Triathalon COMPLETED!!

I can't believe I actually did a Triathalon!! WHAT! I don't know how to swim!! This was so much fun to train for compared to other things...so I enjoyed that, but the acutal swimming part of this thing...NO ONE could prepare themselves for that...it was like a wrestling match in a washing machine with a load WAY TOO BIG!

Literally, I thought I was going to drown...all the training went out the window and I went into survival mode!! Thank the good Lord for the biking and swimming so I could get into a comfort zone! It was really fun though and definitely made me break out of my comfort zone and try something new. Plus, it was for breast cancer so that always makes it worth it! Thanks Mique and Kim...they were my insane partners who talked me into this thing!

Also, I came home to a massage gift certificate from my sweet husband...I'm so sore and will be using that bad boy this week!! yah!!

Happy Birthday Olivia!

Olivia turned 4 officially today! Feels like an ongoing 2 week birthday which works great for the girls...they love it! We saved Liv's bike to give her this morning and she has been so happy all day long!




Her teacher made her a special crown to wear at school and I brought in gogurts for the class (they don't allow junk food at this school! HILARIOUS!) and everyone was happy!



Gabi was so happy for Olivia that it was her b-day. We asked her if she wanted to listen to her b-day song my mom had sent and she said, "No, its Livvy's b-day, not Gabi's. Hear Livvy's special day song." SO SWEET! Don't you just want to kiss this face?!



We took her to her favorite restaurant for lunch...CHILI'S! Then we spend the day riding bikes and hanging out together.





Olivia's favorite things that we set out for her to wake up to for her b-day...doritos, skittles and balloons!! She was estatic!





She is amazing on this bike. We rode with her about 2 miles and up some seriously steep hills and she totally did it by herself. She would get so mad if KC tried to help...she would say, "Dad, stop, I can do it myself. I just have to use my muscles, Dad."

Tonight, she said, "Mom, I want the training wheels off my bike in the morning...I want to learn how to do it without them." Then, she was trying to turn her bike around and I ran down to help her but she told me to stop "Mom, I can figure it out myself. I'll be there in a minute." And she did...my little problem solver!

Vegas Getaway!

This week has been so busy...school, birthdays, family visiting and K.C. and I had a get away in VEGAS!

We went with 2 of our best friends, Marshall & Melinda. Thanks for a fabulous time! Now its time to save money and go on a DIET!

Liv and Gabi's PARTY!!

We had the biggest party at Scooter's Jungle for the girls party! They had so much fun...we all did! Brett and Connie came in town for the event. Lots of food, kids and sliding, hanggliding and jumping!












Gabi couldn't blow out her candle so she tried to bite it...you can see from her face, that didn't work out so well!! OUCH!








These girls are so much fun...striking a pose and making silly faces! I still can't believe they are growing up so fast...There is just nothing like having your own little family...I love mine so much!!

Liv at Preschool!

Olivia started preschool Thursday. She was so excited to go back to school and Gabi actually wanted to stay and go to a class of her own!

I was asking the teachers about starting Gabi now even though she just turned 2 and the lady said, "Yeah, its a little young." Right after, Gabi walks up and says, "I'm Gabi. Its my special day...I'm 2...ABCDEFG..." and sings the entire alphabet. The teacher turns to me and says, "Nevermind...Congrats Gabi, you can move on to Kindergarten!" It was so funny!

Olivia is going to be with a couple of her old friends from her class last year. She is so excited to start writing letters and numbers. Don't we all wish we still had such a joy and passion for learning like these little ones! I'm so grateful they love it!!

Happy Birthday Gabi!

Today my little baby turned 2! And to make it even better...she got her first SHINER last night...yes, a black eye!! This girl is TOUGH!!

She was so cute all day. At Church, she kept going up to people saying, "My birthday. I'm 2!" Then she would start singing the "ABC" song. Big party for her and Liv on Thursday!






KC and I got her the little tricycle and her poor little chubby legs were just a little too short, but she still had fun with us pushing her. Liv was a little sad but she tried really hard to make today special for Gabi. She kept saying, "Gabi can go first since its her birthday."

I made her and Liv one of those picture books from shutterfly...Gabi loved hers...it was cute for her to have a "little" book of herself since she was born. Yeah, I got a little carried away...80 pages later...













My Mom sent her this little Mermaid doll with the cutest CD that has songs all about the sea and it sings to her with her name in it. She was amazed listening to it and hearing them keep singing to her with her name. She said, "Mom, its my special day! AGAIN! AGAIN!" She wouldn't let the Mermaid out of sight...needless to say, Mermaid slept with Gabi tonight!


This girl LOVED her ice cream cake...DUH!! We had a great day...looking forward to the big birthday bash on Thursday for both of them and of course for KC's parents to come Wed night...we all can't wait...fun week ahead!