LotoJa 2009

 

Jeff rode his bike in the LotoJa race on Saturday, September 12.  It starts in Logan, Utah and goes to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  That is 206 miles to be exact.  All in one day.  Crazy, huh?

For the longest time I remember my mom getting so excited when she would see road bikers along the road when we were driving in a car.  I could tell she wanted to yell out the window “Way to go!”  So after a while I would feel myself get so excited to see road bikers too.  Like mother, like daughter.  I thought the bikers were kind of sexy too.  Then I married a road biker who happens to be very sexy.

So here are the events of our day.

Jeff’s start time was 6:55 a.m.  Jeff’s parents, Ben and I all went to the start line.

All the competitors had to get their leg stamped with this cool biker stamp.

Jeff lined up with all of the people in his category. 

He is right there in the middle at the front of the start line.   It was still a little dark so it was hard to get a good picture.

It is 6:55a.m. exactly and here goes his group.  He is on the right side of the picture.

Here are his dedicated fans.

Jeff’s parents, Karen and Brian, drove his support vehicle.  They would meet him along the course and replenish his supply of food and drink.  Brian is getting our Rav4 ready for the day. 

Ben and I drove to Rexburg and saw my two brothers, sister-in-law, 3 nephews and 2 nieces.  It was nice to be with them. After visiting I drove to Jackson Hole to get to the finish line. 

I gave my camera to Karen and Brian to take some pictures along the way.

Looks like they did a little sight seeing.

So Jeff made it to the finish line at 6:30 p.m.  It took him 11 and a half hours.  Amazing.  I got a video of him after he passed over the finish line.

Jeff is walking to the car talking to his brother, Rob on the phone. 

I couldn’t resist taking this picture.  Nice.  He had a little weed stuck to his bum.

Ben and Grandma walking back to the car.

We stayed the night in Jackson.  Then drove home on Sunday.  Ben and I were in the back seat together so I could keep him entertained.  He was reaching his limits of car travel and getting a little annoyed.  And I was feeling a little delirious from the ride as well.  We ended up getting really silly.

 

Even Sillier

Hey Mom!  You are making me look goofy!!

It was a good weekend and we were glad to make it home.   Way to go, Jeff!!

11 months

Ben is 11 months old now. He finally is getting a little picky with who holds him lately. For the longest time, he would go to anyone. But he seems to mostly only want his mommy or daddy to hold him these days. He is not really a big fan of eating. I think he thinks there are much more interesting things to do than eating so sometimes we have to give him something to hold and play with to distract him while I feed him with the spoon. Other days he will gobble his food up with passion. He is making lots of different sounds but we really can't count any of them as his first word yet. He is a total boy and is fascinated with balls and wheels. He loves other babies and children. His face will light up when he sees another baby and he has to get up in his or her face and smile really big for them. He loves riding in the stroller and gets so serious when he is riding. I can't get him to crack a smile in the middle of his ride because he is so into it. Ben is so fascinated with the video camera. I can't get natural shots of him because once he sees the video camera he totally has to check it out. Like this video below:

It might be a couple of months before he starts to walk but he just started doing this last week. Pushing a chair around our kitchen. It is so cute but once he saw the camera he had to rush over to it.