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Lobster Obsession

Louis has a new hobby.... Lobster diving. Or Hoop diving as they call it. Here are some pictures from the innaugural session on a fabulous boat provided by our friends Dave and Lisa.

Firestorm 2007

As you have no doubtedly seen, the entire southland is up in flames right now. Thank God we've had minimal structural damage in the OC, but SD'ers haven't been as lucky. Here are some pics on my drive to work today. My office is in Irvine and the fire raged directly upon the hillsides above our newest apartment community Orchard Hills and our newest residential community Portola Place... its not looking good.

The kids at the park...

Kona was exhausted!

More Kona pics

Ironman World Championship

Wow, what a long few days! Kona was amazing and inspiring. I'm pretty accustomed to being around really fit people, but I've never seen anything like Kona during Iron week. We had such an awesome time and saw many friends. You couldn't walk down the street without running into multiple people. I've never watched an ironman from start to finish and lets just say the 21+ hours I spent watching the race did not disappoint. It was exhilirating, tiring, emotional and inspiring! Louis was fortunate to have the most up close and personal spot during the swim- he was a volunteer on a paddle board during the entire swim! I was a pro spectator, running to all the "hot spots" to see all the action. In fact, I was on the Inside Triathlon website and it turns out we knew exactly where to be at all the right times and therefore made it into many photos! Tribuys.com athlete and friend Craig had an amazing IM debut and took 2nd place; the first ever double amputee became an Ironman; a female British powerhouse who was an unknown a few days before became a world champion and I finally got to hear the words "you are an ironman" at the finish line of an ironman. I can't wait for next year!

Racing Extravaganza

So, Louis and I have been to 6 Triathlons in the last 8 weeks. I have only participated in 1 of these events as I'm not really a triathlete this year. Louis however, has been a racing phenom. Now, if you've ever attended a sporting event like this, you'll know that its somewhat challanging to share these experiences through pictures. They really all look the same at some point or another! Here are some new and I'm sure you'll find they are totally different then anything we've posted before! You may also notice that Louis has mastered the art of the "self portrait"...

Malibu Triathlon

Hi guys,
Here are a few pics from the Malibu Triathlon. I signed up for the
race as an Elite...I know, I must like getting my ass kicked! Jen and I
were at the hotel the night before the race and guess who walks
into the lobby????? MACCA! Holy shit, I will be racing with Macca.
I was actually nervous before a race.
I got to the race early and set up my bike. When I got back from a
warm-up ride, guess who was racked next to me?? Macca, how cool
is that? Super nice guy, he saw me look up at him and had a huge
smile, so I made some small talk with him and then off to the swim start I went.
The swim went really well, finished 2 min. behind Macca and Chris
Foster. The bike was great- passed about 4 guys and came into
transition around 6-7th? I Got passed by 2 guys on the run and had a
great race. Not really sure were I finished but had a good time.
Be sure to check out the race on Prime Ticket, I had the camera guy
follow me on the bike for a few miles and into the transition and
then onto the run.... Can't wait to make the cutting room floor..

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Louis

Isadora with Jeff & Gammy

Isa turned 1 on August 18th! She recently made an appearance in SF where she got to ride the carousel with Gammy!

Maui Trip

Doggies

Bella is soooo tired she is falling alseep sitting up.... its so cute. She has allergies right now and its exhausting her!

Louis coming down the finishing chute at Vineman!

New to blogging

So I'm new to this whole blogging thing but I think its a pretty cool way to share photos. Louis and I just spent the weekend in Santa Rosa for Vineman 2007 and had a great time. We had an awesome homestay with Craig & Neri Alexander. They were a lot of fun and I think I have a renewed excitement about triathlon. It's always fun, yet tiring, being a sherpa and spectator- oh and did I mention a volunteer too?