Yardwork :(

These 2 pics completely tell the story as to why I haven't been to the gym this past week. Let me preface that with saying "I HATE YARDWORK!!!! I filled our dump trailer with massive amounts of dead headed plants, trees, grasses, flowers, tomatoes, peppers ect. all from my yard. It's an ugly job, but somebody has got to do it. The crappy reality is I'm still not finished. I have at least 1/3 of the my yard yet to do UUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!

(Why go to the gym when you can get a workout at home?)

It wouldn't be Fall/Halloween without visiting a pumpkin patch, corn maze or haunted house. I took the kids (along with my parents) to Punkinaze in West Haven. I've been meaning to all month, but somehow I can never find the time.......Anyway we had a great time.

My dad mentioned that I haven't had a post for awhile. I know, I know I just hate to post if it isn't something worth posting. But when it rains it pours......I could have easily posted three times today, but I'll try and stretch them out over the weekend.

I did it all on my own ELLIE-BO-BELLIE!!!!!! LOL, inside joke!

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  Ever heard of 4 weddings and a funeral ? How about a baptism, soccer game and a funeral. Yep those 3 took up my whole Saturday. My Aunt's funeral was today (FAB WEATHER let me tell ya). My cousin Atley was baptized and I had a coed soccer game to top it off. If I could of I would have made it to my #2's championship soccer game (The President's Cup Tournament), but I can't be everywhere at once. His team won the tournament championship, good job, BUDDY!
  
  For some reason we didn't take any pics at the funeral. These pics were at Atley's baptism. They include various family members. My grandpas sister and her daughter flew out from Kentucky to attend the funeral. I've never met them before, they were wonderful.
  
  It's been an exhausting week. Glad to finally bring it to an end. I am grateful for seeing so many family members I haven't seen in awhile. The funeral was beautiful. The amount of people that attended was amazing. My Aunt Fairy was a remarkable woman.
  
  
  
  

Some desperately needed humor.....

Only He knows our TRUE heart......

While we are mourning the loss of a mother, grandmother, daughter, wife, sister, aunt, friend, others celebrate her arrival on the other side of the veil. For a brief moment one may be envious of this. How peaceful and beautiful.

I can only imagine......

Life is a gift to us given from God. Individual trials, tribulations, joys, sorrows, happiness, sadness, mistakes, achievements, vary among each of us. Some may seem to have been given a more difficult path.........All that matters (in my opinion) is ones heart. God knows who we are. He knows the "trueness" of our hearts.

As we grapple to understand our loved ones death. As we struggle to understand why. I know in MY HEART that she is in a better place. I know she is at peace. I know that our Heavenly Father knows her HEART. He knows (without a doubt) what a wonderful woman she was. He is her judge. Not me or anyone else. I have no doubt that many things that happen on this earth, happen for a reason.

Learning from a tragedy, such as this, is crucial. Understanding what truly really matters in this life is essential. Knowing that we have a loving, caring, peace giving, forgiving Heavenly Father is wonderful.

I wish I could better convey the feelings of my heart. I can only be comforted by the Plan of Salvation. I know that there is life after death. The spirit world dwells on this Earth, just in a different state. A different dimension, if you will. I know that there are spirits around us continually.

I know that my Aunt Fairy is finally with her mother. She is with all her loved ones that passed on before her. They welcomed her home. I have always, as long as I can remember, wanted to meet my Grandmother Lois. She passed away when Fairy was only 4 and my mom was 8. I honestly feel like she is around me. I think that I am alot like she was. I honestly miss her, yet I don't even know her. She is a part of my life, yet she has never been here.

How wonderful for Fairy to be with all of her loved ones, especially her mother. I take solice in that......I pray for the ones that were left behind. I pray for comfort and understanding. I hope they can learn from this loss. Understand the meaning behind it.

Frequently, death comes as an intruder. It is an enemy that suddenly appears in the midst of life’s feast, putting out its lights and gaiety. Death lays its heavy hand upon those dearest to us and at times leaves us baffled and wondering. In certain situations, as in great suffering and illness, death comes as an angel of mercy. But for the most part we think of it as the enemy of human happiness......

Happy Birthday......Nana Dawnie!

We celebrated my grandmas 86th birthday today. She is doing great and still going strong. I've kinda always said I hope by the time I'm in my mid 80's I'll hang up my coat and leave this earthly existence for good. BUT.........if I'm doing as good as she is then maybe we will shoot for 90!?

