Benny's triathlon

It saddens me to say that due to all the family members that were ill in this household, I missed Ben's triathlon yesterday. It is the first since he started doing them in 2003 that I wasn't there running around like a maniac trying to take pictures of him in the transition areas. This was another sprint triathlon in Cherry Point. He did really well placing 2nd in his age bracket and 11th overall. (He is not sure how many there were in the race yet....somewhere between 75-100) So here are the pictures of him with his trophy.....I must say he looks better in these pics than he normally does all sweaty and exhausted!

We are all on the mend here and feeling better thank goodness!

Ben and I went after church and got a lawn mower. The reel mower that Ben had bought for me before the deployment last year just wasn't cutting the mustard. Ben said that he would be better off just weed-eating the whole yard. He is about to put it to good use as the yard hasn't been done since before we left on vacation. (The spots that are actually growing need done about twice a week now thanks to our crazy tall fescue grass!)

Happy Birthday to Ashlyn yesterday too!!