Billy's day

School is just around the corner so we are rushing to get in a ton of adventures. On Wednesday, Billy got to pick all of our activities....

Our day started with a boys book club field trip to the TV station! The reporter who interviewed the boys about the lemonade stand liked them so much she invited them down to learn about her world. It was pretty cool to see what goes on behind the scenes in a newscast. Things are a lot more detailed that what we see on TV. The weather guy even took a few minutes to talk to Billy about his aspirations to be a Meteorologist. Sounds like a lot of hard work in math and science, but Billy will be up to the task (however apparently this week, he has now decided to be a fireman again)!

From there, breakfast at IHOP!

Then onto a local park with bicycle trail rides through the woods....over rocks, around tree limbs...very hilly and hard...but so fun. I think we have all found a new hobby.

To quote Billy (when conquering the hills and curves) "You have to get some momentum, really know you can do it and then focus, and you can hit the hills!" Sound like some good advice for life.

And from JJ, "I was made to mountain bike!" This was after a major wipe out, where he dusted himself off and rode again!

Disclaimer: I would love to post pictures of this...because I did take them (of course) - but I left my camera there. And upon return to retrieve the camera, we witnessed its theft in process. But that story is a whole other post. I doubt it will ever make it to print. It makes me sick to my stomach, and JJ so mad he could just cry! Lets just leave it at this....a good reminder to Minnie of what she always nags Billy and JJ for - take better care of your stuff!

Finally, the day kicked off with Pie meeting us at the fair...Woo Hoo! We spent some time checking out all the animals, petting pigs noses...being attacked by billy goats, and watching the baby chicks on their waterslide. We saw Justin Bieber (for real), ate horribly bad for you....but delicious food and took in the rodeo. Billy and JJ's first ever. Billy really liked it, and said he would like to try riding a bull sometime. It mostly made JJ bored....but he mustered enough excitement to cheer on his favorite cowboy....."Work it, Marcus"

Whew...what a day, quite possibly the perfect day (except for the camera). Wonder what JJ has in store for us today....he is making all the decisions. I hope we survive!