Amber's Fun Weekend with Auntie Erin & Uncle Mike

Storm Chaser Amber

Amber had an eventful weekend!!!! She went to Clear Lake with her Auntie Erin and Uncle Mike. On the way, this is what they ran into!! Auntie Erin took some amazing pictures!! I think Amber is officially over her fear of wind. They were within 200 yards of this enormous tornado...and in one of the pictures you can see a grain elevator to compare it to....the elevator looks tiny. In the end they decided to try and beat the tornado in their car...they drove 180 km/hr and barely got away....Uncle Mike says he could feel the car being tugged by the wind while making their escape. (PHEW!) At one point they saw a semi trailer driving on the other side of the highway and in the blink of an eye it was picked up and thrown into the ditch. Listening to Amber tell this story makes you think it was no big deal, little does she know...

Amber, can Daddy borrow your training wheels?

Just days after posting how nervous Amber is to take off her training wheels...I think we might have to put some training wheels on for John!! THAT's RIGHT....for JOHN PAUL MINTENKO. John fell off of his bike on his way to work this morning!! He does not know how or why he did it, but I am imagining that the gigantic mug of coffee he left with has something to do with it!! John is okay, he did not get hurt...he's just a little clumsy. Some people might say the apple does not fall far from the tree...

Off with the Training Wheels!

Amber has been extremely nervous to take off her training wheels. She has been watching all the "little" kids go by without their training wheels and it stresses her out because she knows that means she should try it too. Saturday was the day and it went very well. We stuck to the grass to avoid any painfull falls. We all had a blast. We are very proud of Amber. There are a couple videos to watch below.

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