Boots

Last week, Lowell and I were having a pleasant evening with cousin Erin when Lowell said, "You look like Dora's best friend Boots!"

For those of you unfamiliar with the cartoon Dora, Boots is indeed a monkey.

At least it was just my slippers that gave him that impression...not my face or the fact that I look like a cartoon.

Three is a Magic Number!

On Sunday, Lowell did his THIRD triathlon of the month! The sun managed to squeak through the clouds at the very end of the race, but at least the rain held off. As a picture-taking spectator, my hands were numb, but otherwise the weather was tolerable I suppose.

So, let's get started with the triathlon shall we? And by the way, it's SO much more fun watching a triathlon & taking pictures when you have a camera that a) takes pictures quickly, b) is ready to take another one right away, c) has amazing zoom, d) has burst mode and other desirable features, and e) doesn't suck.

Lowell setting up his transition area:



Waiting to start the 1km swim:

And he's off!

I think that this is my favourite picture of the day. I was so proud of myself for getting a picture when he was facing me. Again, thanks to our beautiful new camera!

Done the swim; getting ready for the bike! (Doesn't he look goooooood? He's such a flippin attractive boy!)

Here he goes on the 25km bike!

Aw, he's always smiling!


Lowell's turning the corner to start another loop of the bike. This is what it looked like outside through his sunny glasses. Keeps one optimistic I guess:

And here he is coming back from the 8km run!

Here's my triathlon superstar!!

YEAY FOR LOWELL!!!

Some technical facts:
Finish time: 1 hour 59 minutes 10 seconds
Age Group place: 9th of 19
Total racers: 293

CoolPix

We have had a spectacular long weekend thus far. Other than some rain/wind today, the weather has been gorgeous. Lowell and I have run, biked, walked, rollerbladed, skipped, played, went to the outdoor market, hung out with friends etc in the bright and beautiful sunshine.

We also ran a bunch of errands and added a new piece of technology to the ol' techy collection: a rockin awesome new camera! Much overdue if I do say so myself.

Lowell and I have thoroughly enjoyed snapping pictures then playing with them on the computer. Here's Edmonton et moi through the lens of our new camera (in no particular order)!

Star Studded Week

Lowell's half birthday (May 13th) was celebrated in style. We (Carlynne, Michelle (Dan's sis), Lowell and I) went to David Beckham's soccer game!! LA Galaxy was in Edmonton to play against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Am I the type of soccer fan that would purchase tickets to a game like this for the sole purpose of being in the same stadium as a celebrity such as David Beckham? No. Well, actually, that's a lie. I totally am.

The Whitecaps beat Galaxy 2-1. I was happy to see the Canadian team win, but I was also a little disappointed for David.


In the following picture, David is the dark player between the linesman and the white player near the front of the picture. The zoom on my camera is not its most impressive feature.
OOOOooo, here he is!
So that was on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday night my parents went to Anne Murray's concert. I'm guessing that the crowd at Anne's concert was a little more classy than our crowd. We had some rowdies behind us who were somewhat amusing at first, but once the alcohol started kicking in, they just got irritating. Anyhoo, Mom and Dad really enjoyed their classy evening:


So to sum up our celebrity sightings for the week:

DAVID BECKHAM &

ANNE MURRAY

Posh wasn't at the game, but I heard rumours that Mel C (aka Sporty Spice) might've been there as she was in Edmonton to do a concert the next night. I didn't see her, but we can pretend!