I love Fireworks!

The launch pad.....

Short Track Racing

This is what we need here in Asheville. I need to talk to a few people and see if this would be possibility. I don't race mountain bike anymore because of the crazy travel involved to race in a few races, and being a spectator at a mountain bike race is painful. When you have a family this type of racing is very appealing. When you can get the whole family involved it’s going to be successful. I have a hard time believing I'm the only one in this area who would take advantage of a month long short track series during the summer. I guess I’ll see what I can do. Check out the link below.

http://portlandracing.com/video-07-30-2007.html

Now that the tree house is almost complete, Claire is a little older, and Lyn’s ankle is healing I figured it was time to get back on the bike. SSWC http://www.sswc08.com/ is at the end of August so I guess it would be a good idea to start riding again….you think? It always amazes me how long it takes to get in shape and how fast you can get out of shape. I guess all the beer and Oreo’s over the last 3 months has not helped. I’m about as fast as a turtle right now. Hopefully I can get my legs in good enough shape to enjoy the up and coming trip to Napa.

Whoa

Thanks Chris for sending this to me. This is pretty crazy. I couldn't imagine building this thing.

A Great Fathers Day Weekend

A fantastic Father Day and it was all because of my 2 girls and my wife. I hope all of you Dads had a great day on Sunday.

Redneck pool

Claire loving life

Bill reading to Paige

Paige driving us home. Shhhh...don't tell anyone we do this.

Steve, I'm flying this beautiful flag just for you

Lights on the tree house. I know.....I'm crazy.

Weekends Are So Fun!!!!

Once again not much time to write so here is a small recap of the weekend.

- Wednesday night Lyn almost broke her foot. It turned out to be a really bad sprain. 6 weeks to recover.

- Friday night Paige I spent our first night in the tree house.

- Saturday did a good road ride, took a nap, and went on the 7th annual running man pub crawl downtown. 100 or more people showed for the outing.

- Sunday Randal and Stef were in town from MN.. Did a good mountain bike ride with Randal, eat some good food from the grill, sat in the tree house and watched the sunset and had a few beers. Also put up the new pulley system so you can send a basket from the house to the tree house. My days in JH working on lifts finally paid off.

Pub crawl

New pulley system to tree house

I had a few people ask for a few more photos of the tree house. Here they are.

Another Big Weekend

Sorry no time to write much. Let me sum it up.

1 – Went to a baby shower and ended up seeing an old acquaintance from Lincoln that I have not seen in over 15 years. He and his family live her in Asheville. Very cool!

2 – Went to a flapper party. Rented a yellow zoot suit and Lyn wore her cool beaded dress. Lots of fun!

3 – Finished up the second story of the tree house. I cannot believe it’s almost complete.

4 – Actually found some time to do a little biking.

I hope everyone had a good weekend.

Paige in the top room of the tree house

Yellow suit

Girls looking good

Fantastic Weekend With Family

Where do I start? This last week and weekend was full of excitement. My parents (who will now forever be called Grandma & Grandpa) flew into Knoxville last Wednesday night. I happen to be in Chattanooga that day for work and came through Knoxville when they got to town. I picked them up and headed back to Asheville. I was able to take Thursday, Friday, and Monday off of work so we could all spend of good quality time together.

Thursday Grandpa & I worked on the tree house preparing the big swings for our Sunday party. We worked on this new addition pretty much everyday little by little until it was completed Saturday night. Great addition to the tree house. Thanks Grandpa for all the help. All the kids on Sunday loved it.

Grandma and Grandpa brought us a little treat from Nebraska. If you from the Midwest you know all about this little guys. There called mushrooms. For all you California hippies it’s not the mushrooms you’re thinking of. These things only come around for a few weeks out of the year. They brought two big bags with them. On Thursday night my Mom did her magic cooking and we eat mushrooms until we about exploded. They are awesome!!!!!

Thursday night I learned about “Bo In A Bottle”. A little inside joke on Grandpa. You’ll have to ask him about it. I have been sworn to secrecy on this one.

Friday brought great weather, several trips to Lowes, Home Depot, and a great night out on the town. Downtown was living up to its name on Friday night. We ate so good food and turned Paige loose with all the spinners. Great free entertainment.

Saturday lead to more trips to Lowes and more building on the tree house. Saturday night we had a few more mushrooms to cook up so we did. Mmmmmmm good!

We had Claire baptized on Sunday so we had an after church party with some friends, family, and neighbors. It was a good time.

Before we new it it was Monday and Paige and I were taking Grandma and Grandpa back to the airport. Time really flies when you’re relaxing and having a good time. I cannot wait until they come back.

Shelley I’m sitting in a hotel posting this so you have some photos to look at.