Our First Ride

Buuurrrr!  It was chilly but we went on our first ride yesterday.  We went to lunch downtown and then went to visit an old friend and former Goldwing tourer.  We then came home and suited Christopher up to go.  He squealed with excitement as I sped up and on the road.  He absolutely loved it.  We can't wait for warm weather to really give it a whirl! 

Easy Rider!

Well, a funny thing happened on the way to buying my lower-priced, used, two wheel motorcycle...  I was ready to make a deal on a 05 Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe when I took Bobbie with me to look at some others.  They had a Goldwing Trike on the showroom floor.  After she sat on that, my search for anything other than a Goldwing was essentially over :-)  That trike was not going to do as it had some mechanical and electrical problems.  We began an extensive search and found "Ole Blue."  This is my...excuse me..."our" new motorcycle.  It is a 2007 Honda Goldwing GL1800.  It has 24K miles on it.  I will be the third owner, after the first owner lost it in a divorce and the second wants a brand-spankin-new one.  The prior owner owns several car washes in the area so the bike was well kept.  We are now waiting for warm weather to go on our first ride.  Today we will be making our first trip up to Niehaus Cycle in Litchfield, IL to buy helmets and such. 

Birthday Dinner at Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse

Christopher wanted his birthday dinner at Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse where they come and cook in front of you on the Hibachi grill.  They had a ball though Noah thought our chef was going to set him on fire!

Five Years Old!

 

Christopher had a great birthday party at the Science Center in Carbondale.  The kids played with all kinds of activities including being able to act like TV news anchors and they got to make their own volcano erupt.  It's hard to believe he is five!

Halloween 2012

We had an astronaut and a hockey player this year.  The boys only went to six of our usual houses and were loaded up!  We had a great Halloween!

Diet progress

I started my Atkins diet on July 1st.  I have had several "cheat days" since then but as of today, I have lost 57 pounds.  My goal is to weigh 250 lbs, which will be a new me!  Thanks to the fam for their support.

Pumkin Patch 2012

The Boys with their babysitter Bethany...aka one of Noah's girlfirends :-)

We had a great time with the boys and their #1 babysitter Bethany at the Pumpkin Patch.  We went on a hayride, played on the slides and in the corn tubs in the play barn.  It was lots of fun!