Try-a-Tri

This morning I completed the Try-a-Tri in Kelowna! WHAT A HOOT! It's so much fun! I expect all of you reading this to sign up and do it next year. 

300m swim

 +15km bike

+3km run

+lots of smiles and laughter!

 = priceless memories.

Here we are looking well rested (ha ha) and ready to race at 6:30 am.

   Ardie, Michelle,                    Alex, Sarah and me

I  am not one to post pictures of myself in a bathing-suit, for obvious reasons, but this was too funny not to.

  Sarah, Michelle, Alex (behind), Ardie, Nicole, Kim and me

We all made it and are better for it too :) I just wish all my family and friends were there participating. 

The victorious competitors!

I especially loved the free massage at the end.

Check this out

My sister found this guy on youtube and he's crazy talented. As is the boy who arranged the medley.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R12QVtuB0_Q

Click on his other numbers too. I highly recommend "Don't Stop Believing".

Hawaii 2

Here are a few more pictures of our trip to Hawaii. I could probably post all 300 more pictures but that might become a little boring so I'll try to be selective.

Ryan and Joe out boogie-boarding. 

I love this shot of Edwin... he looks like a serious boogie boarder.

Greta loved running in and out of the waves and being tumbled by them.

Hawaii

Yesterday we returned from our 2 week vacation to Hawaii! ( Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Kilistoff for letting us crash with you.)

Other than the trip there it was a great time. Greta was an absolute nightmare on the flight over. 

Here are the kids waiting at the airport while Ryan (khaki shorts in the background) checks in our luggage.

Ko Olina lagoons. Edwin tries out some flippers. ( No, that is NOT me in the background! you are so mean)

Joseph jumped right into the ocean and began snorkeling like a seasoned pro. 

Greta and Edwin were a little more timid of the ocean but played well together on the beach. ( I believe they were playing horsey here.)

Thanks to Uncle Bud we went hiking to J@$%*! Ginger Falls. It was absolutely gorgeous and so much fun!

 The bamboo forests were so amazing!
 Ryan went out fishing with his parents one  night and caught 5(?) fish. That's my boy! 
Ryan's mom caught a fish too...
but his dad was skunked.
Mmmmmm.... we love tropical fish.
We took another hike out to the lighthouse near Sea Life Park. Very dry and different than our hike to the falls but still gorgeous. We could see Molokai in the distance. 



 Ryan purchased a Canon SLR... can't remember the model right now but it's super slick. So, I'll do another post with those really good pictures once I download them.

ALOHA

Van's 1

Thank you for inviting us to your SUPER birthday party. We had a SUPER fun time and we love our SUPER HERO capes.