Rachel competed in the Crossroads Triathlon in DeWitt, Iowa today and performed like a champion. I think there should be a special triathlon category for sleep-deprived mothers. As you can see in the first picture, Rachel was tired before the race even started.
Here she is waiting to jump in the pond before the start. Luckily, Rachel loves treading water because this race had an in-water start.
Heading out on the bike in T1. It looks like she stopped to pose for this picture, but she was actually moving right along.
Looking good! Almost there!
Calvin was very happy to see his mama after the race.
I'm very proud of Rachel for performing so well today, for riding a bike course lined with so many Devil Birds (aka Red Wing Black Birds), and for looking so good in her new tri shorts!
Calvin loves sharing his favorite things with us. Leaves, toys, food. Not only does he like to share his food he likes to feed it to us. Not so bad if it hasn't been in his mouth first but he's been known to put a grape in his mouth, take it out, and then try to put it in my mouth. Not as cute as it sounds.
Calvin is finally starting to walk! He's been walking along the couch for a few months now but in the past few weeks he's gotten more daring and will try to walk across the room. He doesn't like to hold our hand when he walks which isn't a big surprise since he hates having his hands held. We've tried getting a video of him walking but without luck. When he spies the camera he takes off crawling towards it. He's also figured out how to get up on the couch without having to step on anything to give him a boost. Luckily, he knows how to get off the couch without hurting himself. The only words we can currently understand are mama and dada. He makes the same noise every time he sees Cricket which I take to mean kitty but it sure doesn't sound like kitty to me.
