Starting Fresh

I started a new blog, sort of. There are no posts yet but there will be soon! Our new address is dalton-inc.blogspot.com

Home Improvements

Good news people...

Our landscaping is ALMOST done...

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After 11 weeks of training Devin participated in first TRIATHALON!!! It was not the IronMan (not yet anyways :)) it was the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center Sprint which is:

-400 meter swim

-10 mile bike

-3 mile run

Devin has been training 4 times a week either at the pool, on the road, or the treadmill and his hard work paid off. Calculating the times he was getting during his training we were planning for him to finish in 1:30 - 1:45, unfortunately he finished no where near his calculated time....

Instead he finished in 1:01!!!!!! We were all blown away by his speediness! (I didn't even get to see him cross the finish line because I was planning for the run to take him 25-30min and he finished it in less than 20!)

His goal was to finish in the top three, but unfortunately he finished 17th......OVERALL! He took 2nd in his age class (24-29)!

So proud of this one.

Waiting to jump in the pool...

Hopping in...Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...Out of the water in 8 minutes, off to the bike...Off he goes on his 10 mile bike ride... We watched 2 different people EAT IT on this turn, yikes...End of the bike ride...In the "transition area" pulling on his running shoes...Taking off up the hill...Finished!!!!! (He loves getting his picture taken, especially when he's wearing Spandex shorts, can't you tell???) On the podium for 3.5 seconds, just enough time to snap a pic.So proud of this one.

Craft Day!

After many unsuccessful shopping trips I realized that if you're picky like me, the best option when buying decorations is to not. Instead of shopping you should blog stalk crafty people so you can learn how to make your own decorations like the lady at makeit-loveit.com That's what my friend Nicole and I decided to do last week. Our crafting session consisted of fabric shopping, chatting, and crafting, and this is what I came up with...

These little fabric flowers were the perfect addition to our guest room!

My dog is obsessed

After sorting through my St. Patricks day pictures like this one.... and this one...

I have come to the conclusion that my dog is obsessed with food....

"Hi, my name is Otto and I'm a Food-a-holic..."

A sad sad day...

I'm very sad to say that we sold Red Thunder. After much debating, we made the adult/practical decision to sell the truck that Devin has had since college, and perhaps purchase a truck that gets better gas mileage. Oh Red Thunder, you were a great truck and you will be missed...

Autobots!

What better way to celebrate the coming of a 27th birthday than to party like a bunch of nine-year-olds at a Transformers themed birthday bash?!!? Devin and our Ottobot were definitely down with the theme...

I was even able to find our own little "Ottobot" an appropriate birthday outfit (FYI Otto fits snugly into a 4T t-shirt)My friend Tanya made us this outstanding Transformers cake! Talk about a high quality cake, this thing survived getting stepped on by a 55lb chunky monkey and only suffered a slight, unnoticeable indentation... Junk food and Just Dance on the Wii, we can party circles around those 9 year olds!Otto is a fabulous host and gave loves all around...
There is truly no better way than to celebrate a birthday than to be surrounded by good friends!