Brady the "Goleiro!"

Due to Drew's chin being busted, she sat out of the game. However, Brady made up the difference on the field! He was everywhere, playing forward, back in the defense and he even played goalkeeper for the first time! As you can see, he was ready and watching the ball!

Drew crashes and this time gets stiches!

Last Wednesday morning Drew took a spill on her bike in the court and went down hard. So hard that she opened up her chin and blood was everywhere! A couple of hours later she was getting 5 stiches! She was out of her soccer practice and her game on saturday. Yesterday the stiches were removed and she made Daddy proud by getting back up on her bike and riding just where she crashed; however, this time she didnt cut the curn and was a little slower than normal! I wish I could say shes like Daddy, but I can't, I got my first stiches at 35. Oh boy!

Drew would like to thank Mommy for being there for her and Brady for being a great big brother. Dr. Nunna for giving her the stiches and Daddy for taking time off work and meeting her at the hospital!

More Soccer Pictures!

Second week of soccer was much better than the first! The basic concept of direction and purpose(ball in goal!) is coming around. Brady is for sure a defender and Drew a forward. The coach thought it would cool to drop Drew in goal...that proved to be a costly move, she let three go by! Drew didn't get Daddy's keeper skills that's for sure!

Jogadores de futebol!

Busy times over here! With school routines and drop offs in the morning, work, pick ups, homework, riding/workout schedules and now soccer...updating the blog and getting pictures out has been challenging! Dont get me wrong, we're by no means an over-achieving family always running around, we do get down time and we enjoy it!

Last weekend the kids played their first soccer game, ie. see ball! run to ball! Kids seem to be enjoying the time, no clue as to what they are doing, but they laugh and smile.

Drew tents to be more of a "attacante" and Brady more of a defensive type player, which would be a reflection of their personalities to say the least!

Melis has been working hard while at home and doing amazing things while at home! Super Mom Melissa! She rocks!

Derek has been working lots and getting used to the new routine. The cycling season is coming to an end this weekend in Chico. Its also Grandma's one year anniversary, so the race will be in her honor.

Drew's First Day at Pre-School

Some really busy Wednesdays around here, last week Brady started Kinder, today Drew started Kinder Kids at Pre-school, so next year its on to Kindergarten for her also! The girl has style folks! Her sparkly shoes matched her sparkly shirt by the way!

Excited to be back with her friends and ready to learn!

My gosh this girl has grown! Daddy's little girl has sure grown up this summer! Just great, now I have two awesome girls in my life!

Speaking of awesome girls, there they are: Melissa and Drew! The girls spent a lot of time together this summer and I think they grew ever closer, can you believe that!?!?

Drew Crashes!

You know, I can't sit here and only post great things! Accidents happen here too! Here's a pic of Drew just after she went off the curb in the court! She was pretty ticked off, but when she found out that Daddy was taken "pic-chas" that pissed her off even more! The funny thing, an hour later she asked the see the "pic-cha," then laughed at herself! What an awesome girl!

Winters Road Race

Last weekend was a big race for our team. We had some 10 guys riding in a group of 50. The goal, get a couple of teammates in the lead and let them do the work! I had spend hours on a bike, and 775 miles preping for this race. Believe it or not, the hard work paid off! I raced up the hill and broke the field up and made life easier for the guys on the team, which resulted in a 3rd and 6th. As for my result, not sure, guessing somewhere around 20-30th, my body broke down some 15 miles from the finish, but pure stuborness and the fact that I had spent so much time getting ready for this race, I was gonna finish this SOB. The hardest race ever for me, but I did my job as promised!

Thanks to Nick O. for the pic and the water bottles and coke! Youre a brother!

Brady goes to Kindergarten!

Holy cow our lil recycler boy is growing up! Brady had his first day of Kindergarten yesterday and he made it with flying colors! He was a lil tired at the end of the 5 hour day, struggled with opening his lunch and the button on his shorts. Otherwise, he pulled thru and had a great time, no emotional outbursts whatsoever.

Drew was very supportive of her big brother and she was proud of Brady for "doing things on his own," as she stated the night before while crying.

So proud of you Brady!

First Practice

While Drew was kicking and dribbling the ball in the house with anyone and everyone who could stand up, Brady just watched and waited for practice. So what happens? Brady goes out there and tears it up with his dribbling and kicking with the inside of the foot and never touching the ball! The guy was listening while Drew was doing... So it looks like we have a kinesthetic learner and an auditory learner on our hands!

Drew signs with Corinthians!

So here's the first of many to come! The kids have started playing soccer and so far seem to be enjoying the fun! Drew is sporting the worlds best soccer team gear, Corinthians of Sao Paulo, Brasil.

