Ludwig Family Reunion

We had our 2nd bi-annual family reunion in a beautiful home up in Midway, Utah. Midway is a quaint little town with lots of character. We loved being together and watching the cousins interact. Some highlights were boating and kayaking on Jodanelle, riding the alpine slides and coaster (for the little ones it would be riding the merry-go-round and up and down airplanes), running/hiking trails, listening to Mike's band play at a white trash party, making smores around the fire pit, staying up way too late, and playing a fun new card game (Mormon Bridge taught to us by Tiffany).

Tahoe Relay

Shauna and I like a good challenge--the problem is this often works to our detriment. We usually do several road races or triathlons during the year despite our lack of time to train. Jon Glen can relate to this. We have done the Tahoe Relay the last two years and it has been a blast. For those of you not in the know--the Tahoe Relay is a 72 mile relay race which winds its way all the way around Lake Tahoe. There are 7 legs of roughly 10 miles each. Our team has done relatively well coming in somewhere in the mid twenties out of about 120 teams the last two years. Below are some photos of the race as well as some R & R after the race.

Elena and Joaquin fueling up on ice cream. I think this was bowl number 3.

Here is a shot I took just after sunset on the north shore of Tahoe at King's beach.


Our team "A Herd of Turtles" at the finish line. I cannot recall everyones name, so maybe Shauna can add them later when her superior memory gets home.

Elena and Joaquin doing what they love to do--play in the sand and water.

Shauna powering up the hill from Emerald Bay.

Elena looking just like her mother powering up the beach while being shot at by an Amish kid.

Deer outside the cabin.

Baby Elena

This blog is not just out dated by entry, but also by name. Since the last post more than two years ago, we were blessed to have a baby girl in 2009. Once I figure out how to change the name of the blog I will correct this historical change.



Our not so new addition to the family is Elena. Two years later this is baby Elena (our little princess)...however she is still in diapers and cries, but she is a great sleeper.


Now that we are all named and accounted for, this is an updated picture of our family.

Summer 2008

We went to Pismo Beach for the 4th of July.

January

It is a new year and I have a resolution to write in my journal once a week and to post a blog once a week, I think that sounds resonable. Joaquin is now 15 months old. He weighs 21lbs. and 12 oz., he is 30 and 3/4 inches long and his head is 46 cm around. He is kind of a small little guy. I think it is because he had reflux and then as soon as winter hit he became sick and it just stuck. I am tired of having a sick baby, late nights and a cranky boy. In general, he is a love. He smiles and laughs a lot and is very fun and social (who knows where he got that!). He started walking around 13 and a half months and can really move now. He has a tough time without mommy and daddy, we had a babysitter the other night and I think the poor babysitter was traumatized when we came home (In his defense, he has been sick). He was sleeping though the night until lasts weeks vomiting bout. He is on the rebound though, he only woke up one time last night. Sorry, this is probably boring but I want to remember all this stuff.