Racing and Family Visit in one weekend!

Our weekend in Texas for the Mellow Johnny's Classic was a blur, but we got to see most of our family and that was awesome!

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We stayed at some really cool cabins right outside of Austin with Shey's mom.  She loved the place and I foresee her making trips there yearly.  This is picture of Suzanne and the boys from last summer.

These guys were right outside the front of our cabins and they were fun to watch.

Lots of deer, with two rare black deer in the mix.

The landscaping was peaceful and the four of us spent a lot of time exploring and most of the afternoon after the race just chillin' on the back deck.

We all love to  paddle, so we were in luck that they had canoes!

Suzanne ordered some really great BBQ one evening from The Salt Lick and invited Shey's two sisters, Aunt Debbie and her daughter, and his grandmother to eat with us.  It was a really nice surprise and good to see everyone, after a long day of working on brakes and pre-riding the race course.

Here are some of the leftovers that we snacked on the next day after the race.  Yum!!

At the race on Sunday we had a fun group of family members there to support Jansen.  Mom and Dad drove back from AZ and made it just in time to see his race.  Thanks guys!!!   Shey's dad, Glenn and step-dad Kenneth were all smiles and ready for some mountain biking excitement!  It meant a lot to us that they drove all the way out to that ranch to walk ++miles to watch the race and visit with Jansen and Everett.
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Mom telling me that we got our athletic skills from her......Dad is ready to jump on a bike right now!

Kenneth and Glenn, talking about guy stuff. 

Out of state races are always a bit hectic, but things slow down when it's over and it was nice to have some down-time to visit with the family.

After the race we headed back to the cabins to relax.  Shey is making fun of my short legs, here and says this is what I look like when I sit in a chair.

The boys hung out and relaxed.

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And I made a new friend.  He didn't like my bread very much, though.

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