Weekend Picnic

Yesterday we let Dad go downhilling in Park City for the day, MOm and I met up with Baby Mia and Aunt Sarah for a shop and water play mission.

When Dad got home we decided to got to Sugarhouse park for a picnic by the stream

The water is freezing cold but you get used to it, or at least you feet go numb

I like to throw rocks in the water and make a big splash

Uncle Sean got a big bike recently, Dad has been taking him around the trails

helping him to stretch his comfort zone

Dad says its mind over matter...the bike doesn't mind so it doesn't matter.

here Uncle Sean contemplates a drop off while a rusty skeleton taunts him

"Just know that I have a whole bag of shh with your name on it." - Dr. Evil

Well I guess Dad has finally seen fit to update my blog, I've been telling him for a week to stop focusing on himself and do something I want him to do.

I learned how to say Shhh, thats pretty cool.. its one of the things Dad tells the dogs all the time..and I'm close to saying Paolo, cause Dad is always yelling at Paolo to go to his bed during my dinner time.

I'm not walking yet but I'm getting into plenty of mischief.. Dad says I'm getting grabby. Anything I can reach I grab. MOm and Dad chase me around the house trying to put the place together while I pull it apart.

I don't think these guys can ever get this place Ethan proof as I am all seeing and of course all grabbing.

I had my first real paid baby sitter, I've had people watch me before but never hired hand. Lucy is my official sitter, don't try to get her contact info.. she is mine and I'm not willing to share.

Saturday we went for a family ride with some new friends from MOm's mom group. Christine and Drew came over with little Lance in tow and we rolled up Emigration Canyon.. Everyone that passed Dad and Drew comment on how tuff they were cause they were dragging us up the canyon. I can just barely fit into my new Giro Spree, cause my Dad is cool I get to rock the 2010 products..my helmet has the new One Step fit system and flashing lights on the back...and construction vehicle graphics!
I want to start a Chariot racing club so all the dads can go head to head.. it should be a category for USA cycling... Imagine Sugarhouse Crit with Chariots!

Anyway, enjoy the meager update that Dad was willing to post for me...here are some photos to make up for the thousands of word Dad should have written last week.

Swimming pools, bike rides and sales meetings

Its been a strange summer, lots of rain this month
Sunday we met up with Uncle Cole Sarah and little Mia for a pool party.. cottonwood heights pool is pretty nice, lots of shallows for me to float in.

Monday morning Dad and I took MOm for her first real road ride... we had borrowed bike a bike from Uncle dave so that MOm could see how she likes road bikes. MOm and Dad cut a few laps around sugarhouse park while i took a nap.. later that day we took Dad to the airport and shipped him off the Bellsports sales meeting.

where did the week go?

I can't believe it has been a week since my last post. Its been pretty rainy here.. with moments of sun. I've been doing my normal activities, going to the park, little gym, strolling around the neighborhood... On friday I went with Dad and Shaun to Sugarhouse park for some Boccie, that was pretty cool.


Today is family day and the weather looks nice, perhaps we'll go for a ride or go to the park for a swing.
Winnie thinks my chair is pretty comfortable. He likes to rest in my chair after I have my milks

weekend wrap up

So we went to Sugarhouse park to watch the races, pretty boring.. I took a nap, that was nice. Dad wasn't racing till almost 4 so we went home to eat and nap some more. The plan to get diaper money didn't work out.. Dad didn't make the brake of 5 guys that made it to the finish first, one of his teammates did though so that was good.

Sunday Dad went to a crit near Park City, the course was hilly so diaper money looked imminent. Dad forced a break on the second lap, first it was 5 guys then 3, then just Dad and a kid named Tanner. They built their lead to a minute and thirty seconds and almost lapped the chase group. Tanner beat Dad in the sprint but was later disqualified for not using Jr. gears.. bummer for Tanner but good for us, we got his diaper money! Monday the plan was for Dad to race mountain bikes and try to win some money. There was lots of rain sunday evening so the trails were muddy, the organizers decided to move the start back a few hours and then move it back even further to 12:30.. and then Dad found out that the money only goes to the top 3 places.. Dad is fast but we can't gamble with those odds, so we had Dad come home for family time.

We went to the park for a bit and took a few naps.. it turned out to be a nice memorial day.