Hy-Vee Triathlon

open water swim. what an amazing event! perfect june day for the athletes to race.


athlete recovery area

summer time fun

Steve and Dee celebrating at the Hy-Vee Triathlon finish line - looking good guys!


Two of the three legs complete - GO daddy GO!

swim to bike transistion

our friends and family congratulating steve at the athlete recovery area

Delivering May baskets to my neighborhood friends and mow their lawns while we're sneaking the baskets onto their porches.


Enjoying an ice cream cone at sunset.

ice cream cone

daily ritual at our house, would you like sprinkles?


D-eLic-ious!

Say Goodbye to Winter

nice to be able to play in the yard without hat and mittens!


look out big bouncy ball.


love to paint


sitting on mom's new fabric that she has all over the floor. why is it all pink?


trying on mom's new cycling team kit.


i love to draw too!


and watercolour is really fun!

i'm two

despite just getting home from the hospital from a dehydration spell, i'm not too sick to celebrate or eat cupcakes!

focusing...

wow, what huge gifts, are these for me? thanks everyone!

the past six months

we've been wearing extra layers a lot, even in our house. it's a bit drafty when it's -20 degrees wind chill!


i got this cool paul frank growth chart for christmas


just playing around


my friend quinn is showing me how to play a video learning game

dinner club

inaugural theme to january's dinner club


megan, chaise and rory dressed in colourful attire.


president obama couldn't make it, so he sent a nice book to fill the void.


part of our great dinner club friends.