Swim.Bike.Run

At the end of August, I completed my first triathlon!!! It was a sprint version with a 500 meter swim, 10 mile bike ride, and 5K run. After some very early (5am) training swims, runs, and bike rides, I was extremely happy to have finished within my goal time and without falling off my bike;) I hope to do a lot more of these next summer time permitting. Brian came with me to cheer me on and take pics of the big event!

Setting up in the dark. 

The swim....out and around the yellow buoys way off in the distance. 

Organized chaos!

Here I go!!!

Done with the swim and ready for the bike ride and run:)

Summer Wrap Up!

Now that Fall is in full swing, it's about time I posted the rest of our summer fun pics! We saw cows & chickens at the dairy farm, completed a whole summer of swim lessons, and started school. Aiden started his first year of preschool and Michael and Logan are in their last year of preschool. They all love their teachers and friends. We are always busy but are having lots of fun. Enjoy the new pics!

Looking for milk with their cousin Hazel. 

Found the chickens! Now where are those cows?

Michael and Logan at swim lessons.

Michael swimming. 

Logan swimming.

Aiden after swimming under water to me. 

First day of school!

Annual rock picture out front at the church. 

All smiles from Aiden - no tears here!!!

Best friends!!

A long day for Aiden but he did great!

Picking Raspberries!

Today we went to our favorite berry farm to pick raspberries. This is something the boys love to do. We filled three cartons full of fresh berries and had ice cream on the back porch before leaving. When we got home the boys and I used all our fresh raspberries to make a cobbler. They all had so much fun and are already asking if we can go back tomorrow:)

Touch A Truck

Wednesday we braved the heat to attend the annual Touch A Truck event. The boys loved getting to explore all the different types of truck and especially loved seeing the helicopter take off from the parking lot. It was well worth the hot day to see the smiles on the boys faces!

Napa 2 Sonoma

Brian and I took a wonderful vacation in Wine Country a couple weeks ago. I learned of a half marathon that ran from Napa Valley to Sonoma and really wanted to do it. They only allow 3,000 runners to participate in the race so I was really excited when I received one of those spots. The race was held on Sunday July 18th and was probably my hardest race yet. The course was amazing and ran through back country roads in the middle of vineyards. Some of the roads were not even travelled by cars which made the course a little narrow at times. The first part of the race was high in the hills and we were surrounded by the misty fog. The last few miles ended in the heart of Sonoma with a wine tasting at the finish line. It was so much fun! I hope to go back someday to run it again. Brian and I spent the rest of our vacation lounging at the pool, exploring several of the wineries, and driving up and down the coast. It was a nice getaway for us and the boys enjoyed spending the week with their Grandma.

Lunch at Auberge du Soleil

Tasting wine at Frog's Leap

Frog's Leap Winery

View from the start of the race.

Lots of grapes & hills!

My best race medal out of 13 half marathons:)

Survived the race and ready for the wine tastings!

Driving the coast.

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July at the lake. It was sunny and hot which was a major improvement over the rain we had last year! We did a lot of swimming, boating, tubing, and enjoyed watching fireworks from the boat on the lake. The boys are part fish this summer and will stay in the water as long as you let them. We had such a fun weekend and can't wait to go back!

Brian and Logan resting up after lots of swimming!

Ready for a boat ride:)

Sisters:)

Logan, Aiden, & Michael

Waiting for it to get dark so we could go watch the fireworks.