NHRA Race

Noah and I went to our first NHRA race in Norwalk. Noah loved watching his JEGS drivers race.

The Bet

During VBS this year I bet 300 kids that they could not raise $2000.

VBS was a 5 night event and after the 4th night they had only raised $1100 therefore I thought I was in the clear. To my surprise, somehow they were able to bring in $1700 on the last night bringing their grand total to $2600 - therefore I lost the bet and most of my hair!

Eldora Prelude to the Dream

Noah, Wendy, Keith, Brian and I journeyed to western Ohio to find the famous Eldora dirt speedway in the middle of a corn field. We were entertained by a handful of NASCAR drivers racing in the 3rd annual Prelude to the Dream. Noah had a ball watching all the races and explaining to Keith who all the drivers were. He also shopped at the souvenir trailers finding the coveted Harvick 29 Reese's racing hat! Thank goodness Aunt Wendy brought the goggles!



Noah was very interested in Kenny Wallace driving the JEGS car. He was looking all over the stands for his friend from school, Kennedi.



Tony Stewart, Eldora's new owner, was an obvious crowd favorite in the 20 car. For some reason Keith was convinced that Montoya raced for Toyota so I won a lunch off that bet. He must have figured that they rhymed so they must be working together!



Caleb's favorite driver, Kevin Harvick, was on hand for the big race but stuggled since he had never raced on dirt before! That didn't stop Noah from cheering for him.



Keith's favorite driver, thanks to advice from Kevin Smith, Bobby Labonte qualified first out of all the races for the final race of the night. A wreck in the final race forced him to the pits early - Keith didn't seem to notice since he kept rooting for him during the rest of the race!



Another crowd favorite, Jeff Gordon had a great night battling head to head with Carl Edwards during the final laps of the main event.






After all the dust was settled, Carl Edwards emerged victorious!

Uncle Brian's SCCA Race

This weekend Uncle Brian competed in the SCCA OVR National/Regional Race at Mid-Ohio Raceway. The kids had a great time rooting for their uncle and seeing him come in second place even after plowing through the competition! Noah made sure that Uncle Brian and Dick had everything connected properly in the car before it went out on the track. Overall it was a great weekend. The boys t-shirts sum it all up - "My Uncle Rocks".

Master Mechanic Dick seems a little perplexed on what to do next.

Don't the future newlyweds look stunning together on the scooter?

Noah's Last Day of School

Noah celebrated his last day of kindergarten with a Luau party! The whole class celebrated their graduation to first grade and even had time to do the limbo!

T-ball is in Full Swing!

The Westerville Angels kicked off their season this past month with Noah returning as their first baseman. During the off season he spent countless hours practicing with grandpa: throwing, catching and hitting! Check out the backhand catch!

WCC Kindergarten Graduation

Noah graduated from the Kindergarten Sunday School program at Westerville Christian Church in the largest class the church has had! Congratulations Noah!

Potty Training Commences

The official season of potty training has kicked off for Master Caleb. So far he has bought into the program. Let's hope the momentum keeps going in the right direction! Note how he enjoys reading his Thomas catalog while on his toilet!

Dress Up and Good-Bye Neighbors

Somehow Chloe and Taylor convinced Noah that wearing shiny silver pants is OK. I am going to have to keep an eye on him!

May marked the last month that the Denorme's and Cvercko's were able to play and hang out. Off to Nashville they went but of course we could not let them leave without a bash. A good night of cornhole and double-bubbles** sent them off in style! Good luck in your new town and thanks for all the great memories.


** NOTE : Gwenn is the Streamside double-bubble champion taking down Joan, the former champion!

Why Mom wants you to brush teeth!

Baby Drew has arrived!

Big news from Akron this morning. My sister gave birth to a baby boy, Drew Michael. He was born at 8:30 AM and weighed in at 8 lbs. 2 oz (takes after his dad!) and 21 inches tall! Mom and Drew are doing great and big sister Alexis was excited to meet her new brother! Congratulations! Cousin Chloe, Noah and Caleb can't wait to see their new cousin!

Rodeo Day at Sunny Moon Ranch

Noah's kindergarten class spent a day at Sunny Moon Ranch learning everything they need to know to become a Cowboy. The kids were able to see and brush a real horse, lasso a runaway bronco, go on a hayride and eat by the fire!



He does make one cute cowboy! The boots light up!



Cowboy Caleb taming a wild bronco and making friends with the stable sheep!

Easter in Akron

We spent Easter weekend at Oma's and Opa's. The kids were spoiled with Easter candy which they found during their indoor Easter Egg hunt. We needed to keep it inside since there was a few inches of snow on the ground! I think the highlight of their weekend was eating Oma's homemade crepes.

Easter Egg Decorating