UPDATES -- POST # 500!!!

1. ME

With a few hiccups and what felt like a miserably long race...I finished my first tri.  With the storms the night before and possible down pours that morning we were able to leave the boys home with my parents.  Mike helped get me all set up and Heidi even let me use her extra goggles since I realized half way to the event that mine were still at home!  

This was HARD.  I am sure if I trained that my body would of been a bit more adapt to the events but holy moly it was rough.  It was more difficult that I even imagined.

A few take-aways .... 1. I don't like being passed.  Especially on a bike.  2. You are able to make up time on the running because most people are DONE by the time they hit that event and if you can bust it out....you can pass a lot of people.  **I figured this one out by people passing me** 3. Bring gatorade or some type of nutrition during transition.  I think that the lack of training and being completely out of shape didn't help at all and who know if this would of helped at the time but between the bike and the run I would of loved a gummy.  ....there are actually a lot more but I won't bore you with the rest.

I am not sure if I will take the 70.3 off my bucket list.  This event makes that goal look ginormous.  It took me all day to recover (we let the kids just do electronics almost the whole time) Super impressed that Heidi does these things easily.  I am still in awe.   

It was a super early morning.  I can't express how happy it made me to see his sweet face and hear him cheering me on.  When the race was over all I wanted to do was hold his hand and be next to him.  

2. Owen
My oldest child loves to learn.  He legit wants to sit down and do homework and learning games all day.  I am not sure how to channel this energy and love of learning.  Yesterday -- I just let him play the games -- ALL.DAY.LONG.  I am sure when his teacher sees how much Lexia he did she will not be impressed.  It will look like the kid never went outside. **SIDE NOTE** I did this same exact thing in elementary school.  I created my own book reports.  WHAT??!!  And after my project was complete my teacher let me present to the class.  Yes -- this is a real story.  Obviously he comes by it naturally.

3. Cameron
This sweet child got his Wii privileges back this week so yesterday he was able to play for awhile and he was in heaven.  So was Jack.  Jack sits and "plays" with him and loves the entire experience.  For some reason Cameron's favorite thing to do on the Wii is make people.  I am not sure if this makes any sense to the average reader .. but he found something on the Wii where he creates people.  He has done all of the family and has started on his friends.  It is insanely boring to anyone else in the room....including Jack.  But right now (at least yesterday) it was his thing and it makes him happy.

4. Jack
My absolute favorite part of the work day is picking up SBJ at the end.  His face lights up, his smile gets huge and he runs to my arms.  He grabs MooMoo, says a million "good-byes," is filled with giggles and after a few steps he asks for Cameron and Owen. This happens every single time and boy does it make my heart happy.

5. Mike
I asked Mike last night what he would rate himself on the husband scale of 1-10.  Strange question I know--I don't even know what made me think about it......

He said, being your husband, I would give myself a 9.  Clearly I started laughing immediately because I think that he is hilarious and questioned more.  He said, "I don't think that there is another man who could be your husband better than me."  I 100% completely agree.  I am a whole lot of Mitchell and it takes a special man to ride this crazy ride. ....glad he is here with me.  **Yes -- I just called myself crazy.  To be clear -- I meant crazy wonderful.