The first annual eating weekend!

JT and I went to Chicago for the weekend to have our first annual eating weekend.  We decided we were going to visit the best hot spots the country has to offer and just enjoy ourselves, starting with Chicago.  We ate at EL IDEAS, L20, Alinea, and The Girl and The Goat!  All of the food was utterly delicious and what better way to end the weekend than with an 8 lb. leg of goat.  We were gluttonous and enjoyed every moment!  Next year....New Orleans!

First Day of Preschool!

The bag is twice the size of her...can she really be going to school already?

Time to get fixed

I've been battling shoulder pain for about 1 1/2 years now and have made it through this summer with a few cortisone shots.  I have torn the labrium in my shoulder (no idea what I actually did) and will be unable to swim now for 6 months.  Say a little prayer that I don't get to depressed!  I will miss the water...

It is my dominate arm, so picture taking and blogging will be at a minimum!  Sorry:(

The Hy-Vee Triathlon!

Well, the day that I have been training for finally arrived and Skylar managed to catch me on camera:)  I did well, winning my age group and taking 6th overall the women.  I was proud of myself!

Ironkids Triathlon Nationals

Both Skylar and Kellen qualified for national championships, so here we are in Des Moines for the weekend of racing!  Of course, Skylar's friend Macay has also qualified, so we all spent the weekend together.  Here we are, lakeside, preparing for the race.

 

 A little hug for each other, right before Skylar is set to race.

 In the cue...

 Finishers (Kellen with his friend Hudson)!

 Our little group of racers had some bike troubles.  Kellen's chain fell off his bike and he had to wait for someone to help him get it back on, so he had a pretty bad bike split.  He did not care though.  All he cared about was making sure he gave everyone a hi-5 on the run!  Then Macay had a flat tire and also had a terrible bike split.  She was devastated (she was racing for top-3) and crying, so I could not get a picture of them.  But here they all are cooling down in the lake!

Enjoying the last bit of summer!

End of another season:(

It always makes me sad when it is time to pull out the trampoline and clean it up.  It is the end of summer and a certain amount of freeness.  We had to pull it out a little early this year because next week the kids and I have our big final Triathlon of the year (national championships) and then right after that, I have my shoulder surgery.  Good bye summer!