the x-factor

Hellooooooo! And happy Monday :) Apologies for ignoring my blog lately - life has been crazy and we've been out of town which always gets things off kilter. But we're back and I'm anxious to begin blog life once again! So.......

A few weeks ago we attended the X-Games for the first time. We've always wanted to go, especially the Mouse. We had a great time! Our favorite event is Motocross Freestyle, which was being held at the L.A. Coliseum. All the photos you are about to see, except for just 2, were taken by the Mouse. He took a few hundred AMAZING photos. Unfortunately, most of the riders are hard to see because they blend in with the bleachers/people in the background. These are the ones that really stood out and turned out to be exceptional photos. Nice job Mouse!

And just something to remember: these bikes weigh 230lbs.... and not ONE of these tricks resulted in a crash!

And then there's Travis Pastrana, the Golden Child of Everything Motocross. Actually just about everything else too, because he's one of those insanely amazing guys that can do just about everything he tries. And he's so talented, and SO GENUINELY DOGGONE NICE that you can't even hate him. In fact, it gets even worse than that. He's such a freaking babe, he has magnetic powers and you are forced to sit in the same room with your son when he's watching rerun after rerun of Travis' show Nitro Circus. But I digress. To finally see Travis perform in person was a real treat. He truly is divine. He is so far above and beyond the rest - everything is smooth and effortless, like a well oiled machine. It's like he was just born to do what he's doing, and it's a joy to watch.  

King of the backflips. And just about everything else. Good 'ol number 199 :)

I look awesome. Davy looks like Ruprect the Monkey Boy.