The Boys, The Bikes, and The Beach...

We've logged another great Reach the Beach weekend. Reach the Beach is Tony's favorite charity ride. Proceeds go to the American Lung Association. He proudly rides for his grandmother.

This year we were joined by an amazing group of friends. The boys choose Salem as their start point. They put in 80 miles by the time they reached Pacific City. We spent our first night in Salem and saw the boys off at the starting gates. The girls (friends included) and I went to the carousel on the waterfront in Salem. There is just something magical about carousels and the smiles on these faces.


SalemPacific City (The Beach)Tony and Ty have been training like crazy. It paid off because "they did not get passed." Of course their are no winners or losers, but "they did not get passed." They have surpassed the 1000 mile mark, only 200o more to go this season.Exploring the tide pools with daddy as mommy stood aside in paranoia of those sneaker waves.
Sea annnnnnnennnnnnammmmmmeeeeeees or something like that.

Cave dwelling.
Happy Times!!!
Going up...
Come on Abby, I'll pull ya up...
I don't know about this...
Coming down, slow motion...
Coming down, full speed ahead...
The weekend was topped off with a visit with cousins. Backyard sprinklers and plastic pools put a smile on every ones' face... and the BBQ was the icing on the cake... oh no wait we had carrot cake and strawberry cake, so I guess that was the icing.

Everybody wants to help baby Chloe...

Thanks to friends and family for an unforgettable weekend!!!