Triathlon season

I have been lucky enough to be able to participate in 2 different triathlons this year (of course, sprint distances)...and the races were a week apart! Not sure what I was thinking, but it was a lot of fun! Hopefully next year I will be able to do more than 2! I even cut 3 minutes off my 5K run between from the first week to the second week!

It is definitely more fun with Jonathan and the kids present! They seemed to have fun watching, too!!

Twins game with Daddy

Jonathan and Cael spent a Sunday afternoon at the Twins game. Cael was excited to go to "another baseball game", and also to take the light rail to the game. Jonathan said he was really good at the game, and wanted to sit in their seats most of the game! Of course, the game was highlighted by being able to run around the bases at the end of the game! Cael is still talking about it 3 weeks later!!

Vacation to Chicago

We started the trip with a stay in downtown Madison, where we met up with my cousin Pam, her husband Kevin, and their son Noah. Cael followed Noah's every move!
Kiera finally met Great-Grampa Cetin!!

We went to the Brookfield Zoo and had a great time seeing all the animals. Cael's favorite of the day was the giraffe and the bear; Kiera slept most of the time we were there!


Swimming was a huge hit at the hotel!


We spent a day downtown Chicago, and went to Shedd Aquarium. We told Cael we were going to see fish, and he was NOT interested. But when we told him we would see a Nemo fish...he was more than willing to go! This is what we saw within 10 minutes of being there. Cael then proceeded to ask "Can we go to the car now?" Needless to say, we did stay for a couple more hours, and he did have fun looking at all the fish, including the Jellyfish.We even went to a 4-D movie on Happy Feet...Cael was not a huge fan with the water in the face and the punching of the chair in your back...luckily he was sitting on Jonathan's lap the entire time! Kiera did wake up during the movie!We did watch the dolphin show, too, which was fun, and Cael thought it was funny watching them splash in the water!

It was a great vacation, and wish we could have 4 day weekends every weekend!

Kiera favorites

Here are a few pictures of Kiera...8 months (I will get the 9 month pictures up soon!)

Cael loves his little sister, and she seems to enjoy him pestering her!
Discovered her shadow!
Our good friends, Amanda and Peter Simone, had their baby girl, Julia Beth on August 1! Have a feeling the girls will be good friends!

Story teller

Kiera has a way with getting across what she wants (should I be frightened?)...and she doesn't talk yet! She is quite animated!

Cheering on daddy!

Jonathan ran a 5K in the worst possible weather...95 degrees (at 7:30 am) and 98% humidity! Cael had a lot of fun cheering on the runners, especially Jonathan when he came by...it would have been a tough run for anybody!!

Cael would have ran with them if it wasn't so hot!! He was ready!

Summer in full swing

You know it is summer when the sweet corn is in the house...and Cael still loves it!!



Notice how long Cael's hair is eating the sweet corn. It is time for a summer hair cut! Yes, I did my best to cut his hair (followed with cutting Jonathan's hair). Normally at the place where we cut his hair, they give him a sucker afterwards. That was the only way I was able to keep him sitting still long enough for my amateur clipping skills. Not too bad, but certainly not perfect!