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Bike Pedalers throws ads into the Lincoln Journal Star and the last 2 weeks have been Maximus!
Photo: Alexandra Matzke
Ad design: Ben Kamprath

Photo and ad: Ben Kamprath

Singletrack at Wilderness Park

There's a neat park near our house called Wilderness. It's full of horse, mountain biking and walking trails. I took Maximus out there the other day and he rode the trails Jesse and I do! He's two.

Halloween 2010

Maximus went as an "arrr matey"! We had fun- we spent the evening before doing "Boo at the Zoo" with friends and then joined them again for trick-or-treating and pizza Halloween evening. Maximus attempted to enter people's homes when they answered the door. I mean, that's what we do any other time of year, right? It was a good weekend and yes, we even allowed him to eat a piece of candy. We handed out plastic fangs, plastic eyeballs and pretzels and they were a hit!

I'm So Proud!

Jesse won the cat 4 part of the Flatwater Cyclocross Grand Prix on Sunday. It was kind of a big deal. I am so, so proud of this guy. Click on the link above for more information. There's a super cute picture of Maximus on the website too.

I'm sure he took 1st because of Maximus screaming, "Go Desse! Raaaaaace!"

So Grown Up!

Look at these pictures. When did my baby grow up? I can't believe how mature he looks! I'm freaking out!

Look Mom!

Among other things, I'm so grateful my mom taught me to sew.

Maximus is obviously going as an "arrrgh meekey" ("arrrgh matey" aka: pirate) this Halloween. I didn't use a pattern for any of this- I traced his clothing onto paper bags and created rough patterns that way. The costume isn't complete yet, I still have finishing edges, but I wanted to post a picture. Dude, I never thought I could make sleeves! Sleeves are insane! And pants! Okay, I'm stepping off my soapbox, but I love the feeling after making something like this!

A Few Random Pictures

I love this picture. Just a boy sitting with puzzles in his overalls. He looks like the perfect child...oh wait, he looks like the perfect child because he is the perfect child!

I don't want him growing up, so I swaddle him like an infant. So far it's working.

When Jesse races, he rides hard and fast. Too fast for corners most of the time and until he learns the proper speed to corner, this is what his legs will look like. And he complains, "damn- that scab was almost healed." Good thing Dr. Sherwood grabs his medical bag and comes to the rescue.

Magnify!

Look Where I Can Fit!

Yes, I know this is like, the MOST dangerous activity for a 2 year old, but c'mon...look at his face.

Tis the Season

...for the return of the SHARK BEANIE!!!

Baseball Game

We took Maximus to his first baseball game Friday night. What a blast! We saw the minor league team- The Lincoln Saltdogs. It was the best little family night!

Check out his smile. He's still in the phase where he squints his face when I take pictures.


He threw his out over the fence.

Watch Maximus NOW

I joined Vimeo. It's a site where I can easily upload videos of you guessed it, MAXIMUS. Like, all the time. I'm not smart enough to figure out how to share them to my blog, so in the meantime, go to:

http://vimeo.com/user4414880

I mainly did this for the grandparents and the members of Maximus' fan club.

Enjoy!

Vacation!

Here are a few pictures from our glorious vacation. Copper Mountain, Colorado reminds me of my childhood cabin. I almost cried because of the memories. I can't say enough how totally beautiful it was. All we did was hang out and ride bikes. Perfect. Here are a few pictures in a totally random order (click on the pictures to see how pretty it was):
Maximus cruising the village on his gike. (That's what he calls it, so we do too.)
Jesse and Maximus headed down the mountain on gikes.
Maximus hanging with Emma and wearing Jesse's cycling shades. No mom and dad, Maximus did not drink that beer in the corner of this photo :)
We stayed in an amazing condo. Like, perfect. It had two balconies that faced the village and a little lake and we could see the mountains and ski lifts. It was paradise. Here's Maximus doing his morning people watching.
Jason told him this was a good idea, so Maximus rolled with it. (It's a pump)
Jason, Jesse and Maximus riding gikes in the village.
Headed up the mountain. With gikes.

Aww, our cute little family.

We happened to be there during "Warrior Dash" and that, in itself, was awesome to watch. People jumped through mud, ran 4 miles and jumped over fire while dressed like fools. And yes, Jesse and I will be participating next year.

Great News!

Last week I learned that I am still cancer free! We're on five years baby!

While I'm at it, I'll update the 3 people who read my blog about us. This weekend we are going...wait for it...ON VACATION! Jesse has never, ever taken an official vacation in his life. Ever! The poor guy has worked so hard and is finally going to enjoy himself this weekend in Copper Mountain, Colorado. We are so grateful and fortunate to have have this opportunity to go. It's going to be time spent in the mountains with bikes and great people. I can't wait to see the mountains again! I love Lincoln, but I really miss mountains. The street we used to live on in Salt Lake City actually dead ended into a mountain. And Maximus will probably flip out when he sees them. So excited! Three days left! I was lucky to grow up with a cabin to retreat to with family and friends. Our cabin is/was in June Lake, California. It's a small ski town and totally beautiful. Copper is like that too. I feel like I'm a kid going to the cabin again! I'm totally rambling on and on, but I'm so excited!

We have been so fortunate to have Jesse take time off work. He hasn't worked in like, three months and this time off is well deserved. He used to work so hard. So, so hard. He would only see Maximus and me less than 20 hours a week. With his time off we've done some thinking. We're making a few life-adjustments and we'll see what happens. Life is too short to not do something that makes you happy, right?

Psycowpath Racing Weekend

Last weekend Jesse had a mountain biking race...in Nebraska. I know that sounds weird, but they find hills and woods. Anyway, I got a few adorable pictures of who else? It was HOT. And dusty. And windy. But it was fun.

Lucky dog! (Yes, Maximus is noshing on Lays potato chips. We had no food and it was an isolated incident, so lay off. Better than Cheetos!)This guy was very interested in Maximus' Strider bike. And Maximus was thrilled to show him.