Off to the Races..

Logan had a race at Bryce Canyon this past weekend. His dad's club put on the race so Mike (Logan's dad) was working the race, rather than racing with Logan. We went up there Friday night and stayed with Mike and DeAnne (Logan's step mom) in their 5th Wheel for the weekend. We had a really fun time. It was beautiful there. We got there Friday night around 11:00 pm. I have never seen so many stars. It was amazing how bright they were when there were no city lights to diminish them. Unfortunatly I was so tired from the drive I only took a brief moment to look at them before going in to bed thinking I would take advantage the next night and really spend some time outside looking at them...well the next night it rained and the the clouds were covering them.

We enjoyed being outdoors and seeing the beauty all around us. Logan did really well in his race too. As he was getting ready to bring his bike to the starting line he ran into some problems. The race was about to start and he did not have a first gear. Everytime he tried to start his bike in first it would just make a funny noise and lock up. So he ended up having to race with no first gear, which was pretty challenging for the course he was doing. It was very tight, lots of hill and turns and rocks. So he had to pay attention to what gear he was in the whole race so that he wouldn't accidentilly put it in first and lock up his bike. Autumn and I got to watch his start and he did great! It's always a little scary for me to watch him going so fast, but I know he loves it and is careful so that makes me feel a bit better. A little bit into the race he lost his front break, so that ended up being another challenge for him. But despite all the problems he faced he still came out on top! He took 1st in his class and 4th overall. He did a great job and it was one of the more fun races I've been to, especially since we've had Autumn.

All snuggled up for bed since it was cold and rainy and we were camping!

This is Autumn with her Grandma DeAnne Cleveland. She is so good with her and Autumn just adores her.

Autumn was pretty much best friends with this dog, his name is Klem. Every time he would bark she would laugh and she kept trying to grab him. She had no fear of dogs unlike her mother who gets scared of even little ones sometimes. She is her Daddy's girl through and through.

Since Logan took 1st overall at his last race his dad got him a new helmet. He looks pretty rad in it...

but even cuter in it when he's smiling and it's smooshing his cheeks.