June 2010

I'm so far behind, I don't even know how to catch up... Its been a busy summer that has passed much too quickly.

Neil turned 4. We saw Toy Story 3 for his birthday. He enjoyed every moment of his day.. can you tell?

Kyle got a haircut by his loving older brother.

He didn't seem to mind.

We ripped out our lawn & installed sprinklers. You'll have to see my July post(assuming I do one) for the after pictures..

We took a last minute trip to Sea World. We decided on a Tuesday morning at 11am that we were going to go, spent the day scrambling to get ready and left at 10pm the same day. It turned out great. We went to Sea World, Old Town, Coronado, Mission Beach, Cabrillo Point, etc. I only wished we could have stayed longer..

Kyle's 1 Year Photos

My friend Sarah took some pics of Kyle just after he turned 1. I love how they turned out (despite how late I am in posting them). I'm glad we used the old Evergreen park or princess park as the venue. It has been my favorite park to take the kids & sadly it is now closed for reconstruction. I hope it doesn't lose its charm in the renovation.. Anyway, I do love this boy..

May in Review

It has been a busy month. Enjoy a few highlights:

St. George {It was perfect weather and we had a great time tagging along with Russ while he was working. If only we could have stayed longer}

Neil with his favorite flowers: yellow snapdragons :-)

The boys at weeping rock

Josh's 1st soccer season {He loved it and enjoyed playing with several of his buddies. Now the repeated question is, "when does my soccer start again?"}



My Grandma's 90th birthday {A lovely event for Ellen Jones.. my wonderful Grandma. It included a dinner and a musical performance of music that was written for my Great Grandmother}

Finally, we had a nice and busy Memorial Day weekend with time spent on our sprinkler system, then a day at the cabin with the Bartons and a picnic in Morgan with the Dicksons. I didn't bring my camera.. Now on with summer!

My 1st "TRI"

Not sure if you noticed the weather on Saturday morning-- raining, 40 degrees, windy... It was the perfect day to attempt my 1st triathlon, right? When we arrived, we were told that the swim would be replaced with a 1 mile run... so run/bike/run. I was a little relieved at the time to not be riding a bike soaking wet in 40 degree wind, but now I feel like I need to do another one. So my friend Em and I just signed up for our 2nd "TRI" in a couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes. This really was fun.. glad to do it with some of my favorite people-- former roommates, Emily, Misha & Melissa. I didn't end up with many in action photos, but here's us at the end:

The boys were thrilled to see me.. can you tell?

Please notice the snow on the mountains:

The girls: Misha, Meliss, Christie & Em

Much thanks goes to Meesh for all the great tips for us 1st timers. I'm kind of excited for #2.

Run #1(1 mile): 11:44

T1: 2:31

Bike (12.5 miles) 51:34

T2: 1:09

Run #2 (3 miles): 31:30

Overall time: 1 hr 38 min.

June 13 Edit: On June 12, Em and I completed the Desert Sharks Tri in Riverton. For my own record:

Swim (300 y): 9:27

T1: 3:08

Bike (11.5 mi): 49:39

T2: 1:26

Run (5K): 36:45

Overall: 1 hr. 40 minutes

Future Firefighter

Sorting through all sorts of spring photos & events.. this one is my favorite today:

Kyle. Preschool field trip to the fire station.

Moab

Every spring, Russ has a work obligation that brings him to Moab. I always look forward to this as a chance to enjoy some warm sunshine and red rocks.. This year, we had the red rocks, and a little bit of sunshine, but unfortunately it was COLD for most of the trip. We had some fun despite the unfortunate weather though..

Josh is not a bad photographer.. he took these two:

Before & After

After much deliberation and careful consideration, we decided it was time to cut the boy's hair. Why is it so difficult for me to let it go?

BEFORE

THE HOSE-DOWN

THE NEW LOOK

Who is that kid? And yes.. he's working on some molars. Its been fun.