WORS 2011: Subaru Cup

Subaru Cup is the biggest WORS race of the year, because it is now a top level national mountain bike race.  On Saturday, June 25th, Ted raced in the cross country mountain bike race, finishing 11th overall.  The start was rough for him, because it was a mass start without any call ups, so he was really at the mercy of the crowd.  He got stuck in the back third of the pack, making it hard to get into the single track in the woods and costing him precious time.  He was hoping to do better, but 10th is still a great place to finish after a rough start.  Sunday, June 26th was the short track race and Ted finished 6th, a much better race result than Saturday.  The kids and I enjoyed sitting in the shade, playing with kids of some of the guys Ted races with, and cheering on our favorite mountain biker.  We even got to see my cousin, Tristan, race and visited with him during Ted's race and the Pro races.

Isn't this how EVERYone wears their sunglasses? 

They both wanted our friend, Mike Schave, to hold them, but they were being super silly.  LOL!

So tired after daddy's race.

The Pros make it look SO easy.

Our little dancing queen

My little look-alike

Silly boy!

Apparently the short track race was not challenging enough for some riders.

My cousin, Tristan

Already trying to make phone calls on my cell phone

A long weekend of bike races = crabby, tired baby boy

Our favorite mountain biker

The Pros were leaving a cloud of dust behind - so crazy fast!

Project Life 2011: Week 23

Valerie loves to sing. She makes up songs and dances around singing at the top of her lungs. This is one of her many facial expressions as she sang me one of her made up songs.

I just love this little man and his bright blue eyes.

Miss V put these silly glasses on today and asked me to take a picture of her. Her face here just cracks me up!

I had a PartyLite party tonight and, after running around playing, Almanzo's hair was so sweaty my sister, Kelly, combed his hair into a mohawk. Too funny!

I was trying to take pictures of miss V's cute pigtails, but she was having none of it. This is her, "Seriously, mom? More pictures?" look.

We cheered on our favorite mountain biker today and the kids were so excited to see daddy "bike fast"!

Big girl got her very own library card today when we went their to sign up for the summer reading program.

*The TWO winners of my Courageous giveaway are Holly and Laura.  I will email you to get your addresses right away.  Congratulations!*

WORS 2011: Trek Big Ring Classic

Yesterday, we packed up the van and headed to Wausau, WI for WORS race #3, the first race of the season for the little ones and I.  My cousin, Tristan, finished his second WORS race of the year just before we arrived and came in first in his age group.  My aunt & uncle, Susan & Charlie, brought Grandma to the race to cheer on Tristan and Ted, so we were able to spend some time with family.  We even saw my uncle, Gerry, and cousin, Ethan, leaving as we arrived.  They came to watch Tristan race, but had to leave for another commitment in the afternoon. 

Ted raced well, despite being "out of commission" for a few weeks due to an Achilles tendon injury.  He finished 14th and we were so proud of him.  The kids had so much fun cheering him on.  Almanzo was yelling "yeeeeee!" (his version of "yay!") for every racer that came by and Valerie kept saying, "mommy! he fast!"  On the way home, she said to Ted, "you bike fast?"  And, for the first time in a long time, I actually felt very laid-back and relaxed about race day.  It was a perfectly beautiful day!

On the way home, we stopped for dinner with our friends, Wade & Melissa.  We always enjoy catching up with them during race season and our kids just love them too.  Valerie is usually pretty shy, but she warmed up to Melissa really fast when she offered her a blueberry smoothie!  

By the way, my Courageous giveaway had only 3 entries, so I'm extending it a little - if you comment on this post or that post tonight, you can still be entered in the giveaway.  I will pick TWO winners tomorrow at 8 am (CST) so I can get the prizes mailed out right away.