Olympic Distance!

1 Mile
24.8 Miles
3.1 Miles

Jess had his Olympic Distance Triathlon in Omaha at the end of July. It was super hot, and EXTREMELY humid that weekend. Mom and Dad came and stayed with the boys so Jess and I didn't have to wrangle them while we were in Omaha. It was a nice night away from home, but I missed them (Sam, because it was my first night away) a lot. We got up in the dark and I took Jess to the race site. I left and went back to bed.
A few hours later I returned to the race site to see Jess finish. I ran out to meet Jess with a little less than one mile to go in the race... it was HOT and I'd just started.
I've heard several times since then that Jess "felt like I was going to die" but he still finished like a pro!
The race was well organized and the volunteers were great... the course, was apparently pretty grueling. Jess says he'll consider doing it again in two years. It has resulted in him doing many races, and working out two nights a week with his friend Nate, which sets a great example for the boys. I grew frustrated toward the end of the training, but I am so proud of Jess for even attempting to do the triathlon, much less finishing... and he didn't die!!

Sam's Baptism

In May we had Sam baptized in Holdrege at my church. We had no church family when Jack was baptized and are seeking a new church in Lincoln since ours moved so very far away, so First Presbyterian in Holdrege was a perfect choice both times.

Sam was perfect the whole morning. He wasn't too upset that a stranger got him all wet.

Jack was a really good boy during the baptism, and was super curious about what Rev. Stewart was doing with that water.

Ok, maybe neither of the boys were perfect the whole time. But they were cute and sweet, and I can't really ask for much more.

What did June mean?

FARMER'S MARKET

LAURA'S DANCE RECITAL
(ok, so we tried to go to the rehearsal... the lights weren't working, and the organizers weren't working, but the bit I saw was outstanding!! and we got to play with the other girls!!)

STRAWBERRY PICKING

(I remember the actual picking as fun... perhaps it was when I was a kid, now it just seems like a lot of work!)

We did come away with enough strawberries to have strawberry shortcake and to make jam...which I might add has been called "the best jam ever."

JAZZ IN JUNE

CABIN!

ALSO,
RUNNING CLUB
SWIMMING LESSONS
TRIATHLONS AND ROAD RACES

WORK, WORK, WORK

So, in attempting to blog this summer, I'm learning some things:
1) I don't take very many pictures on my own.
2) I continue to believe that others will share pictures with me (they don't).
3) When we do take pictures, it is on our phones, and I haven't figured out how to put them onto the blog from the phone.

Just when I fix one problem, another one arises...I'll fix this one and give you a new excuse next month.