Bmx babes

We had a great time Wednesday night...our Family Night...we took the kids to the BMX track. They decided that they want to race BMX bikes this summer. It is GREAT exercise, so we were all for it! We got the boys full face helmets which are required, and we fixed up their bikes how we were supposed to...we threw the bikes in the back of Jeff's truck...and off we went! The BMX track isn't TOO far from our house....and this is something we can do as a family. Yes...a family. We can practice whenever we want to and they race on Friday nights. It is also good for our pocket books...it is only $10 a race!! Woo hoo!!! Anyway, we got to the track and Jeff took the bikes out. We had brought MaKenna's too...and mine so we could ride together while the boys were practicing on the track. I have a baby carrier on the back of my bike, so we put Major's helmet on and he was ready to go!

We met the BMX guy....and there were only about 4 other kids on the track. The boys met them and they showed them the ropes. While we were busy talking to the BMX guy, MaKenna acted like she wanted to go on the track. Since there were really no other kids around, we felt it would be okay. So, she went out on the track and actually started "RIDING" the track! She couldn't make it up the big hills...but she was SOOOO determined that she got off her bike and PULLED the bike behind her and climbed the hill!! She would get back on her bike at the top of the hill and go down. Some of the hills were scary for her going down though, so she would get off and just run next to her bike. She actually finished the course that way!!! The BMX guy told us that the 5 and under group races on the last few little hills. So Jeff took her over there and had her do those little hills and she did SOOO well!!! She ended up doing better than the boys did!!! And the boys did really well!!! Jake got kinda bored of it quickly, but Cam kept going...even though his asthma REALLY acted up. Below is a not so good picture of MaKenna going up and down the kiddie hills. At the bottom are some video's of her doing it! I was running out of battery power so it kept turning itself off...it was very annoying. Sorry! But remember...we took the training wheels off of MaKenna's bike only three days before she hit the BMX track!!!! So, she decided to race! She is SOOO excited! Today after school she was racing her brothers in the cul-de-sac! Hers and the boys' first race will be tomorrow night at 6:30!! I'll let you know how it goes!!!

While the kids were practicing, Major and I went for a ride around the track and then checked out the dog park that is next to the track. Major LOVED the puppies!!!! He didn't want me to ride away! :-(