Our first few days in Rochester are a bit of a blur…rounding up bikes and gear for everyone for a Friday trek to Geneva for the Musselman triathlon took up a bunch of time. But it was worth it. Once again, it was a great time and good way to honor Mike.
Kids race on Friday night
Saturday was the sprint distance race that Chuck, Matt, my cousin Terry, and I did. It’s so great to hear all the cheers for Team Coyle out on the course and to have complete strangers come up to us and share stories and memories of Mike.
The girls were great and ran through the finish with all of us.
By far, the hardest part of the race was riding by Mike’s ‘ghost bike’.
The next day we held the Second Annual Softball Game for Mike. A great way to spend a day with family and a couple of Mike’s really close friends.
Seabreeze with the cousins. Another Rochester tradition is to spend the day at Seabreeze. So fun that even Marshall and Mikey can go on some of the rides with the big kids. We used to literally spend the ‘day’, but now it seems like kids are big enough to make it all the way to night.
Fishing with Grandpa Cookie always includes kissing the fish good-bye
Rhinos Soccer game with the cousins and almost cousins.
So much cousin love and fun hanging at Grandma and Papa John’s pool, playing at Aunt Jane’s cottage, sleepovers, and secret cousin language.
Until next time.
