Fruita-Licious!

Aha!  The little man finally nabbed for a photo....

yep, underneath this manly exterior, is our our little 7!!! year old Liam, ah what a year does to a man.  This weekend was all because this very serious and extremely handsome young gentleman wanted to have a couple of his buddies go camping and mountain biking with him as a birthday extravanganza in Fruita, CO.


(Thank you all for the wonderful presents and kind words-- all except Auntie Boomer... yes, Liam LOVES the handcuffs- but police grade?  We've had them a whole 4 days and have already had to go to the "secret" back up key more than once)   Disclaimer: No humans or animals were harmed in the process of handcuff demonstrations

So, school's out for summer!! And what better way to start off the summer than with a pack of dirty kids in a tent?  Liam and a gaggle of his buddies all converged on the lovely little town of Fruita, CO for some hardcore mountain biking and dirt slinging. 


It was truly impressive to 1) watch these kids ride some tricky trails with only minimal crashes  2) watch parents ride as well, some had never been on a singletrack and rode with grace, grit, and a whole lot of girl power!! and 3) deal with the crazy wind and still keep smiling!!  The weekend started off with the Demings puking, but ended with some good times around the fire and a whole lot of funny stories-- funny in hindsight that is...

The Gang:  Vivian, Zagar, Cole, Elijah, Porter, Ruby, Mason, Sam, Finley, Wagner, Liam, Matilda, and John Hampton



Thank you very much Trina, Erik, Jason, Obie (aka Captian Barbosa for the weekend) Shelly, Shana and Mandi  (the best camera-woman and Team Parle historian extraordinare!!)





Happy Trails to You, until we meet again.......