Triathlon

My little tri buddy and I liked the tri we did in Austin in 2010 that we decided to do the same one again.  The race takes place downtown so its cool to bike right past the capitol building.  There are thousands of participants so the city is just buzzing.  

It is always a little hectic getting situated but thankfully Dylan had some help with the kids so I didn't leave him totally stranded.  I had to go pick up my packet and then go get my bike (I rented one from Mellow Johnny's, which is the bike shop Lance Armstrong owns), then back to the Palmer Center to meet up with Alison and then get our bikes numbered and checked in for the night.  I panicked at the last second and had to go back one last time to change out my pedals on my bike, which I was so thankful I did!

This year I was hoping to beat my time from the first race.

Here are my stats....

I have to say I'm VERY proud of my self.  Out of the 95 women that competed in my heat, Alison and I finished top 10!  I finished 9th over all and 4th in my age group.

 

Swim Rank: 5th

Swim Time: 10:40

T1: 3:09

Bike Rank: 1st!!!  That's right...I was 1st of everyone in my heat on the bike!

Bike Time: 23:11

Bike Pace: 16.0 mph

T2: 2:26

Run Rank: 21

Run Time: 30:55

Run Pace: 9:55 minutes/mile

Total time was 1:10:23  

My time in 2010 was 1:23:23 so I took exactly 13 minutes off my time...Not bad!

 

 Ali and I getting ready to race.  The first heat started at 6:45am and ours wasn't until 10:26am.  Transition was only open from 730-8am so we had some time to kill!

In line waiting for the heat in front of us to go

Treading water for what seems like an hour...waiting for the starting gun to fire.

Each heat has a different colored swim cap.  Ours was hot pink this year (yellow last time), it's like they knew we were racing again.  ;o)

Starting off on my 10k bike.  Transition is behind me.

Heading out for my 3.1 mile run.  My watch was messed up so I had no idea how far I had run or how fast.  When you get off the bike your legs are all wobbly and feel like dead weight.  My watch was saying I was running 17 minute miles and then finally went to 12 minute mile, luckily it was wrong but the whole time I was running I was getting frustrated with myself because I just couldn't get going any faster!

 

We finished!!!  YAY!!!

On our way home Tyler wanted to stop by and see the Baylor campus.  Everything was closed down since it was Memorial Day and between sessions but we did stop long enough for them to get a picture in front of the college.

Wild Oak Ranch

We stayed at the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch the next couple days.  They have a great pool, lazy river, sand beach, etc.  Tatum loved it last year so we decided to stay there again. We all shared a two bedroom condo.  We cooked dinner every night and had fun hanging out.

Everyone hanging out in the lazy river

The boys chillin' on the sand beach

Druz had a blast playing in the water.  He fell asleep on Dylan's lap while tubing it around the lazy river.

The resort has different activities at night.  Friday night they had a movie outside by the pool and saturday they had s'mores.  Tatum had her first experience making them.  She loved it.

Eating her treat!

While making s'mores, a llitte bunny came by to say hi!

Aunt Lulu, Uncle Matt, and Tatum

I bought cupcakes and ice cream to eat and celebrate Druz birthday but we never actually ate them. I don't know when that has EVER happened to me before!  Cupcakes uneaten...it should be a crime!  With our schedules off from being out of town and the kids not sleeping great, by the time we ate dinner the kids were going crazy and Druz needed to just go to bed.  So, we opened presents one morning and passed on the breakfast cupcakes.

Tatum "helping" Druz open his presents.

Tatum and Druz playing with his new train set!

After a couple days it was time to head to Austin.  I had a triathlon on Memorial Day so we loaded up and hit the road again!

ROAD TRIP to Sea World!

For Druz birthday we decided to take a little trip to Sea World.  We've been wanting to go for a few months now so this seemed to be as good an excuse as any.  Dylan's parents, sister, and brother-in-law met us in San Antonio too.  We had a great time hanging out with everyone.  We were so glad it worked out that we could all meet up and spend time together.  Since we are all in different states now (Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado). 

 Loaded up, ready to go!

We loaded up and got on the road late Thursday afternoon.  The kisd and I had all been feeling under the weather but I just kept pushing on (as Mom's do) and the kids didn't seem totally untravelable...just a little lethargic.  We didn't have to make many stops.  The kids cooperated as much as a 1 and 2 year old can on a 6 hour drive.  We stopped for dinner then got back on the road.  About 10 minutes in, Tatum started complaining that her tummy hurt.  She had mentioned this once or twice already and we told her she was fine.  I wasn't feeling great myself and she is starting to take on everyone else's ailments these days so I thought she was just doing that now.  Clearly, I need to take my children more seriously.  I told Dylan she has only ever said that once and it was the only time she has ever been sick.  She proceeds to vomit everywhere and is hysterically crying, as would I.  Luckily, I was sitting in between the kids at the time and was able to hold a blanket for her so it wasn't quite as bad as it could have been.  I'm screaming for Dylan to PULL OVER!  He finally does and we get her out, change her clothes, clean out the car seat, and calm her down.  I have no idea what happened because she immediately wants to eat crackers and feels better.  So back on the road we go.  We couldn't have arrived at our hotel any sooner!

