One Last Camping Weekend!

We spent last weekend camping once again before we are back to racing full time.  This time we went to South Long Lake near Brainerd, which was a completely redone campground (we were there 10 years ago or so).  It had a brand new play area, a sand volleyball area, new docks, and was very clean.  The only downfall was that since it had been closed for, oh, 5 years, the swim area had grown some weeds from not being used.  The owner had just put loads of new sand on the beach the day we got there, so the beach was nice!

Mason caught LOTS of fish! He was so excited every time he reeled one in!

Sunday, we came home at about noon, cuz Shane was getting antsy to get back to racing.  (We went and spectated twice, and it's just not the same!)  He threw his B-mod in with the Superstock & crew and made the trek to Bemidji where he won both features!  The time off was was very refreshing, and we did enjoy our camping, county fair, & even a dinner & movie night... But it also made us realize that racing is where we belong!  It is where our friends are, it is what we love, and it is what we enjoy most!  SO WE ARE BACK! (and glad to be so! :)

Kids Update

Braelyn has been doing a lot of "new" things lately.  She was never good at eating baby food (except carrots) off a spoon...of course she'll take icecream from a spoon, but fruit or veggies...NOPE!  So I got this brilliant idea to put the baby food in a bottle with a super fast flow nipple, and she'll suck it right down!  I feel better knowing she's actually getting something nutritious, and not just eating snacks all day. Her all-time favorite food right now is cottage cheese! She also loves noodles (tuna noodle & ramen mostly), and is getting very good at a sippy cup! 

The other day I didn't see her anywhere in the house, so I asked the daycare kids "Where's Brae?"  Here the gate at the bottom of the stairway had been unlocked and she crawled up ALL of the steps (without falling) and was playing upstairs!  She hasn't had a tumble yet, but was very close one time when I heard her screaming, I ran over & her hands were on one step, and her feet were 2 steps above that...she had caught herself with her hands (belly down)!  She can also stand for a good while, but falls when she takes a step! 

Her hair is getting so long, that she almost always has to have a pony in or it hangs in her eyes!  I wanted to cut her bangs so bad, but Shane wanted it to grow out.  It's cute as long as it's in a pony or clip, otherwise she looks like a sheep dog! :)

 

Mason has learned how to ride bike without training wheels!  Shane and my brother, Paul, pushed him back and forth one evening in the grass (for a softer landing), and within a couple weeks, he was taking off on his own around the driveway!  He still has his fair share of diggers, but he's getting better! 

This one makes me literally LOL!! :)

 He is also sleeping ALL NIGHT in his own bed! He loved the security of being on the floor in our room, but was starting to complain that it wasn't very comfy anymore, so I started a "sticker chart" and if he wakes up in the morning in HIS bed, he gets a sticker, and after 10, he will get a reward (space aliens, bounce depot or a movie)!  It's taking a while to get 10, being that he's been at Heidi's, grandmas, currently camping for 3 days with my family, and this weekend we're going camping again!  The kid likes to bum! :)

Camping

It's been a week ago already, but I thought i'd post some pics of our camping weekend (last weekend)...  The weather was beautiful (except a short shower on Saturday), but the water was perfect temperature and we couldn't have asked for a better weekend!  Mason's favorite activities were making sandcastles and riding the jetski (which he was so afraid of at first that we couldn't get him on it).  Braelyn had her fifth tooth popping through so she was not quite her happy self.  She had a runny nose and light fever, so she kind-of slept alot.  It didn't seem to get any better as the week went on, so I took her to the doc and she had a double ear infection :(  It was a fun weekend that we all enjoyed for something different, but we did miss racing a little when everyone started sending results! :)  However, we are already half-way through the 30 days off, so it seems to be going by pretty quickly.  This week we've enjoyed going to the fair two evenings and tonight we'll go cheer on DJ in the demolition derby!

That's all for now.... Enjoy the weekend! (I can't believe I just posted on a Saturday...maybe I do have too much time on my hands without racing) :) LOL!