Ryan's Burley Triathlon

Burley Spudman Triathlon 2008!

A hour or so before the triathlon starts, we are all at the park freezing. It was a little cold before the sun popped up. We weren't expecting that....we had dressed for the heat later on that day.
Ryan is getting ready for the race. He is putting stuff on his wrists and ankles to make the wet suit easier to get off when he gets out of the water and ready to start biking. It was funny to sit and people watch while everyone was getting ready for the traithlon to start. It is interesting to watch all of the different ideas that people have to make their transitions as quick as possible. Some people rub deodrant all over to help get the wet suit off.
Everyone in Ryan's division got in the water and got ready to start.Are you ready? On your mark, get set, GO!!! I like to swim but getting in this river at 7:00 in the morning just doesn't sound very good.
There goes Ryan! He isn't hard to miss in his yellow! Good thing his favorite color is bright and easy to find.
Trevor and Jenessa are excited as they wait for their dad to come running down the last stretch to the finish line.
Here he comes!!
Run Ryan Run!
1 mile swim, 26 mile bike ride, 6.2 mile run. Good job Ryan! We are proud of you!

Ryan's 200 Mile Bike Ride

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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Look at how long Alyse's hair is and she is 3 years old. I guess it helps that she had a HUGE head start since she was born wearing a wig. :) Alyse got some paint in her hair when she was doing some finger painting and even after washing her hair a couple of times I couldn't get the paint out. So I decided that this was the push I needed to finally just get her hair cut.

I decided to be brave and try to cut her hair myself. This is the first haircut that I have ever done. I think I did a pretty good job if I do say so myself.




She is so cute! It is amazing at how much older she looks with her new do!

Our Trip to Lagoon

We decided to take a family trip to Lagoon Amusement Park this summer. Coincidentally my family was there the same day. That was a lot of fun! My kids loved having their Uncles Jordan and Jaron to go on rides with them. I think having their uncles there made my kids want to be braver and tougher and go on bigger rides than they normall would have done. It was fun spending time with my both of my families. :) Here are just a few snapshots from our day there!

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June 2008

Our Family Road Trip

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Dog Sitting---Literally

We did a little dog sitting for Troy and Katie while they were out of town. Lexi was in heaven having a dog around to play with and to chase around the house and even getting in his bed with him.