Before and After

I do love before and after pics... and they are even more fun when they are in your own house.
BEFORE:


Here is our bare formal living room with nothing but a hand me down couch.


AFTER:

And here it is with a few more fixin's.

I owe a special thanks to www.thisyounghouse.com

Why mom puts the bandaids up high

These are little scratches mind you.

Telos Timp Tri

This last Saturday I competed in my first mini triathlon (it is officially called a "sprint triathlon" but that name bugs me because it implies that I sprint- which I don't). I thought it was a fun thing to do and a neat way to motivate myself to work out. Robert was most impressed with the fact that my race bib was #26 (his birthday).


Playing at the park after the race

F-town and Sac-town

The girls and I decided it was time to go see grandma and grandpa in Fallon. So we did. We all loved it.

Mackenzie had a good time with her cousin Kate. I was excited about this because during our last visit all they did was fight over Grandma Jill. Brooklyn was happy as could be wondering around the yard. Both girls loved the attention they had full time and have been suffering withdrawal since we got home.



I was able to see some good friends. Nothing is better than a life long friend, even if you don't get to see them too often.




Most of my mom's sister's kids were home for a visit as well. We drove to Sacramento to see them and get all the cousins together. We ate good food, went to fairytale town, and were entertained by the 9 crazy kids.
Here is picture of my Grandma with all her great grandkids except Kevin who stayed in Fallon to take the ACT.

Alanna (3) Mackenzie (3) Mateo (2) Kate (2) Josh (1) Brooklyn (1) Callie (1) Kylie (9 months) Juno (6 months)

He's Awesome

Saturday Robert competed in his first sprint triathlon (300 m swim, 12 mile bike, 3.2 mile run).

What a stud!

Tidbits

Every night Mackenzie sleeps sandwiched between Albert (the alligator) and Scottie (the dog). If Scottie ever falls out of the bed she runs into our room so Robert or I can go in to get them all situated again.



Here is the reason we have to give Brookie her drinks in sippy cups. She can drink fine out of a real cup but it is just too tempting.

So. Fun.

The coolest thing ever is that I've been able to play basketball on our ward basketball team. We have been playing other teams in our stake for the last few weeks. I love all the ladies that play. Our team made it to region so we play teams from other stakes. Last night we won our first region game and I just have to say it has been so so so exciting to play basketball again. I just love the great exercise and the competition. And a few months ago I even played on our ward volleyball team. They even have refs!
So. Fun.