This Kid

Plays the cello.

Is a fantastic student.

Sings in choir.

Is a great friend.

Pogo sticks like a champ.

Gets up early to be a crossing guard.

Cries during sad movies about animals.

Behaves politely when adults make comments about his hair.

Doesn't sweat the small stuff.

Laughs and sings and shouts without reserve.

Is one of my very favorite people in this world.

Theo and Ben are taking a day off of blogging, so I'm doing a guest post. They're sitting here in the hotel room, eating muffins and watching Olympic Women's Curling. It's a rough life for them.

Yesterday we had a tremendous day. We took a train to Granville Island, which is an open market here in Vancouver. It was full of great food and neat shops and art. We had lunch there (veggie burgers - yum!) and just as we were leaving, two Canucks on stilts stopped us. I think they could sense Theo's inner performer, because they pulled him out of the crowd and had him sing The Star Spangled Banner. Yes, in front of everybody. He performed beautifully and made all U.S. onlookers very proud (he remembered all the words!)

We left Granville Island and headed off to Short Track Speedskating. We were thrilled to see Apolo Ohno win his heat and we also got to see the women set four Olympic records and one world record! The Women's 3000 m. relay was so exciting. China took gold, Canada silver and the U.S. bronze. Korea actually won the race, but, with the perplexing rules of speedskating, were disqualified after the race. Very exciting stuff!

Apolo! Ohno! (at the bottom)

Apolo! Ohno!

Apolo! Ohno!

3000 Relay

Flower Ceremony Podium

Today we have no plans, but are hoping to catch the US/Canada final Women's Hockey game on TV somewhere. This, as you can imagine, is a HUGE deal here.

Have a great day!

Day 3

By Ben Lucas

I have a Great Britain flag pin! The Great Britain flag pin is the only flag pin that is a flag. And is the flag pin that is the farthest away!

We took three buses to get to Whistler which took a total of 2.5 hours. Once we got to Whistler we took a gondola ride up the mountain to get to the Whistler Sliding Centre where the bobsleigh event was taking place.

We were there 2-3 hours early, so we walked around and saw different parts of the track. Then we took our seats at Turn 16 which is called Thunderbird. That is the last turn before the finish line. At Turn 16, the track begins to go uphill through the finish line to help slow down the bobsleighs. They reach speeds up to up 90 mph. During the second run, we left our seats and walked around to some of the other turns to see the competition up close. We were able to get within a foot of the actual track!

The sleds go so fast that if you turn your head, you will miss them. After the first two runs, Canada is in first place and the US is in 2nd. Tonight will be the last two runs to determine the medals. After the event, we took a shuttle bus back to Whistler.

The Fray was playing a concert in the village which we got pictures of. We didn't go into the concert because of security and because we had to get back to Vancouver.

Day 3

By Theo Lucas

We watched women's bobsled last night at the Whistler Sliding Centre. On our way to Whistler, the bus ride took about two hours. When we got there, we ate at a restaraunt in Whistler (we can't remember the name)and then got on the gondola to go to the Sliding Centre. When we got there, we went through security in about five minutes and we had about two hours to do whatever in the track. The USA team 2 is second place and Canada 1 is in first place after two runs. The next two runs will take place tonight. After that, we went back down to Whistler and saw the Fray performing live. We got a couple of pictures of them, and then we left.

A USA team

A USA team (I think it is team 2)

The finish line at the Whistler Sliding Centre

The Fray

A picture of the Fray

Today we are going to see short-track speed skating: the men's 500m qualifiying with Apolo Ohno; women's 3000m relay final; women's 1000m. We are going to walk around Vancouver and go visit the Olympic Village.

Note: After this, I cannot post anything else because our internet connection will be up.