Ice Breaker Triathlon

We Did IT!!! Myles and I competed in the Ice Breaker Triathlon yesterday. We swam 600 meters, biked 11 miles, and ran 3 miles. It nearly killed me, but Myles schooled us all in the art of triathloning.

Here is one of Myles swimming. It was an indoor pool, so the lighting was really bad. Zoom in on this and you can see how big his mouth is. That boy was serious!!

Here I am leaving the transition area and heading out for the bike portion of the race. Wow, I am looking foxxy in that helmet!!

Here is Myles running. You notice that he is running while others are still biking. That kid was kicking a** and taking names!

This is Myles after crossing the finish line. Have any of you ever seen Myles so tired!?!?! (It didn't last long.)
It's a whale, It's an elephant.... No, It is just April crossing the finish line! Can you see my "Peeps" cheering on the side of the picture. Thanks again to Heather & Joe (and the girls) and Becky & Derick (and kids) for being to awesome and coming to support us and cheer us on.

Myles rocked this race, finishing in 58 minutes. He came in 1st for the 14-19 age group and 5th place overall!! I finished in 1 hour 45 minutes. It was a great course. We lucked out and got the only sunshiny in a long spell of cold weather. Our next race is in June in Riverton. We are trying to convince Brad to compete in that one with us.

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." ~Harry Truman

Debate

Myles is taking a debate class this semester. His current topic that he is researching is the "Right to Die". This has opened up some interesting conversations (to say the least). So I thought I would put this topic out there and get your feedback. Be a sport and leave a comment to help Myles strengthen his debate info. You can even leave the comment anonymously if you are shy about it.

"We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love." ~Madame de Stael

Skills

Don't you hate it when you have half of a post written and your computer craps out on you?!?!? I sure do! Any-who...


We are at the close of another splendid weekend. How I wish they could last a little longer, but oh well. Saturday Brad and I went for a great ride. We really need to get a speedometer on our bikes so we know how far we ride. But take my word for it, it was long! We even saw Heather out on the bike path. The weather was too perfect to stay indoors!

When we got home from our ride the kids were outside skating. Here is a shot of Myles showing off his "skills".

Here Myles is using his friend Conner as support to show his front flip skills. It is really a pity that he is such a couch potato, NOT!!

Saturday night we went to a fundraising dinner for the Youth to earn money for Youth Conference. That was lots of fun! They had a silent auction and all we ended up winning was a riding yard toy for Grace and Jane. So I guess we will have to plan a play date very soon :)

Today in Primary we had extra kids in our class for a grand total of 12 4-year-olds. Brad and I seriously felt dizzy by the time church was over. The kids were great overall. I don't think the fact that I was handing out jelly beans left and right was helping matters. But I had to have something yummy in order to keep their attention!

Well I am off to get my two munchkins to bed. Brad is working tonight, so no I am not referring to him as a munchkin!! :)

"Faith makes things possible, not easy." ~Author Unknown

Nose Drama Continues...

I met with the ENT (Ear Nose and Throat specialist) today. From what he could see externally he said my polyps were larger then they would like, but nothing too terrible. But he decided to do a CT Scan to have a look-see inside of my face. Wow, what a different story that was. My right maxillary sinus (right cheek) is complete impacted with infection. The left had some infection but nothing compared to the right side. So he decided it was time for surgery.

So I will be having my first-ever surgery on Thursday April 30th. They will remove the polyps, remove a small piece of bone from each sinus and clean out the infection within each sinus cavity. I am so looking forward to not having constant pain in my face!! I wouldn't care at this point if the doctor where to say he had to lop off my nose completely!

I should only have to take one day off of work. But I scheduled it so that if I was in too much pain I could just take a 4 day weekend. :) The doc says I will have some swelling but shouldn't have any facial bruising. I think that is amazing. Of course I will believe it when I see it!

Thank heaven for great insurance!

"I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose." ~Author Unknown

St. Patty's Day

I pulled this T-shirt out to wear to the gym and had to chuckle. What a perfect St. Patrick's Day shirt. :) I totally forgot to wear green to work today. Luckily my bracelet had green in it. So I am redeeming myself with my GreenDay shirt. I know, it shows what a goober I am that I find this shirt so funny today. I really need to get out more!! :)

"When Irish eyes are smiling,
'Tis like a morn in spring.
With a lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing."~Author Unknown

Dog-Surfing

Kind of like Wind-Surfing we would now like to introduce the world to Dog-Surfing. Take a look at this video clip to further understand.

