Prospect Lake Tri - June 24th

Last Sunday Brett, Orion and Isabella competed in a local triathlon. This was the second year for the Prospect Lake Triathlon (http://prospectlaketriathlon.com/). Brett and Orion finished this race last year, but this was Isabella's first triathlon. All three of them did really well. Brett finished 2nd in his age group. Orion did the entire race without any help from Mom or Dad. Isabella was the youngest racer and she did the entire thing. The distances for the kids are - 50m swim, 1.5 mile bike and .6 mile run. We are really proud of all three racers! Here are some pictures from the race.

Brett transitioning from the bike to the run.

Orion and Isabella waiting to cross the timing chip mat before getting in the water to swim.

Orion swimming. The water was shallow enough that Orion could touch the bottom if he needed to.

Orion running to the transition area for the biking portion.

Orion biking.

Orion running around the lake by himself.

Orion crossing the finish line!

Isabella swimming. She had a lifeguard next to her during the swim because she was the last swimmer out of the water, not because she needed the lifeguard's help.

Isabella going out on the bike ride.

Isabella finishing her 1.5 mile bike ride. She had only road a bike twice before this day. Brett had Hunter in the backpack and they went with Isabella on the whole bike ride. She needed the encouragement, but she biked most of the course by herself - just a few little pushes.

Isabella starting her run. Brett says that she just kept on going throughout the whole race - not very fast, but just kept going.

Isabella crossing the finish line. She had quite a crowd cheering for her as she crossed.

Sabrina Ann

May 30th - Sabrina's first bath. She wasn't too crazy about it, but her brothers and sister were excited to help!
May 30th - All of the big kids like to hold Sabrina. Isabella is sitting in the computer chair holding Sabrina.
June 2nd - It is a goofy angle, but her grin is cute!
June 16th - I sat outside on our upper deck feeding Sabrina. I was watching the other kids play in the backyard. When Sabrina fell asleep I laid her down on the chair and she napped outside. She was very content looking around when she woke up.
June 17th - Sabrina and Daddy

Uncle Wilber

On Tuesday the kids and I met some neighborhood friends at Acacia Park (in downtown Colorado Springs) for playing in the Uncle Wilber Fountain (http://www.unclewilber.com/), a picnic lunch and listening to a local swing band.

Orion & Isabella watching the fountain spray water and move to the music.

Uncle Wilber Fountain

Hunter staring in amazement at the fountain. He wouldn't get in the water because he thought it was too cold.

Isabella, my daring child, playing in the water.

Sabrina listened contently to the swing band.

Baseball in the Park

On Sunday we decided to spend the morning in the park. Orion found a tennis ball so we all migrated to the baseball diamond. The kids enjoyed throwing the ball across homeplate. Isabella ran at least four laps of the entire field. We enjoyed a nice long nap that afternoon.

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I'm just testing the waters to see if this is easy enough for me to handle.

This is our first family photo after Sabrina's birth - just Barley is missing. They wouldn't let her in the hospital.