Goin' On The Circuit

To make sure Harry is okay (and that we aren't abusing, enslaving, or not feeding him...which I'm pretty sure he would find the worst of the 3) we picked our friends, Steve and Heather, to check in on him once a month (although I still think it's funny we got to pick out his advocates). They had a Thai exchange student a few years ago, and Steve works for the school district, so it's a perfect fit. Saturday night we all went to dinner and the car races (including JR and their son, Mack). I'm not exactly sure what Harry thought of the races, but JR and Mack were in heaven! Heather and I were also pretty excited since we were by far the hottest two ladies to ever set foot at that track. After spending an evening checking out the other female spectators, Heather and I are thinking about making a career change to super-modeling. But what may have been one of JR and Mack's most exciting moments in life happened at intermission. They invited all the 6-12 year old kids to come down for a ride in a stock car. I can't even imagine the liability or the OSHA rules this completely ignores, but evidently New Mexico is a lot like China when it comes to safety regulations. Of course none of us seemed to be worried about safety either. I had JR by the hand running him down there as fast I could, and Steve was calling behind Mack, "Tell them you're 6! Tell them you're 6!" (Mack being 5.) So here are the boys in their first stock car "race".

JR at the front of the line.


Putting the boys in the car Dukes of Hazzard style. They were in the car with the pink front.



Waving to us from the car. JR is wearing the helmet. He said they both got to wear a glove, and Mack reported that they got to touch the steering wheel. I can't even express the excitement these statements were made to us with.


Getting ready to race!

Looks like JR and Mack are winning! (No need to call CPS, they took 2 really slow laps around the track.)

Running back after their winning "race".

Two too cool racers!