We finally got internet back!!!

    For the past six weeks or so our internet has been REALLY bad. At best it's like dial up but most of the time we haven't had anything. I've missed lots of blog posts because of it so here is a small catch up.

King of the Bays
     King of the Bays is an ocean swim race that was on April 2nd. I did the 2.8 km race with my friend Fiona. I had hoped that the race would go super well but it wasn't as good as I'd hoped. I got lost from Fiona and ended up drafting off someone who I thought was Fiona and we headed off course. Heading off course made the swim longer than expected and was really frustrating. I'm not super happy with my time but I also swam a lot more than I expected to so it maybe isn't as bad as I think it is. I am really proud that I did King of the Bays considering when I started ocean swimming a year ago swimming 2.8 km would have been tough in a pool and I didn't have the confidence to do it in the ocean. I finished it in 1:06. I was 39th in my division and 977th overall. My goal was under an hour and I think I could have done it if I hadn't got off course.

Panasonic People's Triathlon
     The weekend after King of the Bays (April 10th) I did a sprint triathlon (500m swim, 20km bike, 5km run). I put one of the photos from it as my photo of the week a few weeks ago.  I really enjoyed this triathalon. I felt like I really found my cadence on the bike. Often on the bike leg I go full out and then get tired but I did a really great job of maintaining a consistent pace. It really paid off because I was nearly 7 minutes faster than the last one that I did! I am really happy with how the race went. It's the last triathalon of the season and it was so great to end it on a good note. I was worried about it because the week preceding the tri the Sharps had been gone for the week so I had cycled to uni and home ever day (24 km each way). It is way more cycling than I normally do so I was worried that my legs would be shattered and I'd really struggle. Doing so well after a big week definitely boosted my confidence and I'm really excited for next season.

Whanamata
    Last weekend (April 23-25) we had a three day weekend because of Anzac Day. One of my friend's boyfriends has a batch in the Coramandel so we all went down for the weekend. We didn't really do much. We went for lots of walks on the beach and hung out. The weather wasn't great. It was too cold to swim and cloudy but still fun to wander around and hang out. It was nice to have a break from uni and the fam and stuff for a week.

Forgotten photo Monday

I totally forgot go to Monday this week. We had a three day weekend for Anzac Day (similar to Memorial Day). The kids are on school holidays so we stayed home and chilled the past two days. Today is the first day I'm going into uni so it feels like a Monday even though it's a Thursday.

Last week I took the kids ice skating. I really love taking them ice skating because it is something that I taught them. It's fun to see how much better they get every time we go. They are also so happy when I take them. It can be a bit tricky to go because the ice rink is an hour away. There is a traveling ice rink that come closer  to us some times though. 

Forgotten Photo Monday

I completely forgot to post a photo this week. It's school holidays and it's crazy busy! I don't have any photos of me from last week. I have tons of the kids though. This photo is from the Cubs Disco. Kaiya is a Cub Scout this year but will be moving up to Scouts in time for Jamboree which is here next. The Cubs threw a disco at the Cubs Hall. I ended up selling low sticks and other exciting things. This picture is Indie and her best friend at the disco. The kids had a great time but the grown ups were exhausted! 

Picture Monday! Or is it Tuesday?

I was goin to wait until I had a chance to post about what I did over the weekend but the last few days have been crazy so I haven't had time. 

This is a photo of Indie and Tally at Waiwera Hot Pools. It is a hot springs half an hour north of us that has water slides, a lazy river and tons of pools. The kids had a teacher only day at school so I took the girls to Waiwera while Jack went to Snow Planet with his friends. It was super fun. Both little girls tried all the water slides (even the "mega creepy" one as Indie says) 

Photo Monday/Tuesday?

We had Easter Friday and Monday off so I am a bit confused as to the day. Having a four day weekend really messes things up. 

This is the only photo I took this week so by default it's the photo of the week. Kaiya and I were bring silly with the dress ups. These masks were so tiny for our faces but it was hilarious 

Picture Monday

I think I did something strange and delayed publishing from my phone but I use my phone for picture Monday so the past two didn't publish. Oops! 

      Last week was a pretty good week. I got a package from Sara with Wonder Woman socks and a print. The Sharp's went away for the week so I had lots of time to be at uni and cycle. On Sunday I did a triathalon. I had to leave the house at 5:30 am and it was super cold so I wore my track pants and jumper on over my Tri suit. I wore my Wonder Woman socks too. I looked a bit silly when I took off my track pants but still had my tall socks on.