Yesterday Andy competed in his first triathlon up at Lake Okoboji. He has spent the past few months training, reading books, and getting geared up for this race. Being pregnant, I opted out of the race, and did my wifely duty of writing his race number all over his arms and legs (much easier!). I noticed one mom that had a 4 month old baby that did the triathlon and another one that probably finished in the top 5 that had twins so maybe they will be my inspiration for next year.
Here is Andy just a few minutes before the race started. I think there were right around 300 participants. It was probably no warmer than 55 degrees at the time. And anyone that has ever been in Lake Okoboji knows that it is never warm. He didn't seem to mind.
0.6 mile swim
And here he is at his first transition getting ready to head out to do the 18 mile bike around west lake.
And here he is with less than half a mile to go of the 10K run portion. He looked great and was smiling through the entire thing. Being a spectator, I can't say that about all of the participants.
And here he is about 30 seconds after he finished. I was so proud of him! I think there will be many more triathlons in his future. His finishing time was right around 2 hours and 2 minutes.
Great job, Andy!
(And mom, I promise I will post a better belly picture soon, but here you can even see it from the front in a baggy hoody)
And our 20 week ultrasound is this Thursday at 8am. We will try to post ultrasound pictures shortly after. Stay tuned...
And here he is at his first transition getting ready to head out to do the 18 mile bike around west lake.
And here he is about 30 seconds after he finished. I was so proud of him! I think there will be many more triathlons in his future. His finishing time was right around 2 hours and 2 minutes. 
And look! It's my friend Sara from Dexy Mama! I knew she was going to be on the packaging, but how fun to see it there on the shelf in the store. It makes we love Preggie Pop Drops even more than I already do. Sara, you set the bar high for pregnant moms everwhere. 
Andy was given a gift certificate for a flying lesson last year for his birthday from Brian and Meghann. He used it last Friday afternoon and LOVED it. I think there will probably be more lessons in his future. I think he needs to use a bit of a larger plane. I can't believe two guys fit in this little thing. Of course it makes me kind of nervous. It's better than having him sky diving again!
Our Iris' did very well this year. Our Day Lilies are now blooming next to them.
We also planted a Golden Aspen tree in our front yard. We've been talking about it for awhile and finally went and picked one out. These are the same trees that they have up in the mountain in Colorado, which is another reason we really like it. They tell us it should do well here in the midwest. We shall see.
This post is dedicated to my mom who is my #1 gardner inspiration and Andy's Aunt Jo who is cruising the Carribean for a few months and missing her garden back home. 
Tyler took us boating on Coralville Lake for Dana's birthday. The water was FREEZING, but that didn't stop them from jumping in four different times. I stayed in the boat.
I guess it wasn't always 'jumping' in. There were back flips too.
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