Rough week with a wonderful finale.

We had kind of a rough week around here, the shop was broken into twice two different nights by the same guys and we lost a ton of money in inventory.  Since then not only have we beefed up the security but we have hired some additional employees that just sit in the parking lot over night.  Apparently in this business you must spend a ton of money to keep from having criminals steal it.  **Sigh** was the general mood around the house.  Then on Saturday we took Austin to her first swimming lessons, I can assure you that I could not have been more excited and then it ended up in a near epic fail as she cried and screamed most of the time.  They are private lessons so the instructor walked up to me as I am holding a hot mess of a 3 year old and just grabbed her out of my hands and walked into the pool with her.  It was embarrassing on all levels but after class the teacher came up to us and said please keep coming it will get easier I promise.  So we have another class this week, although Joe will be at softball so at least I will be embarrassed by myself if things go badly again.  Sunday was much better since we decided to go to the lake and go fishing.  It was a blast and one of the families that Joe plays softball with came down with us and tied their boat up to ours in the cove so we could all hang out.  I guess the one true tell to the fact that we had a long week...it's my job to pack lunch for everyone and when we got down there I was unpacking the cooler to make sandwiches and looked up at Nate and said whelp looks like I forgot plates, silverware and napkins.  We both kind of chuckled.  Then I looked up laughing and said and apparently the lunch meat and cheese.  Nate lost it at this point.  So we all ate potato salad sandwiches...not so bad trust me.


Austin with her instructor Kara during one of the moments that she was not screaming.

The two peas in a pod eating their morning cereal at the captains seat.

Joe flexing it out at the front of the boat.

Nate and I were fishing off the back of the boat.

Little Miss Tyler Mae walking around, which is much harder than it sounds in one of those life vests.

Somehow "Life is good!" just doesn't sum it up!

We went out for our maiden voyage in the new boat this weekend.  Joe is quite simply just amazing at not just operating the boat but the trailer and everything else it entails.  Obviously I trust him beyond words or I would not have had children with him but I also would not bring the girls for the first trip out on the water.  It was a fun filled day with lunch in a nice cove and zooming around exploring the rest of the time.  To let you know how smooth this boat ride and probably more importantly the operator was, Little Miss Tyler Mae fell asleep on my lap while we were cruising along at 35 miles an hour.  The only even kind of difficult part is that I have to have both girls on my lap mostly because I am neurotic but also because I don't trust that Austin is old enough to understand the consequences of not holding on, well and Tyler is just wild right now so she can't be trusted in the living room much less the open water.

The Color Run!

 So apparently some kids thought up a way to get more people to run for charity.  Play loud music and throw colored dust at them.  Well it totally works as we joined in with 4,600 other Coloradans to run a 5K this weekend.

Here's Kelley and I before the race looking all white and clean.

Joe and I with Austin refusing to get in the picture so Joe just grabbed her and hung her upside down.

 Briargate Wellness Center's full team - Erin, Kelley, myself and Joe.

 The blue guys meant business and really covered us well.  My back and armpits are still stained.

 All us girls after the race and before a much deserved breakfast.

 My Mom AKA race day Daycare carrying around a very dirty Austin.

Austin playing with some color at the finish line...it was colored food starch and was about the softest thing in the world...super fun to play with!

And at least Monday's already suck...

We were woken up at 3:30 this morning by our security team letting us know that the shop's glass door had been broken and someone had tried to burglarize it.  Luckily...first and foremost no one was there, and secondly the bars on the windows and the locking dead bolt kept the robber at bay.  Here's a clip of Joe that will air tonight on our nightly news about the break ins.

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Muddy Buddy

I was insanely happy when Joe took a liking to racing after the Bolder Boulder.  He volunteered to race in ANY race I wanted to sign us up for.  (You can picture my smile right now).  I chose two races the first was an 3 mile obstacle race this last weekend and the second is the Color Run next weekend.  Here are the pictures from the mud run.

Just before the race started.  Look at how clean we were.

Austin hanging with Grandma to help cheer us on.

 Grandma got Austin a sno-cone and Austin's version of sharing is to throw the ice on Lil' Bit's tray to eat. :-)

  

 Here's Joe stretching before the race.

Here's part of the course in the background which was originally a four wheel drive track that they added 20 obstacles to.

 Tyler trying to break Grandma's headband.

 Walking the starting line with Kelley waving by to her clean clothes.

Base camp for Grandma and the girls while we raced.

 We just got done climbing the rock wall behind us getting ready to run to the finish line.

Kelley and I and all our mud.  Notice the hand prints on me courtesy of Joe. :-)

Oh yeah and look who can "walk"!

I have to put "walk" in quotes because it looks more like dancing. :-D

New Videos

We finally let Lil' Bit ride with Austin.  I love this video because you can hear Aunt Lisa's voice in the background since they are here visiting.

Look at how excited those sisters are!

A small sample of what a goofball Tyler is.