I Am A TRY-athlete

My sisters, Lyric and Hilary and I did the Y Not Tri-athlon. It was my first triathlon. I was so nervous and couldn't stop thinking about it the entire night before that I couldn't fall asleep until 4am. An hour before the race, I was even more nervous that I used the bathroom 4 times in that one hour. Once I was there waiting my turn, I kept thinking to myself that I was an idiot for even thinking of doing this. It was smaller than a sprint triathlon. It was 1/4 mile swim, 6 mile bike and a 2 mile run. I haven't discovered any diseases from swimming in the nasty Parkcenter pond. Then we biked along Parkcenter and then ran on the Greenbelt. It was easier than I thought it was going to be. I wanted to do it in 1 hour and 20 minutes. I actually did it in 1 hour and 3 minutes. I was impressed. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. My sister Lyric did it in 55 minutes and Hilary did it in 1 hour and 4 minutes. There were so many people that signed up to do it, that they had to put the beginner women into 3 different sections. I was in the 1st group and my sisters were both in the 2nd. Thank goodness I was ahead of them, because it made me feel a lot faster (even though I really wasn't). My family were very supportive cheering us along the entire way. At the finish line, Jaxon was holding up this great sign that said, "My Mom is RED hot". Literally my face was bright red and I was very sweaty, so that sign was perfect. I will definitely do another race. I loved it.

P.S. Lyric is totally showing off her ripped bod in this picture. I know...I hate her too.

Old Men's Dream Falls Short

Ryan is in a Meridian City Softball League with a few of his brothers-in-law, Steve and Dillon and now Justin. Last season they got 2nd place. They lost to the cockiest team in the whole league. It was a long day. Our family came out in the 100 degree weather to cheer on their boys. They had 3 games right after one another. They had a great season that ended in 2nd place. They should be so proud. They had a one week break before the next season starts. Yippie.

Summer with the Blaser's

Our best friends drove from AZ and spent an entire week with us. I think it was more fun for us than them. They slept in my in-law's giant Twinkie. It was hot, uncomfortable and loud, but they never complained. We went swimming, talked, ate and hung out. Jaxon loved chasing Rylee all over the house. Young love. We loved having them stay with us.

Big Boy PJ's

My lil' boy is not a lil' baby anymore. We just got him some new pajamas that are 2 pieces. He loves them. He thinks he looks so old in them. Which I agree. He is getting so big. He has one pair that says "POW!" on them. Ryan asked me yesterday, "Cali, did you buy him foreign pj's?" I had no idea what he was talking about. He said, "Why does it say 'imod'?" I don't remember the last time I laughed that hard. It said "POW!" upside down.

It wasn't me

Some people probably look at Jaxon and think that his parents are abusive. Now that he is mobile, he falls a lot. He was playing on the spare bed downstairs with me (which is next to the window) and stood up, holding on to the window seal. He fell and cut his eye on the edge of the seal. He was bauling for a couple minutes. I can't wait til he can stand by himself, so he stops falling so much. I'm afraid Jax will be taken away from me if this keeps happening.

Jaxon's 1st pool...if you can call it a pool

We got Jaxon a baby pool. I mean a BABY pool. It is tiny, but he looves it. It is about 3 feet wide and 3 inches deep. He just sits and splashes in it. He will grab a handful of grass and put it in the water and then get a huge smile and start clapping. Man, I wish I could fit in it.

Happy 4th of July

We had a great fourth of July with family. We went to the Melba parade (which I look forward to every year). Then watched fireworks at the Thueson's house and then had our own fireworks at Christina's house for the kids. It was an entire weekend of fun. Jaxon stayed out til 11:30pm on Sunday to watch the fireworks. He couldn't go to bed with all the action and people around. That made for a crappy Monday.