Tri- For The Cure!

Well for those of you who don't know, I competed in a sprint triathlon this past weekend. It was a great experience and I have learned a lot about biking and swimming in the process. I feel like I did pretty good for my first time. Of course my running was the best leg, my avg mile times were 8:48. There were times that I felt like I was barely inching a long, but I just kept going. There were almost 3,000 women who competed, and the Susan G. Koman foundation raised over $100,000 for finding a cure for breast cancer. Kelsey was there to support me and take pictures. Unfortunately (or fortunately for the swim), he wasn't fast enough to get pictures of the swim, or bike portion. I think I will have to try this triathlon stuff again it was pretty cool.

A walk with the Dinosaurs!

Since Tyler is taking a trip to visit his grandparents, I decided Jaylen and I needed to do something special. We went to a show called Walking with Dinosaurs. It is like seeing what dinosaurs would have looked like if we were alive when they were. Jaylen had a great time. She told me, "this is the best moment of my life." We also enjoyed eating fresh hot mini doughnuts, and a girls night out together. Here is some of the video and pictures that I was able to get.

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More Missouri Pictures

Missouri- My Home Town

This past month, my Grandpa Donald Weems passed away (we miss him already). We went to his memorial service in Missouri where he lived near my home town of Columbia. I graduated from high school there on June 1st of 1996, and had not been back since. So much changes and so much stays the same. We went past my old house where I lived for 18 years of my life, drove by my high school, and went to Rock Bridge State park where I went often in my youth. It was good to visit my roots and show my family where I came from.

There used to be a pond and forest right in front of my house, but aparently after being neglected for many years the city made other plans, but it was quite a shock.

We were planning on camping in the Lake of the Ozarks but decided my Aunt Sharon's house was just as beautiful and had better amenities.

Fireworks are legal there, unlike here. So the kids (some older than others) had a lot of fun blowing things up.