tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159402572024-02-19T04:02:38.522-08:00The Florez FLOWshannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-61453317949657542242014-05-07T15:04:00.001-07:002014-05-07T15:04:26.183-07:00Sam the manmy baby boy has turned four! i'm happy and sad about this. i don't want either of my boys to grow up and leave me but i'm happy with how sweet and wonderful both of my boys are. i'm grateful that the Lord has entrusted me with their care. He thinks i'm the right mom for them. i'm so lucky to have them in my life. <br />
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sam brings so much joy, happiness and silliness into our lives. life would not be the same without him in it. he is so outgoing and friendly, sometimes a little too friendly. he loves being out and about. loves playing with his friends. loves playing cars and he has some seriously cute booty shaking skills. i love this boy of mine. <br />
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My first born, my jack jack was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I couldn't be more proud of the decision he made. He was more then ready and he is an amazing example to me!! love you bug!!</div>
<br />shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-49445123119524364352013-04-28T19:38:00.004-07:002013-04-28T19:38:54.838-07:00mr. big stuff!!why does time have to go by so fast?!! my baby turned three today!! we are so grateful and blessed to have sam in our family. he adds a lot of spunk and sass to our lives and we wouldn't trade him for the world. he has the the sweetest sounding voice and he can fool anyone into thinking he is the sweetest boy, but don't be fooled, he is a turkey trot!! but really he is a sweet boy and so easy going. we thank Heavenly Father everyday for both of our boys. <br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">this year we actually got to go somewhere for thanksgiving and we decided to go to cali!! it was a busy and fun week and the weather was perfect.</span></div>
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nanna and papa were nice enough to come with us to the zoo and let us use their free tickets. sammy loved all the animals and jack loved being our guide and learning all the facts about the animals. this day also happened to be john's birthday and it was so nice to actually have him around the whole day so we could celebrate with him. after the zoo we went to get thai food at our favorite place. love us some spicy noodles!! thanks jerry!<br />
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thanksgiving day was filled with cooking and playing with cousins and just hanging out. after the delicious dinner everyone wrote some things they were grateful for and the kids were all excited to participate. after a long day of playing it was movie time in nanna and papa's room topped off with some popcorn of course!<br />
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our last day there we went to the beach in an attempt to take family picture but the kids would not cooperate at all so the pictures were out. but we did have fun seeing the tide pools, exploring little caves and off course give little boys a puddle and some mud to throw and you have some very happy little boys. of course by the end they are covered in sand and freezing.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">it has been too long and i have a little catching up to do. since last i posted our jack turned 7. i know, how crazy is that!! i can't have such a big kid. over the last year jack really has matured and grown so much. this year for his party jack decided to go to pump it up and i was more then happy to go along with that because they pretty much do everything for you. this was his first party where he had friends come and we all had a blast.</span></div>
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i had to have my appendix taken out but lucky for me my mom was already in town visiting my sister so she was here to come to my rescue yet again!! i owe her for all the times she has been there for me and my family. </div>
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nanna and poppa came out for a quick visit and we went to mcdonald's ranch pumpkin patch and had a great afternoon with them and the cousins. jack and lilly are the best of buddies and it was just nice to have time together as a family and enjoy the decent weather we had.</div>
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Jack lost his first tooth and he was so excited to share the news with his school class. here he is fast asleep waiting for the tooth fairy to come and leave her deposit.</div>
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finally we had our ward trunk or treat. steph and family came up to have fun with us and jack loved having cousin tyler come with him. jack decided to be a teenage mutant ninja turtle this year so i decided to have sammy be one of his teammates and i think my turtles are pretty dang cute!! sammy was really into going to visit all the other cars and getting his candy and jack had a blast playing all the carnival games. it was a success!!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">we have lived here in arizona for 4 and a half years and i've been wanting to go to slide rock and the last week of summer we finally made that happen. john took the whole week off so we could play as a family. we went up and camped in oak creek and our campsite backed right up to the creek and it was a blast. it was nice to go up with just our little family and have it be carefree and easy. the kids had a blast just running around the campsite telling lego stories around the camp fire and eating.</span> </div>
