Saturday, April 11, 2009

It Fits...It Fits...

The time has come once again for triathlon season, which Matt will kick off next weekend by doing the Mullet Man Triathlon in Orange Beach. I made the decision for Matt that he would not go to Orange Beach without a wetsuit because you just never know about the weather in April. He was not too thrilled with my decision but decided he did not have a choice because I was "serious" about this decision.

When he called to rent a wetsuit, the lady said all I can do is send you the biggest one I have, but I am not making any promises it will fit. As we all know, Matt does not have the "typical" figure for a triathlete, but he is not afraid to put his spandax on and swim, bike, and run with the best of them...and oh how I love him for this...and better yet...it always comes with a smile on his face because he is always having the time of his life...he just loves it!

Long story short, this has just become a funny joke at our house...Matt wearing a wetsuit! So today, we headed out with our good friend, Eugene for a wetsuit lesson / swim, and it went pretty well...a few good laughs but the wetsuit "fit" and went on / off much better than we ever expected.


Matt putting on the wetsuit for the 1st time...no lie...it was just like a lady putting on stockings.
Matt and Eugene all zipped up ready to go...

For some reason I just love this picture...they were trying to decide where they were going to swim...Eugene was so patient / helpful, and he wanted to make sure they had a good plan because we had no idea how Matt was going to react once he got in the water in the wetsuit.


Matt just being Matt...he was so proud he got himself in the wetsuit...I'm telling you, it was so funny because Matt was "Mr. Drama"...

When Anna Lauren heard we were going to Reunion for Daddy to swim, she immediately had to put her swimsuit on because she loves the water. However, it was way too cold for her to play in the water, but she did test her limits to find out for herself that the water was too cold.

Eugene coaching Matt as to how to come out of the suit. Matt was pleased with how well it went and he plans to swim one more time this week before jumping into the ocean next Saturday.

1 comment:

Jeremy and Christy said...

How funny! You guys are so much fun! (Where did you get Anna Lauren's swimsuit? I love it!)