Photo Friday!

No, that's not sausage links sitting next to the shaving cream... I mean, we never eat breakfast in the bathtub.  (Ok, maybe occassionally we do if Papa Steve's about to come pick him up, and we are in a hurry!)  And the cell phone is for play, in case that's making you wonder too!

Mascara on your eyebrows?!?  

As rough & tough of a boy as he is, he still has this fascination for makeup, glitter & fingernail polish! (I know when he gets older he'll likely wanna kill me for saying that). I know a few boys who went thru this stage, & though it seems wierd, it really isn't, if you keep in mind: kids want to do everything their parents do! 

He came out of his room & says he saw a boy on tv do this???? I must not be paying very good attention to what my child is watching!!

KRA Special & King of Dirt

This past week was a superstock special at KRA in Willmar, in which Shane was lucky enough to come home with the BIG trophy (made of wood & really heavy)!  He also won with the MWM, and finished 5th with the A-mod.

The cool trophy made by Charlie Nelson... along with the Superstock Crew

(Troy, Butch-the car owner, Shane, Dexton, Pat, Zach)

Friday we raced at I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN for a special they call 'King of Dirt'.  Shane won with the MWM, and had fuel pressure issues (or something) with the A-mod.  It would act up every 3-4 laps, then he'd come in and think it was fixed, only to go out there, and have the car die after a few laps again.  It ran fine the next night, so hopefully they found the problem!

Saturday, he finished 1st with the midwest mod, 2nd with the A-mod, and 3rd with the Superstock! Since he won the week prior with all 3 cars, he got to take all of them for the parade lap during the national anthem!

DJ, Jared & Shane takin a break!

Baby update: well, there is no update!!  Obviously getting bigger, still no 'for sure' name, and this week marks the single-digit weekly countdown (9 weeks left).

Racing, Storms, & BIR

This week was pretty eventful (and relaxing at the same time)... We raced Willmar on Wednesday instead of Thursday this week because of their fair.  Shane got a flat tire in the MWM feature, so was unable to finish the race.  In the superstock, he finished 4th, and in the A-mod he finished 13th.  If you've kept up on recent results, you've probably noticed Shane hasn't been doing as well as he had been weeks prior (including demolitioning the superstock).  I heard someone mention to him on Wednesday (after the races) "Well, that wasn't a good night!"  Shane replied with "It could've been worse!!"  Just because someone expects better of him, doesn't mean he didn't give his all, or that he didn't enjoy doing what he does.  Lots of drivers would love to have the finishes and stats that he has accumulated, so to gripe about a 10th or 14th place finish occassionally is rediculous!  Things can always go better, and things can always go worse....Nothing ever stays the same!!

And on that note, Saturday proved just that....He took a clean sweep (won the heat & feature) in all 3 classes that he raced (midwest mod, superstock & A-mod)!  I don't think that's been done before (mainly because driving 3 cars on one night is rare...almost to the point of crazy :)  But it was a 'perfect' night!

The superstock crew (Mason, Shane, Zach, Troy, Dexton & Pat)

That is all the racing we did this week, because Friday rained out -which we originally thought maybe we could go do something fun....well mother nature had other plans!! We spent the evening cleaning up the mess from the storm.  Thanks to DJ, Chris & Genna for all your help!! It was very much appreciated!

Sunday we took in BIR (Brainerd International Raceway), which was a first for all of us.  It was fun for something different to do, and everyone should probably experience it once in their lifetime... But it was too much walking for this prego lady (it probably doesn't help that I refuse to wear 'flat' shoes because I want to look a lil taller :)   Oh, and if you go, make sure you go to the pits and stand right up front when they start one of the engines.  That was unreal!  I had no clue what to expect (other than knowing it was going to be loud).  But right before they started it, a friend (Dave) said to me "it's going to be hard to breathe" I thought ok, me and mason will put our shirts over our nose/mouth like the guy next to us.  Yeah right, after about 2 seconds we went running (heels and all), basically blind and choking!!  It was pretty insane!

before they started it...

Mason just had to check this "mini" one out!

Liar, Liar, pants on fire!

So Mason has learned the tricks of the trade to stay out of trouble! Just lie!  While I showering, apparently Mason had went into the pantry and started snacking on the chocolate chip cookies & potato chips.  When I noticed what he doing, I told him to put them away by the time I get out of the bathroom.  He yelled "Mom, I put them away! But don't come out here!"  So I came to the kitchen, and sure enough he put the packages away, but I noticed he wouldn't show me his hands...

 Yep, he had a handful of cookies...

And the next day, I noticed he was being awfully quiet, and was hiding behind the couch.  Yep! he was hiding something in his hands AGAIN, and I asked him what it was.  He said, "Oh, it's just something healthy, like chicken you made me!"  Ya right, it was a starburst & a sucker.  He is such a stinker, and of course lying is wrong, but it was pretty funny!!

We finally went to visit baby Jessica (Ryan & Rachel Studanski's baby)...what a doll!

Friday night we went to I94 speedway in Fergus Falls, MN & we sat in the stands cause kids aren't allowed in the pits... Surprisingly, Mason sat pretty still, and he enjoyed the candy toss, and some cotton candy.

Race Recap:  Willmar: he finished 4th with the MWM (which was probably the most exciting race I've watched in a while!!), 4th with A-mod, and 5th with the superstock.  As I mentioned earlier, Friday we tried Fergus Falls for the first time, where Shane finished 2nd with the MWM, and unfortunately wrecked the superstock.  Thankfully everyone involved was ok.  Saturday, we went to Ogilvie cause Brainerd had the night off... He finished 8th with the MWM, and 10th in the A-mod. 

Baby Update:  Still no name :(   We are having the hardest time finding one that fits, or where you just KNOW that's the one! 

I am 29 weeks and haven't been to the doc for over a couple months.  Mostly because it's a personal choice that I don't feel like giving them anymore money than I have to, so I will go to the appointments that I feel are worth-while, and skip those that are pointless...weighing me, and checking for the baby's heartbeat.  I mean, I do have a scale at home, and being that she's kicking, I can guarantee she's got a heartbeat!  But I'm sure none of you want to hear me whine about medical bills and health insurance, so we'll leave it at that!

Have a great week!

"Are you dizzy yet?!"....

....Was a question someone asked Shane after this weekend!  He has been driving 3 cars now, 3 nights this week! That's a total of roughly 235 laps!! 

He has been having a blast with a different class (a superstock), but don't worry....He will not be purchasing one anytime soon (or ever probably)!  I think what he likes best about it, is that someone else washes it, works on it, fixes it, and brings it to the track...He just gets to drive!!  Of course, who wouldn't like that!!?  Thanks to Butch, Pat, Dexton, Zach, & Troy (& whoever else I missed) for the fun opportunity!  Thursday he finished 2nd in the heat & 2nd in feature at Willmar. Friday he wasn't able to race the heat, cause he had a flat tire before the race started, so he was forced to start last in the feature, and drove from 19th to 8th at Princeton.  Saturday he got 2nd in the heat, and 2nd in the feature at Brainerd! 

Dexton gettin him ready to go!

Kids night again @ Brainerd...

Ernie, TJ (helped pass out candy to the kids), Shane & Axel

The MWM he finished 2nd at Willmar, 5th at Princeton, and Won at Brainerd!  The A-mod he finished 4th at Willmar, 12th at Princeton, and Won at Brainerd!  This past race at Brainerd was a qualifying event for the Race of Champions for the Wissota 100 in Huron, SD (in mid Sept).  So since he won, he is entered into that event with both cars!