Gold Nugget Triathlon '06

Due to still-continuing baby-induced major puking I was unable to do the triathlon this year, so instead James and I went along to support our super fit wonderful friend Nathania (see picture below) and her sister Sarah. Nathania quite literally worked her butt off training for the big day, and it paid off as she came 55th out of over 1100 women, and was 5th in her age group! Isn't she just AMAZING?! We really are very proud of her.

...of course part of me is glad I couldn't do it as I think she would have whipped my butt.....


This is her sister Sarah strutting her stuff. She did amazingly well too. I am most impressed with them both!

Baby Fever!

Here is the mini-Kurth at 13 1/2 weeks old....

It actually has a head and arms and legs and all that! No longer a formless splodge! It's still a leech though - just a human looking one.... Amazing how something so small and cute could produce such puking and misery! Oh well!

This is the darth vader look...scary!

Heart Run 2006

James and I walked the 3 mile non-timed run but here is Nathania ready to start the timed run! She even made it into the newspaper the cheeky woman (see her blog on www.nrleder.blogspot.com)! It was a crazy day with a bazillion people competeing. There was a free hunk of yummy bread at the end though so it was all worth it!! Would have been nice if it was a little warmer than 0 degrees C though....

Cat in the cupboard

I just couldn't resist this....we are just so organized in our house that we even tidy the cat away....

...actually I was trying to find myself a movie to watch and Oreo took the opportunity to have a little rest. Daft animal likes small enclosed spcaes and will get into the cupboards in the kitchen if I gave him half a chance!

His most favourit spot at the moment though is the window...he likes to sit for ages watching all the birds!

Aaaahh cute or what!

Monkey business

So we have some news for you all......James and I are expecting a...
!! Actually I am hoping the end result is a little more human (but just as cute...................!!). So come November 28th (give or take a few days) we will be entering the very scary prospect of parenthood (oo er). In the meantime I am calling the baby a leech as it appears to be sucking every last ounce of energy from me as well as make me puke reguarly...and lots of other whine-worthy things that I won't bore you with. Really though, for the most part (when my head isn't over the toilet or lying on the couch trying to prevent my head being over the toilet) we are quite deliriously happy and are busy getting a room ready and getting all scared and stuff...watch this space!

Silly hats

So here is me and Nathania doing the usualt silly stuff...this time her church had a ladies night decorating hats....and here were ours. Bit nasty huh? We had a lot of fun though!

This is why you should NEVER put photos of your young self on your friend's computer...Nathania.....isn't she cuuuuuuuuuuute??

March 2006

So I am a bit behind on my posts I know (sorryyyyyyyyy....there is a good excuse honest!) so here are a few photos from when James and I went to the very posh Alyeska hotel in Girdwood for a night. We met up with my colleague Natalie and her husband (it was a free night courtesy of my work!) and then went for a hike on the Sunday.



This is how deep the snow was on the trail - you can just about see the wooden walk way way down there somewhere....


Natalie and Dave - Dave with his manly walking stick and Natalie doing something wierd with her hair...???