Skunk and soilder.

Pooped after racing. 

Next race was one we’ve never done before. It’s called soilder mountain. Brutal climb and mega fun DH. 

Emiko and her homies. 

Look at this awesome rat pack. 

Yuki with her homies. 

For the first time ever Yuki made the podium. It was a brutal race and she came in 5th. She was absolutely exhausted and so proud of herself. I love this shot of her brothers helping her. Im way back in the background. 

Here’s Emiko the day before, trying out the trail. She didn’t wanna do it 😂 

She’s all smiles here for her coach. But once she saw me she wasn’t having it 😂 

Here’s yuki racing. 

Her friends cheering her on. 

She made this friend in her race. They climbed and defended together the whole way. They hugged each other and cheered each other one. One girl quit. I was so proud of Emiko for getting it done and making friends on the way. 

Cheering on the varsity kids. 

Waiting for yuki to get her medal. 

There she is. 

Her and her team mate and their medals. 

Takeshi did the best he’s ever done getting 25th out of 100. Way good. 

The rest of the Nakayas hanging out in the feedzone. 

Emiko. 

Masaru helping yuki. 

Takeshi at the end of his race. It was a sprint finish. 

Random pic of my ride the next week 👀 

Emiko. 

How cool are these pics of Takeshi. 

The wolf pack. All three of my kids are in this picture. 

Yukis podium. 

The crazy skunk 

 And there’s me taking a shot of yuki 👀 😂 

We packed up and came home that night. It was exhausting and great as usual.