thumbs up.

if you've read this blog for long, you will know that there is very little in life that milo loves, as much as he loves NASCAR...and carbs.

well, we live close to this little thing called the daytona 500.  have you heard of it?

i thought so.

mr. anderson decided to surprise milo and take him to the race.

i wasn't so sure that i approved of them going, but in the long run, i knew it would be something that milo would always remember...and i mean, come on.  it's the kids dream to go to a live race.  or meet joey logano.

little did we know that it would end up being the most memorable daytona 500 to date...rained out, rescheduled, crash on lap 1, track on fire.  seriously.

this picture was taken right after we told him he was going.

after 8 years of being parents, we've learned that it's best to not tell the kids exciting things until the day of.

otherwise our conversations in the months/weeks/days leading up to the event look like this:

"do we get to go today?"

"no"

"do we get to go today?"

"no"

"do we get to go today?"

"no"

you get the point.

here he was, up and at 'em at 7:00 in the morning on sunday.

we knew it was supposed to rain, but everyone was hopeful that it would stop so the race could happen.

they kept pushing the race back and i kept thinking "what radar are they looking at?  cause there is no break in the rain at all".

despite the rain on the first day, milo still enjoyed himself

(of course he did.  he was in his element)

they came home late sunday night, soaking wet and totally tired.

but that didn't stop my boys from trying again the next day.

thumbs up and shirt tucked in.  that's how he rolls.

they finally made it and better yet--the race started!

we watched from home...looking for daddy and milo.

even though the whole ordeal stressed mr. anderson out, i'm pretty sure they made some good memories.

with as much as milo loves NASCAR, i can't help but wonder if that will be him out on those tracks one day.

and that almost makes me pass out just thinking of such a thing.