RIBEIRO

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! 2 Cor 9:15

This month I competed in my very first triathlon - Walnut Grove, 750m swim, 20km bike, 5 km run, what is called a "Sprint" triathlon, a far cry from half or full Ironman - 3.8 km swim, 180 km ride, and a marathon: 42.2 km run! Had I a street bike, I would have had much better time (1hr, 47 min). Onto the next challenge...

Thanks Tanya for the cool retro photos!

Nearly everyone says Nadia looks like Daddy. This photo reminds us of Mommy when she was a baby - the debate is on.

Sooooo we did it. We talked about it for a long time but never did anything about it. And for all of you who have heard me complain, no, it wasn't for those reasons. Hmmmm, why did we do it? Maybe it was for many reasons or maybe we just didn't need a reason and hopefully..... this won't be repeated again.... once is enough ( or twice, I guess when you really count it). Do we have you guessing yet....Nadia officially has her ears pierced! She was a champ....after she had one silent cry, where the mouth is open wide and you know there should be a noise but nothing comes out and you start to count and after about 9 seconds she lets out a cry. But really, it wasn't that bad, she let out that one cry and as soon as I picked her up from Keith's arms, she quieted down. Sigh....glad thats over! Another little milestone is that our dainty, petite featured gal is weighing in at a hefty 23lbs! For some reason it surprises me, she definitely doesn't look 23lbs. Compared