Happy 11 months!

Calvin doesn't like the feeling of grass or cement on his knees so when we are outside he does a bear crawl to get around.
Happy 11 months in 12 month onesie!

Another triathlon for Rachel

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!

Happy 10th month, Calvin!

10 months in the 12 month onesie.

June/July

Dan after finishing the 1st ever Dubuque Duathlon this past weekend.
Calvin likes his swing but doesn't want to lean back and relax!

June

Happy Father's Day! Calvin is laughing at me because I put on sunglasses and Dan is laughing at Calvin laughing at me. Every time we put on sunglasses he cracks up. I would love to know what he finds so amusing about glasses.

Calvin spent about 15 minutes just digging around in his toy box. He's finally spending more time on his tummy and has started scooting himself around by pulling himself along with his elbows. He gets up on his hands and knees and starts rocking but hasn't figured out how to crawl. Crawling will happen soon I'm sure so I really need to get baby proofing!
Dan did the Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon this past Sunday and took 3rd place in his division. Good job, Dan!

Happy 9 months!

12 month onesie at 9 months. Calvin loves to play with this little lotion bottle for some reason. He wouldn't let me take it away from him to take pictures without crying so it's in the pictures. Even with a nice new camera Calvin is still too quick so a lot of the photos I took were blurry. Oh well, at least the blurry pictures will remind us of how much he loves to be on the move.

June

After lunch after the Mud Triathlon, a.k.a. Hy-Vee Triathlon.

Calvin really does enjoy cantaloupe! He likes to suck on it to get the juice out and then will hang on to it while he plays with other toys.