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exploring the creek right behind our campsite. jack was so brave and just jump right into the freezing water.<br />
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sammy and jack had a blast running around, playing football and driving little cars on the rock wall.<br />
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i'll be the first to admit that when summer first started i was really worried about how we were going to fill our long summer days. were we all going to get a long and not kill each other? i'm happy to report that we had a very fun, busy, happy and enjoyable summer. here is a little of how we fill our days.</div>
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swimming of course. you can't live through an arizona summer without swimming. we did swim lessons again for both boys and of course made several trips to the community center pool. jack was finally tall enough to ride on the water slides and he loved them. he is getting so big! </div>
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trips to chick fil a for my favorite breakfast. if you haven't partaken of this wonderful treat known as the chicken minis you should give them a try. and so the kids could play in the nice air conditioned play place</div>
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we kept up with karate all summer and jack is now a yellow belt and doing great. we are so impressed with his development!</div>
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field trips to places like sea life aquarium and a couple trips to the science center</div>
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we did our fair share of just hanging out at the house playing computer games, jack came up with his own adventure outfit to look for things around the house, had popcorn and watch movies at home, played some serious nba in the house</div>
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we made our annual trip up to st george for the 4th of july and like all the years past it did not disappoint. my parents had their annual block party for the 4th with tons of food, water play, kids bike parade and of course the fire works which were spectacular. jack didn't really enjoy the noise so he decided to put on some headphones. we got to go kayaking and jack of course loved it, sam was a little unsure at first but once i got him out on the lake he was loving it. we went and saw the dinosaur tracks, watched movies, went to the main street river and let the kids cool off and splash, went swimming and just had a great time hanging out with the family.<br />
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john and jack went to the wnba game again this year and had a blast. the games are never crowded so you can get really great seats up close and personal to all the action. jack loves loves loves basketball so this was the perfect guys night out for him and dad.</div>
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so that is a little taste of our 2012 summer and we are sad to see it go. i can't believe i'm going to have a 1st grader and that he will be at school all day!</div>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-56604333023060770692012-07-09T09:51:00.000-07:002012-07-09T09:51:35.094-07:00the graduatewe are already more then half way done with summer and i haven't even posted about jack's kindergarten graduation, i'm such a slacker. better late then never, right? i'm not going to lie i might have gotten a little teary eyed during his program. he did such a great job singing the songs and doing the actions. i'm sad that he isn't going to be my little boy any more but we are so proud of all that jack has accomplished this year, he has grown leaps and bounds in his independence. in kindergarten jack learned how to write his letters and numbers. he learned how to read. he is learning math and science and has all kinds of neat facts about ground hogs and many other things. it truly is amazing how much he progressed in this year, we love you jack jack and are very grateful we get to be your parents because you are an awesome boy.
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jack's homeboy pose after completing his kindergarten rap<br />
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mrs. d'angelo. she was amazing and we will miss her!</div>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-7558390155440665052012-07-08T19:18:00.002-07:002012-07-08T19:18:51.182-07:00another trip to calithe beginning of may we took another trip to california. we went down so i could go to my long time friends wedding and while we were there couldn't not go to disneyland. jack kept telling us that sammy really wanted to go there for his birthday, how could we not give the boy his birthday wish. i won't bore you guys with more disney pictures but i do have to share this video of jack on california screamin'.<br />
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and while we waited to see if a bird would come enjoy the delicious food on our feeder, jack showed off his new skill of propelling himself on the swing by pumping his legs.
