Warming the House and Cheering for Our Favorite Ironwoman

Making the House Feel Like Home

Eli enjoyed seeing many family members and friends at the open house to help break in the new(ish) Brasel family home. As one observer noted, parties around here have changed a bit, as the number of kids running around has greatly increased, and the festivities were wrapping up around the time that they previously might have been in full swing! It was wonderful to visit with so many people, and great to have the weather cooperate so we could play outside. Thanks to one of our friends, we have a few pictures to capture the fun from the day.


The water table was a popular place to be...


...as was the sandbox


Twins are good at sharing swings


Picnic dinner with Grandma


Hey there, brown eyes (and drool-y chin!)


She Swam, She Biked, She Ran - Yay, Tara!

To support our favorite Ironwoman, Eli joined the rest of Team Tara along the route of the Madison Ironman. While he thought the bikers and runners were interesting, Eli seemed to have the most fun playing with Daddy, Aunt Tina, and Uncle Alex along the route.


When is the Stroller portion of the race?


Team Tara, eagerly awaiting our champion's arrival in the biking portion


Exploring the countryside with Aunt Tina


Dad, all the cool kids are wearing their hat this way


All this cheering makes a little boy hungry - picnic time!