Good Boy
Zeph turned 8 on the 19th and has stepped up to the plate. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints the following Saturday and confirmed on Sunday. It was so nice having Grandma and Grandpa Stubz here for a few days.
Not only did Zeph get baptized, but turning 8 also allowed him to begin Cub Scouts. I’m not sure which he was more excited about. 
In uniform before his first den meeting.
Way to go Zeph! We’re so proud of you.
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Last Wednesday the local multi sport club sponsored a Splash N Dash as training prep for the upcoming triathlon. I had planned on doing the longer course of 400 yd swim and 5K run. Caemlyn had swim team that night, but I told her she could do that, or come and do the SnD with me. She went with me and did the shorter course of a 200 yd swim and 3K run. My overall time wasn’t too bad, though my swim time needs some work. Caemlyn did awesome and I’m so proud of her for doing it. I don’t have any pics, since it was just us there. Someone from the triatomics was taking pics though, so if they ever put them online, I’ll see what I can do to share them.
There are 3 more in the series (we’ll miss one due to vacation) - think I can get her to do the other 2 with me?
Uncategorized | Comments (2)Coming Up For Air
I’m making an effort today to come up for a bit of air. This month has been insanely busy, and there’s still so much on the calendar, it’s crazy.
I’ve had to play a bit of catch-up on the blog, as you can tell, since this is my 3rd post this morning. Things not covered by the other 2 posts:
When I got back from my quick trip to CA, Tyghe and I met the rest of the family in ABQ for Caemlyn’s long course swim meet. She swam the 50 breast (her new favorite stroke)
the 100 back and the 50 free.
She has really improved her swimming a lot over the past year. I’m so proud of her and all of her hard work.
Before going to CA, we went camping up at Camp May. One night was plenty since it was still very cold at night up there. It was Tyghe’s first camping trip though - and I think he had a good enough time.
Of course, since I’m training for a triathlon, I decided to run home from camping. It’s about 6 miles - all downhill, with about a 2000 foot drop in elevation. Boy was I sore after that! Other preparations on the tri front are getting new tires for my new bike, since one of them blew out on me this past Saturday. I’ll be doing a splash n dash tomorrow night, and a practice bike/swim early Saturday morning. That’s in addition to my regular running, swimming and biking throughout the week. Of course, I missed out on doing anything yesterday since the kids and I were stuck in Santa Fe all day after the big serpentine belt came off, causing the power steering to go out and the car to overheat, just after lunch time. Justin did eventually come down and rescue us - and fix the car (thank goodness the dealer was still open to sell us the pulley we had to replace).
And Happy Father’s Day to my dear, sweet Justin. You’re such a great dad and do so much to provide and care for our family. It’s a joy to watch you with the kids and see how much they adore you. I love you. Happy Father’s Day to my dad too. You’ve always set such a good example, and I appreciate all that you do for me and the rest of the family.
And later this week - Zephram turns 8 and my parents are flying in from CA for his baptism on Saturday. I’ve got a long list of things to get done over the next couple of weeks for our 2 week road trip to family reunions in CA and OR. Maybe I’ll get another chance to come up for air around mid-July.
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Saturday was a BIG day - Caemlyn turned 9 and Tyghe turned 1! The past year has really gone by pretty fast. We had a marathon day of cakes, and I was exhausted by the end. Caemlyn requested coffee cake for breakfast, then we had tiger cake at lunch
and fudge peanut butter cake at dinner.
Caemlyn had her friends Joke and Sophie over for pizza, cake and ice cream. They all had to work to get the re-lighting candles completely out. lol
1 year comparison of all my kids…
Both kids got some nice gifts, but this one is my personal fave. I spent a good deal of time planning, designing and making this swim bag for Caemlyn. Not pictured is a bead charm I made that says SWIM and has a clasp that holds her pool pass. It has lots of mesh pockets for holding wet stuff.
Short Hair
Ada’s hair had gotten quite long, but is still pretty baby thin and fine. The ends were even thinner, so we decided she needed a haircut to help it look fuller. I was going to keep it a little longer, but think the super short cut looks really cute on her.
Sad
My little sister said hello and goodbye to her baby girl this last week. I am so heartbroken for her. My mom posted a beautiful pic on her blog, and since she was there, I think it’s best to link to her post. I’m leaving early tomorrow morning (and taking Tyghe) to go and be with her for a few days and help with services on Thursday. I’m thankful that I’m able to go, and especially grateful for my friends here who will be watching my older kids so that Justin will still be able to work. My SIL Valerie shared this poem, and I think it’s very fitting:
A Heart of Gold stopped beating,
Two shining eyes at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove
He only takes The Best.
God knows you had to leave us,
But you did not go alone ~
For part of us went with you,
The day He took you Home.
~~ Anonymous ~~
The rest of the updates I have on my family will be on hold until I return from CA at the end of the week.
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