Doug's Plattsmouth Triathlon

Doug competed in his 2nd Triathlon of the summer last Saturday - August 1st. This one was in Plattsmouth and we had great weather! (Unlike the nasty cold, rainy weather we had at the Norfolk Triathlon in June.) My uncle Craig and our friend Joel also competed in the Plattsmouth one. Doug did great! We are so proud of him!! He shaved some minutes off his time from last year and decreased his transition times. He thinks I'm going to train for this one next year (we'll have to wait and see!). I had to help with the Triathlon and be there at 5:45am, so we enlisted the help of my mom and Doug's aunt Jodi. My aunt Janet also came to help Craig and also ended up helping Doug. They were great help! Doug's grandma & grandpa McKnight also came to support Doug. After the triathlon, the kids got to play in the pool while they figured out the results.

Doodlebug Trip

Doug took the kids in the Doodlebug for the 1st time this summer on July 5th. Our friend Joel met Doug at the bike trail and helped him take the kids. They stopped at a playground to play 1/2 through their trip. The kids really enjoyed Joel pushing them and playing with them! And they loved being in the Doodlebug again! Doug must be a little stronger this summer as Sam & Alden together way a little over 50 lbs and the Doodlebug itself weighs 40 lbs!

4th of July

The 4th of July was a day filled with fun. It was the 2nd coldest July 4th ever recorded in Omaha - so you can imagine what we did most of the day....stayed indoors. It also rained off and on all day long, and made toss out our plans for boating, swimming, and getting some sun. :( We went to Doug's parent's house at about 3pm and had a good time with family. Doug's aunt Jodi made some Jello Shots, and his grandma Lila thought she needed to try them, so that was pretty hilarious watching her try to get it out of the little cup with her tongue! :) Next we went back to town to my friend Mandy's house for some early fireworks and social time. We weren't able to stay long, as we had company out at Doug's parent's house, but Samantha & Alden were able to play with their friends Caden & Cody for awhile, which was good, because there were no other kids at their grandparent's house that day. Alden was amazed by parachutes and the fireworks that look like trucks. When we got back to Doug's parent's house, our friends Joel & Beth were there. We sat around and talked most of the evening and then watched the neighbors blow up their fireworks. Alden loved the fireworks and Samantha ran from them and plugged her ears and watched most of them from inside the screen door!