Off To The Races

Apologies for no blog last week.  We were busy but nothing particularly photo-worthy.  We took the waverunner out on Sunday for the first time all year.  It was the first time all year we've really had an opportunity.  There haven't been a lot of nice weekends or nice weekends where we weren't already busy.  It was a blast getting out on the river though.

The kids had fun with daddy working swing shift this week.  They got the sprinkler out for some wet fun.

There's some cheap entertainment.

I got home from work Wednesday night to see that Siena had lost her first tooth while eating a popcicle.  We knew it was a little loose but had no clue it was that close to coming out.  We had to immediately put the Tooth Fairy on high alert.

Tuesday (okay, so my pictures are a teensy bit out of order), Luis took the kids down to PSU to walk around our old stomping grounds.  Lincoln Hall was open so he and the kids snuck into the theater for some stage time.  Clearly, Siena feels right at home front and center.

Mason felt more comfortable at the podium, giving a speech to the audience of his father and sister.

Mason has been looking up local race tracks on Google Earth lately and was anxious to go down to PIR to watch some racing action.  We got there in time to catch the drag races.  Not exactly real drag races, mind you, but the type where anyone can show up and race their cars.  Regardless, we had a decent time.

We walked around the pits some, checking out the race cars that had seen some action earlier in the day.  This Fiat was my favorite.  It looked a little like Luigi from Cars.

This was the other highlight.  The guy in blue made a sofa car.  He was driving it arond the pit area.  It actually gets up some pretty good speed and makes some nice donuts.  It also reclines for your driving comfort.

Guess which of our kids was more excited to be there...

For me, the highlight of the night was watching this bug blow out and get towed off the track by a dirt bike.  That's not something you see everyday.

After the races we went to dinner at one of our old haunts, Mickey Finn's in Woodstock.  Mason ordered this beauty of a sandwich - grilled peanut butter and marshmellows. 

We spent most of today hanging around the house, but ventured out in late afternoon to checkout the annual town festival in Gladstone.  There was an area with small rides for the kiddos, a band playing oldies, and the usual carnival vendors and food.

Mason, who used to be afraid of the pony ride, was front and center today, choosing the biggest horse to ride on.

Siena found the swings more to her liking.

Both liked the inflatible maze.

And the slide.  The slide was a lot of fun.

Both went on the kiddie merry-go-round.  Mason hung on for dear life the whole way, though he stated upon getting off that "I wasn't really scared".  Sure.

We all shared an elephant ear while listening to the music.

We went to my parents for dinner after the Gladstone festival.  In exchange for a hearty dinner and dessert we helped them move my dad's office furniture out to the living room in preparation for some new flooring set to be put in next week. 

Another good weekend in the bank!