New Bike

Having a new fixer-upper bike to work on has gotten me all excited about bike riding again. So, here's new website to learn all about the joys of English and French-style touring bicycles - Rivendell!

I know, I know - no funny anecdotes, or stories.

In other news, Dominic's new favorite game? Tennis (who needs World Cup?)

Water Towers

Eric would say I am giving too much information here, but I think this story needs a little back story to really set the right tone. Before Eric and I were married we were driving around a neighborhood in silence which lead to a discussion about whether or not one should talk about anything, no matter how mundane, in order to at least have some semblance of a conversation. This then lead to me just randomly saying anything I saw. Soon this developed into a game where we tried to see who could spot the most fire hydrants before the other person. If you think that sounds silly, you should really try it and just see how competitive it can get.

Anyway. . .

Fast forward 6 years or so and now we have a couple of sons. Both of whom love to yell out random objects that they see and know the name of. "AIRPLANE!", "TRACTOR!", "HORSE!", "JAYHAWK!" and so on.

Most recently, Dominic has been noticing the various water towers that we see as we drive to and from various activities. As well as memorizing the locations. This has now become our new game and it is a race to see who can spot the water tower first. It was pretty fun to play on our most recent visit to Kansas (as there are more water towers visible along I-70 than fire hydrants). Even on the way back, despite the fact we hit the road before 6 AM, Dom spotted the first water tower as we left Lawrence and sleepily declared it his. Those car DVD players have nothing on this source of entertainment.

Tuesday Night Duathlon

Yesterday was the 3rd Wright Tri Club duathlon (5 in the series). I didn't PR like last time, but I did have some help crossing the finish line.

After the race, there was also a kids race.

Here's William getting his finishers medal.

What's on the schedule for the rest of the day? World Cup soccer of course! We even know some people there!

Festival Day

Dominic was so excited about the Festival!!! And then we showed up, and...


It was a little bit too loud for him. William, on the other hand, didn't mind at all.

Jaydreamin

So long, Big 12 conference. Hello Mountain West, and new arch-rival -- Air Force!!