Cole and Ilia Massie

Whoa…what a great day Saturday!!!

My mom, dad, Ilia and I went to work the Canine Companions info booth at a Challenge Air event this Saturday.  We didn’t know too much about it, we just went to help out CCI and tell people about their great dogs.

Well, were we in for a surprise!   These nice people had the idea that disabled kids should get to fly around in small planes so they can see stuff.  People from all over donate their time, planes and gas to do it!  So they took me and my dad and some other kids up in a Cessna prop plane.  We flew from Pacoima all the way to Magic Mountain!  What a view! 

AND GUESS WHAT????  They let ME handle the controls!  I WAS STEERING THE PLANE!!  It was WICKED cool!!

Unfortunately, since we didn’t know all this was going to happen, I don’t have any pictures.  But I’ll tell you, it was a BLAST! 

My mom and Ilia stayed on the ground while we had our adventure. 

OK…stay tuned…to NYC in one week!

Big love,
Cole and Ilia

This is by far the longest distance Cole has ever walked…Check it out!!

Big love and a very special thank you to Grand Marshal and Paralympic Gold Medalist Stephani Victor.  This incredible woman stayed with Cole and his friend Elina to the very end of the event; they were the absolute last to cross the finish line.  Along the way she was a cheerleader, mentor and support system for these two children.  See for yourself how this woman spreads her special brand of championship spirit…(if it doesn’t play when you click on it, go to the top of this page and click on “videos”; that will take you straight to YouTube.)