Sunday, January 8, 2012
CurboCycles
From time to time, I have friends ask "What is CurboCycles and why do people call you that?".
Well, "Curbo" comes from a nickname my Mom gave me when I was young. My friends heard her call me that and to tease me they also called me "Curbo". It stuck. Around the age of 14, I really got into dirt bikes. I quickly learned that by thoroughly researching the market for dirt bikes and negotiating right I could buy a dirt bike, ride it for a while, and sell it for more money than I paid. By the time I was 19 I'd bought and sold a handful of ATVs, motorcyces, and jet skiis. By the time I was 29, I'd sold more than 50. Hence, "CurboCycles"!
While in UT for Christmas, I picked up a bike late Friday night and snapped a picture with RooBear before selling it in Phoenix Monday morning.
Andy Ray calls Reed "mini bike", a reference to his Dad "CurboCycles".
Speaking of mini bikes, my first motorized anything was a mini bike almost exact to the one used in Dumb and Dumber. I had some good times on that thing, like pulling the neighborhood kids around on rollerblades.
My latest "mini bike" is even MORE fun.
While at Jungle Jim's Playland in UT, Reed got to ride an ATC.
Hey, no pregnant women allowed on the ATC!
Making engine noises...bbRRRRUMM bbbrrruummmm
While at Jungle Jim's Reed and I did some "riding" together. Never too old for bumper cars! Thanks Grandpa Kelly and Grandma Denise for taking us to JJs!
Well, "Curbo" comes from a nickname my Mom gave me when I was young. My friends heard her call me that and to tease me they also called me "Curbo". It stuck. Around the age of 14, I really got into dirt bikes. I quickly learned that by thoroughly researching the market for dirt bikes and negotiating right I could buy a dirt bike, ride it for a while, and sell it for more money than I paid. By the time I was 19 I'd bought and sold a handful of ATVs, motorcyces, and jet skiis. By the time I was 29, I'd sold more than 50. Hence, "CurboCycles"!
While in UT for Christmas, I picked up a bike late Friday night and snapped a picture with RooBear before selling it in Phoenix Monday morning.
Andy Ray calls Reed "mini bike", a reference to his Dad "CurboCycles".
Speaking of mini bikes, my first motorized anything was a mini bike almost exact to the one used in Dumb and Dumber. I had some good times on that thing, like pulling the neighborhood kids around on rollerblades.
My latest "mini bike" is even MORE fun.
While at Jungle Jim's Playland in UT, Reed got to ride an ATC.
Hey, no pregnant women allowed on the ATC!
Making engine noises...bbRRRRUMM bbbrrruummmm
While at Jungle Jim's Reed and I did some "riding" together. Never too old for bumper cars! Thanks Grandpa Kelly and Grandma Denise for taking us to JJs!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
"Holiest Place On Earth"
The day before Christmas I headed out to fly fish the Provo River in 25 degree weather. Yes, I love fly fishing THAT much.
I thought I was pretty hard core. I mean, few people are crazy enough to stand IN a river when its that cold. It was so cold that my fishing line would freeze to my rod every 15 minutes. No one else was on the river and I had the whole river to myself! Until I saw this guy....
A kayaker. When I saw him, I was sitting on a rock in the sun trying to warm up my hands to the point that I could feel them. I couldn't have been colder. In that moment, I saw the kayaker do the unthinkable- he flipped his kayak over.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE COLD on your face and head? He got himself upright again, floated a little bit more, and flipped into the water AGAIN! "What is happening?" I thought to myself. "Is he trying to kill himself? Do I need to jump in and save him?"
He flipped upright again and after dunking himself a third time, he floated towards me.
"Hello!", said the crazy kayaker.
"Did you just dunk yourself?", I asked, being both physically and mentally frozen after witnessing what only could be described as suicidal.
"Yes, I did", he said.
"WHY?" I asked, knowing that within 10 minutes the water on his head/face would freeze solid.
"Merry Christmas!" he said. Then he went back, dunked himself again, and floated past me for the last time. I caught our last exchange on video.
Bear Grylls of "Man vs Wild" has nothing on this guy. Even though the fishing was good, it was too cold to continue fishing. After another 30 minutes passed by and I was still sitting on a rock in the sun trying to warm up, the kayaker approached me on a trail carrying his kayak and oar. As I thought of what to say to this cuckoo bird, he greeted me with "There is NO place holier than where we are right now!"
HAHA! What a character!
Part of why I was excited to fish despite the temperature was to break in my new Sage ONE fly rod, Lamson LiteSpeed reel, and Simms Guide jacket. I love my new gear!!!
And so do the fish!
I thought I was pretty hard core. I mean, few people are crazy enough to stand IN a river when its that cold. It was so cold that my fishing line would freeze to my rod every 15 minutes. No one else was on the river and I had the whole river to myself! Until I saw this guy....
