Bike Riding

This last summer we tried to teach the kids how to ride their bikes. It was a hellish experience. Adri was literally on the ground crying, afraid to get on her bike. We ended up returning her bike, two hours after buying it but kept Zach's bike.  Right around Christmas time I told Zach to get off his butt, he's learning to ride. He was crying and being a pain so I almost gave up on it but decided he's doing it like it or not. 

After 20-30 minutes Zach finally got the hang of it and made it 5 or 6 houses down the street. Suegrita was over and decided it was a good idea to let Adri watch. So we pulled Adri outside and she was like "Hold my rootbeer, I'm doing this." Adri was being a real pain though and wouldn't let us help her. I ended up just walking away and focusing on Zach. Well to my surprise, after just 20 minutes Adri figured it out. 

After that all they wanted to do was ride bikes. About a week later Natalie took them to Vegas to see her sisters and they brought their bikes and rode all weekend. After Christmas break all they wanted to do was ride bikes after schools. After just 2 months we took the kids on an 8 mile long bike ride down Carefree.

Showing the kids that even the fat man can ride Zach's bike.

Zach's first bike ride.

Adri's first bike ride.

The Carefree bike ride.

One day during my lunch break I decided to take my bike for a ride. Nine years here and I had never taken my bike off road through the desert. I ended up doing eight or nine miles during my lunch break. I didn't realize how much wind was on my back until I had to turn back.

The road was pretty rough.

The biggest herd of burros I've ever come across. There must have been 30-40 of them.

I made it to about 2 miles from the new Taiwanese chip plant they are building off the 303.

 

Heading back. Looking at Gavilan Peak and Daisy Mountain.

New River

Holidays 2021

I haven't blogged in a long time. I've been really busy. We have big changes coming, another post on that. 

I thought I'd do a quick update with pictures from the holidays. I don't have a lot to say, so enjoy the pictures.

14th anniversary date at Fogo De Chao.

 

Jeremy on our post Thanksgiving coyote hunt.

The boys at Sedona

Hiking around the airport buttes.

My sister is asking why we are shirtless. Um, because we can.

Dean doing some Christmas decorating.

The smartest 3 year old around.

Zach's friend got him all these different hot sauces for Christmas. 

My boys at Anthem Park.

I came home one day to this. Zach with the boxing gloves on and Dean with oven mitts. So much rage in that face.

Dean and I had a day at Anthem Park.

Feeding the ducks.

Dean was walking all his friends around on the train. I had to help him out so he could ride too.

Showing off their moves.

The annual Anthem ORV Christmas parade.

The last days of my ash before it lost all its leaves.

The kids Christmas morning.

Dean got a new train set.

My lover.

Adri got me this book for Christmas.

Zach is gonna be a rock star one day.

My yard.

We took Suegrita to Sedona to see the snow. The forecast was off, there was no snow in Sedona, so we had to go to West Fork.

I thought this was funny.

Another funny one.

We went to the Sedona Airport and Zach tried racing the planes as they took off.

On New Years Eve it was actually raining at midnight.

The kids stayed up til midnight and we watched The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates. Adri drew a picture of a picture of me.

Pictures from my roof. I was up there getting rid of the pigeons.

In August I decided I was a fatass and started working out again.