Day 4 - Hanging out at aunt Vicki's

Today we slept in a little...Aunt Vicki made us a delicious breakfast and then we headed to her coworker/friend's house to let the boys ride their dirtbikes. Dave lives on the edge of town near a park, unlike parks around here. They have a gate that leads out into this wide open area which has a playground area...it was great for the boys riding their bikes. Too bad we don't have that at home. I was a little nervous when Gavin took off because he was trying to keep up with the big boy. Dave has a son, Chance, who is 9 and has been riding dirtbikes since he was 5. He was the previous owner of Gavin's new bike. Chance has Gavin all set up with a chest protector, gloves, goggles, and boots. We were there from 10am-4pm. They rode and rode, and rode some more. Toward the end of the afternoon they'd come in for drinks and a jump on the trampoline and then head back out. Gavin is learning. He's doing really well!

After we got back to Vicki's we had a cookout and took the dogs for their daily walk. We had plans to go to the ponds and riverwalk in Evanston, but it downpoured. Probably a good thing because we all went to bed early.

It did rain off and on throughout the day. It's the strangest thing. It'll be beautiful out...then all of a sudden it'll rain a tad and the temp. will drop about 20 degrees...then it'll be sun shiny and warm again. I definitely got some sun and didn't even know it. I guess being closer to the sun makes a big difference. It's amazing how being at high altitudes affects your body. We're finding ourselves out of breath a lot easier than usual.

I'm still having trouble getting photos to upload, which completely stinks.

Not missing Illinois at all at this point... :)