Tri Pictures

Finally, here are the pictures from both the Tinker Tri & the adult Tr.

Tinker Tri 2010

Sophia and Will both participated in the O'Rourke Tinker Triathlon tonight. It turned out to be a beautiful night with 70 degree weather. It was iffy this morning as it was raining when I leaving the grocery store at 10:30 AM.

We managed to have them assigned to the same lane in the same heat during the swim. Both wearing life-jackets, they made it across the pool, with (Will) and without (Sophia) a little help from Daddy. They jumped out of the pool, they dried off and ran to their bikes. Michael ran with Sophia during the bike, and I walked with Will. Will was following the "slow and steady wins the race" philosophy, which was OK for me. I ended up only having to walk - not run - beside him. He was so cute. I think he was more interested in the painted lines and the asphalt on the street than the race. We did see Sophia riding back to the staging area - Michael was a ways behind her running - trying to keep up! After Will's very leisurely bike ride, Michael ran with him during the last phase. Both got medals, lots of pictures by Mom, apples & granola bars.

Nicholas was happy to eat popcorn in the stroller and hang out with Grandma & Grandpa during the race that lasted 24 minutes.

I'll load the pictures after Michael's Tri on Saturday.....

Manhattan

Palm Sunday weekend we travelled to Manhattan to visit my niece for her 20th Birthday. My parents, sister and her boys, brother and his kids, and Tori's brother also came for the weekend. We had a great weekend which included a nice spring (wet) drive through the Kansas countryside along Hwy 24, swimming at my parent's hotel with the cousins, a nice meal out with Tori and her friends, an afternoon at the Sunset Zoo, quality time with Victoria, and then a stop at the Edgerton Exporit Center in Aurora, NE (science museum). We haven't been anywhere since last September, so this was a much needed excursion out of town. Thanks to my Aunt Lou who let us descend on her house and stay for the weekend! Below are some of the pix.

Ian (8), Sophia (6), Sean (5), Olivia (5), Will (4), Josh (3), Nicholas (2)

Dragons VS. Easter

Last week while at the grocery store, the kids and I ran across a huge "dragon" display. Of course, I had no clue that there is a new dragon movie out in theaters. Sophia wondered why they were celebrating dragons more than Easter. We agreed that Jesus wouldn't like that!