Halloween and Pumpkins!!!

Triathlon!!!

A few months ago a friend of mine mentioned there being a YMCA sprint triathlon... Since having the pool, and loving all the swim time, I thought it would be fun to train for and do.

The race would be Oct 18-19

You swim on the evening of the 18th and then bike and run on the 19th.

We chose the short course... of course... which was 200m swim, 5 mile bike, and 1 mile run. 

The plan was for Drew and I to do it together, however with him having double knee surgery that put him out of the running... I mentioned it to Kara and Aubree, and Aubree was all for it, but Kara was a little unsure. 

We had some great swim training until the beginning of Sept.. then it got too cold to swim in our pool.  A week or so later, I was hit with a not so fun head cold and cough that lingered for close to 2 weeks... so training all together stopped... 

So, just about 2 weeks before, we took time to do a few bike rides... maybe 3 miles or so... 

We also jogged a little..

The day of the swim was a little crazy...

It was our primary program practice, which went well, but then we had to rush to the pool because we were the first ones in our lanes to swim... 

Here is a photo of us just before going into swim...

We picked up our packet, and found an empty lane to do a quick warm up lap...

I think the adrenaline had kicked in and we were both a little nervous...

I swam first and had a time of 5:19 

Way faster than I thought.. I struggled a little with my goggles and felt as if I would loose my dinner on the first lap... and finished out of breath... I was so glad to have it done with.... 

Aubree went after me... she did great! 

Her time was 6:29 

She struggled... just because we hadn't swam for a while... and at one point, Drew told her to go on her back.. which she was glad for...

She did great and we were so proud of her!

9am the next morning we went to Eagle Middle to bike and run... 

We watched a large clock and started when we saw our swim time...

So I was a little a head of Aub... but I waited for her to catch up so we could ride together..

On the ride we stuck together with another girl from our ward... 

I felt like I could have gone faster... but there was no way I was leaving them on the road by them selves...

We came to the finish line all together (for the bike portion)

We were then off on the one mile run.  My legs were tired, and I quickly got a bad side ache, and I had to walk more than I wanted... So cheered Aubree on as she took off... 

She finished 4 min. before me...

The young girl from our ward also struggled with the run...So I stayed with her...

I thought we would finish right together, but about 10 yards before the finish line, she got a burst of energy and took off... So I came in very last of those who did the short course.. but you know.. that is okay... I came across that finish line proud of myself!

Drew and the other girls were great sports for hanging out and cheering us on..

Our camera died.. so the sideways pictures are from the phone...

 We hung out for a little and enjoyed a few after race treats, and waited to see another friend in the race.. while waiting, they announced the winners of each age group for the short course.... Aubree took first place, with Aileen second for their age.. then Susan, (aileen's sister) took third in her age group... It was so fun that they all got a ribbon...

Aubree was so super excited!

I think she is now hooked.. because she want to do the spring triathlon..

Who knows, maybe it will be a family event in the spring...

Here is one of my latest crafts... inspiration from pintrest.. 

I love it because it expresses how I truly feel..

First Broken Bone...and Bunnies

 When visiting Grandpa and Grandma Conference weekend, the girls discovered baby bunnies...

They are so cute and fun to hold.. Hallie and Brae love them the most!

On Thursday Oct. 10, the girls didn't have school, so we took them to Smurf's Two, and promised we would also go out to dinner. We (mom) went to all the parent teacher conferences and had amazing reports on all the girls, so it was time to celebrate...

After dinner, the weather was nice, so we decided to go for a nice little walk..

When we are literally 2 houses from home, Kara asked Aubree if she wanted to race... Aubree declined because of a slight tummy ache from eating too much, So I, the mother said I will race you.. and took of running... I see Kara catch me quick, and then go down... She was wearing flip flops and they caught on the sidewalk, and down she went...

Her feet came up over her head and I thought she was going to do a full circle flip... she came up with a silent cry... but a big cry in pain... holding her wrist...

She scraped her knee, top of her foot, and hip... but that was nothing compared to her wrist.

We got some ice on it and gave her ib profin... but when we saw the swelling start and the low ability to move her hand, Drew took her in.  It was right at 8pm when he left, and guess what? all the small urgent care offices close at 8... so off to the ER they went.. 

The Dr. figured it would just be a sprain, but went a head and did an x-ray... to find she had indeed a buckle break on her radial bone...  It is a very stable break.. and should heal quick..

Here are the pictures Drew sent from the ER....

Finally home... 10pm so tired...

 The following Monday I got her out of school to see an orthopedic Dr.  He reviewed the x-rays with us and chose to give her a removable cast... Which has proven to be really nice for her to take it off, let it air out, wash it, and of course be able to shower with out having to worry about keeping a cast dry. It felt really nice to her to be out of the splint and sling..

 You can see the small little buckle on the right bone, 1/4 of the way down.. (the small little bump)

 After a quick bite to eat, it was back to school... There were a few kids that were pretty upset with her, that they wouldn't be able to sign her cast.. Which I am glad for.. this little brace looks way better than a totally signed over cast..

Note:

Always think twice before running in flip flops on the side walk...

Middle School Volleyball....

Volleyball!

Kara made the 6th grade B team.

We were so excited and proud of her.

This opportunity gave her a lot of growth in the sport, and confidence in herself and she made a few new friends.

Temple Walk

Walking to the Boise Temple: 

Written by Kara

  We walked to the temple on September 21. It took a lot of time to get in shape. We trained by walking every Tues. night and Sat. morning. We had to walk 7 miles and it only took us 2 1/2 hours to do it. Ya!  It was a lot of work and everyone was very tired because we left at 6:45. We had some obstacles like dead birds that we had to look at, and getting yelled at by a security guard. We had to walk up a huge hill. It was really steep! At least everyone made it. The last mile we had to walk in silence and link arms so we all would make it together.  When we got there we took some pictures and a girls mom brought cinnamon rolls and milk. They were so good! Also I passed of a personal progress project! Ya! It was a lot of fun walking to the temple with all the beehives!