2 facts that I should mention about old age:
-Your ears and nose never quit growing. Why do you think every little old man has big ears and an even bigger nose. (i.e. Rewatch General Conference)
-People shrink as they age.

I just mention these because I look like a giant compared to my grandma. She doesn't have a big nose or ears per say, it was just worth mentioning. But either I've turned into a giant, or she has shrunk in her golden years. Let's go with the latter....

Anyway, Happy Birthday Nana Dawnie......

Big Rock Clothing.....a new guilty indulgence!

So I've been meaning to check out Big Rock Clothing since mid summer, but I just haven't found the time. PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! I found the time, which probably in retrospect, isn't such a good thing. The best way to describe Big Rock is.......Buckle in a warehouse (wholesale) Everyone knows my love affair with Buckle, so can you imagine how I feel about this store?!

Big Rock has lots of high end denim, that Buckle doesn't even carry. Stuff that I've only seen online. You know your in trouble when you go in the dressing room with 8 different pair of jeans and the first 3 you try on FIT PERFECT!!!!! So how does one solve that dilemma, they take the 3 and run.........as fast as one can......and try to forget about the other 5 left behind!

Anyway, good thing its in Salt Lake, any closer and I'd be in trouble. Soooooo....if you want to check out Big Rock Clothing here is a link with their address ect........have fun.

http://www.bigrockclothing.com

4 Motocross Zombies.....baby!

It's hard having 4 boys...let me tell ya! Very rarely do they concede to let me take their picture, let alone apply Halloween make-up before hand. But as always I somehow managed (I promised I'd take them to UPChuck-a-Rama for dinner). Anyway this isn't officially what they are being for Halloween, it was just an idea I had for a cute blog header.

I had to wait until they were completely finished riding for the day before I could begin. Once the make-up was applied (that took forever) I was only allowed a certain number of pictures I could take. Which seems asinine, because it took forever to get them ready. They should of let me have a little more time for pic taking....but whatever! Like I said it's hard having 4 boys........

My youngest insisted on having more after more make-up applied. "More scars Mommy".......O.K. just one more.........."More stitches Mommy"......O.K. just a few more........You get the picture.

Anyway I'll take some pics on Halloween of their real costumes........too be continued.

6 quirks about my Ellie.......from Carly's point of view...LOL!

So Ellie posted a comment about how it would be funny to name 6 quirks about me (from her point of view). So I said.......your on.......baby!

1. Ellie CANNOT stand when people name their baby girls ELLIE. She absolutely hates it when she is at a soccer game, grocery store, mall ect. and a mom yells ELLIE!!!!! Now I have to agree with her. Nowadays there seem to be alot of little girls with the names Ellie and Carly. I here my name everywhere I go as well. But I also think its awesome that we are in our early thirties and our names ROCK!!!! Obviously you know your name is cool if all the young moms are using them to name their children, enough said.

2. Ellie puts her foot in her mouth sometimes......not all the time.......just sometimes.

3. Ellie calls closets in her house......rooms......ie. Love grows best in a small house!

4. Ellie is not a "hang out with the girls" kind of girl (except with me, of course) Like she said in her blog, she would rather hang with her hubby.

5. Ellie is not good at sharing, borrowing out ect.......enough said.

6. Ellie tends to leave her (cordless) house phone on the bumper of her Suburban. Then occasionally she drives off with it (still on the bumper). How many are we up to.....3 maybe 4? LOL, she just ordered a new phone yesterday.

Now it wouldn't be fair to just name all her quirks.

Here are 6 wonderful things about my Ellie.........

1. She is the best friend I have ever had in my entire life. I honestly could not live without her. I honestly think that we either knew each other in heaven (or before). My life has been so enriched since I met her.

2. She tells it like it is. (believe me that 's a good thing)

3. She is a WONDERFUL mother. She sees and recognizes things she could improve on and works on them. She prays for patience and understanding when it comes to her children.

4. She is a wonderful wife.

5. She is one of the most humble and content person I know. She rarely gets caught up in material things. Of course she would love a new house ect. But she sees the real value in life. The most important things, are not things........they are her family, our Heavenly Father and Jesus, and of course.........me!

6. This last one might only make sense to me. A wonderful thing about MY Ellie is her husband. He is one of the reasons why she is the way she is. Yes , at times, he can be a typical husband, but more often than not I'm amazed at what a fabulous man he is.