Anyone that knows our sweet Evie knows that she has boundless energy. So Myles has resorted to skate boarding with her. This definitely helps deplete her energy at a faster rate then a normal walk. At first Lucy can keep up. But in this clip she had already been walked, so please excuse her laxidazical participation :)

This evening our friend and neighbor, Andrew, helped walk Lucy. I thought this was too cute to pass up taking a photo.

We had a very productive weekend. We got out biking, which was the highlight of the weekend. The weather was just perfect outside. This coming weekend is supposed to be even warmer...YEEHAW!!

"To change one's life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions." - William James

Size Matters

We have been shopping around for a new church bag. Being in Primary, we often carry lots of extras. Things like art supplies, snacks, our binder, stickers.... So the cute little bag I had sewn just wasn't cutting it anymore. Brad mentioned that he liked the Lands End bag that I have for work, so we decided to just order our new bag online. So I placed my order, being sure to order a gender neutral color (or Brad would refuse to carry it). A few days later our package arrives and boy oh boy what a surprise. This bag is flippin HUGE! I had no idea I ordered such a large bag. When Brad saw it he just rolled his eyes and said "You sure have an issue with Size don't you?!?!" So there you have it. We are back to square one and still need a new church bag. As Brad says "We cant bring that thing to church, they will think we are moving in!"

Here is a side by side comparison of our two bags. Now if I can just find one right in between the two :)

"The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her." ~Marcelene Cox

New Wheels

We hit the Bike Swap at the SL Fair Grounds on Saturday. What a madhouse!! We found some great deals on biking apparel and a new bike for me. Brad went head to head with another shopper for a bike that he really wanted... nope, the other guy wouldn't budge. So we ended up getting a bike for Brad at Bingham Cyclery. Brad got a Specialized - Sequoia. He is so in love with it I was surprised he didn't bring it into the bedroom a night! :)

I got a FELT z-90. Brad insisted that I name my bike, so let me introduce you to Big Bird. You can tell quickly how the name was inspired :)

After spending the day bike shopping we headed home for one of Myles' basketball games. This was the most intense game ever! The other team scored in the last seconds and won the game. But our team played an awesome game! I loved this shot of Myles in action.

Here is Myles scoring on a free-throw. There were fouls getting thrown around left and right!

After the game we dropped the kids off at Jump on It while we did the weekly grocery shopping. It always amazes me to see the tricks Myles can do on those trampolines! Then we came home for a late dinner and an episode of Man vs. Wild. So it was a very busy Saturday, but very productive.

Today after church we all mounted our bikes and rode over to Heather & Joe's house. We have just discovered that the Jordan River Parkway comes all the way down to Utah Lake. It is a perfect place to ride and is a great change of scenery.

Attention all ZUMBA enthusiasts!! Laura (the best teacher) is now teaching at Dance Academy on Main Street in Lehi. Classes are every Tues. & Thurs. night at 830pm. The drop in rate is $5 or you can buy a 10 class punch card for $30. I promise you will be addicted as soon as you try it!!

"When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses." ~Joyce Brothers

I love ICE CREAM

New Toy

With some of the money we got back from Uncle Sam this year we decided to buy a new toy. Now that Myles has a fancy shmancy new bike and we are all trying to bike more, we thought it was about time to invest in a car bike rack. Both the bikes and the cars were taking a toll from trying to fit them in the back. So I already feel more active just having the rack!! Who needs to really ride the bikes when you can drive around with this fancy new rack and just look so cool?!?!? It holds 4 bikes, so we are set to become a cycling family. We are going to go to the Bike Swap at the fair grounds next weekend to look for a steal of a deal on a bike for Brad or I.

While I was loading the pictures from the camera I found these two cuties! Brad and I love it that we can steal Grace and Jane away and spoil them. Janie is on thin ice though... she can say all of our names except mine! How rude!

"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." ~H.G. Wells