Superbike Bug

Saturday was the first race at the new Miller Motorsports Park. Now if you know Ty, you know that we would not miss an AMA Superbike race so close to home! So off we went with our sunscreen and chairs. We had a great time watching the bikes race. I think it gave Ty bullet bike fever again!

Hey Dad, can we get one of these?


Check out how tall we are next to this "MONSTEROUS" Truck!



We had a contest to see who could actually get a picture of the motorcycles. When they are going 180 miles per hour it's tricky!



Jessica got a little hot during the last race! Thank goodness it was only 15 laps!

Our Famous Dancers!

Last night Jaden and Jessica had their dance concert. Yes, Jaden too! Jaden breakdances and did a fabulous job especially on his solo. He was amazing with his worm and elbow cartwheels. Jessica performed a ballet dance. She did an incredible job also. Her favorite part was at the end when Ty gave her a dozen roses and the grandma's and grandpa's brought her flowers too. Her room looks and smells wonderful!

Summer Begins

Finally the last day of school! It was totally bitter sweet. Jessica had a great time playing games with her class, while for Jaden it was party, party, party. He is in the graduating class of 2006 for elementary school. That is the "bitter" part for mom! I can't believe he is old enough to go to middle school. There was a "clap out" at the end of school. It is when the 5th graders get to run through all the grades while the classes cheer them on. This year it was raining so they ran through the school and ended up outside with mom's spraying silly string on them. (Or in Jaden's case I followed him through the school taking pictures!) Then there is the "sweet" part. Ty and I can't wait to hang out with our kids this summer. It will be great!

Gentlemen, Set Up Your Car!

It's Ty and Jaden's favorite time of year, Pinewood Derby Time! Last year Jaden swept all the races and came in 1st place. This year the pressure was on. Ty and Jaden built the car the day before the race not giving themselves much time to work on it. The day of the race, Ty weighed the car and it wasn't even close to the weight it was supposed to be. He came home from work a little early and hurried and drilled out the bottom of the car and filled it with sauder. Now this presented a slight problem with the not so dry paint! As you can imagine those two trying to repaint the car two hours before the race, was quite a sight to see! As we went to the race Jaden was a little worried because he didn't think his car was going to do well. Much to Jaden's surprise, his not so cool car was faster than expected. The car won 3 out of the four heats it raced. It took 2nd place overall and beat Ty's car by one thousandth of a second! It also won 3rd place for best looking...go figure!


Jaden's winning car from last year is on the left, Jaden's car this year is in the middle and Ty's car is on the right.

Grandpa's have The Best Toys!

Our Grandpa's all have such fun toys. Whether it is Grandpa Dick's remote control race cars and hot tub, or Big G's movie theater and boat, well and Grandpa Ric just happen to have this "little" toy in his driveway last week when we stopped by to visit. All three kids found their own fun thing to do on Grandpa's truck. Their favortie was to pretend they were driving. The only thing was is they had to fight Jaden for the spot! We love all our grandpa's and thanks for sharing all your toys!

Happy Birthday Jax Man!

We can hardly believe that it has been three years that we have had our Jaxon! Time flies when you are having fun! Jaxon had a great birthday. He has been waiting and waiting for it to come. He was so excited to get breakfast in bed. His breakfast consisted of a "diet coke", 3 pieces of sausage, an egg and a chocolate donut. (All his favorites!) He loved his presents. Each time he would open one he would hold it up and pose for a picture. He also loved getting all the phone calls with that happy birthday song. When the phone would ring he would run and say, "I'm right here!" He liked answering it because all the calls were for him! We are glad you had a great birthday Jax!

Finally, The Tramp Is Up!

Jaden, Jessica and Jaxon have been waiting forever for the tramp to come out of winter storage! They have been bugging Ty for about a month to put it together. Ty kept telling them when the snow melts and the ground isn't soggy. So as you can imagine they were a little shocked but very excited when Ty finally said "ok". I think the happy screams were heard miles away! They couldn't wait to show off a few tricks. Jaden can front and back flip, Jessie can front flip and Jax can jump so high! Great job guys! Maybe with a little more practice, mom will be able to take pictures during the flips instead of capturing the landings!