Firemen are our friends

Today, our daycare provider scheduled an awesome event for the kids. She had a firefighter from the Brainerd Police Dept. come to her home and talk to the kids about fire safety. Parents were invited to attend, and of course, I didn't want to miss it.

Did I forget to mention, he drove a fire truck there?

It was so fun to watch all of the kids listen to the fireman (Mark) talk and even more fun to see their eyes light up when they saw the fire truck. Carter was such a good little boy, he actually sat and listened to his entire talk about fire safety. He gave an occasional "yah" while the firefighter was talking, but I think he was just saying "I hear ya brother, fire ain't nothing to mess around with!"

Enjoy the pics.

1,000 miles from nowhere

This weekend we took a great trip to Mercer, WI. What do you mean you've never heard of Mercer? Ok, in all seriousness, neither had I, until we loaded up the 4-wheelers and hit the trail (about 4 hours from Brainerd). Mercer is known for over 200 miles of 4-wheeler trails and the entire county is very accepting of the sport. They even allow you to drive right down main street. I wish MN was a bit more accepting of the great sport.

We arrived in Mercer around 12 noon on Friday. Bryan and I put about 30 miles on our 4-wheelers that afternoon as we waited for the rest of our group to return to camp. Our friends Kelly and Luke also made the trek, and arrived around 9pm Friday night. We enjoyed campfires and great conversations.

On Saturday, we put 125 miles on our 4-wheelers! YES, 125! That might explain why I could hardly walk or lift my arms on Sunday morning. What an awesome time.

There were a total of 10 riders this weekend and we are already excited for a winter ride and also a spring ride.

(Carter spent the weekend at G-pa and G-ma Boeges. He went shopping with G-ma and got his first pair of flashy shoes) Pics of those to come.