Beer & Wisconsin

Ani's 1st beer...? Well, not really, but it was her 1st Grantoberfest!

Also, Monte was in South Dakota the majority of last week for work, so Ani and I took a short trip to Wausau, WI to see the Bueno family. They just had their little boy, Gage, 3 weeks ago. Funny to see the difference in size between the two...

 

She's a Star... for 3 seconds

Yes, Ani did make her TV debut last Saturday morning! The video is below - she shows up about the 3:21 mark, so I'll spare you from watching the entire thing (unless you want to learn how to make a juicy lucy in your own kitchen).  

Cyclo-Cross Recap

Short legs make for bad crossers. Good cyclo-crossers make it look incredibly easy. Dry courses (Saturday) are much easier to ride than wet, sandy, muddy ones (today). Running in sand sucks - but running in sand with your bike on your shoulder.... impossible and energy-depleting. Mountain bikers are more courteous than cyclo-crossers. Road bikers are too skinny. Running, biking, and jumping over stuff makes you really exhausted. People watching cross races shouldn't drink the free coffee. My shoulder hurts from carrying my bike - lifting 20 lbs. repeatedly on your shoulder hurts. I like cross.

TV Debut

Ani will be making her TV debut this coming Saturday... 

Jana, Ani and I did lunch at the 5-8 Club today. The restaurant is celebrating their 80th anniversary this year with all kinds of festivities. So today, an employee approached us and asked all about Ani, how old she was, etc. She commented that they didn't regularly serve tables with 2 younger gals and a baby and asked if we would mind being filmed for a spot on Kare 11, a local news station. 

A few minutes later, a camera man came to our table and filmed Ani just hanging out in her car seat. I think it's just going to be a quick snippit of her in a video collage showing other 5-8 Club patrons, but still - it's her 1st TV appearance, so that's kind of cool. Such a random thing! 

Ani Jo

Here are some recent pics of our little peanut...

Monte's 1st cyclo-cross races are this weekend. The Legolas will be making its debut!

Urban Assault Ride

Monte and Newman, aka Team Spider Monkey, had a blast on Sunday participating in New Belgium Brewing Company's 1st ever Urban Assault Ride around Minneapolis. Spider Monkey finished 8th in their class with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 24 seconds. Plenty of Chipotle burritoes and free Fat Tire and Skinny Dip at the end of the race to greet them!

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"The Urban Assault Ride™ is a funky bike scavenger hunt that involves street-smart riding, obstacle courses, and a huge after party. Mental muscle is just as important as bike skills as teams of 2 choose their own course to checkpoints around the city.

The event is well known for its checkpoints where zany obstacle courses must be completed before moving on. We're talking modified Big Wheels, Bike Jousting, The Keg Walk, Inflatable Slides...and much more. The first team to hit all of the checkpoints and cross the finish line wins! Then the party begins with New Belgium beer and lots more two-wheeled shenanigans! It's a Pedal-Powered Urban Adventure!"

A Day of Firsts

Yesterday was definitely a day of firsts.... Hagen's 1st mountain bike race, Newman's 1st race (as of lately) where he did not have any issues with his bike breaking down, and Monte's 1st place finish!

The final race for the MNSCS series was in St. Cloud on Saturday. Monte got out in front of the pack right at the start, which was his goal. It's definitely easier that way rather than trying to pass riders on the narrow bike trails through the woods. A bunch of us watched the race at certain points, so it was exciting to see Monte in the lead and then finish 1st in his age group and 1st overall in the sport class! He received a cool granite trophy with a disc brake rotor attached to the top and was even interviewed afterwards for the MNSCS website. Nice work, Monte!