Spring Break

The kids were all excited about going to Myrtle Beach for the weekend to go camping and then the forecast came back with cold and wet.  We had to change our plans at the last minute by moving our reservation to August for the beach.  It was freeze or fry and we chose fry.  I will let you know how that one turns out later this summer.  I am still excited.

Naomi's big news is that she moved up another size in bikes and this one has a hand break.  She feels like she is entering the world of big girl bikes.  The next step is gears.  She is growing way too fast. 

Although the weather was cold and slightly (okay, really) wet we took advantage of the time together and goofed off.  Steve already had the time scheduled off and we didn't want to waste that.  Nicholas and I really wanted to go to the Auto Fair at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.  We have wanted to go for years, but have always been busy on the weekend it was being held.  NOT THIS YEAR!!  We all packed ourselves up and headed to the speedway.  It was tons of fun and we saw some really great cars.  I wouldn't be surprised if Nicholas decides to go to a vocational college and learn how to be a race car mechanic.  He was out of his mind excited about getting to see all these great cars so close up.  Some of them were for sale and I could almost see him formulating a plan to save up the money so that when he turns sixteen (YIKES!)  he can bring his cash to the show and get himself a car.  We also got to see Elvis' Lincoln Continental.  That was really cool as well.  I can continue to describe it or I can just show you the pictures. 

There were cars everywhere.  Some of them were just there for show and others were for sale.  We had a great time looking under the hood and into the cars.  One of our favorites (which I don't have a picture of for some unknown reason) was a Corvette with the coolest paint job.  At first we thought it was a deep purple, but as we got closer it turned to a deep green.  It was waaaaay cool. 

 

We all entered the drawing to win the car behind Naomi.  It was filled with Matchbox cars and we had to guess how many there were. 

 

This car reminds me of my Grandma Hansen!

Naomi really liked Grandma's car as well.  She said it looked really cool.

 

Standing at the top of the speedway at turn 3.  It doesn't look as steep as it was. 

 

The view from the top of turn 3.

Nick loved getting into this car.  The gentleman who built it worked as a pit crew member for years and then decided to start building his own cars. He loves it and it pays the bills. Talking to this gentleman only made Nicholas more excited about building a car of his own. 

Naomi's turn. 

Jeremy's turn.

 

If this was the bus to school I don't think the kids would be complaining at all.