Avery raced the last few mountain bike races of the year, and finished in first for the 10 and under class. The girls started school with smiles and new cloths. We headed into fall with excitement and high hopes with lots of thing to do. We got the girls dressed up then off we went o one of our favorite Fall activities. We went Trick or Treating at the Huckle Berry rail road and had a blast! Avery and I were up to a 3hr ride once a week and 30times up the drive way at Ruby Campground on another day a week. She finished with a smile each ride we did and learned how important it is to have a balance in our lives so we have a way to get rid of our extra energy. Halloween came and Avery dressed as a cowgirl and Meilee was a skunk! We had a great time out walking around our neighborhood, then we came back and Kim and I watched the girls sift through all of their newly acquired treasures. We packed up and spent a couple nights in Traverse City for the Iceman. Avery road 18 of the 28miles the race was and I pulled her from the race because she was beginning to push herself through her own threshold. I told her before we raced that this could happen. She cried for a few minutes and told Kim and I that she would be back next year. She was amazing how well she handled herself on her bike! Amazing, simply amazing. The next day after the Iceman we packed up and headed further North, into the U.P. The weather was amazing , for early November in the U.P. Then a few weeks latter we loaded the family wagon and went down to the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade. While we were there we saw the group from the Turkey Trot run out and back through the parade route. Avery told me she wants to run in it next year! GREAT, now I have to figure out how to make my knees good enough to run it with her.
We are now less then a month away from Christmas, so let the shopping begin!!! I love to take the family and go see the lights folks put up on their homes, they all love it as well...
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