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NO!!!!! i can't believe it, my baby is no longer a baby. yesterday was sammy's 2nd birthday and we celebrated it by opening presents first thing. sam loves loves pretty much anything with wheels, so this year we got him cars, cars and more cars. in the afternoon we took him down the the stillman mccormick train park. he was a little hesistent to ride the train but once we got going he was good to go. i think his favorite part was going in the the model train museum and watching all the trains go around, just like his grandpa. after the museum we rode on the live steamers and i think that one was a lot more to sammy's liking. we got some ice cream cones and sang happy birthday to him, he doesn't really like cake. after ice cream we went and found a splash pad at kierland commons and cooled off. all in all it was a simple birthday but i think it is safe to say sammy had a great time.shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-58649382021534519952012-04-08T16:41:00.000-07:002012-04-08T16:41:12.648-07:00easter 2012another year has past and we had another great easter. this year sammy was into the holiday and had fun dying the easter eggs and going on the egg hunt. jack was all about showing his little brother how to do things. we were very lucky to have laura, kevin, lilly, max and luke come up to celebrate with us.
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we had three full days at sea but we managed to keep ourselves busy. we worked out a bit, laid out by the pool, hot tubbed, did some line dancing, cha cha and michael jackson's thriller, john performed some karaoke, hit the comedy club several times, played volleyball, saw tons of dolphins and whales, read some books, watched tons of movies, enjoyed all the food and of course caught up on some sleep.</div>
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the first day off the ship was in cabo san lucas and we hit the shops and ate some local food and of course got tricked into being serenaded for 2 bucks. we are such suckers!! after that we found a local deal for 4 wheelers and headed out. we had a blast and john and i each almost flipped ourselves over the handler bars, but only once. it was so fun to ride around the beach and go over the sand dunes. while we were riding we got to see more whales it was pretty amazing. don't we look awesome with our gear on. after we were done i was so caked in sand that my eyelashes were white and my tears had dirt in them. i also ruined my shirt but it was well worth it.</div>
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after zip lining we walked and shopped in the town and had some mexican coke in a bottle. we had a ton of fun on the cruise, we missed the boys a lot but it was so nice to get to be together as husband and wife and celebrate 10 years of wedded bliss. i'd marry this crazy man of mine all over again, i'm glad he is mine for eternity.shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-22594451131522954972012-03-24T09:02:00.001-07:002012-03-24T09:10:00.150-07:00spring trainingwe have lived in arizona for four years now and we have had every intention of going to a spring training game and finally this year we went. angels vs. padres and we are happy to report that the angels whooped up on the padres. go angels!!! sammy had a blast wondering around the grass and climbing up on the fence to "watch" the game. jack had a blast doing the cheers and lounging on the blankets. all in all i would say it was a success and we might actually do it again.
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and now to introduce our little orange belt...
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love this quiet book. jack had a blast playing with this in church on sunday. sam is still a too small to understand how cool it really is but he will get there soon enough. thanks ladies for all the hard work it turned out great. now all i have to do is make a cover.<br />
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we have started jack in karate. so far so good. he is really enjoying it and is trying hard. i think he looks pretty handsome in his uniform!shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-46219940587994993492012-01-11T19:00:00.000-08:002012-01-11T19:00:38.767-08:00my latest stressa while back i was talking to a friend and she told me about a quiet book page swap she was doing with some of her friends. i have always wanted a quiet book for my boys so we decided to do a swap with some girls in our ward. silly me i forgot that i really don't know how to sew and i for sure didn't know how to thread my sewing machine but hey i totally got this. we set up the group figured out what our pages were going to be and off we went. well i didn't really get going right away because i was in the middle of training and to be perfectly honest i was nervous about how my pages would turn out.<br />
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finally after my race i really got down to business bought my materials started cutting my felt and even busted out the good old sewing machine. luckily i have an amazing husband who can mess around with anything and figure out to work things and he got my machine up and going, he even sewed a few of my shapes for my pages. i sewed a few things and discovered i really don't know how to sew curves, i've never put in a zipper and i for sure don't know how to do button holes. well again i'm a lucky girl and i had my in laws here for christmas and my mother in law came to my rescue, she helped with all that hard stuff and even managed to teach me a few of the things. needless to say i would have been in serious trouble if she wasn't here, so thank you, thank you, thank you anna!!<br />
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here is the fruits of my labor, totally not perfect but i'm still pretty happy with how they turned out.
