Okeeheelee Local Race

We packed up, loaded up and hit the road Friday afternoon to head down to Okeeheelee for the Gold Cup Qualifier on Sunday. We decided to make a little weekend trip with the boys out of it. Brayden stayed with his Dad for a few days and went with my parents on Sunday to the Tampa Bay Rays game.


The drive down was wet but we got settled into the hotel quickly. We were all exhausted so we all headed to bed once we got in. And our morning started out early!

The hotel was close to an airport so it was awesome to be able to look out the window and see airplanes and jets flying in and out. The boys spent the majority of the morning and afternoon swimming in the pool with our BMX friends.

We headed to the track later afternoon and were hoping that the weather was going to hold up and the rain would go away. Bransen and Ben got some good practice in and as soon as it was race time the sky opened.  They race rain or shine with no lightning so we waited until the rain stopped. It never really stopped but was more of a drizzle so they raced. The boys both had great races even with the wet clothes and wet track. We ended up wrapping up later than we expected, went back to the hotel room, ate dinner and called it a night.

Lots of rest was needed for the Gold Cup qualifier in the morning!

Popsicles with Granda Me

These three have been lucky and have been able to enjoy some of their summer vacation spending sometime with our sweet Granda Me.

From breakfast together, to running around the house playing and outside in the pool, to sharing a sweet treat these boys have been some forever memories this summer.

And I know ones that she cherishes very much and will always hold close to heart.

Afternoon Park Play

Summer time park play with brothers!

Evening Ice Cream

Sometimes I wonder if I blog too much and if I should really blog about all the small things.

But don't all the small things in life add up to be such wonderful memories!

After dinner ice-cream with these boys!

Brayden's Catch

Brayden's been spending some one on one time with his Dad the last few days and this is what he's been up to!

Catching some big ones!

Lexington, SC

What a weekend!! This was one for the books!

We left Florida Friday afternoon around 3:30. Not the best choice of time since we hit a ton of traffic in Jacksonville and took us almost two hours to get out of. Once we finally got out of the traffic we had smooth sailing. We all were on the verge of hunger so we started looking for places to eat along the way. Lisa found a restaurant with great reviews and a menu where everyone could find something they liked.

Well we pulled in and it was attached to a hotel and not many cars in the parking lot. That should have been our first sign. We were all so hungry and weren't sure where our next stop could be. We sat down, ordered and ate. And we ate fast just to get out of there. The place has a cafeteria setting and the food well the food wasn't all that great. We thought maybe the desert would be good. The boys got sundaes which looked good and tasted good per their opinions and we got peach cobbler. Well the cobbler was like a can of peaches put on a plate with some dough over it with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream. We couldn't get out of their fast enough.

We made it to the hotel, unloaded the truck and we hit the bed right away.

Race day! We woke up, got ready and headed down to the hotel for the continental breakfast. We fueled up on a healthy breakfast and made our way to the track!

We registered and waited for motos to be posted. Bransen was in moto number 25 and up against the number three rider in the Gold Cup series. I knew he had some competition but I knew he was capable of doing it. I walked up with him in staging and stayed with him until race time. As the gate came down he went roaring. He was on fire and he knew what he wanted. He won the moto transferring right into the main.

Main time. He again knew what he needed to do and he wanted that WIN! He took the gate, came out strong but the other rider passed him in the first turn. I thought at the point it was done. Bransen wouldn't be able to pass him or want to. But he passed him right back in the second turn and took the lead all the way to the finish line. The other rider gave him a run because it was a close finish!

We left South Carolina a winner. Bryce came home with a second place which is his best finish since becoming an expert and Cooper finished first in all three of his races!

Way to go boys!

And the next morning when I got home Ben was so excited we were back. I made the boys fresh smoothies and snapped these pictures. Ben's face changes were too cute not to share!

And following the day when we went to unload the truck and get Bransen's bike out he took it upon himself to clean it before we hung it back up. This weekends win was a game changer!

Mid Week Beach Trip

Nothing like an unexpected mid week trip to the beach!

Grandma Me ended up in the hospital for a few days which resulted in me staying home with the boys and getting to play and none other than the beach did they decide they wanted to go!

We enjoyed the sun and surf for a couple of hours.

We also ventured to the beach Sunday. Aiden even caught some waves. But unfortunately a few swimmers down from us informed us that they saw about a seven foot shark close to shore and that ended our beach afternoon!