Wisdom Teeth

(Nick Approved of me posting this:))
So I really shouldn't be posting this because Nick will be upset but his mouth has really been bothering him for the last few days. He finally went to the dentist yesterday and he was referred to an oral surgeon to get his bottom wisdom teeth pulled out. I would love to show you a picture of how puffy he is but he really isn't in the mood for it since he has so much pain because the medication isn't working. Maybe later he will let me........

Cranes Orchard

Nick and Madison waiting to eat.

Tammie and Rob wasting time while waiting.

I guess I should finally share the news on here that Nick and I are expecting our first child but not until May. I am sure I will have much more to write about at the days go by but for now that is all:)

This is a good technique for the top of the trees. Madison was on Grandpa's shoulders while handing all apples to Grandma. Caleb was on Rob's shoulders.


This is the whole group and the place was quiet busy!

Nick and I in our apple picking adventure.


As you can tell Caleb and My dad were throwing apples at one another and trying to put the blame on other people.

This is Nick with the apples I needed and also the ones for his mom.

Another Great Day!

Practice went well finishing 2nd in the first practice and then 1st in the second practice. However qualifying was a different story. Nick was in the front to qualify and noted when he came in that the track was completely different. As did other drivers that qualified up in the front. After qualifying Nick ended up 9th. With a good roll by Gruppen, Nick got put on the poll for the race.

Heading out for the heat race with no changes to the car since the car was good.

Joe and Joel watching on:)

Nick taking the lead in the heat race.

Nick ended up taking the lead in the heat race and one his first heat race this year.

I have videos of the feature however I don't have them uploaded yet so I just get to tell you that Nick also won the Feature Saturday night. He started on the poll and took the lead from the start. His lead was getting bigger with each lap until the caution came out on lap 23. Only 2 laps left and Nick's lead from gone. Nick and #36 Smith battled for the lead and Nick came out ahead in the end for his 4th win this year. It is amazing to think that our goal at the beginning of the season was to finish top 5 of points and have at least 1 win. We are in the top 5 for points and we have 4 wins. We have truly been blessed this year. Thanks to all the sponsors, family, friends, and fans. The support has been amazing and we truly appreciate it.

This is Nick's lead before the caution came out in the feature!

The Boyne weekend started out good with practice on Thursday but Friday morning the rain came in and we sat around and until there was something we were able to do. Nick tried to sleep but that didn't go so well for him:)

Once racing started the track still didn't seem to be dry but we still were able to complete our heat race. Nick finished Second only because Tillema passed him with 3 laps to go. Saturday the feature races were all canceled due to the weather and will need to be made up. The scheduled date is October 18.

When something goes wrong...You find out who your friends are! As you can see by the picture, things didn't turn out as planned on Saturday. Nick was running good and in second practice he ran a 18.1 not even at full throttle. It wasn't until he going down the front stretch around 100 mph that everything changed. A rod went through the motor destroying it. Parts and pieces were everywhere and the block is shot, therefore there is no rebuilding. There were two holes in the block and oil was everywhere! After seeing Nick drive in I also saw his dream going up in smoke, literally. About 5 minutes later Andy Stormzand came down and asked Nick if he needed a ride. He offered Nick to have his car for the night since he wasn't in the points race anyway. I was in shock! That is amazing that someone can be so generous. Since we know had it figured out that Nick would be driving the 97 car for the night, we weren't sure if we would be finishing out the season this year. The Bruce Chase came over to our pit and said, "when do you want it?" and preceded to say,"either you come get it and put it in or I will come over pull yours out and put my motor in!" Once again my jaw dropped to the ground due to the generosity. I wanted to cry because I so touched but I knew I would get mocked for it if I did:) Now Nick has a lot of work to do this week but at least he can still make a run for the points.
Thank you again to Andy Stormzand/crew and also Bruce Chase/crew....you both are amazing teams and anything we can do to help you please let us know!

Another Weekend

In the heat race Nick took the lead however the car still wasn't working right and he got passed by Tillema at the end.

This is a complete "Racing Deal"

Nick ended up Finishing 10th in the feature Saturday after working his way back through! Nick has truly amazed me this year with his knowledge and ability of the race car and driving it. He has over come a lot of adversity and I am very proud of him and how he has handled it.

The rest of our weekend consisted of Nick working both Friday and Sunday and Monday we cut down a dead tree, some limbs, and another tree we didn't like. Nick worked with the chain saw and I hauled brush to the pile. That just means when fall comes we will need to have a good fire:)