Off to the races

B and A made an appearance at the North Carolina State Criterium Championships in High Point yesterday. B had done a couple of kids races before, but had never done a whole lap race. Yesterday he was escorted by our friend Rodney (the guy with the orange seat, who, until now, you may have been thinking was sandbagging an easy win in a kids race), and had a great time.



As for A, it was her first race, and she got on the podium with a solid 3rd place. Technically, every kid in the kids race gets the same prize, but let's just say she was one of the first three in her race to get the prize.

Back in the Saddle

Alas, we have but one picture from the last month or so, and it was taken on Dad's phone. But it is an important picture, documenting Mom's return to the great wide world of outdoor bike riding. Her trusty steed had been ignored in the corner of the basement since about the time she had determined that Jay was her on-board passenger in the Fall of 2009.

The return to the saddle was last weekend, mostly along the banks of the French Broad in Western NC. By all accounts it was a success. Pictured here is Mom, along with our friend and navigator, Jim. Note the horses in the barn to the left, nodding in approval.