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFJaJswqRI/AAAAAAAAAYI/LQTAsoVYk7o/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+002.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355142145549314322″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Almost to the finish!br //span/divbr /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFJaX2AhRI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/g8-hqEANPw0/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+017.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFJaX2AhRI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/g8-hqEANPw0/s320/YMCA+Olympic+Day+017.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355142149346198802″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-style: italic;”Cambria and Melissa, two of our faithful YMCA campersbr //span/div/div/divspanbr //spandiv style=”text-align: left;”Olymipc Day was a fun day for everyone! I look forward to celebrating again next year!br //divbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/SlFEwUsdHyI/AAAAAAAAAXo/qOTJrRPXbHg/s1600-h/YMCA+Olympic+Day+020.jpg”span style=”font-style: italic;”/span/a/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5903545846797966075-1671874611527118447?l=in-the-arena-nicole.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
