Closed Mile

Yesterday being Sat. our P-day we went to the races all day plus shopping and baking getting ready for Sunday as we have invited all the graduating seniors from the three wards and two branches to attend today this being Sunday.
Yesterday we watched the different races from different places around the course and this by far is the best for spectators to see more than a small glimps of the race. We don't know who won Levi and Lance were up towards the front when on the second to last lap there was a wreck on the second turn one of the Mellow Yellow Johnny riders went down with a group of others and Armstrong about stopped on stop of the hill by us to see what had happened then on the last lap it happened again on the same spot with one rider really getting his knee hurt when we saw it it had already turned black and blue and had alot of blood still on the leg. He did get up and was able to walk. I don't remember which team he was riding for he was dressed in green.
Well I better get going.
Love Dad

I did take about Five hundred pictures. Mom Took some Video

wing beats

Yesterday was fun watching the racers come by an while I waited I took some of these humming birds. Today is the time trials tomorrow the closed loop. I think I posted the first pictures of Wed. race here on this blog ok more like of Armstrong anyway we are having fun here at the Institute we would like more the young adults to catch on fire here but one thing at a time I know the Lord is doing his part the rest of us need to do ours.
Love Dad

Second day of race

Hey what fun. Levi Leipheimer didn't take first yesterday he is the guy on the far side of the three. Lance took eighth 1:40 behind first. I also got my picture on the front page the news paper took a picture of Armstrong signing the sametime I was and they published the picture. I would sent or post if I could figure how to scan one into the the comp. maybe that isn't legaly we do have a copy.
Today the race went by our house and we got some good pictures well it was fun taking them.
we were up hill from our house about a half a mile thinking that they wouldn't be traveling so fast.
They were still flying. It has been exciting to see them and be a part of this experence. We still were almost on time to the Institute only five minutes late.
Tomorrow is the time trials and we probley won't see any of that. Sat. is the one mile laps and we will be there for that.
Mom thinks this is just to fun.
I set a second humming bird feeder down at the Institute it sat there for two days before the birds found it.
Lance in the one on the far left yellow and black helmet and Levi is the one in the middle picture.

Last week it was the Great Race for the college and this week it is the Tour of Gila bike race it is a five day event the first race goes up 180 to mogollon with the last four miles climbing 2100 hundred feet. These bikers are doing that race today. Tomorrow the race goes right in front of our house. and then along way around, up, down the mountains about 100 miles. one decent usually has some brutal crash's they say. The road is narrow and curvy switch backs.
Here is a picture of Lance Armstrong yes he is racing with a group he put together the kid in the middle is an up and coming racer.
Mom wants to ride next year,( not kidding), but she said it will be in the car.
we will talk to ya'll later
Love Dad

Humming birds, great races, bicycle races, YSA events, Zone Conference meetings, I guess we can keep some what busy. Plus we still have Institute classes, and Branch activities on the weekend the time fly's by pretty fast. This next weekend the Gila Bike race takes place it is a four day event with them riding three long races and one in town speed race, it will be going by our front door for two of those races. Remember this place is up then down or down then us except if you go south then it is just hot.
We had one Elder transfer out last week so we only have two here now. Elder Miller is teaching a sign language class and does very well.
It is getting warm up to the 90 in Deming just 50 miles to the south of us but alot lower in altitude we have been sleeping with the windows open and enjoy the cool breeze at night.
We enjoy the students here and they are very faithful in their callings. well as much as the rest of us. They are good people and a joy to be around. Many of the kids that normaly come home for the summer won't be this year cause there is no work here for them to do and they are staying where there is work.
WE also went to El Paso Tx looked around Called Rick Jr. and talked to him. Course he was at work and couldn't see us but still we were within a mile of where he was at.
Love you all. Dad

Hey folks how is everybody doing?
Hope you all had a happy Easter.
We had a good turn out at the branch and everyone stayed for the luncheon afterwards.
Then we had a great FHE that night. We showed the Stone Cutter for the lesson and played Chicken foot Dominios we played for who had to wash dishes and yes Mom won and everybody laughed since she was already doing them.
When we got home from our walk to day we had the Road Runner in our yard and wow they are quick no wonder wiley coyote couldn't catch him.
We are having a good time the kids are starting to stop in most days and talk.
Love from Us.

working?

Hey what do you mean work hard? We Play Hard and WE Work Hard. Just you try it.
We Love being here and it is a wonderful place to be. We do have our up and down times just like Silver City roads go up and down. We have started a garden with peas and onion outside and tomatoes growing in the back room.
I will post picture of our fruit.