Long weekend fun

We had a long weekend here, and it was awesome! It was sunny and warm, and we did a ton of things. Finn had his first (of 10) swim classes on Saturday, and really enjoyed it. Neil and Lily were in the pool too, splashing around. In the afternoon I went for a nice long run while Neil did a core strengthening class at the gym and the kids played at the gym daycare. I ran 18k (11.25 miles), the weather was perfect, but I sure wished I had brought some water.
On Sunday we watched our neighbours' daughter compete at a horse show, and while Finn was a bit bored (he fell in love with the letter "F" sign from the dressage ring and wanted to steal it), Lily kept on asking when it was finally her turn to ride.
Both kids have wanted to ride a pony for about half a year, so Monday morning we all went to a barn where they have gentle, well-trained ponies you can rent. We took "Felix" for a walk in the forest, and Finn and Lily took turns riding him. They had a great time!
Then it was on to a BBQ, a birthday party where our whole church was invited. We stayed for about 6 hours. :) Lots of fun, friends and food!

And - it was finally warm enough to play with the Playmobil pool and pond that Lily got for her birthday. Due to them requiring water I decided those are outside toys.

Meeting pony Felix

You'd almost think I was riding the pony myself, with that big grin on my face. :)

At the BBQ

Lily needed a snooze

"Remember, Finn, we can't eat the green!"

So, a great weekend for all and a short work week for Neil! Finn has swim class every morning at 9, and since it is at an outdoor pool we're hoping this nice weather will hold. On Saturday we might all go to Munich for an outing. I need to pick up my race package and attend a race prep meeting at 6:30pm, so if the weather is nice we might all go and hang out in a beer garden for a bit. And then, on Sunday, my first triathlon!!! I'm trying to squeeze in a short workout here and there, but nothing major this week.