MS 150 2008

It was a blast!! We had such a great time at this year's ride!! I was able to leave baby Anika with Yancy Chapman and ride 23 miles (to the third feedzone). A huge thank you for babysitting! Jeremy was so great. He drove the car up to the feedzone the night before and then rode his bike back that night so I'd be able to ride. It was so much fun being with the team and even though I didn't ride far, it was still just as exciting. My new bike is great too. Anika slept great in the tent not making a peep all night (much to the relief of the other campers) and Suzy had a fun time at Alex and Anna's houses. Jeremy rode his bike home from Logan on Sunday so put around 240 miles on his bike between friday and sunday - he's crazy but at least he's a fit insane person :) Thank you to all people who donated and sponsored our ride. This is a pic of me riding with Jayne Jenson and Emily Kriech is in the backgound.



Also, our new tent was great. Here's a picture of tiny little Ani in the big tent. Can you see her?

Camping Fever

With the new addition to our family, we felt we could really benefit from a bigger tent while camping. I wanted something that you could stand up in because I hate getting dressed in a tent while laying down or bending way down. Our old tent was great and lasted us 5 years, but it was time to upgrade. We found a great tent on sale at REI and jumped on the deal. It's a North Face 6 person tent and we already love it. There is enough room for our queen sized blow up mattress, a pack-n-play for the baby, a sleeping bag for Suzy, and all our luggage. It's tall enough for even Jeremy to stand in it. We figured it could be a late birthday present for Jeremy since I was completely laid up with a 2-day old baby on his actual birthday and all he got was a 90 minute bike ride.



We tested it out immediately when we got home by setting it up in the family room where it barely fit. Now I can't WAIT to try it out for real. We're planning our first camping trip the end of June when the girls and I are going up to Logan to support Jeremy in the MS 150 bike ride. It'll be grass camping which will be perfect for the tent's debut campout. BTW - expect an email hitting you up for donations here in another week or so.




My late birthday present was a freezer. We had an extra fridge/freezer downstairs but the fridge was never used and the unit was very old and assumably inefficient. We got a 7 cubic foot freezer to take its place - mostly to be used for storing breastmilk for when I go back to work in August.