Random Acts of Kindness

Economy Stalls...  Unemployment...  Debt Ceiling...   Crisis this, Crisis that....  Enough already.  If you're as tired of all the negative news out there as I am then click on this story and it will give you hope again and restore your faith in humanity.

The single greatest asset this country has is our children.  If Congress and the President acted as this young boy did we'd all be a lot better off.  See the link below..

Random Act Of Kindness 

1 Down 24 To Go!

Tyler gets his first win as an Intermediate in BMX!  How fitting that his first win in the Intermediate division came on July 26th.  There is just something about that number and our family.  Ironically July 26th is 12 years to the day that Wendy called me when I was working at Q104.  To make a long story short we hadn't seen each other in over 10 years and she heard my voice on the radio and called to say hello.  The rest is history....   Later on we realized that we first met back on May 26th of 1990 and she called on July 26th and it showed 5:26pm on her cell phone bill when she placed the call on July 26th.  It's just funny how that particular number seems to come up in our lives and now Tyler gets his first Intermediate win on July 26th.  

Tyler & Wendy Blue Spring BMX Track 7-26-11 First win as an Intermediate!

We're having such a great time with this sport and I can't say enough good things about the facility at Blue Springs!  The people are nice, that facility is clean, the rules and the racing are fair, and the kids absolutely love it!!!  It sure beats watching them sit at home playing X-Box or Playstation.  For about the price of one of those devices you can get your kids outside and racing against other kids their age and not only is it fun but it's great exercise too.  Believe it or not Tyler is starting to develop a little six-pack and he's only 8!!!!! 

1 Down and 24 To Go!  Tyler needs 24 more wins to move to the Expert Class...

The really cool thing about this sport, much like other sports, is that there are Regional and National races as well and it's a great opportunity to travel with the family and see new places and meet new people.  We're seriously considering taking the trip to Oklahoma for the Nationals this fall and Tyler is really looking forward to attending.  I never would have thought about this sport but if you have young kids, boys or girls, it is worth checking out.  If they like to ride their bikes they may just like BMX racing.  You can learn more about it online at  BLUE SPRINGS BMX

If you don't have a BMX bike or the equipment don't worry about it.  We didn't either and when we showed up at the track to watch Tyler's friends race and one of Dads said to me, in front of Tyler, "He can race if he wants to."  Naturally Tyler smiled and said, "Can I Dad, Please, Please.... Can I try it Pleeeese!!!"  I told them we didn't have a bike or a helmet and they told us that was no problem we have bikes and helmets here at the track that you can borrow.  I told Tyler he could try it if he wanted to and I wish I had a photo of the smile on his face that night.  Then believe it or not the little guy actually won his first Moto that night...   The rest is history and now we're looking at attending Nationals in Oklahoma later this year.  It was about this time last year that Tyler first started racing BMX and he absolutely loves it!  We're past the Novice stage now and into Intermediate with one win under our belt and 24 to go to get to the expert level.  I'm anxious to watch him continue to develop on our way to the next level.

Tyler Moves to "Intermediate"

Well it looks like we have an official racer in the family now.  Tyler got his 8th win in BMX on Tuesday night and that means he's no longer a "Novice" he's now officially moved up to "Intermediate"!  Congratulations Tyler...  Way to go buddy!!!


Tonight the track gave him a really cool certificate and a ribbon in recognition of his 8th win and the fact that he moved up to the next class.  We had no idea they were going to give him a certificate or a ribbon but he was pretty excited about it.  Unfortunately I had to work so I missed all the festivities...  Bummer!   Wendy and Carissa were there and Wendy got this great photo of Tyler right after he got his award and his ribbon.... 

Tyler got to race tonight for the first time as an "Intermediate" and he was a little nervous because he's now racing against new riders who have more experience than he does.  Just like when he first started there will be a learning curve here too, but he's a persistent little son of a gun so I'm sure he'll do just fine.

We're still learning all about this BMX thing but what a great sport and a really great group of people at the Blue Springs BMX track!  If you're looking for a great sport for you kids, boys and girls alike, you should consider BMX.  It's a great group of people and they're tremendously helpful and knowledgeable about the sport.  The best part is they have bikes and helmets there at the track so you can just show up and try it to see if your kids like it.  It's like taking a car for a test drive.  That's how we got started and Tyler seemed to really enjoy it and he was actually quite good at it so we bought him a race bike and the rest is history...

If you're interested in getting your kids into a really great sport that gets them outside and exercising at the same time.  Take a look at BMX.  Here is the link to the Blue Spring BMX track. Blue Springs BMX


Congratulations Tyler!  We're all so proud of you!!!!