Dad at the beach..

The boy took my picture.



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First beach trip...

The first beach trip for 2011. It was a little cold and windy, but the sand was warm and the sun was bright!


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The littlest cheerleader

The girl is on the far right. She had a cheer competition a week ago. They won second place and got chosen for best spirit.


This is the girl with her little BFF.


Here are the obligatory and obscenely commercialized Easter baskets from Walmart for this Sunday. at least they can use the baskets which are hats to use at the beach this summer. That me using my brain. Heh.


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A little update...

I got a new soccer side-line chair. Wilson gave his stamp of approval.



Sean got his picture taken at the dentist.


We went to Peruvian food and the boy ate the insides of the bread....and that was it.


Here is the Bacon Truck at the Long Beach Gran Prix. I love bacon.


This is the boy's new bike if he ever decides to ride it.


I got another dirt bike to use on the track so I don't have to beat up my KTM on the big jumps.


Here is picture of me riding at tue track. I am a noob.


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The boy on a pogo stick

Sean is trying his hand at using a pogo stick.

Taken down a notch...

So I sit in front of my computer in the early morning typing this pathetic attempt to reconcile the passing of a family friend. She unsuccessfully fought the big fight until this last Tuesday afternoon. Her blog (http://www.lilhateful.com/) remains a window into her talent, insight and humor. There is no why. There just is.

Here is a picture of Karen holding Sean just after Christmas 2001.

Friday at the Aquarium

The girl pretends to hold up a Puffin at the Aquarium on the first of a four day weekend. The rain is coming.


The boy gets into the act too.


The boy got a hair cut last weekend. Sil says he looks like me. I don't see it.


We went miniature golfing last weekend too. The girl's ball hit mine and we both got a hole in one!


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The girl gets her first trophy...

Meghan had her soccer party last Friday where she received honors for most improved and best defensive player. Her team, Pinkalicious, will stay together and begin practicing in two weeks for the Spring season.

Riding on Sat with buddies...

Went riding last Sat with the Dualies. I love the desert in the winter... This was our first of hopefully many monthly club rides. We did about 50 miles of riding with a stop for lunch at the Slash X ranch. I had breakfast of course- 3 eggs (over easy), hash-browns, ham steak, and white toast with a coke. Awesome.

This is my bike. I got some new stickers which helps me go faster.. hehe. I am not sure which view is better - the desert in the winter or my lovely orange KTM.

 This is Brian and Laurie Gossett - my usual riding partners.

 Stuart and James, father and son are new friends

James gets into a 'spot of bother' as his father (from England) would say...

Dirt Biking

My buddies with the Big Bear Trail Riders and I were out dirt biking in the CA high desert around Landers after our club meeting. It was a great day. 60 degrees and light wind. We did about 45 miles of varied terrain including single tracks, technical rock step ups, sand hill climbs, washes, and high speed roads with plenty of whoops.  After our ride we fired up the BBQ. Brian (pictured) and I had an eating contest of sorts... I had 3 cheese burgers and 4 hotdogs.  My bike worked so well that it brought tears to my eyes... or was that the wind riding in the desert at 50+mph?

Pre-thanksgiving

The girl is on the far left. All the first graders in cheer waiting for the La Palma Days parade to start.


They really liked their gifts from the Alaska Mahoney's. The girl is very musical and can even play while riding her scooter in the back yard.


The boy was at the Wimpy Kid book signing. I almost got the wrong 'The Ugly Truth' book pictured in the background.




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Riding bikes with the girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcwwpE7KOnI


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You're fired!

I was canned on Tuesday. HR called me during the girl's soccer practice at 5:12pm, let me know that was my last day, and my final check would be ready in the morning. So today I went dirt biking!

Weekend goings on

Saturday was soccer day. I ref'd two games. Sean had two games. He one one and lost one on a penalty kick. Bah! The girl made her first goal when the opposing team made a throw in in the wrong direction. 6 hours of soccer was a long hot day. We wrapped it up with dinner at Soup Plantation where I over-ate.

Sunday I took the neighbor mountain biking and worked on my new KTM. Big spiders are about the limit of wildlife in Carbon Canyon.

My old bike is up for sale. It was a great beginner bike and never let me down, but the KTM... oh my what a bike.

The girl went to Disneyland with her aunt today and got her face painted.











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The girl got a new(er) bike!

I got the girl a bike that fits her. It was a little bit hard to get used to but she is looking for someone to take over payments on her old bike.


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Cheerleader

She doesn't quite know all the move yet, but she makes up for it in enthusiasm.


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The boy's at the dentist

The boy did great at the dentist. He muscled through 90 minutes of x-rays, cleaning with the cavitator, and sealing four molars.


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Meghan rides a bike..

So the girl learned how to ride her bike last week in three one hours sessions. So I have been to the park more in a week than in the last year. There are some who feel that a helmet is inadequate protection for cycling.





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Labor Day

The Girl's BFF came over for a playdate on Monday. Deafening squeals of joy could heard for blocks.





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The never-ending reiteration

The girl describes her experience on Disneyland's Tower of Terror ride at dinner...again. I bet I can finish this bottle of wine before she finishes and Sean stops complaining about how she always tells the same story.


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