More Fall Pictures

We had a fun day out at the pumpkin patch with Grandma Janis. And that was followed a few days later, with the excitement and fun of Halloween. Fireman Bill had a great time discovering the joys of trick-or-treating! We've also had some good times outside in the leaves.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Bigger and Bigger

We can't believe how big our Billy is getting! Can you?!

Hooray for ME!!

This post is all about me, because I completed my first triathlon this morning! Thanks to my friend Rachel who invited me to join her, I signed up for the Subaru Women's Triathlon in Federal Way in June. I've been training over the summer, and did a few fun 5K runs to get ready. We both did the sprint distance triathlon, which was about a half mile swim, 12 mile bike, and a 4 mile run. We finished strong and had a lot of fun. The bike and run courses were quite hilly, and it was challenging! But, we are strong and powerful women!!

Stu and Billy cheered me in at the finish line, which was a perfect finale to the race. My finishing time was 1:59:30. We all wore timing chips around our ankles, and the different legs of the race were recorded. My swim was 20:38, transition 1- 6:05, the bike- 48:42, transition 2-3:44, and the run- 40:23. Hooray for me. It was lots of fun, and very satisfying to complete.

Thanks also to my aunt June for the bike, and to aunt Elizabeth and uncle Roger for bringing it to me from Boise, ID. It worked out wonderfully for me.

I hope that Ruthie will join me next time!!