I have been blessed with a wonderful best friend, who is married to a wonderful man. Good Job.....baby...you chose well.

"A good friend helps you up when you fall....a BEST FRIEND laughs at you and trips you again"

6 "quirks" about myself....hmmmmmm

So I've been tagged by my Ellie. If anyone knows all my quirks it would be her. Soooooooo what are some of my quirks!?

1. I'm a total hypochondriac....enough said.

2. I hate, hate, hate to do my hair and make-up. If God made women bald I'd be the happiest girl on earth. I'm jealous of men and their easy morning routine. Nothing ruins my day more than realizing I have to wash, apply product, dry, curl/straighten my hair. Plus the whole make-up thing overwhelms me as well...........whatever! This is the reason why I own close to 50 hats. I love hat days, which seem to be more often than not.

3. Moving on......hmmmm....it's funny but Ellie and I have the same pillow quirk. When I take my decorative pillows off my bed at night they have to be placed exactly how I want them. Nice and neat.

4. I have to watch something "HAPPY" on T.V. before I go to sleep at night. I can't go to sleep unless I have a happy thought in my head. If I watch a scary movie, or even the evening news, I have to go to a happy channel/show otherwise I'll worry all night....

5. I like cool "dates". For example I was married on 9/3/93 (cool huh) My #2 was born on 8/8/99. I was born on Friday the 13th (lucky -maybe, maybe not) I like it when dates "rhyme" i.e. 9/27/97 sounds better than 9/27/98. That first date is when my husband and I were sealed in the Logan LDS Temple. I also have an innate ability to remember almost anybodys birthday. I usually only have to be told once and it's in my brain forever. But if your not important to me, then I usually purposely try to forget it.....

6. I really don't like running into people i.e. grocery shopping, at the mall, movies etc. I probably shouldn't admit this but I usually ignore, turn the other way, or pretend that I don't see them. I dislike being "fake" happy. Small talk bugs me....

P.S.
Anyway one of Ellie's quirks was that she likes spending time with her hubby. That is a TRUE statement/quirk. And YES it bothers me, but I have gotten use to it. I would love to have her on all of my girls trips, nights, getaways ect. But she chooses to hang with her man. GOOD choice baby, wouldn't be mine, but it can be yours. She did concede to our latest girls day which is going down in December (the day before my b-day). I'm soooo excited.........more info on that at a later date!

P.P.S.
Well as you can tell I changed my blog (again). What a pain in the butt!!! The nice thing though was the latest pics of my kids. They didn't give me as much grief as I anticipated. My #1 was even accommodating...who would of thought?

I tag my dad.........that ought to be interesting!

Nights in Rodanthe....

So....I had a quick girls night out.....movie and some chips and salsa, plus my most favorite new beverage..........A Sangrita baby!!!! Don't get your panties in a bunch, it was virgin, all three of them. Yummy yum yum....Katie on the other hand thought they looked disgusting...but NOT me. Anyway moving on to the movie. I read the book "Nights in Rodanthe" this past summer and loved it. Nicholas Sparks is one of my more fav authors. But this movie is no "Notebook". It was "loosely" based on the book, and I do mean loosely. Katie and Natalie (who haven't read the book) were just as dissappointed and me. Soooooooo would I recommend the movie.........yes.........but just go in knowing it isn't what it's hyped up to be.

I need another night out just to have another SANGRITA, or two, or three........baby!

Wanted Outlaws......Baby!

Be not Afraid.....

Pandora Radio......baby!

I stumbled upon this cool website called Pandora Radio. It's pretty cool. You basically name an artist and it makes a radio station with music from that artist and other similar ones as well. So for example: I named Emerson Hart (LOVE HIM FYI) and now that station plays his music along with other songs that sound similar to his.

If I'm not making sense go to http://www.pandora.com/ and check it out yourselves.

Some of my Pandora Radio stations include:

John Mayer
Emerson Hart
Lady Antebellum
Sick Puppies
One Less Reason
Anberlin
Plumb

It's cool because some of the artists (i.e. on my Emerson Hart station) I have never heard of, but yet it is music similar to his. So now I have a broader music base to choose from. The next logical step would be to go to itunes and download some new tunes.....yeah baby!!!

Don't forget to pray.....

First game win....baby!