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i will do another post once i get all the other pages from the swap, but from this experience i have to come to learn that i really do enjoy sewing and creating stuff. it is very satisfying.</div>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-26345297739437456972011-12-25T14:57:00.000-08:002011-12-25T15:58:11.694-08:00christmas weekend<div>this weekend has been packed with christmas activities. first up was organ stop pizza and temple lights. if you have never been to organ stop pizza you are missing out!! the pizza is ok but boy oh boy let me tell you that the organ playing is AMAZING. the guy even takes requests. ok, really the crowd that goes there is 60 and over but the kids all loved it and we had a blast watching the kids dance and cheer for all the music. </div><div> </div><div>it isn't really christmas time until you go to see the temple lights and we just barely made it right before christmas. i love seeing my boys explore the grounds and ooh and aah at all the lights.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyh1J9EAi4PMvHZJZl1ME8gWRpTVzVYBJ40Rwu6qdNt9LpsLZ73vktfPkvl0WDRJPPugXn3l90eYB98Ewbe5iYeorHuxnYe1pZbAUxujLjYzgrvBfwxsCd1VXJOW4c92oDv0zug/s1600/IMG_8131.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; 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height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690210135263467298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXKn8Fnhva_6luCvGkotSf5Z1Svr6TcurEvYye15eZdVPIc6aMjwLJbDu9cgwlgFrS4BjHVTTnwbFyrPMRoV7D_1RBpmOIf8efLu9Ua1oJXCmMRRLJ6EbT1r3PYA_RPtwfP7Yyw/s400/012.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGIpHfNyZiZvpo9TaMf79M6jwzvDcL8iySZVjdc7xKkrxI4y7u5cRH2L-F26c31kaweEz4he7fxyVQGhRRdwSufcBdUZDTTGbCyna8oxac4p_L_kyP7M1uj-RT8cfvzASGs5OwQ/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690210132435631314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGIpHfNyZiZvpo9TaMf79M6jwzvDcL8iySZVjdc7xKkrxI4y7u5cRH2L-F26c31kaweEz4he7fxyVQGhRRdwSufcBdUZDTTGbCyna8oxac4p_L_kyP7M1uj-RT8cfvzASGs5OwQ/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br />after breakfast it was time for church and we were really lucky because our ward choir is amazing!! the only down side to the whole day is the fact that my family is sick and not up for doing anything. we had a very merry christmas and are so grateful for our Savior, the gift of His atonement and are so glad we have this season to reflect upon His birth and all that He did for us during His time here on earth. we hope that you all had a very merry christmas too!</div></div></div></div></div>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-73774019227211802262011-12-24T20:19:00.001-08:002011-12-24T20:20:59.520-08:00Merry Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFA80F9Z75RRLPvhGR6rPd8sQLu_CEUGOjYSYrdgY_2_voX1g8gb4lsTpaj3kcKG2sxZd3-hmTLbWPiL8t4rRKkaTSk5tz7JsbBlFslrG3ABpW052hvxTZn1GV3wunLWLLGPhrw/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689916193374488706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFA80F9Z75RRLPvhGR6rPd8sQLu_CEUGOjYSYrdgY_2_voX1g8gb4lsTpaj3kcKG2sxZd3-hmTLbWPiL8t4rRKkaTSk5tz7JsbBlFslrG3ABpW052hvxTZn1GV3wunLWLLGPhrw/s400/003.