It's NASCAR season - even in Belgium

Back in December Scott went "karting" with work. We didn't even know go-karts existed in Belgium. Scott had a good time but was bummed he only took 2nd place. He said he was a little bored going "round and round" by himself so he slowed down for some friendly competition. A little competition turned into Scott taking home the 2nd place trophy instead of the 1st.

It was a real "you got 2nd place" trophy. Turns out this is serious "karting." I didn't ask too many questions the first time because I just figured it was your normal go-karts. You know - red, yellow, green, go. Boy was I in for a laugh. Apparently, there's a pre-race safety instruction, sizing for uniforms and helmets, a 12-lap time trial, the big race of 18 laps, and the winner's circle. No wonder he was bummed about 2nd. They had to stand on a podium and go through the trophy presentation. 1st place probably got their national anthem played. Just kidding about the anthem.

Scott is here while I'm writing this and he just informed me *laugh* that the race suits and helmets were not made for Americans. He had to get the largest suit which was still too short and too tight. (please see pics below for additional laughs) He also had the largest helmet and b/c the helmet was larger than the rest he didn't have a shield.

This past Tuesday Scott had the opportunity to try karting again. Despite the tight suit and shield-less helmet he was out for #1. As you can see by the pics below he was successful. Even in his work shoes. *giggle*

Love the winner's circle motto: If you can win...you can be a champion!
Scott's number 7 (if you couldn't tell already with the short suit)

Congrats Scott on a job well done!

Beautiful Weather

We took advantage of the sunny weather this past weekend. We just took a stroll around town taking a few pictures. We purchased a "baby book" a while back and opened it the other day and there are a few pages that require pictures of me while pregnant. We missed the first few months of documenting so we're trying to catch up here.

A few people have been asking how far along I am: I'll be 27 weeks on Monday. Some books say the 27th week starts the third trimester and 7th month. Other books say the 28th week starts it. Either way, hopefully that answers your questions. I'm still feeling great and enjoying the pregnancy. Minnewater in Brugge
Minnewater is also called the "Lake of Love"

On Sunday we left for a road trip to Southampton, England where Scott had a work meeting on Monday. Stonehenge was only 30 minutes away so we programmed it in the GPS, parked and pondered the rock formations. Amazing that it dates back to 3100 B.C. Stonehenge