What have we been up to over the past several months.....how to sum it all up?
Easter, great Spring skiing, the infamous pole, peddle, paddle, a trip to Kansas, the also infamous dirty half trail half marathon, outdoor concerts, wonderful sunsets and rises, Ralph to Arizona, Mom and Dad to Africa, Jeff and Casey on a climbing trip to Wyoming, and the demolition of our >1200 ft rotten deck pretty much puts it all into a nice little nutshell. Oh and trying to train for my first triathalon inbetween all the above without Ralph, mom and Dad, or Jeff and Casey home (this means Nora accompanies me to everything.)
Nora has proven to be a pretty effective little coach for me; she insists on bringing everything from stuffed animals to books to snacks to wooden frogs with us on runs and then yells "go faster" as she has me run with her in her stroller to all the parks around town. We've come up with a pretty efficient swim ritual, where she goes and plays in the play room at the fitness center while I swim as fast as my arms will pull me and my legs with propel me for my allotted 30-40 minutes. Last week I got a little red trailer called the st
agecoach off craigslist. Now we can go on some road rides together too. Yep, 3 weeks of training with coach and the race should feel like a day off (thats what I keep telling myself anyway).
Nora, Ralph and I rode up McKenzie Pass. It's not a far ride from sisters but it is a challenging climb, especially with Coach and all her nessecities.
Despite warm sun in Sisters, the weather only allowed us enough time to feed one little chipmunk before the wind and the clouds froze us out
The pass is yet to open for cars due to the snow. Road biking without cars is a wonderful thing
Not a bad snow pack for June 28th!
Second annual girls night out at the Brett Dennon Concert
Farm fresh eggs in Kansas
Midwestern sunsets
Fun on the farm
Checkin out this years wheat crop
Facials with Auntie Rena
Kiddos checking out their loot
Easter egg hunting -whoooo hoooooo!
Spring skiing at Bachelor
