24th of July Celebration

This year we headed to Mtn. View for the 24^th of July celebration of when the Pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. I have been wanting to do the triathalon for the last 3 years but I got knee surgery, then I was getting married and then I was pregnant so I decided this was my year! I didn’t really have time to train after having Ky because I still had to do school and work, so I recruited people so that we could do the team triathalon. I am a terrible swimmer, so I asked Michael if he would swim for me. I didn’t really have anyone in mind to bike, so I was just going to run and bike, but at the last minute, my sister Jordan said she wanted to , so that was a relief. I ran my first 5k and it was good. I want to do more once I get in better shape. We had a Ronald Walker family reunion that weekend too so the night before the triathalon we had a cook out and did a family Amazing Race. It was really fun and I was so glad to see my dad’s siblings and their families. We had a lot of people participate in the triathalon. My brother in law David did it all by himself and I think he took 7^th out of the men. He did great! I think he finished in 54 minutes. The guy who won it (wins it every year) finished in 38 minutes… he was in and out of the pool before the second person even got off his bike to get in the pool. CRAZY! Ashlee and Tammy also did it individually and they did great I am hoping to do it myself next year! Then there was our team and my Uncle Neal and Aunt Sallee had a team with my brother in law Nathan as the swimmer. Ky was a real trooper through all of the traveling that we did this summer! We love her to death and can’t imagine life without her J She took her first steps back in July and she is walking more and more everyday. She can say “mama” and “dada” and “papa” and “nono” while shaking her head no, it is the cutest! I can’t believe she is 10 months old! (Once again pictures to come!)