Family Escape!

photos:left- sandpipers on Sanibel. center- me right- Cinderella's Castle New Year's Eve

photos: left- Burrowing Owl. Center- pink hibiscus. Right- the boys entering Sanibel.

In addition to triathlon, our family loves many things: including Legos, Star Wars and road trips!

In late December we decided to drive to Florida to see my in-laws and to take a surprise trip to the Magic Kingdom. (3,000+miles RT). The trip started off a bit sour (vomit + car seat.) Ew. But we made it and we eventually purged the nasty flu bug as well.

While it was chilly for Florida, we hit the beach, built sandcastles and enjoyed wearing shorts! And, New Year's Eve at Disney was wonderful! The trip wasn't perfect, but it was memorable.

Questions for You:

- Where is your favorite family escape?

- Are you a hot or cold weather person?

- Road trip or flight?

photo credits: by me

Triathlon + Family: LegoTown

This is LegoTown. This miniature world changes daily.

As we build and rebuild these creative scenes, we build up our family. LegoTown helps our family connect. In busier work or triathlon training seasons, we need the moments and interaction worlds like LegoTown provide.

We think triathlon + family = a good thing. But, it's easy to lose perspective and start chipping away at your family's foundation. Stop now and start repairing your own LegoTown.

Questions for You:
- How do you connect as a family?
- Do you love Legos?

More on Triathlon + Family
- Turn to p.90 of the November issue of Triathlete Magazine for "Walking the Tightrope: How to Balance Training and Family."

Hubby and I have finished triathlons of all distances. We have three kids and this year drove 4,000 miles roundtrip as a family to support Ken's second IM event. Read his race reports and meet Team BAMF here:
http://ironmakeover.blogspot.com/2009/06/race-report-ironman-coeur-d-alene-june.html
http://ironmakeover.blogspot.com/2009/07/race-report-ironman-coeur-d-alene-june.html
Ken & family supported my trip this summer to take USAT's Level 1 Coaching course.

photo by me: One section of LegoTown action!