Ironman update 1

A lot of interesting people participate in the Ironman. Here are two of my early fav's:

Laura out of the water @ 1:14:

Onto the bike:

Ironman AZ

A few shots from today's Ironman in Tempe - go Laura!

Sea of bicycles - transition area.

Swim start @ 7AM. Water temp = 64 F.

Pirates!

Z's first Halloween....

Of course, nothing says Halloween like 2+ feet of snow. Here I am uncovering the "Fall Gourd" with Z's help.

Food update

Things I have eaten:

Peas

Green Beans

Zucchini

Carrots

Things to try this week:

Butternut Squash **UPDATE** --> huge hit!

Haricot Vert

Yum.

Z's first rice cereal.  Fail.

Hail Yeah

Mother Nature causes havoc - a 15 minute microburst that basically undid all the planting, gardening, tree planting, etc., for the entire summer via a steady stream of marble-sized hail.

The morning after - 8 hours later, still most of the hail is around.

Ouray 4th of July parade

Z with Nana K watching the parade and a bit of the action on Main Street:

     

Z with Papa W earlier in the week

Never too early for a history lesson, especially when there are trains involved.

The fam takes off on a hike to find the Corkscrew Turntable outside Ironton.

     

The ties left over from the railroad bed last used ca. 1900.

   

Papa W highlighting the finer points 

of Mr. Mears' amazing narrow gauge railroad.

 

Yankee Girl Mine Head Frame in the vicinity:

Swingin'

Strapped in, ready for a good swing.

Zach's big weekend out

A trip La and Zach made with Deb and Maggie to visit the "Eastern Kortekaas Crew" (soon to be the very eastern Kortekaas Crew, i.e. London!).

  

  

Memorial Day

Zach visits Great-grandma Easley in Nebraska.

    
    

The trip also featured an introduction to Aunt Madeleine and Uncle Ryan, Grace, Claire and Emma.  Plus, we hung out at the world's largest porch swing.  Good times.

Interlude -- Norton!

Here's a prime example of the Greater North American Attention Hound and his typical companion, the Greater North American Tennis Ball.  None of those fancy "white Wimbledon" tennis balls...

Some parent shots...

We have been fortunate to have had plenty of parental help thus far!

 Papa K and Z napping.
  Grandma W with napping Z.

 Papa W and napping Z. 

Allison Amanda Becky visit

Our good friends stopped by from Portland and Chicago to bestow affection and some great gear for Zach...

  

    

ZachMan smiles

 

... captured by Laura's phone.  

Easter brunch

A few shots from our Easter brunch...