Kevin's first time riding in shopping cart without his infant car seat. There's more room in my cart now!

Oh, sweet little Kevin. I can't believe you are 7 months old already. 

Enjoying my Ironman training with friends 

My new tri bike- I've ridden it 3 times now and I'm in love!

Running friends 

Hill repeats at the dam

Children's Choir roller skating party for Alexa and Gavin. 

These guys wanted to skate so badly. 

Then our wonderful priest showed up to surprise the kids and he ordered me to get skates for the younger ones. I couldn't say no!

Erika has the smallest skates I've ever seen!

Both Erika and Bowen were better than Tysen. 

Kids' favorite part was the snack bar! They have never drank pop before. They loved it, of course. 

Such a good big sister

Zoo Trip

Matching girls

Erika is not easy to hold!

Alexa does a great job with her. 

Alexa is 8

My beautiful girl on her eighth birthday. 

She picked an underwater-themed birthday party and invited her entire Girl Scout troop. 

Her birthday present, a beta fish. She named him Mooney. 

May all your wishes come true, Alexa

Then we went on a Girl Scout night hike at a nearby arboretum. 

The girls all enjoyed this and we learned a lot. 

The night ended with a bonfire and roasting marshmallows. The girls sang "Happy Birthday" to Alexa. 

The next morning, our family ran a 5K race. This was Gavin's first 5K and he did really good. The race was called "When I Grow Up" and kids were encouraged to dress up in costume to show what they want to be as adults. Alexa wants to be a farmer engineer and Gavin wants to be a soccer player. 

The final stretch of the race- almost there!

Gavin was upset that Alexa beat him, but finishing in 35 minutes is pretty impressive for a six year old. 

Alexa ran the whole race in that long lab jacket. She had to remove her safety goggles because they kept fogging up on her.