LOTOJA

LOTOJA is always such an awesome experience to be a part of. This is Drew's second year of doing it and I thoroughly enjoyed it just as much this year as I did last year. For those who don't know what LOTOJA is, its a bike race done in one day that starts here in Logan and ends in Jackson Hole. That is 208 miles on a bike--ouch. Drew has been training for this ride all summer long and it is a bitter sweet moment when it is all over.

This is Drew's support car "CREW". Last year Derrek and I did it and this year it was just Nate and I. We had soo much fun together and what a great thing for him to witness their dad doing. After the race both stated that they would some day LOVE to do this race with their dad. Wouldn't that be soo cool.

This is at the top of King of the Mountain, which Drew placed 4th in. It is a pretty intense climb and they already have over 100 miles on their legs.

At the top of King of the Mountain once Drew got off his bike.

Two of the neighborhood guys Drew rode with, (left is Randy Bennion and middle is Neil Etherington) not sure where our neighbor across the street is but I thought it was great that 4 guys from the same neighborhood rode together, and we wives had fun being their support.

The Finish Line: Not a great picture but they are hauling into the finish so you are lucky to get any kind of picture as they pass you going 30+ miles/hr.

Walking his bike from the finish to us--what an exhausting and thrilling day.

This is Drew and Alex (my sister's husband) He finished before Drew but we always look for him at the finish line and they get to chat about the ride.

Nate and his cousin Max--they had so much fun together at the finish line--even getting lost together.

This is most of the "Joy Ride" team that Drew rode with the entire day. There were a total of 12. The funny girl in front is one of the riders daughters and though I wish she wouldn't have stepped in the picture, she turned quite a few heads today.

Way to go Drew, I am so proud of you and your accomplishment!

What a DAD!

Rylie really wanted Drew to paint her nails and to our surprise he was soo willing to give it a try. He kept preambling it with "Rylie, you need to understand that I don't paint like mom, it wont be the same, so you can't complain about it." She promised she would love it and sat there so still while her Dad painted her nails. They actually looked quite good for his first shot. Way to be a dad.

Drew's Birthday

Drew is not very keen on celebrating his birthday so he wasn't very cooperative when it came picture taking time. Plus, he did just get off a bike ride. We really didn't celebrate it with cake and junk since LOTOJA was the following week, he said we could make it up to him after the race was over.


Nate's card to Drew

What a poser!

Even the kids tried to get a picture of Drew, but he did all he could to avoid the camera!

My Soo Cool son

Derrek has been playing football now for a few weeks and he has no problem at all posing for pictures. This one he took because he thought Rylie was cute in his helmet but really its just a self portrait. :)