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-49930182584260744722011-12-14T08:08:00.000-08:002011-12-14T08:13:28.480-08:00we visited santa<div><div>for fhe this last week we went over to santa's house. jack was very excited to finally be able to get to tell santa what he wants for christmas. <br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWBHZi8IY3grm-XUd7B_LVcW_c86XX6NLhlGeNH67xhwnbvFwIKHiw-4xIEHsdcqPLnmrb0XizfdFs0vPF-oul4iW6Np9M-Iq_UwMXOaDPzS_9IB1iCQNpYtLQLuR0_QDoOmsBA/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686017468020943362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWBHZi8IY3grm-XUd7B_LVcW_c86XX6NLhlGeNH67xhwnbvFwIKHiw-4xIEHsdcqPLnmrb0XizfdFs0vPF-oul4iW6Np9M-Iq_UwMXOaDPzS_9IB1iCQNpYtLQLuR0_QDoOmsBA/s400/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br />sammy not so much!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKaMaErYwMdhQe07WRitSRNggOJ55kVwu7fp4UcgtlFMQrhmFHNHYCmz3Bs82S392iNTC3YOfaKxYDePL3oczf6oKdvsBogK-lIrWN01z2VSgug3NCVwaQ6Wa14L1MT_ZRB_TQQ/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686017471789810450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKaMaErYwMdhQe07WRitSRNggOJ55kVwu7fp4UcgtlFMQrhmFHNHYCmz3Bs82S392iNTC3YOfaKxYDePL3oczf6oKdvsBogK-lIrWN01z2VSgug3NCVwaQ6Wa14L1MT_ZRB_TQQ/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br />merry christmas!!</div>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-50142153297824679552011-12-04T19:15:00.000-08:002011-12-04T19:57:22.326-08:00"tri" what!!?!?!?!?<div>back in the summer i got to talking with my friend tausha and at the end of our conversation she managed to convince me that i could do a sprint triathlon. silly me!! well i managed to convince my good friend ashley to do it with me, silly her!! so off we went to train and train and train for this dang race. there were so many times that i wanted to give up but never did. </div><div> </div><div>the morning of the race it was overcast and it sprinkled rain off and on and it was so so so cold. </div><div> </div><div>first up the 1/4 mile swim. the only part of the tri that i actually felt good about.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJQNy9jCQbBrDf4JDx41UZcIA4usSS1KPvjjmJqx9dTVZKZeojaDWOREAicZHOOpJYUIgWuaia3K45fWdPXnTvWpZ27h6r6EsaU9wDf5VxwyE_ceg7RZzkuqr6p8s5GfBhYeaIQ/s1600/3.bmp"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682481392164756194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJQNy9jCQbBrDf4JDx41UZcIA4usSS1KPvjjmJqx9dTVZKZeojaDWOREAicZHOOpJYUIgWuaia3K45fWdPXnTvWpZ27h6r6EsaU9wDf5VxwyE_ceg7RZzkuqr6p8s5GfBhYeaIQ/s400/3.bmp" /></a><br />yes that is me holding onto the edge of the pool, trying to catch my breath before going under the lane line for my next lap. i managed to pass several people in the swim but that is where it ended.<br /><br />second the 12 mile bike. my second "best" event in the wonderful triathlon. during that section of the race i really grew to hate the phrase "on your left," which pretty much means you are going too slow and i'm passing you. needless to say i heard that a lot!! but i kept trucking and i actually got to utter that dreaded phrase a couple times myself. it's the little things that keep you going.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTS1JdukhilOUUMnSYEok3H6lVU0YnAXZJLRm_ZtPuRNloxijKj0UCzq6HgCteQqRuAiCgfrV5ta2bObvnYmkspih2GsTXOKOT3_fpJsa8SkKtejLXDL9j7GiX49drwzp1vGQvpw/s1600/7.bmp"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682481394408079106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTS1JdukhilOUUMnSYEok3H6lVU0YnAXZJLRm_ZtPuRNloxijKj0UCzq6HgCteQqRuAiCgfrV5ta2bObvnYmkspih2GsTXOKOT3_fpJsa8SkKtejLXDL9j7GiX49drwzp1vGQvpw/s400/7.bmp" /></a><br />that tiny person in the blue shirt in the back is me.