{"id":136963,"date":"2025-09-06T11:41:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T11:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/136963\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T11:41:06","slug":"kelley-earnhardt-joins-nascar-fans-in-adorable-moment-as-kyle-larsons-youngest-son-cooper-starts-preschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/136963\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelley Earnhardt Joins NASCAR Fans in Adorable Moment as Kyle Larson\u2019s Youngest Son Cooper Starts Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-1\" class=\"data-event\">Kyle Larson\u2019s children are each charting their own course. In July, his daughter Audrey and son Owen competed in the Junior Sprint event at the BC39 presented by Avanti Windows and Doors, while his youngest, Cooper Donald Larson, born December 31, 2022, just took his first step into preschool.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-2\" class=\"data-event\">Larson\u2019s wife, Katelyn, shared the milestone on Instagram with a photo of Cooper holding a chalkboard that read, \u201cCooper First Day of Preschool; I am 2 years old; I Love Mommy; I want to be a Basketball player when I grow up,\u201d with colorful chalks.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-3\" class=\"data-event\">Wearing a cheerful grin, a small blue backpack, and blue, black, and white shoes, Cooper looked ready for the new chapter. Katelyn captioned the post: \u201cMy sweet baby boy ,\u201d prompting fans and friends to flood the comments with support.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-4\" class=\"data-event\">While one fan wrote, \u201cHe is so precious,\u201d Halie Deegan\u2019s mother, Marissa, wrote, \u201cSo cute!!\u201d while another fan marveled, \u201cNo way !? That was fast! Good luck Cooper.\u201d Another fan echoed the sentiment, writing: \u201cOMG, was he just not born yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-5\" class=\"data-event\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-7\" class=\"data-event\">Just a week earlier, Katelyn had posted back-to-school photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNx5buw2oo1\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=dHozcG1tbmgxZHR5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-utm_source=\"article\" data-utm_medium=\"content\" data-utm_campaign=\"link\">Audrey and Owen holding similar slates<\/a>. Owen\u2019s read, \u201cOwen First day of 5h grade; I am 10 years old; I Love Dirt racing; I want to be a racecar driver when I grow up.\u201d Audrey\u2019s slate stated, \u201cAudrey First Day of 2nd grade; I am 7 years old; I Love Sports; I want to be a Racecar driver when I grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-8\" class=\"data-event\">Born in 2014, Owen Miyata already shows a deep love for racing, hinting he may one day follow his father\u2019s path. Audrey Layne, born in 2018, brings joy while facing her alopecia journey with strength and resilience, embraced openly by the family.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-9\" class=\"data-event\">Now with Cooper stepping into preschool and dreaming of basketball, all three of his children are occupied. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsrush.com\/tag\/kyle-larson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-utm_source=\"article\" data-utm_medium=\"content\" data-utm_campaign=\"link\">Larson<\/a> is balancing fatherhood with the pressures of NASCAR, where he looks to rebound at Gateway after a rocky start to the playoffs at Darlington.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyle Larson\u2019s children are each charting their own course. 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