Congrats to CrossFire on their first game win. I was a little nervous. It's a brand new team, I honestly didn't know what to expect.......but they did great. Don't ya think their uniforms ROCK!!! Hopefully we can keep this up! Good Job guys........

One step at a time........

I usually don't comment much on my personal life. I try to focus on my kids, my hobbies, my friends and family etc. I do however need to begin sharing my spiritual life more, but that will have to happen in another post.

Anyway, life is more difficult than I ever really imagined it to be. It leads you down roads that you didn't ever expect to go down. But the truth is, those roads take you to places you needed to go in order to become someone different. You learn from heartache, you learn from your trials, you finally see what really matters in life.

I love my 4 boys with all of my heart. They truly are my greatest blessings. I strive everyday to be a better mom. To be less irritated, more patient, give more attention, be a better example ect. My family is my universe. But that HAS to include more than just 4 boys and a Mom.......

So anyway........I hate it when I cry and type at the same time.......hopefully, with a prayer in my heart, my entire family can someday be complete again. One step at a time starting 9/9/08.

I want to thank my many friends, family ect. For all your love and support. I love you all, and you know who you are. I could not have made it through without you. Most importantly I want to thank my Heavenly Father and Jesus. Through many, many prayers I owe my life, my children, my sanity, my peace to Them.......thank-you.

We are not through the woods yet, but step by step, day by day, prayer by prayer.......I believe we will see a clearing.

Peter A. Cohen "There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps"

Define Soccer Mom.....

In North American social, cultural and political discourse, soccer mom broadly refers to a middle-class suburban woman who spends a significant amount of her time transporting her school-age children to activities such as soccer practice.

The phrase soccer mom generally refers to a white, married middle class woman who lives in the suburbs and has school age children. She is sometimes portrayed in the media as busy or overburdened and driving a minivan. She is also portrayed as putting the interests of her family, and most importantly her children, ahead of her own.

(I agree with everything in this definition, but I DO NOT drive a mini-van)

And one more makes four........baby!

I can't believe it!!!! My baby, my last one ever, my #4 boy is finally playing soccer! On his very own team. Whoa what a milestone, I think I'm gonna cry...... So one more makes 4. FOUR stinky little buggers, 4 soccer teams, 5 to 8 soccer practices a week, 4 t0 7 soccer games a week etc. PLUS me and my Ellie are in charge of #3's team CROSSFIRE. That has included massive emailing, texting, calling, ordering, scheduling, planning........Huh, sometimes I ask myself why? Then my reply to myself is, if not me, then who?

Anyway it's a lot of work, but those little guys are worth it (sometimes)

FYI the blog background change, what a pain in the BUTT!! Ellie's butt hurts probably more than mine LOL!!! But you have to admit a 3 column blog ROCKS!!!! But HTML SUCKS!!!!! Ellie you are beyond AMAZING, but you already know that!!!

P.S. I finally created my own AVATAR. I've been wanting to for a while, so there she is......wait there I am.....in the digital world. NICE.........dorky, I know.........but NICE.

P.P.S I forgot to mention that Ellie and I manage our women's indoor soccer team, Team X-Treme (her husbands X-Treme Coatings business is our sponsor). That as of lately has been a pain to organize, but all is well now.

Preschool, Baby......

My #4 who happens to be 4, had his first day of PRESCHOOL today. He has a little "attachment" issue with me. I can't complain much, because he is my BABY you know. He didn't want to go to school today, but he conceded in the end. Anyway........he attends two different preschools, but Miss Jodies is his favorite. I thinks it's because she is soooo wonderful!

My Tag Bag.....Temple Clothing Bags

We found the CUTEST bags ever at Swiss Days. They're called TAG BAGS . They are marketed as Temple clothing bags, but can be used as travel/garment bags as well. I bought one for myself and some others for Christmas gifts. I think Katie and I were asked more than a dozen times where to get/find those. I'll almost guarantee the Tag Bag booth was completely sold out by noon. Good news though, go to their link and you can order your own if interested.

http://www.mytagbag.com/

P.S. The website only shows a few of the styles and colors that were sold at Swiss Days. There was a bigger selection to choose from.

Swiss Days & Park City, Baby........

The FAB 4 plus 2 more......Myself and 5 of my friends had a great girls trip to Park City and Swiss Days this weekend. It was NYC on a smaller Utah level. An overnight excursion is just what we all needed. Thanks to Katie, Natalie, Amy, Lori and Kris.

