HE DID IT!!!

Monte and all three of my brothers participated in a half Iron Man in Provo over the weekend. For those who are unsure of what a half Iron Man is...it is a triathalon where you swim 1.2 miles, ride bike 56 miles, and run 13.1 miles! This was Monte's first time ever competing in a triathalon and it was quite an accomplishment for him!

This picture was taken early in the morning before the race!

Wyatt, Megan, and I had to wait in the car for awhile until the sun came up over the mountain, because there were mosquitos everywhere! So we killed some time by taking lots of pictures in the car! We missed the swim start but were still able to see all of the boys finish the swim and run to the transition area where they picked up their bikes to start the 56 miles ride.

I fall more in love with this little boy everyday! He has his sour moments like any two year old, but these are the moments that I remember the most!
Two tired kids! Well, Wyatt was the tired one...Megan just sleeps all the time anyway!

Here is Monte running into the finish!!!

He worked so hard all day to get to this point! He made it and we were all there to cheer for him and greet him on his first triathalon finish! Good job Honey! I love you and am so proud of you!! What an accomplishment!!

I'm not gonna lie...watching Monte do this race was quite a turn on!

Our family!

Without a doubt...our kids have the raddest dad!

Poor Monte...he hasn't even gotten the chance to sit down! He probably wished the pictures could have waited till later...but who knows if he was going to be able to get up once he sat down!

(from left to right: Chris McCombs, Wyatt Johnson, Monte Johnson, Geoff McCombs, and Brian McCombs)

How cool is this...all three of my brothers and my husband all together after they all completed the race! This day was really neat to be able to watch all four of these men conquer and complete such a huge task! Great job boys!

All good things must come to an end.....

....but only for a little while!

My sister and best friend is moving away from me tomorrow. I have been dreading this day for quite sometime now, hoping that it would never come. Now it's here and I am really hating it. Jen and I have done everything with eachother since we were in high school together! She is without a doubt my forever best friend! I can not even thank her enough for all that she has done for me! She is a wonderful sister and an amazing Aunt to my children! I wish her and Cody the best of luck down in Las Vegas for the next two years while she attends Dental Hygiene School! I am so excited for them and this new adventure that is ahead of them! I also have to thank Cody and Monte both for never complaining about Jen and me spending so much time together! They will be missed by all of us here in Reno, but mostly missed by me and and my sweet little boy Wyatt! I have promised Jen that I will not let Wyatt forget her by talking about her everyday and making sure he sees pictures of her all the time!

We love you both and can't wait for you to come back home!

GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN!!!

Feeling a bit lighter!

I have been growing my hair out for a very long time! I kept saying that I was going to cut it and donate it to Locks of Love....it was a whole lot of talk and not alot of action for a very long time! But last week I finally did it! I have no regrets for cutting off more then half my hair! Take a look!

Monte has been the one to trim my hair for quite awhile now, after I first tried experimenting with Jen cutting my hair! That didn't turn out so well, (Thanks for trying Jen, I love you! It was actually kind of funny!!) and from then on I had Monte do it because I am too cheap to pay $15 to have someone trim a half an inch off my hair!

I didn't realize how long my hair was until after I looked at this picture!

Just the ponytail itself measured over 14 inches long!

I feel like a new woman! When the lady first cut off my ponytail I felt relieved and very refreshed!

No worries...it will grow back! As for now...I was ready for something new!

Lake Tahoe Fever!

After living in Reno my entire life, I think that I have just recently fallen in love with Lake Tahoe! We rarely ever make the short trip to go up to Tahoe to enjoy what it has to offer. As for this year, we have been up 3 times since the baby was born and I just love it! Wyatt especially loves being at the beach!

Here we are at my new favorite beach, North Tahoe Beach!
I don't thing he could be more content! He loves being at the beach...dirt and mud in every direction!

Sweet Megan just hanging out and avoiding the sun! At first I was worried about her getting too hot, but the weather up at the Lake is pretty mild and not too hot!

This is a mud hole that we found at the beach. The kids loved playing in it! It kept them occupied all day! It was especially nice because it kept them all in one main area the whole day and they never got bored!

Simon, Annacy, and Wyatt enjoying the mud hole!

Wyatt got a mouth full of sand and kept gagging! Surprisingly enough he didn't mind too much because he was busy having fun!

Annacy getting warm in the sand

Mom and Jami McCombs

Jami is 6 weeks away from having a baby in this picture! Doesn't she look fabulous!!!

Gotta love having a sister! Jen and I have been trying to spend as much time as possible together before they move to Las Vegas! That day will be a very sad day but this day was alot of fun and it was good to be together!

Brian and Simon still loving the mud hole!