The TRI

This Labor Day, Mekinna wanted to participate in a triathlon with a friend. We found out about it just 2 days before the event, so she didn't have much "training" time. We rounded up a bike and helmet, practiced her "transition" (where she goes from just swimsuit to bike-riding attire) and woke her at 4:50am. She was the youngest participant in the event.


The event began with body-marking where they marked the participants number and age on their arms/legs. Then, each person was "chipped" for the clock. The actual race began with a 100m swim, then a 3 mile bike ride, and finally, a .6 mile run. Mekinna was a little rough on the bike, but she was AWESOME in the pool. She even turned over to back stroke when she was tired.
We are so proud of her, and she is wanting to know when she'll get to do it again.

School Days

I know, I know - it has been a long time since my last post; I will update on the summer later. Because today ... we sent our baby girl to preschool for the first time. Menlie was just 'giddy' about getting to go to school. When I went to wake both girls up, she said "You need to fix my hair now because I have school today!" I guess she didn't realize that we had 2 hours before school.
We offered to have a "special" breakfast for her first day and asked her what she would like. Her response - "Chinese"; well, since we don't know much about Chinese breakfast foods, she settled on Cheerios!
John was able to drop her off this morning, and he said things went well. She went right in and began working at the table.
WOW - how time flies!