Oma and Opa Come to Town

Oma and Opa came to visit last weekend so they could watch the kids for us while we did a triathlon on Sunday (more on that later).  Most of the weekend was really fun :)

Look who is so proud to be sitting up.

He also loves to stick out his tongue.

Saturday morning, we spent some quality time at the Children's Museum.

Of course, they had a pumpkin patch!  Henry was less enthused about it this time.

Rachel loved showing Oma and Opa all the things she can do at the museum.

The zoom in camera was particularly fun.

They had trick or treating stations around so we ventured to the lower level for the first time.  It is geared more toward older children but we still enjoyed it (Wes most of all).

Here is Rachel flying the plane that she made...with more than a little help from Daddy.

Henry made his first visit to the Tot Spot and got to play.

After the museum, we took Opa out to an early birthday lunch at what claims to be the best German restaurant in America.  It was pretty good (though not quite as good as our homemade Oktoberfest feast...)

There is that tongue again.

Enjoying appetizers.

Yummy schnitzel and sausages.

Henry loves his Oma!!

This takes us to Saturday evening.  By this point, both Rachel and Owen had been hit with a stomach bug.  Wes went down around 3:30 in the morning and could not do the tri.  I still soldiered on after a long night with the kids (with Wes being quite a trooper who came out with me).

Here is the swim portion of the event...cancelled due to lightening and alligators in the water.  So, after some confusion, we just started from the end of the swim route.

Here is the end of the bike ride.  I was tired and soaking wet and contemplating quitting.

But, I powered (slowly) through it made it to the finish.  Woohoo!!

Not the brightest end to the weekend, but I am inspired to do another tri and actually train next time.