Langdon Life

Monday, August 15, 2011

More Visitors

We have just returned from a 10 day trip to Texas, and I'm way behind on the blog. I'm playing catch-up with some pictures from July. We had loads of company and have really enjoyed spending so much time with family! This post is from my Dad, Mary and Madison visiting.

Fun at Tahoe, this little girl LOVES the cold Tahoe water!

Dad and Me

The Ladies

Father and his daughters

Cool photo of Madison and Me

Micah obtained this giant red ball/balloon from his job. I'm not sure what it's used for, but my dad and Owen thought it was the coolest thing EVER!

Worn out.

Madison is fun to hang with! Miss you, girly.

Washer Champions!

Fun in downtown Carson.

What did Owen give his Papa for his birthday? Legos, of course!!

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Long Lost Friends

Our friends Kim, Corey, Natalie and Audrey were visiting Tahoe recently and we were excited to spend some beach time with them. They lived in Tahoe when we first moved to Nevada 8 years ago, but after our first year here, they moved away. Kim and I have become great long-distance friends, sharing pregnancies, births, birthdays, and parenting stories over the phone. They now live in Phoenix and we see them about once a year (if we're lucky).

Natalie & Owen searching for craw fish.

Adler & Audrey

Where's Owen???

Natalie & Owen enjoying a pop-up.

Kim and Corey, move back to Tahoe so we can have more days like this!!! :o)

Friday, July 29, 2011

Our Little Triathlete!

Last weekend Owen competed in the Carson City Kids Triathlon. I have been training for a sprint triathlon to be held this fall, so Owen was stoked to participate in his own race. He was in the youngest age group where parents were allowed to assist throughout the event. This is what he did: 25 yard swim, .4 mile bike and .4 mile run. It was seriously the cutest event I've ever seen and Owen was super excited about it!!! For several days after the event he kept asking to do another triathlon.

Here are all the 4-6 year olds getting prepped before their race.

And here's the swim line-up.

Owen can't swim very far by himself, so I assisted him in the pool.

This was the transition station.

Putting on socks and shoes for the bike portion.

Micah rode this portion with Owen, and this was by far his best event. Most of the kids his age are still using training wheels, so Owen was able to bike much faster.

As soon as the bike race was over, he took off running! Look at that determination!

He took off really fast, but soon slowed down. The run was a little far for him, but he did it (with a little encouragement).

Almost there......

And he got a medal at the finish line.

Ryder, Owen & Sofia

Cheering on her big brother.

Owen and Papa

I am so proud of Owen for finishing the race. I think it's safe to say I have a little competitor on my hands.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Tahoe

This day started off as a typical, gorgeous day in Tahoe.

Micah's family was in town and we took the canoe out while the kids stayed on the beach. FYI, canoeing by ourselves is far more relaxing than with 2 wiggly kiddos!

Micah's parents rented a boat for the day and Micah was sooooooo excited to dust off his wake board and try some of his old tricks.

Micah started off great but soon got a little too ambitious (and he forgot he's not 20 anymore).

To make a long story short, Micah had a rough fall, almost blacked out, got a concussion, lost his short-term memory, and took a trip to the ER.

But at least we captured these great photos, right???

All kidding aside, it was a pretty scary car ride to the ER. But he is perfectly fine now and is hoping to go wake boarding again next month while we're in Texas. He's going to have to buy a helmet though.