The kids will have two practices a week, Monday and Wednesday. The first game will be on September 12, a race day for Derek too...oh man, too many athletes in one home!

Summer is almost over!

Summer is pretty much over in terms of school for three of us at the house! Brady starts up Kinder in a couple of weeks, Derek also gets back in 2 weeks and Drew will head back to Pre-School in early September. Attached this week are a few pics from this past week, water and ice cream!

Day Trip to "The Most Beautiful City in The World!"

After all sorts of other little plans getting in our way, we finally took our dat trip to San Francisco. We wanted to keep it simple and ensure the kids had a success trip or else they would not want to go again. The picture above is our mid day snack at Union Square with a hot dog.


The kids prior to getting onboard the BayLink ferry in Vallejo. The boat ride was part of the day and believe it or not, they both thought it was the best part of the day! OMG...future US Navy Officers?!? Not again!?!?!

An adorable moment at the end of Pier 39! Regardless of the little fighting, they love each other!
Yeah, the economy looks grin on a Monday at the Pier!

Nice shot, but wish it was at sunset intead of 11AM, still a historical site! All in all...an awesome day for us and the kids! We loved every minute of it and cant wait to do it again, REALLY soon!

Day Trip to

Dillon Beach 2009 baby!

Looking north from Dillon Beach, this shot was taken Sunday afternoon. The good news is that it was a beautiful day, the bad news, it was the only true clear day. However, it was foggy and cool at the coast while it was hotter than two rats humping in a wool sock at home!

Yup, Ms. Thang doing her pose for her daddy photographer. Which comes first? The model behavior or the daddy taking the all the pics? Who cares really...shes so cute so why not shoot the cute kid huh?!



OMG! Click and save now! This is a rare moment, a picture of Derek!

A cute girl like Drew must have a cute Mom! Yup its true!


Mr. Brady loving the beach!

Drew & The Bike

So here are the Drew pictures! A few weeks back while at a bike shop, Drew noticed a cute lil pink jersey for kids. She wanted it, so I used it as a motivational tool, "You get off training wheels and you can have the jersey!" So what happens? She gets off the training wheels and makes sure that I get her the "bike jersey," then she wanted shorts...the lil things were so cute(in addition to to my daughter wanting bike shorts), how could I possibly resist right?! So here she is, jersey and shorts, as Daddy promised.

BREAKING NEWS - Brady is off training wheels!

After trying to convince Brady that he could indeed ride his bike without training wheels and no luck, only his little sister Drew could push him to do so! How so? Thanks for asking! With the Tour de France on every morning, Drew was determined to ride without training wheels, she sure did it(we have video, cant help her, take pics, and video all at the same time!). Then this afternoon, Brady just decided to try on Drew's bike...and off he went! A few minutes later his bike was ready to go and as you can see, he's off and riding! The funny thing, Derek only took off his training wheels after his brother, Jamie, took his off. And we know how that ended up for Derek. So we'll see how it all goes! Brady and Drew have some proud parents!

4th of July Weekend

Whats a 4th of July without fireworks right?! For the past few years we have been going to our friends home and having a total blast in the pool, great food, lots of great drinks and the awesome 2 later fireworks system! We love it!


As you can see, Drew got into the fireworks and it all worked out great, no one was hurt!


Brady gets the food gene from Melissa and Derek....not too good! But heck, he loves the day also worked up an appetite with all the swimming he did in the pool!

Melissa and Brady having a fun moment in the pool...working up that appetite right?!


What da?!?! Every year, for 33 to be exact, Davis has hosted a 4th of July Criterium race downtown. Its a great event put on by the Davis Bike Club. In addition to the great racing, Derek got 16th by the way, its fun for the kids with face painting, balloons, and all sorts neat places to eat etc. Just a great atmosphere for the riders and family! Drew of course HAD to have her face painted! She was painted around 10AM and it only came off around 4PM once she got in the pool!

Daddy & Brady Day and Mommy and Drew Day!

Drew got her nails done with Mommy! A first for Drew, she loved it as you can see in her eyes! Afterwards they hit up A&W for "Rwoot Be-AH" floats!

After we had our days, we hit up the new West Sac Rec Center's pool, good times!


Daddy and Brady went to Scandia for miniature Golf and some car racing, then In & Out for lunch! Check out Brady keeping his eyes on the ball! Potential to be had...oh and by the way, he had a legit hole in one! So we went out and bought $1,000 set of clubs and 500 lessons! YEAH RIGHT!


The Girls head off to their day and Brady was still in his PJ's! Lil Hugh Hefner in the making!