Not the best singer...

I sing all the time. John plugs his ears and I have heard various comments from the boys ranging from, "that's hideous" to "you're giving me a headache"(true story). The only one who hasn't said anything about my wonderful singing is Tate. Until last night. We were driving and all the kids were asleep but Tater. He kept saying, "mom" but I politely ignored him as I continued to sing along to the radio. Finally, I said "what?!" He put his finger over his lips and said "SHHHH!" Nice.

Turkey Tri

Today Alisa, Rushelle, and I did a beginner triathlon in St. George. We decided to do it about a month ago so there wasn't much time to train. We are considering the Sprint Tri here in Vegas in the spring and wanted to get a feel for what it would be like. It was HARD! I freaked out when I started the swim and couldn't get control of my breathing. The bike ride wasn't too bad but I was on a mountain bike so people were flying by me on bikes that I could seriously lift with one finger. If I do it again I will NOT ride a mountain bike. Way too heavy. The running went ok. I was hoping to make up some time on that part and though I didn't go as fast as I wanted I was ok with it. After getting off the bike my legs were jello. I felt like I was running in slow motion. All in all, it was cool to do it and get a feel for it and know what worked and what didn't so when I do the sprint tri I am more prepared and know what to expect...
The final times were (and no laughing please...FIRST tri...LITTLE training)
Swim 200 meters 5:10 (so happy I didn't drown)
Bike 5 miles 25:04
Run 1.5 miles 13:58 ( finished 10th out of 73 people)
Overall 22nd place out of 73 people

Right before the madness began....freezing cold outside and right after this pic we had to srtip down to our suits. We made sure to NOT take a picture



So glad it was all over..



Right after we all finished..

Crossing the finish line (I'm behind that random guy)

Boys.

The other night we were getting ready to take a ride somewhere. John told the boys to go get IN the car. We walked in the garage to find this... I thought it was funny. John? Not so much.

T-Dog's Trainer

Meet Tyson's trainer. They train together every day. They have great conversations while they workout. If you listen closely, his trainer tells him that his legs are shaking to which Tyson says, no they're not! Pretty soon he's gonna be the most ripped 4 yr old on the block.

Cheap Water

Just wanted to pass this info along...At the Fresh and Easy on Wigwam and Eastern (only this location!!) water is on sale for $1.99 for a 24 pack (I know, crazy). At the registars they have $5 coupons if you spend 20 bucks. That means you can get 10 cases of water for $15! The sale goes through Nov 11th. Stock up! Oh yeah, and GO VOTE!!

Carving Pumpkins

We have been so busy lately we haven't gotten around to doing the pumpkin carving thing. Well, we pretty much ran out of time. Today was the last day to get it done. It is Nevada day so the boys have no school but John still had to work so it was me driving around from store to store searching for pumpkins. We finally found some and we went home and carved them. I'm not gonna lie, helping 4 kids carve pumpkins by myself is not a super fun thing to do. By the time I was finished I was sweating, the baby was covered in 2 colors of permanent marker, and there were seeds everywhere. Here are pics of each kid with their pumpkin. I especially love mine. By the time I finished theirs, the thought of starting the process all over again made me want to hurl so I decided it was awesome just the way it was........

Ry's New Glasses

After a very long week of waiting, Ry finally got his new glasses. He is the most excited about the Sponge Bob case he gets to put them in.