Of yellow snow and BMX bikes.
So we hit the BMX race in Carson City on Sunday and Cody jumped right in to his first BMX race and came away with a trophy…and a yellow snow cone. He was stoked on both. He was so stoked, in fact, he snuggled with his trophy like it was a teddy bear that night. That’s the kind of stuff that makes Dads get all teary-eyed: Catching fish, riding bikes, mud, shooting BB guns, skiing fast…it’s all good.
I grew up while BMX was just moving from Stingray concepts to a legit sport. When I was four the first BMX bikes were just hitting the dirt for the first time. Next to the “pavement-didn’t-exist-in-Crested-Butte therefore I never learned to skateboard” bummer of a childhood, I never really had the chance to race BMX. I went straight to mountain bikes. Unlike ski racing, this is a completely new gig for me. Cody’s one race ahead of me.
The whole race was good times and I like how the BMX season picks up as the snow turns yellow and melts away. I think as a family we’re about to become hooked. Long days at the soccer field listening to parents yap on their cell phones doesn’t seem nearly as exciting as BMX.
I may even have to get out there and start racing with the kids, too. Who else is in?
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Comments
By wolfy on May 1st, 2007 at 8:11 am
I don’t know. Those bikes are small, and the last time I rode a BMX bike (the first day of High School in August 1990) it was stolen.
What about trials? That looks like fun. Then again…
-M
By Josh on May 1st, 2007 at 11:04 am
I think those LaPlante boys are natural athletes. This is just another arrow in the quiver of proof.
By David LaPlante on May 1st, 2007 at 11:07 am
Well I’m not afraid to give it a try. If a 5 year old kid can walk up and jump in a BMX race I had better have the sac to do the same. Logan and I are in for this Sunday. Get prepared to read a post of me eating a whole lot of humble pie…if not dust and dirt!
I’m thinking there’s team in this. Girls too.
By Kat on May 1st, 2007 at 11:55 am
Yahoo what a great feeling and moment. The photo says it all.