August 24th

1. Bucket List Goals

I put the hefty goal of an 70.3 Ironman on my bucket list but for as long as I can remember competing in a triathlon has been on my goal list.  Once I quickly realized that 70.3 training was too much with a full time job and 3 young boys I decided to do the GoGirl.  Well here we are at the end of the summer.... I have swam ONE time and every few weeks I lace up my shoes for a run.  I have been on my bike a handful of times over the past few months but those excursions are few are far between. 

That is the background to today -- this morning I signed up for the sprint tri.  I am actually pretty excited to try something new.  I know that I won't die BUT my ass will get kicked hard.  I am borrowing a trisuit from Mer and Saturday Heidi will hopefully show me the ropes. 

Oh -- I did finally work out yesterday.  I. am. so. sore.

What did I get myself into.

2. Soccer has started

Last night Owen had his first soccer practice. Cameron decided not to play this year so I was interested to see how it would all go down.  Immediately when we got there Cameron wanted to play soccer on the field before practice started.  Once the rest of the team was there Cameron worked hard to keep himself busy BUT he constantly tried to talk with Owen.  He encouraged him, updated him when he went to the bathroom, and overall just wanted to check in with his brother to make sure everything was going smoothly.  Jack obviously wanted to play the entire time. 

One of my favorite parts of practice is the time (besides watching Owen thrive) -- it starts at 530.  This means that we are able to eat a quick dinner, get home to shower and have a snack but still make it to bed at 730.  Yay!



This was last night after soccer practice right before bed.  Everyone was clean with fully bellies and exhausted.

3. Back to school night
On Monday Mike and I headed to Forest Glen to hear about what would be going down for the hours that the boys were in school.  I think my favorite take away was that they will only have English for 40 minutes a day.  That makes me happy.  This school is inspiring. I think know that we will struggle at times with the rigorous and challenging work, I am certain that being bilingual is worth all of the struggle. 


ALSO -- we went out for a quick bite to eat before heading back home.  Obviously -- it was great to be together.


4. My parents
Holy moly do these two help us so much with the kids.  We are so lucky that they are retired and love to be around their grandbabies.  Last night when we were walking out of soccer Cameron even said, "Grandma is the best girl that I know."   He's right -- my parents are pretty amazing.


5. Sara
While I am on the topic of people helping us with the littles -- I can't forget Sara.  Basically she is the only one we call to sit (besides the grandparents).  She helps get the boys off the bus a few days a week and we can usually call her last minute if we want a quick night out.  She is reliable and pretty freaking wonderful.