tu-tus and triathlons

headed to swim lessons...shake that tu-tu girl!!

this past weekend we headed to dallas for a triathlon that Parker and one of our best friends, John, have been training for! Unfortunately we all had the stomach bug last week so Parker wasn't able to participate

(stinks for him after all his training!),

but we went down to cheer on John, this was his first tri and he did great!!

I've blogged about this before, but something in me is SO stirred when

I watch a race of any kind.

The power of all the people racing together after months of training is so moving to me.

(i love that picture on the right, if you look closely you can see the

hundreds of arms swimming in the water.

It is truly amazing to see that at sunrise.)

Abigail got to spend time with her grandparents while we were at the race and

def had a fun time...

putting puppets on her feet as "shoes" and another of my favorite moments:

I asked her to share a (pretend) drink with my parents' dog,

and she disappeared.

I followed her a few moments later to find her play cup in the dog's water bowl.

smart girl!!

just a few more randoms for ya.

and a little bit of reality. :)

Love yall! I have missed blogging and am getting back now!

tummy bugs and traveling has kept me away the past few days but

I look forward to sharing with you this week!