Trial - Scrubby Creek - 27th July

Today we had another trials comp, this time a local one - so we only had to travel about 40mins to get there....

Jade's at a great age... the last three Gladstone trials we've actually gone out when they've been looking at and setting up sections.... not necessarily helping... although - I did help with a couple of sections this time around.... but Jade loves running up and down the creeks and picking up various sticks and pretending to either drum or pretending to fish.... either way - she finds things to amuse herself.....

Now that she's a little older - she doesn't get bored and cranky within 2hrs like she used to - so we managed to spend nearly all of the trial down in the creek today - so we got to see Rob and Greg ride a few sections (as well as, of course, Dad, Frank and Shayne!)....

At this point Jade is playing "The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round!" with two sticks...

Greg waiting to ride.....

Rob also waiting to ride... (don't think anything of his big tummy... he's supporting me in pregnancy!! -- Gonna sort him out once we've had the baby and things can get back to normal around the household....)

Jade and Darcy on their Oset's... I think Jade was quite impressed that there was another kid with the same bike there.... Darcy is 7 - but he's really small... so Jade is nearly bigger than him - although - he's had a recent growth spurt... so he's a bit taller... but I think Jade weighs more because Darcy is a string bean!!

Thumbs up for Osets!!!!!

We turned up the speed on Jade's bike, as the speed that we had set was just a bit too slow for her - and she was getting stuck up on a few things... unfortunately, Rob turned up the speed a little more (ok - a lot more) than he'd thought he did.... and Jade took off riding towards Dad and didn't let go of the throttle... Dad managed to stop her - but then he was knocked over.... (Sorry again Dad!!!!)

After this, Dad decided to tie a rope onto the back of Jade's bike, therefore if she did speed up too much - you can just pull on the rope to hold her back.... So, this now looks like you're taking her for a walk... but it gives her a chance to get used to the speed without killing anyone else... (or attempting it.... Sorry again Dad!!!!)

We finally left around 3:45pm... Jade hadn't had a day sleep at all.. (too many exciting things happening)... so she zonked in the car after about the first 5mins of the trip home.. so she got some sleep.... (and then was in bed at her usual 7:30pm time....)

There is just something so cute about a sleeping baby in the car....