Before the first state series of the season we got to spend the day with friends at SeaWorld! This was our first time back at the park since Covid so we were masked up and ready to have fun!! My boys weren't too fond of trying out the rollercoasters but I was able to ride one. And Bransen finally tried out Journey to Atlantis before we left only to get freaked out at the end part with the dark rollercoaster. It was the perfect way to start off a weekend of racing.
Sometimes you just want to try out something new and that's what Bransen did. Basketball has become part of our lives the past few weeks. He's really enjoying the new sport and he's actually pretty good. He's playing with the Prospects with a friend in the the neighborhood. They've had a few games so far and are undefeated!
It's always fun to celebrate a friend turning a year older but it's even more fun when you get to celebrate while bowling!!
We had a great time celebrating Paislee turning four. The boys got to bowl with many of their friends, eat cake and share a lot of laughs!!
November 3rd, 2020 our family went down to the polling stations and exercised our right to vote. We are teaching the boys early on the importance of exercising your right to vote and the changes that it can do to our country.
Starting this blog post I realized I didn't get many pictures this halloween! We raced at Daytona to start out the day. Brayden ended up spending the weekend at his friends and we ended up going trick or treating with friends throughout the neighbor. We drove around and the boys jumped out until it started raining. Unfortunately with covid our regular Halloween neighborhood was shut down. Houses in our neighborhood were far and in between but we still ended up with a lot of candy!
He took his first lap at Daytona BMX and this night he took the winning lap right into the expert class! Hard work, perseverance and the love of the bike has brought him here!!
Go race with the bigs guys buddy you’ve earned it!
Sometimes Ben wants to race other days he could care less and he's been struggling with liking the gate!
This Saturday was different. He raced all three motos because it was total points. All three motos he took first place! Landing him his first ever WIN! He even won rolling the gate. I was announcing and Jake was literally pulling back into the track when he crossed the finish line and I don't think he realized what had happened when he won!
We are so proud of him!
What a race weekend! I don't even know where to start! I'm not sure what came over Bransen but he had THE BEST weekend of racing he's ever had! With three wins now away from expert, he brought home a local win at Cape Coral BMX followed by a Gold Cup qualifier winner at Charlottte BMX on Sunday. We are so proud of him and his hard work. He rode his heart off, made awesome moves and came off the track exhausted. He never gave up, never quit pedaling and had his eye on the prize, the win!!!
Two weeks later we headed to Dothan, AL for the Gold Cup Championship along with one more qualifier. We showed up Friday and took home the win for another qualifier. Going into Saturday we were two wins away from expert and so close to bringing home that number one Gold Cup Plate.
Saturday racing was a little tougher and we ended with a second place finish which was still awesome and we will neck and neck in first place with another rider.
Sunday came and it brought rain. Bransen has never really raced in the rain so we knew this was going to be tough. The main came and so did the nerves and we finished that race with a fourth place finish. There were tears from Bransen but we were all so proud of him.
He came for this championship with such determination than ever. He trained, he raced hard and he earned the Gold Cup Two Plate for the year. He earned it!! And we couldn't be more proud of him!
Today the boys wore orange for Unity Day at school. Wearing orange shows that we are together against bullying and united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
The boys celebrated Constitution Day at school and represented it by wearing their red, white and blue!
The 2020-2021 school year finally began! After pushing it back two weeks from the start of the original date due to the pandemic the boys went back to school! Meet the teachers were a little different this year with them being virtual, wearing masks is required and this year is going to bring on a whole different meaning of the new normal!
And to kick off the school year the boys and I got up early, went to grab some donuts and headed to the beach to the watch the sunrise. It was the perfect way to start the day for a new adventure and to put the last couple months in the rear view and look forward to the days ahead!