(Just don't ask us how much money we all went through......it's not pretty)

Peach Pie anyone.....

My sister-in-law gave me a whole bunch of peaches last Saturday. So what do you do when you have a whole bunch of peaches, you make "Peach Pie". I also made peaches and cream ect..... Anyway this is a stellar example of a post of my not-so-interesting life. Besides I told Ellie I'd post a pic of my pie. FYI my kids loved it!!

This is kinda funny.....

Quote of the day:

Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.

So - if you give her crap, you will get a bucket full of sh#t.

(Thanks Kent and Sandy)

Back to school baby.......

SO, it's the first day back to school. I can't believe I'm going to admit this, but.......I don't want summer to end!!!! I miss those messy little buggers already. Oh well, I still have my #4, my baby!!!

Weber State 3 on 3 Tournament.....

My #2 had quite the busy Saturday. His La Roca team started their season with 2 games in the morning, then he competed in a 3 on 3 tournament at Weber State. His team took 2nd place. Good Job, dude!

Welcome back....

My Ellie is finally back from her vaca!!! How I missed her so...... Too bad she brought a little "Montezuma's Revenge" back with her! But I am wondering if she woke up one morning in Mexico and wondered "Why am I covered in feathers"? By the way Ell our shirts came in the mail today. They're HOTT!!!

New Logo and Blog Header....

Here is the new CrossFire logo for our boys U8 soccer team. Practices seem to be going well. My husband just finished up with his license/coaching classes. The season is set to begin on Sept. 10th. Looks like we are on our way to a great first season.....

We are the Champions.......

Congratulations to my #2's La Roca soccer team. They took first place in this years Adidas Cup. My #2 was sick all but one of the tournament games. He battled through the sickness and played his best. Good Job, buddy. The virus has now spread to the rest of my boys and it SUCKS!!!! No Lagoon today boys, maybe tomorrow.

I have updated the La Roca blog (cause I have so much time on my hands LOL), next will come the CrossFire blog.

Thanks to Tiffiny for the Adidas Cup pics. For some odd reason I forgot my camera. That is soooo unlike me!!! That will not happen again........

Self inflicted.......but loving it!!!!!

Blogging......either your into it or your not. I will admit I have my dry spells, but lately I like to post about the mundane happenings of my not-so-interesting life. I knew when Ellie and I agreed to be the "Team Mom's" for our boys U8 CrossFire soccer team that it would eventually include a blog. Well the time has finally come. I also thought it would be great to open a blog for my other son's U10 boys La Roca team. So now I am the proud blogmaster for two boys soccer teams. Of course Ellie will help me with the CrossFire team.

So I've added them as blog buddies. For right now they are open blogs, but as soon as I post pics, names, schedules ect. they will become private. It looks like I better start enjoying blogging a whole lot more.....

Oh yeah my #1 started a blog a while ago I just forgot to add him to my blog buddies list. Anyway happy blogging.........

Feathers????

I just ordered me and my Ellie a couple of these babies!!

My Little Sickie.....

Here are two pics of my little sickie. I took him to the doc yesterday cause I was worried he had strep, but it was a negative. He'll be fine, but isn't he the cutest thing ever. My bugman gathered all of his stuffed animals and placed them around my little sickies head......oh how sweet!

We are the Champions.......

Well finally this busy week has come to an end. My boys did great at their soccer tournaments. My #2's team only lost 1 game, however the way the tournament was scored/decided they weren't able to play for the championship. That sucks......but whatever.

My oldest boy did AWESOME!!! His team went undefeated and took the Championship!!!!! Way to go guys!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

I told my CeCe (#2) that he should of been born in the year 2000, then he would of turned 8 on 8/8/08. Instead he turned 9 today. Then the thought ran through my head that I was pregnant in August of 2000. Pregnant with (#3) my bugman. They are only 16 months apart, what in the h#!@ was I thinking. I wasn't that's the point.

Anyway.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Check out his new bike. Fresh from his dad's bike shop (Biker's Edge). This week has been crazy. Two of my boys in two different soccer tournaments. The birthday boy did awesome today, his birthday must of brought his team good luck. Go LA ROCA!!!!! My #1's team is doing great as well. Neither one of them have lost a game yet. Go OFC!!!!!