A kayaker. When I saw him, I was sitting on a rock in the sun trying to warm up my hands to the point that I could feel them. I couldn't have been colder. In that moment, I saw the kayaker do the unthinkable- he flipped his kayak over.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE COLD on your face and head? He got himself upright again, floated a little bit more, and flipped into the water AGAIN! "What is happening?" I thought to myself. "Is he trying to kill himself? Do I need to jump in and save him?"
He flipped upright again and after dunking himself a third time, he floated towards me.
"Hello!", said the crazy kayaker.
"Did you just dunk yourself?", I asked, being both physically and mentally frozen after witnessing what only could be described as suicidal.
"Yes, I did", he said.
"WHY?" I asked, knowing that within 10 minutes the water on his head/face would freeze solid.
"Merry Christmas!" he said. Then he went back, dunked himself again, and floated past me for the last time. I caught our last exchange on video.
Bear Grylls of "Man vs Wild" has nothing on this guy. Even though the fishing was good, it was too cold to continue fishing. After another 30 minutes passed by and I was still sitting on a rock in the sun trying to warm up, the kayaker approached me on a trail carrying his kayak and oar. As I thought of what to say to this cuckoo bird, he greeted me with "There is NO place holier than where we are right now!"
HAHA! What a character!
Part of why I was excited to fish despite the temperature was to break in my new Sage ONE fly rod, Lamson LiteSpeed reel, and Simms Guide jacket. I love my new gear!!!
And so do the fish!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
FRIENDS
This week my long time friend Andy Ray and his wife and kids were in town. He's in school in Kentucky so we don't get to see him very often. On short notice, we got together with them and Robert Kempton's family for some fun. As always, we told a lot of jokes about ex-girlfriends, stories about getting into mischief, and bragging about who is the coolest.
Here is a shot of our kids/future troublemakers:
(Maddux R., Reed, Dane K., Sadie R., Ashley K., Trent K., Chandler K.)
Next time we'll have to plan it better so we have more Chandler High friends get together. I wish there were 60 days in December instead of only 31 cuz there is never enough time to see everyone and do everything during the Holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!
Here is a shot of our kids/future troublemakers:
(Maddux R., Reed, Dane K., Sadie R., Ashley K., Trent K., Chandler K.)
Next time we'll have to plan it better so we have more Chandler High friends get together. I wish there were 60 days in December instead of only 31 cuz there is never enough time to see everyone and do everything during the Holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
In Case There Were Any Doubts...
In case there were any doubts...this kid is still the cutest EVERRR~!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Attention Please! We have an Announcement...
Everybody's really excited around here...
...cuz Candace is pregnant! She's due in May, which will also mark Roo's 2nd birthday.
YAYYY!! We're planning on finding the sex of the baby in the near future. We'll keep you posted. The pregnancy has been smooth for Candace. I think she's just surprised how fast her stomach is growing.
...cuz Candace is pregnant! She's due in May, which will also mark Roo's 2nd birthday.
YAYYY!! We're planning on finding the sex of the baby in the near future. We'll keep you posted. The pregnancy has been smooth for Candace. I think she's just surprised how fast her stomach is growing.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
First Dune Trip
As long as I can remember, I've been excited for the day when I could take my family camping, particularly to the dunes. I was careful to make sure whoever I married shared this dream. Candace loves to camp and as a young girl she regularly went to the dunes but its been 20 years or so since her last trip. Its only been 3 years, however, since I surprised her with a ride home from our wedding reception in a yellow dune buggy (thanks Peter Ray).
Fast forward to the present...and we finally had our first dune trip. We've been wanting to go for a while, but since an enclosed trailer or RV is sort of required when bringing a wife and baby (and we don't have either), we haven't been able to go. Luckily, we had the chance to go with some families from church that have RVs to sleep in and keep us out of the cold.
Friday was windy and rainy. Saturday morning was cold and clear.
This picture is funny to me because mother and son are making the same face.
Candace and I were concerned with how Roo would do in the cold and with all the noise from the atvs and dirtbikes. He LOVED exploring and playing in the sand. As always, he slept like a champ and kept us entertained.
Candace was eager to show what she could do on the quad.
RooBear wants a ride.
And, here's Mama hitting the trails.
I had fun riding the quad and offroading my truck. A few times, Candace drove the quad and I followed with Reed in the truck. Good thing I brought a shovel with me, because I did get stuck in the sand a few times and had to dig myself out.
One of the families had a sand car/dune buggy and offered to tour the dunes with Candace and Reed while I rode the quad. Despite the loud noises and bumpy ride through the dunes, Reed FELL ASLEEP!!!
Haha! We let him sit there and sleep for over an hour once we returned to camp. What a good boy.
The weather turned out to be great and everybody stayed safe. The families we went with were so nice to share their stuff with us.
RooBear can't wait until our next trip. Me neither.
Here's some footage of what makes the dunes so fun. Its like a roller coaster except you can control where you want to go:
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