Trail Trek bike ride

Last Sunday we participated in the 6th annual Lincoln Trail Trek bike ride. We rode two years ago with Jonathan and decided it would be fun to do again. We weren't sure how the kids would do. On recent bike rides Johanna hasn't been a big fan of her helmet and Jonathan has commented on how long it takes to get to places on the bike. However, the kids did great on the Trail Trek ride. We took off from Antelope Park at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday for an 11 mile bike ride. Dusty pulled the kids in the bike trailer. We were told that in total 550 riders participated. There was also a one mile, 24 mile, and a 35 mile route. The organizers planned two very nice rest stops along our route. We're pretty sure Jonathan had about 8 granola bars by the end of the ride. (He just kept telling us "I'm hungry.") We got to chat with other riders, listen to some music, and enjoy a nice BBQ lunch after the ride was complete. It was so much fun and we can't wait to do it again next year! A picture of the kids just before we started our ride.
The several hundred bikers who participated. This year's shirts were florescent yellow.
The kids enjoying their snacks at one of the rest stops.
A nice family photo to remember the fun event!

Play time

Jonathan and Johanna have been making the most out of having dad home this summer. So far they've gone to the children's zoo, the children's museum, Pioneers Park, had a play date with Ernie, gone to the library and much, much more. Here's a few pictures of the fun they've been having lately. Play date with Ernie.
Jonathan as red Power Ranger.
Johanna enjoying her spaghetti.

Fun at the Lincoln Children's Museum.

Daddy is super organized with the kids during the week. He created a board that shows what they'll be doing during the day. Each week Jonathan gets to help pick what they'll be doing for the week. It helps everyone have a fun week!

Aunt Sarah's Wedding

In late May, Jman got to be the ringbearer in Aunt Sarah and Uncle Matt's wedding. He got to hang out with his new cousin Amy, who was the flower girl.

Daddy had to dress up too. Jman had fun at the reception. Here he is showing everyone his moves on the dance floor. This movie is very dark. Jman is the short quick white and black blur.

Congratulations to Aunt Sarah and Uncle Matt. If you'd like to see more pictures from the wedding (perhaps some that actually contain the bride and groom), click here.

1st year stats

Johanna just went to her 12 month checkup. She's still in the 25-50% on height and weight. She is now 28 1/2" tall and weighs 19 lbs. 15 oz. She finally has one tooth and is working on getting a few more.

Johanna's Birthday Party

Johanna had a wonderful 1st birthday. Thank you to all our family and friends who were able to come. Thanks to Uncle Matt, Johanna's birthday was capturend on camera. Johanna did a nice job of diving into her birthday cake and the boys seemed to enjoy it too. I decided to make her a lady bug cake. It turned out pretty good. We ended up having to give her a quick rinse in the tub after she got done with the cake. She was covered in black and red frosting.

Here's a shot of Johanna opening one of her birthday presents. We had her all dolled up in her party dress. The lovely sun hat is from Aunt Sarah. We'll be able to make good use of that at the pool this summer. She also got a snazzy new bike helmet. We'll be riding in Lincoln's 6th annual Trail Trek bike ride in a few weeks so she needed a helmet. Mom wasn't excited about it being so girly and pink but it was the only one that fit (oh well).

The weather was warm enough that Dusty and the boys were able to play outside in the water. They had a blast!

Happy 1st Birthday, Johanna!