<br /><br />finally the awful, dreadful, loathsome 3 mile run. can you tell i don't like running? i actually pretty much HATE running. getting off the bike my legs felt like cement blocks and it was hard going and i will admit i walked way too much but i also ran and i'm proud to say that i finished the race and i never stopped moving.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_PjhrwalO7h4fqnLE067Wq2BZ4xtcRrZFlYLDeIwIr71VNsE4MsdeuqqwDmsceJz09IyMyVsNdJvQ9uBkkO3ZOJ7mIX8z_cUQ5_bSXAXqn2Xm01ijyu08FOUAkp4U-gNQpaFXg/s1600/8.bmp"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682481400089480578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_PjhrwalO7h4fqnLE067Wq2BZ4xtcRrZFlYLDeIwIr71VNsE4MsdeuqqwDmsceJz09IyMyVsNdJvQ9uBkkO3ZOJ7mIX8z_cUQ5_bSXAXqn2Xm01ijyu08FOUAkp4U-gNQpaFXg/s400/8.bmp" /></a><br />that's me crossing the finish line and i never felt so happy to be done!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin_G-ouPhl1QwF8jt_UXG_0rYWkhIu6KvzP0N7ANnG7vMTUt-8q7FBSAtcmVNe4RbOCufm5TI42MN13PDMRaeVlck0CGq8M6XROpW5zLNq5wDZygdU-bkwXmik6BbKupzYPrO_A/s1600/5.bmp"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682481402114199922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgin_G-ouPhl1QwF8jt_UXG_0rYWkhIu6KvzP0N7ANnG7vMTUt-8q7FBSAtcmVNe4RbOCufm5TI42MN13PDMRaeVlck0CGq8M6XROpW5zLNq5wDZygdU-bkwXmik6BbKupzYPrO_A/s400/5.bmp" /></a><br />this is my girl ashley!! without her i wouldn't have done the dang triathlon. she made training fun and something to look forward to. we are eating our orange slices and drinking our water like true athletes, so she tells me. thanks ashley for torturing yourself with me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUqZ-7K2rEvOHy2MEE4lFBudNU4NEj58F6IvA2Er5cq7RYj3BKgZ6FQQ_vfy3wvJtaqf_vMWYtrhwITX_QdgtAL3OhH4HVEFZUbvdOR3Wl3EgKhG6pOKocI1cq0Ncv33iy0bYJQ/s1600/6.bmp"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682481408404940626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUqZ-7K2rEvOHy2MEE4lFBudNU4NEj58F6IvA2Er5cq7RYj3BKgZ6FQQ_vfy3wvJtaqf_vMWYtrhwITX_QdgtAL3OhH4HVEFZUbvdOR3Wl3EgKhG6pOKocI1cq0Ncv33iy0bYJQ/s400/6.bmp" /></a><br />this is tausha, my cheerleader, my coach and my inspiration. the one who started it all. thanks tausha for saying i could do it and always encouraging me.</div><div> </div><div>couple things i learned from doing a triathlon:</div><ul><li>exercising with a friend is the way to go</li><li>i hate running!</li><li>i can do hard things</li><li>i have amazing friends</li><li>i have a super supportive husband who let me leave him every night to go and train. i love you, hooch!!</li><li>i AM a triathlete!<br /><br /></li></ul>shannynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965538929054534852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940257.post-23704701850944883452011-11-21T13:19:00.000-08:002011-11-25T19:58:03.866-08:00star performer!!<div><div><div><div><div>today jack had his thanksgiving program at school, and john and i were beaming with pride. jack was well behaved and he did such an awesome job. i can't believe how fast he has grown up and how mature he is getting. we are so proud of our little "native american."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINT0A2HSoopb9MMMKm2lqk9ea2ylimDHkGncWoNnUCkXGeJ-nQz3CppEEjmpEyMCcG6PeOqEiI31LLwBMKdPn52bH7I0wvDLnvirb4FEAKb0BYSXmpQUblSCVESxsB5lXMarAmg/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; 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