Aloha Girls!

Well the twins have finally returned from Hawaii!  I missed them!  Lilah has definitely gotten stronger and is finally standing on her legs and loving it!  It seems like she is taller too.  Bella is the same old girl from a week ago, cute as a button!

Bella was being way more photogenic this time around.  What a sweetheart.  Lilah was a bit more cranky than usual.  She either has an ear infection…or just misses Hawaii.

Hana Finishes!!

She continued the bike and finished it after 8 hours!  So that leaves us at 1 hr 20 minutes in the swim, 8 hours on the bike…onto the run!

After the bike…the rain started and the temperature dropped to 52 degrees!  Brrr…I put on my down jacket and a stocking cap.  We were bundled!

We ended up getting a crowd at our house last night.  Ian (hana’s brother), Mike, Jamie, Bob and Mary Woods were at our place for dinner and the last 4-6 hours of the race.  Our house is the perfect location because the run came 1 block away from our house…so we tracked her online and made sure we were at the street when she crossed 4 different times!  Because of the cold and the rain…I had the fire going…hot cocoa on the stove and louie cooked up a mean dinner for us all!  It was tiring just waiting for Hana to come in!

Go Hana!  She started off the run in excellent timing..finishing the first 7.5 miles doing 11-12 minute miles, and the 22 miles at 15 minute miles.  Those last 4 miles…her knees were giving out and her blisters on her feet were popping.  Expecting to see her around 10 pm, we didn’t see her cross the finish line until 11:12 pm!  It was a little confusing and we were worried we had missed her at the finish line…but we hadn’t!  SHE IS AN IRONWOMEN and I couldn’t be more proud and excited for her!  She finished the 26.2 mile run in 6 hours 40 minutes…that is a total time of 16 hours and 12 minutes.   She was feeling great coming a crossed that finish line! 

Hana Truscott is an Ironman!  Wow.

Ironman 2009

My friend Hana Truscott is currently on the bike for the Ironman race today.  It started at 7 am with a 2.4 mile swim, in which she completed in 1 hour and 20 minutes.  She was on the bike by 8:30 am…and will be for the next 4-6 hours completing 112 miles.  Louie, Bentley and I were there to witness this madness.

The Series of wetsuit stripping.  I want this job next year!  A random athlete:

Hana #79:

To the Bikes:

There goes Hana!

After 112 miles of biking….here’s whats to come:

Lilah’s PhotoShoot

Movies of the Girls

Yesterday Vicki and I had the privilege to watch the sweetest little girls. My memories cards were almost full so I didn't get many pictures, but I did get some video. These girls amaze me everyday by how much they are growing. They have now learned to push the buttons on their exercauser and pull the links to make sound. It is pretty amazing. Bella is also giggling and it is sooo cute!

The Weekend

I finally got to work on Friday evening, and let me tell you it was PACKED! There was ArtWalk in Downtown Coeur d’ Alene, so everyone and their mother was out and about strolling the streets. We had to send people away from the restaurant because every table was full! Let me tell you, I never worked so hard and I have never been more exhausted! I came home at 11:30 and about fell over.

Saturday, I awoke immediately at 9:15 am because I had forgotten about the Saturday morning Weight Watchers meetings that Mom and I go to. I quickly got ready, and went to the meeting all by myself! Mom and figured that we were ditching it because I never called her to confirm, so she wasn’t ready to go. I gained 0.4lbs. Maybe it was that Frosty and the Below 31 milkshake I had that week. Oops. I even worked out more than usual too! Oh well. What can you do. Louie and I then headed to the local Bakery for our usual little breakfast. I relaxed lazily on the couch for a few hours until we decided to head into Spokane to go to the WinCo grocery store and have a little lunch. I had to work again Saturday night. Saturday wasn’t busy at all at the restaurant and I got called off around 7:30 pm to find Adam and Louie playing video games. We chatted until around 10 pm and they went out to the bars while I sat at home and relaxed some more!

Sunday, my mom’s friends from WAY back in the day in Missoula were in town. Louie and I headed to mom’s house for a nice breakfast and Erin cooked! We had a great little chat and catch up!

Mom and Ann Susan and Mom

The rest of the day was pretty low key. We ran some errands, took Bentley for a walk and just hung out. Louie made some Carne Asada tacos that were pretty awesome for dinner.

Off to go play with the babies all day today!

A Secret Beach on Tubbs

Bentley and I have been getting out and about this past week and walking three miles to get some exercise. On Wednesday, I decided to walk downtown and around Tubbs hill. It was a blistering high 80's day so it was nice to be at the lake. I packed a lunch and we headed out. It was fun going through all the new little shops in downtown Coeur d' Alene and dream about some new home decorations that I found.

Around Tubbs, Bentley and I decided to go the point and park it at a little beach where no one was! This way he can roam and roam and I don't have to worry about him bothering other people. I sat on this log that jetted out into the lake and just watched Bentley enjoy this little beach. I captured this video because Bentley soon became obsessed with the end of the log that I was sitting on because it was halfway under the water and he WANTED IT! It was hilarious how obsessed he got!



We had a great day at the beach and our three mile walk! I got blisters on the bottom of my feet from walking in Chacos for the first time this summer. OUCH! I also went into work at the restaurant and got called off for Wednesday night and Thursday night. Hopefully I will go in this weekend to work...I can sure use the money.

Here is Bentley trying to get the sunken log.

View from where I was sitting on the other end of the log.
He found another stick!

Self Portraits!

3 Months

I am here with the babies today and they have been great! They both have slight colds and their little noses are very stuffy. Poor girls.

I took some good pictures today so I thought I would share a few while they are napping!

Me with Bella trying to get a self portrait...I am not very good at it yet.
The girls were being very cute together!
Then we decided to do a little reading

And Bella loved her little exerciser!