Corduroy--again!

On December 15th Joshua got to bring home Corduroy to play with again. They had the usual fun playing outside and playing games. We like Corduroy a lot!

Elizabeth's Fall/Winter Cyclocross Season 2010

I really had no intention of doing any cyclocross races after my busy road season was over in July. I was burned out. However, I volunteered to set up a cyclocross race one morning with my team and I got the itch to race again. It was a beautiful crisp morning, the sun was shining, and the course was awesome. I didn't race that day, but I vowed I would be racing the next one. I borrowed a cyclocross bike from my teammate, George, because there was no way I was racing again with my mountain bike. It's way too heavy for those 'cross courses. Luckily, I was able to get a screamin' deal on a new Giant TCX cyclocross bike for Christmas. Yay! I did two Sacramento Cyclocross races and probably at least 4 or 5 Folsom Rodeo Cross races. I usually came in either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. It was fun. Nothing super special. Cyclocross is super intense. Your heart rate is up near it's maximum the whole time. Races last only 30-45 minutes. It requires tons of speed and power. I love it!

Lembi Park race in Folsom

I managed to take 2nd place. It was super tough.


Rodeo Cross in Folsom--various races.

Beautiful sunset! That's me in the bottom left corner.

I'm in 3rd place off the starting line.

Sacramento Cyclocross at the rodeo grounds--my last race of the season.

2nd place

Fall Soccer Season 2010

This year we had all three boys playing soccer this fall. Talk about soccer mom! We had 6 practices a week and 3 games every Saturday. Good thing I love watching my boys play! They all played really well this year. I saw huge improvements in their play over the season and they had lots of fun. The pictures here are of their last games of the season and their awards parties.

Noah was an awesome goalie!

Noah played great on the field too. His coach relied on him heavily.

Scott was a well-rounded player too. He played in the goal and on the field. His nickname was "thunder foot" because he could kick the ball so far. He's turned into a really good player. Very impressive season!

Noah's awards party.

Joshua played soccer for the first time this year. He did so well! The coaches relied on him both in the goal and on the field too. What athletes I have!

Joshua's awards party.

Scott's awards party. Such crazy kids I have.