What an awesome day.....

Well i finally got around to planning a ride with some friends for sunday morning, and it was autumns first time to go on a GUY's Mountain bike ride. I had most of the route planned out in my head, some of our favourite trails, with some connecting trails in between. It was going to give use a full loop around birdshill park with very little exposure to pavement. But due to the cooler weather and sick family members everyone bailed on us at the last minute.

But the ride would go on, it started out great challenging and fun and was coming together so nicely. Then we came across a few water holes i suggested to autumn to come over to the side of the trail incase it was deep, but she went for the middle and made it though, so when i suggested it again for the second water hole there was no way she wasn't going to go for it, as i rode though the shallow water on the side i saw her feet going deeper with every crank of the pedals, then she lost motion as her back wheel just spin in place, then the slow motion fall as she struggled to unclip from her pedals but it was to late as she splashed her entire body into the water, I busted a gut instantly.

Any other day we could have kept riding but at only 8 above freezing we made our way back to the truck and will plan another day to make this loop work. But i think i may have my new favourite picture of autumn, I couldn't look at her with out smiling or laughing all day. Still am as i type this now.

Spring is late, so we have to hurry up....

So this is melodys new bike, the trek transport +, it is a electric assist cargo bike, we have put on over a 100 miles so fair and are really enjoying it, great for getting to work and some grocery runs so far. It is quickly becoming one of our favourite bikes.

We have been busy with mountain biking, autumn is in the race group this year and is really pushing her self. She came in 6th place at her first race and 4th place at her second race. She is really starting to push herself and her coach is bringing her inner toughness out of her.

June has taken to soccer, she is having a great time and her first goal is coming soon, I am sure.

And last week we were finally able to plant, we went like crazy for 3 days and got it all done before a weekend of rain. We were starting to get nervous about when we would plant and man if feels good we got it all done, since it is still wet and cool this week.


For the last few weeks we have had these turkeys hanging out in our yard the last few weeks and it seems that have taken up living in the bush across the road from us, so if they stick around a little longer we may have to name them.


So with the fields planted we are getting ready for autumns next two races and soon we will be in full on weeding mode. Till then we are just enjoying our late spring.

Bikes, bikes and bikes.....

Well we should be planting right now, but since it is raining every couple days, we wait. So we are busy with kids of mud, soccer and general life we dont have time for when the fields need attention.

Autumn had her first mountain bike race of the season and finished in sixth place 2 seconds from 5th place. She is really working hard this year with her kids of mud coach and you can really notice the improvements.

June had her first night of soccer last night, was a week late in starting thanks to the late snow storm we had, but it did give us a chance to make one snowman this year.

So we are biking lots, waiting to get on the fields and enjoying the extra free time till the planter starts to turn.