First feels good...

As I've mentioned earlier, Merril has been hitting the gym a lot and gotten into really good shape! Merril and his brother, Jared, are training for a marathon in the fall. On Saturday, our ward had a mini triathlon and Merril asked his brother if he wanted to come and race. Jared agreed and the two boys battled it out. Jared has always been faster than Merril, a lot faster. They used to mountain bike race together and Jared has never lost to a younger brother, until now. Merril came in first place overall in the triathlon and beat Jared by 4 minutes. There was a 2-mile run, a

















7-mile bike, and a 200-yard swim. Merril's in the foreground in red shorts and a black shirt. Jared is in the background in a grey sweatshirt and red swim trunks. This was the transition from run to bike. Merril's final time was 45 minutes and 56 seconds. Jared finished in at 49 minutes and 45 seconds, I think.

Here we have the kids with hot chocolate. Always a crowd pleaser! From left to right: Maxine, Stephanie, Elizabeth and Jack.














Here's my sister-in-law, Emily, with her sleeping baby, Caroline. Caroline is like 2 months older than Juliet so they'll be pals.




















Here's Juliet and me but she was refusing to take a nap. She was a tad on the sick side and rather grumpy on Saturday.














And here's the podium after the swim. 1st and 2nd place. Merril's never come in 1st for any race so I was pleased and excited for him. Not bad for 30.