These pictures were taken on Thanksgiving Day at the Lagerwey home. The men in front of the hay truck from left to right are Cole, Joshua, Curt and Michael (Curt's son).
The past year or so, it had been discussed to change J&L Express to an LLC and legal partnership. So far, the business was just a verbal partnership agreement between Curt and Travis. After Travis left, Curt and I decided we needed to take this seriously, and I also wanted Cole to be able to have part of that. So J&L Express is now J&L Express Hay, LLC!! It isn't a major deal to anyone but us. LLC stands for Limited Liability Company. This means that if something were to happen Curt, Cole or I wouldn't be personally responsible. It protects our personal from the business. It also put Cole's name in there as 5% owner of the business! I think he and I were equally excited about that. I am sure Travis is as excited as he is proud!
As many of you know, our boys have been heavily into motocross for the past 6 years or so. Cole has been on and off with the professional aspect of it, but Travis' passing and the business just solidified it for Cole. He was attempting to get his CDL last year, but didn't put a lot of effort into it until now. He is now applying and testing for his CDL so that he can start driving in the Spring. This is no surprise to me as Cole is nothing but a follower in his dad's footsteps!
The day of Travis' passing, he and Cole had been up hunting in Eastern Washington. Not a day has gone by since that Cole hasn't been out somewhere at one time of the day or other with his camo gear and gun! I'll never forget the morning after Travis' funeral. My cell phone rang and I could see that it was Cole. When I answered, he was so excited. The first time in days that he had emotion in his voice. He informed me that he had shot a deer! You could just hear the pride and excitement! I could also tell that he knew his father had been with him that morning. Phone calls were made and soon the county knew that Cole had shot his deer! He has since bought himself a bow and is often out practicing shooting it at a bale of straw.
Now it has been duck season, and quite often, Cole is up before the sun off to hunt! If he isn't working with J&L he is hunting someplace!
Joshua earned his Professional Motocross license last year for outdoor motocross. His goal this year has been to get his Supercross license and race down in Anaheim, CA. When Travis passed, the last thing I could do was say "Sorry Josh. Dad isn't here now. Bikes gotta go." This was Josh's dream, and the one thing he and his father did together. Travis sacrificed a lot to get Josh where he was. Us girls sacrificed a lot to get the boys to their races every weekend possible. There is no stopping when he is right there at his goal!
So with financial help from Travis' life ins, Lifestyles Honda, Enzo, and Smith plus a few AMAZING friends, Josh is signed up to attend Supercross in Anaheim January 9th, 2010! Not only that, but the whole month of January plus the first weekend in Feb is full of Supercross for Josh! AND . . . Seattle, WA in April! One of my main goals since Travis' passing has been just to get Josh through January with Supercross. Now I just pray that his paperwork goes through without a hitch and that Josh stays healthy and strong through the first of February!!!! I look forward to going to watch and support his first Supercross January 9th! Go #614!
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