Slick Nick - "Sunday Snapshot"

On the last day of school, Nick and I always do something special. We usually go out for lunch and then spend the afternoon together. This year I had to be in Baltimore the last day of school, so I promised I would make up for it the next day.

Nick wanted to go to Lehigh Valley Grand Prix....it's an indoor race track where you can drive motorized cars, so we invited a few of his friends and off we went! He had been there once before, but I had not. WOW..... what a COOL place! I can see why the boys were so intrigued!

They had all the gear that a Race Car driver would need!


And a killer track with lots of twists and turns....with lots of tires to support you if you get a little carried away going around the corner!


Shortly after we arrived, the boys started to get all suited up!!
Helmuts were mandatory, but I could not convince them to wear the optional racing suits. I think they would have looked great in them, but they had no interest. After they were all geared up, they were given their slips that had their "racing names" and car numbers. My son is now known as "Slick Nick" and he was the proud owner(for the afternoon)of lucky #38. The excitemnet in the room was growing by the minute. They were itching to get behind the wheel..... you can see that Nick and his friend did a good luck "Head Bump" to kick things off. Boys..... they are funny!!!


Once we entered the pit, they got some brief instruction from the "pit crew" and they were ready to race!


The second the light turned green, they were off....... It was pedal to the metal for all of them!!


It's hard to tell from these photos, but they were REALLY FLYING super fast. The race went quickly and before we knew it, the "pit crew" was waving them in. It was all over in a matter of minutes........ so we let them do it, just one more time:)

It took me a couple laps before I could get the photos to come out without blur. This scenario is one that having a dslr came in handy. For those that are photography enthusiast, you will appreciate this.... my shutter was all the way up at 1/2000 of second and my ISO was at 5000 because of the poor lighting conditions inside. The setting resulted in some noise and grain in my photos, but at least I was able to capture the boys in all their glory:)

The boys had a terrific afternoon......and it was really fun for me to be there and watch Nick and his friends. Nick has changed and grown up so much this year. I really notice it now more than ever. He is busy going out with his friends and meeting up places....and he gives me the "just drop me off" speech. You know, it is not cool for him to be seen with his Mom.....but I still do get a big hug and the "I love you Mom, you are the best" on occasion.......and this day was one of them:) Regardless of being a teenager, my little boy is still in there deep down!

I hope everyone has a Happy Father's Day!

We are having a little cookout here at the house to celebrate. My parents are coming over and they are bringing my nephews.... the girls are very excited!

~Have a great Sunday~