It is so hard to believe that my parent's visit has already come and gone. They arrived on July 8th to help out with the kiddos and the housework while I swam, biked and ran in preparation for this crazy dream of mine. Their visit enabled me to do this race. Without them, it just would not have been possible. As it is, there is plenty of Mom/Wife Guilt, but with their help, Jason was still able to have a life and the kids didn't suffer too too much, as depicted in the photos below. I am forever grateful to them.
We had a wonderful time together, along with a lot of noise (2 young boys are pretty rowdy, as most of you know) and plenty of laughter. Here are some pictures of the fun we had with Nana and Papa in July and August (in reverse order).
Pile on Papa!
Carousel fun at the Denver Zoo!
Lego Building
Pool Time!
Riding the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Lunch at the top of the gondola in Breckenridge
Riding the Breckenridge Gondola
Dinner in Keystone
Lunch at Chamayo in Silverthorne
Dad joined me on a few of my shorter rides. We got rained on both times.
He was still smiling! What a gift to get to ride with my dad. He's in his mid-70s, by the way and still going strong! We are blessed with good genes in this family.
Hiking at Lair of the Bear Park
Lair of the Bear
Mom and I
Beautiful flowers at The Hudson Gardens
Smile, guys!
As we bid farewell to them yesterday morning, there were a few tears (Dad and I, as usual) and a few "I'll-miss-you-until-I-see-you-again's" and they were off.
See you in a few weeks in Chattanooga for the big event, Mom and Dad!!! And thank you for everything. We love you!
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