Boys Epic Bike Ride

On the last day of school, Margee took Matt and  five of his school buddies on an epic bike ride. To Riverfront Park for picnic lunch and a game of capture the flag. Then on to Mission Park to play at the playground and water feature. Then back towards home to stop at our favorite neighborhood ice cream parlor, Doyles.

Matt is center, to the left of the boy in red shorts.

On an old rail road bridge, converted into a bike path. Matt is center back, with blue/black stripped shirt.

more hockey-soccer for matt

We had an end of April game in Tri-cities with Matt's hockey-soccer team. That's some of his hockey friends that put together a spring soccer team. Here's Kyra climbing a tree with some of her buddies.

Matt playing defense, he's the black #20.

Matt on a breakaway (center with ball). He kicked, goalie deflected the ball and Matt's teamate to the left got the rebound and scored the goal. Good teamwork.

Woodsman

Kyra's cat loves the nice weather we've been having. He likes it so much, that he's a naughty kitty and stays out past curfew (and sometimes all night.) He likes hunting in the bushes. I guess Woodsman is a good name for him.

Let's go ride a bike!

In early May, Kyra figured out how to really ride a bike. There's no stopping her now! She loves bicycling. They have extended the Centennial Trial (a bike and jogging trail) just a few blocks from our house. It's one of our favorite family rides.

Just getting started.

She's doing it - riding a bike on two wheels all by herself!

I'm pretty cool!

Over Memorial Weekend, she even when mountain biking at Farragut State Park. She had to walk the hills (both up and down) but did a great job staying on a narrow trail!

Renovated park by downtown dam

There's a cool park by the dam right in the middle of downtown. They just renovated the park and it's wonderful. We had fun exploring it after Matt's Jr. Bloomsday race.

Kyra spoted a rainbow by the Monroe St. brindge.

Need sculpture of a native offering a salmon to mother earth. Before the dams on the Columbia and Spokane Rivers, this was the furthest inland  salmon could swim - they could not pass the falls that were here (before the dam of course!)

Jr. Bloomsday and Bloomsday

The first weekend in May is a big one in our city. Over 50,000 people come to run a 7.46 mile race called  Bloomsday, the first Sunday of May. But, they have a Jr. Bloomsday race for third and forth graders the previous day. Matt had a blast running that race. I think he ran the mile in something like 5:50. Wow!

Kyra helping Matt stretch before his 1 mile Jr. Bloomsday race.

Sasquatch came to check out the kids.

And they are off. Matt is in a gray shirt left of center.

There's Matt, gray shirt far left.

He's almost to the finish line. These two ended up tied in the race. Matt was fourth place in third grade boys with a time of 5:53. Matt was sixth place out of all third and fourth grade boys.

Kids posing with the Bloomsday runners statue downtown.

end of year choir concert

Matthew joined the school choir this year and they had several concerts around the community, culminating in an end of school year concert for family.

Kyra was tired and didn't feel like listening to kiddos sing!

The small choir.

Matt and a good buddie of his.