1st Bike Race

We entered Guy in his first big mountain bike race. He was racing in the 9 and under category, so he was up against kids 3x his age. He rode 2 laps = 2 miles. I ran along side to give support.

He came in last, but that was expected. He had the smallest bike and was the youngest racer. He was excited to get a ribbon and a bag of treats.

Jack improved his time by 5 minutes from last year's race!

Guy is scheduled to have ear surgery March 16. They will remove the tubes that are sitting on his ear drums and new ones will be put in. We hope this will correct his hearing loss. Sloan is starting to have similar problems with ear infections. She may be next to have tubes put in. Sloan has four teeth on top and two on the bottom and she has decided to skip right to a molar next. Ouch!

BMX

We went as a family to the BMX track near Virgin to practice. I borrowed a bike and a helmet to try it out for the first time. Jack has raced his Mountain Bike on this course before. Sloan wanted to wear a helmet like the rest of us.
Our friend DJ took Guy out on the course. Jack bought his bike frame from Quentin and DJ's bike shop in Hurricane. Maybe Guy will be ready to race next year when he is 4.

Here I am at the gate being coached by Quentin and DJ. I was nervous, but it was so much fun!

This is a great workout. I didn't realize I had to stand up the entire time and that is really hard. I rode four laps and I can't wait to do it again.

Here is Jack's bike modeling for the camera on a trail near our house.

New Toy

Jack bought a new bike! He bought the frame from a local bike shop (working to help the local economy) and gathered parts on-line and through friends. He is so excited. Here is a picture of Guy holding the ibis frame.

Here he is holding the fork.
Sloan wants to be like dad. Her bike is still her favorite toy.

I get a GPS watch and the kids get a sandpit in the backyard. Yeah for tax returns! My mom, my sister Jessica, my sister Charlotte, and Charlotte's 3 kids are coming for a visit next week. I am excited and I hope the weather continues to be nice.

Go Real! This is a picture of Guy and his friend Joshua with the MLS Cup 2009 Trophy and the Real soccer mascot Leo the Lion. We wanted to get the boys excited about their up coming soccer lessons.

The kids have been fighting a cold for over 2 weeks now. I picked it up, but Jack is unscathed. Guy has his first ear infection in almost a year. We think the right tube has fallen out of his ear and that is why he has one. We are visiting the ENT doc again. Sloan is cutting another tooth. Jack rocked her to sleep.