Tri Day!

Today was the first big "event" of the summer for Wonder Daddy- our local Triathlon!  He's been wanting to do a triathlon since he ran track in high school, so was pretty excited to find one within easy distance.

Wonder Daddy hit the road on bike at 5:45 to line up and get settled in.  We followed two hours later, on foot (told you it was easy distance!)

Here we are at the finish line, waiting for Wonder Daddy's triumphant exit of the course.

Ernie was pretty happy to be out in the sunshine, eating granola bars.

Mimi was wondering why I got her out of bed for this.

Finally, here he comes!

Here we all are in our "team jerseys" Nana made for us- isn't she fantastic?  They have a picture of Wonder Daddy, and say

Swim Daddy Swim!

Pedal Daddy Pedal!!

Run Daddy Run!!!

(Please ignore my poor posture, and the "Farmer John" gut I seem to be sporting.  I swear, it's all in your head.  Really.  And my apologies to all the Farmer John's out there I just insulted.  You're very beautiful.)

The atmosphere was so much fun- there was a triathlon, duathlon, 5k, 10k, kids' 5k and 10k.  Everyone was happy, and the weather was beautiful today.  The volunteers were enthusiastic and helpful, cheering on all the participants as they pointed out the next path to take.  There was a lot going on, all over the park, and I was glad to see what no one was grumpy.  There were hippies, kids, grandmas, people on weight-loss plans, and long-time triathletes all running, biking, and swimming the same course.  It was such a fun mix, and everyone had a good time.  

In the "finish" area, there were treats for the athletes (did you know chocolate milk is the perfect "recovery" drink?  It's true, the gal at Darigold told me so) and face painting and balloons for the kids.

Ernie loved her ladybug.

Mimi was still just hanging out.

We are just SO proud of Wonder Daddy.  He trained hard for this, and did really well (he beat his goal by three minutes!)  I wish I could have been there for the completion of every stage (we arrived just as he was racking his bike in the transition area and setting off for the third stage, the run, so he didn't see us) but he did awesome!

Go Daddy Go!

Hi Daddy!

Do I need to say anything else?  Nope.  I am so mind-blowingly grateful for Wonder Daddy.

Another One Bites the Dust, Hey Hey!

Audit section, you've been OWNED.

We are one test section away from being done. Can I get a woot?

Way to go, Wonder Daddy- you're awesome!

PASS!

Please excuse my incoherence, but we passed the Regulations section of the CPA exam! That's 2 down , 2 to go...please wish Wonder Daddy luck on Wednesday's Audit test! One more in test in May (Financial), and if these last two tests go well, we're DONE!

As an aside, I've never really known Wonder Daddy when he WASN'T studying. We met a week after he returned from his mission, and he started school about a month later. That was 6 years ago. Almost to the day, or at least week. He has worked so hard these past six years, going to school, earning his Associates, Bachelors, and Masters; supporting the family financially and emotionally, and always being the best dad to our girls, and a wonderful husband.

We love you Daddy, and we're so proud of you!!