Once we get our bags and kids to the room and ready for bed Dylan heads out to pick up Ron and Liza at the train station.  They road the train from Tulsa to San Antonio.  We will have to try that sometime, sounded like a lot of fun!  Lucy and Matt also arrived later that night.

 This little guy had a hard time sleeping pretty much the entire weekend.  He finally fell asleep for a few minutes while we finished packing up the hotel room before Sea World.  He looks so BIG here!

We spent Friday at Sea World.

He is getting so big!!!  Ready for the big day!

 My girl excited, watching Shamu!

The whole fam, getting ready for our first show of the day!

Shamu and baby Shamu

Aunt LuLu and Druz.  Druz was so amazed by it all.

Shamu showing us his cool tricks

Taking a bow.

The only picture I was in the entire weekend, out of focus and over exposed...but this is just proof that I was there!

Feeding the dolphins.  She was terrified.  Kind of disappointing because last year she LOVED it.  Dylan said it's probably because she is realizing these animals are REAL now!

Having a sweet treat to cool her down on this 97 degree day!!!

Saying "hi"

Begging for our fish

After feeding the dolphins we head over to the aquarium and just happened to catch feeding time.

 

Druz loved it and would try to touch all the fish through the glass.

I loved this picture, it almost looks fake.  Amazing animals.

He could have sat in here all day and just stared at all the colors and fish.

Checking out the Seals before the Clyde and Seamore Show.

 Tatum fed the seals (unlike the dolphins).  I guess she felt more comfortable dropping food down instead of them taking it out of your hands!  I guess I can't blame her.

Tatum rode the carousel with Gam-E and played in the splash park with Aunt LuLu for a while before we headed out.  We were going to the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch Resort to finish out the weekend. 

 

 After gymnastics today, Tatum, Grandma, and I went and got our nails done.  It was Tatum's first time and she absolutely loved it.  They massaged her hands and feet and she sat very still while the polish dried.  Her chair even had a DVD player on it so she just sat and watched Casper the Friendly Ghost while getting pampered.  Rough life this girl has.

She loved the Panda's, flowers and butterfly they put on her nails.

Playing with Druz birthday presents

Last day of gymnastics for the year, they got to do the rings!

Another Birthday Celebration

We finally got to celebrate Druz turning one with the family.  Tross had a choir concert on his actual birthday and we usually do family birthdays on Sundays at dinner with Mom so that is what we did.

After Tyler and Dylan's football game we came home to a slide in the front yard and lots of fun gifts waiting inside!

Flag football

Dylan and Tyler had 2 flag football games today.  Tyler scored a touch down in his first game but they still lost by less than a touch down.  The second game was at 6:30 and they won that game.  I watched both games and brought the kids out for the second game.  They had fun watching and cheering for Daddy.

SUPin' it up!

Alison got SUP boards (Stand Up Paddle Boards) for Mother's Day and invited us to try them out today on the lake.  I was pretty excited.  We loaded up the kids and the millions of other things you have to take to the lake to make it enjoyable with kids, and then head out for a fun day!

We took turns taking the boards out.  The guys would go then they would take the Tatum and Aslynn, then Alison and I would go and then we would take the girls.  The kids played in the lake a while and sprayed water guns and had snacks and lunch and just enjoyed the day outside.

We all had such a great time.  Even the boys got to hang out and play.  We will definitely have to do it again!

After SUPin' it up, we went over to the marina and had lunch. Tatum and Aslynn got to feed the fish, turtles, and ducks their french fries after lunch.  Tatum was sad to leave but both kids were passed out within 5 minutes of getting in the car.   Which is a great way to end the day!

We all took a 3 hour nap when we got home and then Tatum wanted to swim again before dinner.  I definitely have water babies!

Dylan getting ready to take Tatum out for her first SUP ride

The boys hanging out on shore

Alison and I taking the girls out for a ride

Our little men, just enjoying the day at the lake.

Joey turns 3 this weekend so Liz threw him a fun play date birthday party this morning.  The weather was great and the kids had a blast.  They played Red Light/Green Light and there were water guns and baby pools and a bounce house a a sand box and tons of good food. We all had a great time!

 Grumpy Pirate

 Tatum giving her best pirate impression...AAARRRRRGGGGG!

 Tatum and Zander, getting a ride from the birthday boy

 Playing along...for the kids, of course.

The whole pirate crew

Tatum and Lincoln having fun on the bounce house slide.

Druz doing what he does best...eating!