June Memories

June was pretty busy with many moments covered in the earlier blog posts this month...here are some of the other memories we wanted to share!

Benny finished up his baseball season - what a fun bunch of boys!

Riley starred as Cha Cha in her school's production of Grease.

Nate's first soccer tournament of the season!

The mermaid of Pine Lake

It takes a village to get me out on an open water swim!

IronMan 70.3 Coeur d'Alene

Andy and I started the month with an IronMan 70.3 and finished the month with another one!  My second half IronMan was a bit tougher than the first - more crowded during the swim meant a lot more contact with other swimmers, more hills on the bike, and 95 degree heat!  It was an awesome challenge and good preparation for the full 140.6 in July.  It was so fun to take a road trip with Andy and our mom and it was fun to have her there cheering us on!  Next stop, Lake Placid!

Saturday:

Race day:

School is out!

1st, 3rd and 5th grade have come to a close.  The kids had a wonderful year at their new school and made a lot of great friends. Nate celebrated his 5th grade promotion as he will be moving up to middle school next year.  A boy and a girl from each class were chosen for the Super Citizen award at the promotion ceremony and Nate was selected for his class.  We are so proud of all three kiddos for embracing change and finding their paths.

The first day and last day of 1st, 3rd & 5th grades!

Last day of school-woohoo!

Nate on his first day of Kindergarten and at his 5th grade promotion. Hard to believe it is time for middle school. It was a pretty neat to take a trip down memory lane and read my post from his first first day of K!

And I'm almost off for the summer too! My friend and coworker Jenelle and I went and visited her horse on our lunch break on one of the last days of school.

The kids enjoyed their first few days of summer at Shoofly Farm camp with friends while I finished up a few days of work:

IronMan 70.3 Victoria

We traveled to Victoria, B.C. this weekend for the IronMan 70.3.  It was my first half IronMan (and third triathlon ever) and Andy's fourth half IronMan.  It was awesome and a great step towards the full IronMan in July.  I was most proud that I completed the swim without feeling anxious. I jumped right in and kept on going for 1.2 miles, then on to a 56 mile bike ride followed by a half marathon. Whew! It was amazing to have my kids, Mesh and our dad there cheering us on!

On the Victoria Clipper on our way to Canada!

Friday night in Victoria.

Saturday morning-the day before the race - on our way to the IronMan Village to check in and do a practice swim in the lake.

At check in - so much fun spending the day with my brother Andy. I'm so glad he talked me into training for the full IronMan and doing the half IronMan as part of our training.

The Iron Kids run - the main event on Saturday!

testing out the water on Saturday

The big day - surveying the crowd before we got in line for the swim. Boy was I nervous!

My face says it all - I was so proud that I overcame my anxiety and completed the swim. I came out and shouted, "I did it! I finished the swim!"

I caught up to Andy on the run - so fun to see each other on the course!