Emily's new bike

page37_7 page37_8 Emily has said that her goal is to be the first female to win le Tour de France. Well, she got one step closer this weekend when we picked up her first road bike... a sweet looking red Specialized Dolce. She did awesome on her first ride on the new bike... 23 miles and looking strong. She is still proud to be part of the Sprocket Rockets (click here to visit the Sprocket Rocket's web site)
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Happy Birthday Mimi

page37_9 Family Dinner, July '05. Happy 85th birthday Mimi! Great time was had by all. Click here for pictures.
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ABC '05

Annual Bro's Camping Trip - Pinecrest page37_10 page37_11 This year we headed for the cool air and tall trees of Pinecrest... just a few miles from the Dodge Ridge Ski Resort. Besides me getting sick on Thursday (and not from drinkin') it was an awesome camping trip. The kids rode their bikes all day long and then went and saw a couple of movies at night on the outdoor screen across the road. On our second day me and KW headed out to Dodge Ridge, and by OUT I mean UP. KW did great on his inaugural climb (3.5 miles and about 1200 feet of climbing). Fred and Twon met us at Dodge Ridge. We headed up a mile or so (and over 2,000 feet) while mostly carrying the bikes and then bolted downhill on the double track (and very bumpy) trails. I had no idea that the ski runs doubled as bike trails in the off-season. Click here for pics of the trip.
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4th of July

What a cool 4th of July! H2O skiing... and of course all of the other fun stuff! page37_12 7 of us on the boat on the Delta. Mike and I and Twon got right up but Fred and JR took a little more work (Fred more than anyone). We promised him that we would teach him how to get up and stay up and he was determined to do it! An hour or so later he was finally skiing!!! JR and Brian got up pretty quick but the fun of the day was Fred. That poor guy... he was more patient than anyone of us would have been... especially with all of us yelling out directions and advice to him. Check out the pics page and the video page for some of the day's events.
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