One Year Old!

Libby is such a little girl now! She turned 1 on August 3rd. I will admit that I have forgotten how much I LOVE THIS AGE!!!  She is such a sweet, fiesty, funny little girl and I forgot how smart they are at this point.  It's easy to take their smarts for granted because they can't talk but she can follow all kinds of directions and not talk back.  I love it!

 

Here are a few pictures from her first birthday party!

 

 





What could be better than little ones running around the front yard in their undies?!  The kids all had a great time playing in the new water table!

Libby, we love you with all our hearts!  You keep us laughing and busy!  You are such a funny girl and we think you are going to be a real stinker!  I thought for sure that you were going to be walking by now but you are still just cruising along and being really stubborn.  You are quite the little eater and will try anything we put in front of you!  You are a good sleeper and now share a room with your big sister which I think you enjoy!  We can't wait to see what this next year will bring for you.  We thank God for you every day sweet girl!

Half Ironman

Mark and I both participated in a Half Ironman this past weekend in Augusta...but we only did a 1/3 of the half!  Does anyone know the math on that?  I did the swimming, Ki did the biking and Mark did the run.  We created another team at the last minute...Noelle did the swim and the run and David did the bike. 

We had a fantastic time getting to hang out with two of our favorite families.  These two families love the Lord and aren't afraid to walk the talk and challenge us in the process!  They also love their families and are some of the most giving and gracious folks that we know!  It was a joy to spend the weekend with them and their children and get to compete!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend...

 

David being a good daddy reading the kids a bed time story.  :-)

Hello early morning!

 

My first wet suit...I felt like a whale (in the most fit way - of course)!  :-)

There are no words to describe the athlete that Ki is!!  She is not only in really great physical shape but mentally she cannot be matched!  She "trained" at a 16-18mile/hour pace and then raced at a 20.2 mile/hour pace.  She is amazing!  I think that is another reason that I love Ki and Noelle so much - they are super competitive!

 

Our runners patiently waiting their turn!

 

The cutest cheerleaders of all! 

We had a great time!  I can't wait to do another one soon...sadly it will probably be next season.  :-)