And here:
Is the boy, outside the back door of the gym, because when they tell you the audience has to remain quiet, you realize that your four-year-old's idea of being quiet is to only make his car sound effects loud enough for the surrounding county to hear. He poked his head in whenever Zak was up, and I gave thanks that it was good weather.
Zak made it to the fifth round; there were only 3 kids who beat him, out of 300 in 3rd grade at his school. Obviously, I take credit for his brilliance.