Karis Goes to the Park

We took an evening family trip to the park to enjoy the cooler weather we had. Obviously Karis couldn't exactly do much there but we still had a lot of fun! Not many people were there at that time and it was so relaxing and peaceful, especially since this park is tucked into the woods. We did put her in the baby swing which she enjoyed, and she loved looking at all the trees and playing in the grass/dirt/rubber.

The Slightly More Than 12 Hours of Sebring

In September, Kevin, Karis, Samson and I headed down to Sebring for the "Slightly More Than 12 Hours of Sebring" race, part of the Chumpcar World Series. The point of the race is to spend no more than $500 on your race car, not including the safety features (i.e. roll cage, etc). The race was a 14 hours endurance race, where Kevin and his team of 3 others switched off driving approximately every 2 hours. The team spent many hours and lots of sweat and hard work preparing the car for this race...and it paid off because they won!! I am proud so of them :).  Besides winning, it was a fantastically fun weekend (except for the 3 1/2 hour drive each way with K crying most of the time :( ), with lots of hanging out, eating, and racing! The hotel we stayed at was on the track, which was super convenient...I was able to go back and forth between the track and hotel easily and quickly all day  to take care of the dog and let Karis nap or cool off. Plus I could still see the racing from the hotel!