Teddy Bear Ride

On the last Saturday of October, after Kenneth was done with the wheelchair ramp and I had done all my chores, we hopped on the bike and headed for McKinney, TX.  It was a chilly 57 degrees, but leather does a good job in cold weather!  We got to Curt and Lisa's where they had a fire in the patio fire pit and pork loin, wings, and brats on the grill - SO nice to eat a good meal by the fire!  Sunday morning we got up to a chilly 37 and headed out for the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County 25th Annual Teddy Bear Ride.  Curt and Lisa have done this ride for several years, but it was our first.  We brought three small stuffed animals to add to the hundreds that other brought!  I don't think I've ever seen so many bikes in one spot with the exception of downtown Sturgis during Bike Week.  What an honor to be a part of such a wonderful event - prayers went up for all the kids who will receive an animal...what they must be going through to be at the Center.  After wandering the silent auction and the vendors, getting some free stuff and watching some bikes ride the cones, we headed out for a short ride, lunch at Snuffers, then we parted ways and each headed for home.  It was a great weekend!

Hot coffee for my driver on the way over to McKinney.

The firemaster kept us warm all evening!

Getting ready to head out on this beautiful, chilly Sunday morning.

Lisa, Kenneth and Curt standing to the side after registration - there was a LOT of leather in the crowd!

Rows and rows of bikes waiting for the start of the ride. This amount at least doubled by the time we left!

There were two SUVs loaded with these pandas!



The police were blocking all the intersections, but the group was so large it got separated. We are in the second wave and there were probably still 400 bikes behind us!

Rolling into the venue, there were dozens of groups holding signs, waving, taking pictures - it was fun!



Part of the parking lot after the ride.

Curt and Lisa with their offering

LOOK how many there are!!  And people were still tossing animals up into the truck.

Love that I was able to catch us all in the mirrored building.

Great burger for lunch here - well, half a burger.  The other half was for dinner!

After a long, cold weekend of riding, this hot spa bath was just what I needed to soak in...ahhhhh....:)