Triathlon Weekend

We had a fun and HOT weekend in Sunriver, OR! The boys participated in the "Splash, Pedal and Dash" on Friday...first the kids go down a water slide/wading pool, then they do a 1 mile bike ride and finally a half mile run. They wear official race numbers and a timing chip on their ankle. They finish with a triumphant run down the finishers chute as the announcer calls out their names and hometown. At the end of the chute, they were awarded a finishers medal, which both boys displayed proudly for the rest of the day. Jackson had so much fun, he asked if he could do the race again!


The last photo is me....I finished my race as well! I felt great on the swim, great on the 58 mile bike and hot on the run...it got up to 96 degrees so I'm guessing it was already over 90 by the time I started the run. Fortunately, there were water stations every mile and I was able to stay well hydrated. I was very happy when I finally saw Jim and the boys at the finish line.

Possible Christmas Card Photo

Summer is finally here

We had an unusually long, wet spring....it's still not balmy but seventy degrees and sunny feels pretty good after weeks of cool, rainy weather.

Night at the museum

One of the year end activities for Jackson's class was a night at The Children's Museum....his class had the museum all to themselves. The museum visit was courtesy of a family from his class...they won it at a charity auction and graciously offered it to the graduating kindergarten class. Siblings were welcome and as Sean likes to say, it was "awesome".

More Ranch Photos

Jackson and Sean had a great time hanging out with all the other kids at the ranch.

Central Oregon

Jim's office had their annual work retreat at a ranch in Central Oregon last weekend. We rode horses, ate smores by a bonfire and played horseshoes. The boys loved the horses...though Sean was a little upset he wasn't allowed to gallop across the field.