It’s been a jam packed fall. Upon returning from Spearfish it was full on MBAA Enduro season. The Sunrise Enduro was our best event yet with tons of improvements made over the summer.
Mattie is heading into her last semester of Pre-School, then next fall it’s off to Kindy. Outside of school she spends a lot of time roller skating (and ice skating), building forts and playing with friends.
I spent some time in Flagstaff in September when we got the only measure able snow this season (ironic). We had to cancel our mountain bike race due to 6″ of snow. Now the two Arizona ski resorts barely have enough to ski one or two runs.
In early October we tubed the Salt River with friends from South Dakota. With the La Nina weather pattern, it’s been a very warm fall / winter so far. This should lead to a very dry winter (not good for skiiers) in the southwest, but will hopefully produce more monsoon rains come July / August.
I did one race this fall, Cave Creek Cactus Classic, a super fun local race and got 2nd (again) to Tanner 🙂 It’s always a great course and super fun after party.
We kayaked Goldwater Lake in Prescott with Trevor and Karlene one Saturday and day after Thanksgiving, went Christmas tree hunting up in Payson.
Evie’s car got hit, but rather than spending $4000 via insurance to have it fixed I bought a bumper, fender cover, and pair of new headlights for $300 and fixed it in the garage myself.
We spent Christmas in Wisconsin this year with my folks. Had a few nice sunny days and some snow. Now we’re back in AZ already gearing up for the first MBAA race in January. ‘Til next year 🙂
