Sunday, June 14, 2009
I'm CRAZIER than I thought!!!
YES MOTORCROSS I AM COMPLETELY NUTS!!!!
So about 3 weeks ago, my friend called and asked me if I wanted to sign Jaxon up for a mini motorcross race. I told her I thought that it sounded fun, go ahead and sign us up. Jaxon got a little 50 motorcycle for his birthday last year...thanks to dad:) Anyway we were suppose to be at the track around 0830 to register and sign a waiver...for all you girls who don't have kids yet, waiver is code for DONT DO IT!!! I should know that by know. So we got the "don't do it" card signed and Ryan helped Jax on the track to do a practice run. At this point I was pacing along the side of the fence as Sky sat in the lawn chair and had breakfast.
I don't think Sky will ever want to ride a motorcycle unless it's in a parade and she gets to wear a fancy crown! Thank goodness
Well the practice run went well and I was feeling better about this whole motorcross racing idea. The kids were put into catagories based on the size of their bike and all the catagories got to race twice.
Jaxon did really well. We told him just to go and have a good time. He didn't need to win just finish and had fun. The problem was that everytime he would go around the track his confidence would build and he would go a little fast. Well thats a recipe for trouble. On race one he went to go around and turn and his breaks slipped down under the handbar and he couldn't reach them so he jump, yes I said jumped over the brim of the track and crashed.ugh About 3 dads ran out to help him including his, he was ok a little upset but hopped back on his bike and finished the race. We got the brakes fixed just in time for race number 2. Ryan was trying to show him how to shift up and down, he is really good at shifting down just not up, he also need to work on not pulling the gas while trying to put on the breaks :( thats what got us into trouble in race 2. Once again he jumped a brim of the track and was headed right for this huge pipe thing. Luckily it was right were Ryan I were sitting. Ryan seen him coming and jumped of and tried to slow him down. He slowed down a bit but still hit the pipe thing prettey hard and when we picked him up of the ground he was a little dazed and confused. At this point I am thinking "This is pure craziness, what the HELL are we doing here!!! Excuse the laugage but holy crap my kid just about killed himself and I am the one who signed the "dont do it"card and paid the entry fee. I'm so lucky to have a awesome and calm husband who took care of the whole situation and bless Jaxon's little heart, he got back on his bike and finished the race!!!!! Everyone should know if I was the one picking up his limp dazed little body I would of had him in the car headed for home as fast as the hummer would have taken us, and the dirt bike would have gone to the first kid that walked by.
Anyway, Jaxon did great minus the 2 mishaps that happened. I am so proud of him for finishing and as we were driving home he asked if we could go race next weekend. Ryan and I told him no, this is an once a year activity!!!!
Ready... Set... Go!!!
Last minute adjustments
This is after wreck #1 and notice the silver pipe in the pic. This is what he hit in wreck #2
After race one
Yeah he finished
Well thats our motorcross weekend. We are practicing so we can atleast go back next year and be wreck FREE!!!
So about 3 weeks ago, my friend called and asked me if I wanted to sign Jaxon up for a mini motorcross race. I told her I thought that it sounded fun, go ahead and sign us up. Jaxon got a little 50 motorcycle for his birthday last year...thanks to dad:) Anyway we were suppose to be at the track around 0830 to register and sign a waiver...for all you girls who don't have kids yet, waiver is code for DONT DO IT!!! I should know that by know. So we got the "don't do it" card signed and Ryan helped Jax on the track to do a practice run. At this point I was pacing along the side of the fence as Sky sat in the lawn chair and had breakfast.
I don't think Sky will ever want to ride a motorcycle unless it's in a parade and she gets to wear a fancy crown! Thank goodness
Well the practice run went well and I was feeling better about this whole motorcross racing idea. The kids were put into catagories based on the size of their bike and all the catagories got to race twice.
