Motorcycle Mania

The boys have spent a lot of time motorcycling this weekend. Even Ken rode for several hours.

I always worry when they are riding because I'm afraid someone is going to get hurt. Brayden was the only one who had a few mishaps. He tipped over twice and has major scrapes on both arms. One of the times, he was just parked in the driveway and dropped a Gatorade bottle. When he leaned over to pick it up, the bike fell over on top of him. Thank goodness he didn't end up with any broken bones though.

My oldest son broke his arm in two places riding his motorcycle last September and had to have surgery to put his arm back together. He now has two metal rods holding the bones in place and has major scars on both sides of his arm. A couple of days ago, he was going to do some welding on a set of metal apartment stairs for his Dad and some how shocked himself on those two metal rods in his arm. He is now a human lightening rod!

Alex is an amazing boy. I can hardly believe he is going to be a senior next year. He is such a great worker and can do pretty much anything his Dad needs him to do. Plus he is so dang cute! On Monday night, we were in Park City walking to the movie theater to go see Toy Story 3 as a family and there were several cute girls sitting at a table eating ice cream. They all looked at him and he just smiled - I happened to see it and said, "Should I tell them you are going to see Toy Story 3?" He just laughed. Thank goodness he is shy and not too interested in having a girl friend right now. His theory is girls just take your money, break your heart and waste your time. Good Boy! When he is twenty one I will encourage him to start dating, but until then, I'd rather he stick with his buddies riding motorcycles.

A couple of years ago, he came home with this recipe for Gooey Chex mix from a cooking class at school which has become one of our family favorites.

Gooey Chex Mix

Combine 1 1/2C. Golden Graham's cereal, 1 1/4C. Rice Chex Cereal and 1/4C. shredded coconut in a bowl. In a pan, combine 1/4C. sugar, 3T. butter and 1/4C. Karo syrup over medium heat. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil and keep it there for about two minutes. Pour the syrup over the cereal mixture and stir to coat. Let cool before eating.