Self Timer Mode + Cole = Awesome Pictures

I taught Cole how to push the button for the self timer mode on my camera, I walked into the kitchen, and the camera was sitting on the counter and Cole was busting out some SWEET poses....Seriously this kid KILLS me :)

Like Mother, Like Daughter...

....a BIG race weekend, and this year I was joined by my baby girl LEX, I decided to do the Emmett Tri again this year, and then Lexi decided she wanted to try it out too. So I signed her up for the Emmett Kids Splash n Dash. She did so so AWESOME, I was so proud of her. It was one length of the community pool....than .75 miles on her bike....than .5 miles running. After a very serious WRECK on the bike she jumped back on and kept on going, than she ran the entire 1/2 mile. Makes me cry just typing about it :)
My times weren't that impressive, I fell about 10 minutes shy of my expected total time, going to blame it on the HOT weather 94 degrees when I finished, and my goggles that decided to break right as the swim started :(
Another year and another BIG one completed! I can see many more for BOTH of us in the future.

My DAD...

I had a race this weekend, a Triathlon in Emmett, and it made me think of this memory, I want my kids to know this story, so I am writing it down.
My Dad was sick with cancer for months before he passed away. My Mom and him would stay up late at night and talk about us kids, as he got more and more sick, he began to have her write down things he would like for us to know after he had left us. At his funeral all of these sweet words were read to us all. I remember he said to Dustin take care of me, he told me that he loved me, and that he was proud of me, he finished by saying to me "May your feet have wings, Run baby Run" My dad knew how much I loved to run and he supported me with his whole heart. I think of my Dad every time I am on a run. Every race since he has passed away, I head over to my Mom's house and she writes those very last words to me on my arms. I can look down anytime and see them and it makes me smile, and I think it even makes me run a little faster :). I love you Dad!