Jaxon did really well. We told him just to go and have a good time. He didn't need to win just finish and had fun. The problem was that everytime he would go around the track his confidence would build and he would go a little fast. Well thats a recipe for trouble. On race one he went to go around and turn and his breaks slipped down under the handbar and he couldn't reach them so he jump, yes I said jumped over the brim of the track and crashed.ugh About 3 dads ran out to help him including his, he was ok a little upset but hopped back on his bike and finished the race. We got the brakes fixed just in time for race number 2. Ryan was trying to show him how to shift up and down, he is really good at shifting down just not up, he also need to work on not pulling the gas while trying to put on the breaks :( thats what got us into trouble in race 2. Once again he jumped a brim of the track and was headed right for this huge pipe thing. Luckily it was right were Ryan I were sitting. Ryan seen him coming and jumped of and tried to slow him down. He slowed down a bit but still hit the pipe thing prettey hard and when we picked him up of the ground he was a little dazed and confused. At this point I am thinking "This is pure craziness, what the HELL are we doing here!!! Excuse the laugage but holy crap my kid just about killed himself and I am the one who signed the "dont do it"card and paid the entry fee. I'm so lucky to have a awesome and calm husband who took care of the whole situation and bless Jaxon's little heart, he got back on his bike and finished the race!!!!! Everyone should know if I was the one picking up his limp dazed little body I would of had him in the car headed for home as fast as the hummer would have taken us, and the dirt bike would have gone to the first kid that walked by.
Anyway, Jaxon did great minus the 2 mishaps that happened. I am so proud of him for finishing and as we were driving home he asked if we could go race next weekend. Ryan and I told him no, this is an once a year activity!!!!
Ready... Set... Go!!!
Last minute adjustments
This is after wreck #1 and notice the silver pipe in the pic. This is what he hit in wreck #2
After race one
Yeah he finished
Well thats our motorcross weekend. We are practicing so we can atleast go back next year and be wreck FREE!!!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Wow it's been a while!!!!
So I hope all you bloggers out there have not given up on me. I know its been a while and I know we have been super busy... so I should have been posting the events that have kept us so busy but I always hated going to my basement to use the computer, its lonsome down there at all by myself. Ryan has a lap top he lets me use once a year and I have meet my quota already this year. But being the greatest most awesome husband he is he suprised me with an incredible mothers day gift...
Yes my very own lap top. Now I can blog and watch dancing with the stars, a bloggers dream right?
So what have we been up to since lets see, halloween. Wow it really has been a while.
First christmas...So So So So fun. And best of all I DIDNT HAVE TO WORK!!!!
The kids got way to much but everyone had a blast. And once again my sweetest husband suprised us all with mickey mouse stuff animals... which meant a family vacation to DISNEYLAND!!!!
So the first week of March we loaded a plane at 0600 and we were off the the happiest place on earth!!
It was the best week ever!!! Ryan was a champ. He didn't complain once. We would get up at 0730, go to the park and stay util it closed. We did this for 4 days. It was a long week but I would have stayed another week if we could have... I think Ryan would have to :)
Then 2 weeks after Disneyland We traveled to Moab. I was running a half marathon down there and was suppose to go with my running groupies from the CPCU but most of them were on the injured reserve list so Ryan and Jax went with me. It was fun. The weather was perfect and the race went really well. My goal was to run it in less than 2 hours. I crossed the finish line at 1:58 and my chip time was 1:56. I was super happy. After we did a few little hikes up to arches. It was beutiful.
And last but not least Jaxon was promoted from a white belt to a yellow belt in karate. I was so proud of him. It has been a great sport for him, it keeps him busy, it teaches him disipline, and most important he loves it!
So a very quick update. And a promise to be a better blogger!!!!
Yes my very own lap top. Now I can blog and watch dancing with the stars, a bloggers dream right?
So what have we been up to since lets see, halloween. Wow it really has been a while.
First christmas...So So So So fun. And best of all I DIDNT HAVE TO WORK!!!!
The kids got way to much but everyone had a blast. And once again my sweetest husband suprised us all with mickey mouse stuff animals... which meant a family vacation to DISNEYLAND!!!!
So the first week of March we loaded a plane at 0600 and we were off the the happiest place on earth!!
It was the best week ever!!! Ryan was a champ. He didn't complain once. We would get up at 0730, go to the park and stay util it closed. We did this for 4 days. It was a long week but I would have stayed another week if we could have... I think Ryan would have to :)
Then 2 weeks after Disneyland We traveled to Moab. I was running a half marathon down there and was suppose to go with my running groupies from the CPCU but most of them were on the injured reserve list so Ryan and Jax went with me. It was fun. The weather was perfect and the race went really well. My goal was to run it in less than 2 hours. I crossed the finish line at 1:58 and my chip time was 1:56. I was super happy. After we did a few little hikes up to arches. It was beutiful.
And last but not least Jaxon was promoted from a white belt to a yellow belt in karate. I was so proud of him. It has been a great sport for him, it keeps him busy, it teaches him disipline, and most important he loves it!
So a very quick update. And a promise to be a better blogger!!!!
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