Tomorrow will be a challenge. Possible 4 games between the two of them. Holy Cow what have I signed up for?!? It will only be me/myself/I at the games (+ my 4 boys), but I can handle it. Remember I'm turning into quite the independent woman!!!!

Whoa Baby......

I've been meaning to post about this all week, but "Breaking Dawn" took precedence. Anyway.......every year we always seem to have hornet/wasp problems at our house. At anytime in the summer months you can find hives all around my house and yard. This year in particular seems to be worse than others. Luckily we have had only one "sting" that I know of. It always seems to happen on pool days, and never to my own kids.

So last Friday we found close to 10 hives around our sandbox, swingset, playhouse ect. They were very mature hives with lots of wasps/hornets. We went through 3 cans of insect spray that day. As we were searching for more nests we stumbled upon the mother of all hives hanging in a tree. It is at least as big as two football's put together. Inside were these hornets/wasps that were black and at least double their normal size. Holy cow......I've never seen anything like it.

The next day I went on bug patrol again and found five more start up hives and the big black hornets were starting another hive in almost the same spot. But no worries.....I'm on definite exterminator patrol......my house will be a safe place to visit. Anyway we've decided to keep the hive for future show and tells and science projects.

The End....(Slight Spoiler, read with caution)

I thought I would be writing a plea to Stephenie Meyer on why the (Twilight) series should continue, but I'm not. The final book wrapped up exactly like all "happily ever after" stories should. I didn't cry once, not until the very end. One day hopefully, I will get my "happily ever after".

P.S. Now ya never know if she'll write a prequel.......Midnight Sun anyone???????

P.S.S. I am so tickled that my name is in the book, different spelling, but still the same. (I just had to get a small ounce of fame out of the book, that's the fanatic speaking)

I'm really not a fanatic.......

So I changed my music playlist. Can anyone even give a guess as to why? If you can, feel free to leave a comment. Only true "fanatics" would know the real answer/reason. JUST AN FYI.......I'm really not a fanatic. But acting like one is just too much fun to pass up. Life is too short.......have a little fun!!!!

I have no problem at all admitting this........

I have absolutely no problem admitting this. I went at exactly 12:01 a.m. Saturday August 2nd, 2008 to my local Deseret Book Store and picked up 2 copies of "Breaking Dawn". I know, I know.......it seems a little fanatical......but I'm just being me!!
And I quite like who I am, so there!!!! I pre-ordered them so I was in and out in a jiffy. I purposely cheesed it up for the camera :)

After my slick in and out I traveled up to my Ellie's house and stuck her copy in her mailbox. And here I am blogging about the whole thing!!! Now I'll just read one chapter then hit the hay.

My Independance day.....

I have a profound knack to underestimate myself. But sometimes doing something out of ones comfort zone allows for growth. So Wednesday of this week I did just that. I decided that I would load up my kidlets and travel up to Morgan. Morgan County Fairgrounds that is. Ellie and her bandwagon were going up there for the MX races. Her 7 year old was racing and her Hubby was a sponsor at the event. So I thought what the heck, why don't I take my 7 year old up there to race as well!!!!

It's never that easy to just pick-up and do something like that. My husband was at scout camp with my oldest. So how would I manage the whole operation?????

Well let me tell ya, I did........It began with borrowing a hitch from Ellie. Next came the snack trip to Wal-Mart. Followed by taking a 4 bike (bike rack) off the back of my Denali. It was mega heavy. Then unloading 3 MX bikes from my husbands bike trailer, leaving only my 7 years olds bike. Then hooking-up my Denali to the bike trailer and then backing it out of the driveway. Next came the realization that I needed fuel. So I proceeded to a gas station with trailer in tow to get gas. Finally traveling to Morgan with 2 of my boys headed to the MX races!!! My other boy went with his Nannie and Papa to soccer practice etc.

Anyway I DID IT!!!!! I unloaded and loaded my boys bike. I went with him to the start of every practice and race. I was in the arena during the races to make sure he was doing o.k. ect. I was the man (so to speak). I definitely had a little help from Ellie's husband, but honestly it was mostly me. (thanks Kent)

My boy took 3rd place overall. He did awesome. He was very consistent each practice and race. I was proud of him, myself included. Ellie's boy was super impressive. He is quite the little jumper. Those 2 boys are great friends just like their mothers (LOL) Anyway I took some picks to document my experience. They have races next week, hmmmmmmmm