Our Ironman...

is my brother-in-law!

My brother-in-law, Brian Flanagan,

did an Ironman.

If you have never witnessed one,

it is an experience just to be a fan!

He trained hard and had a supportive wife to 

keep him motivated.

We got to Madison a day before and

got a chance to see the nieces. 

 Cousin time!

 Our god-daughter loves her Zach!

 The kiddos giggled and ran around.

 Mattie taught Evie a new way to tie her shoes.

We played red light/ green light.

Rolled down the hills and had all together had a great time!

 Team IronFlan!

The Flanagan family.

 The amazing couple who is an example of support and encouragement.

 The race day and everyone ready to cheer.

There he is...getting ready!

 I have to honest...I cried pretty much the whole day.

There were so many parts of the race that were inspiring.

This picture is of an 'angel' who swam with a harness on pulling a handicapped 

woman named Katie through the water, pulled her in a buggy behind him on the bike,

and pushed her in a buggy to the finish line!

 Here they come,

 there were arms and legs a flyin'!

 My sister, Megan :)

 Naturally there kids were eating cookies before 9am.

 The dad's holding up the IronFlan sign.

 Nora and I riding the bus to the bike portion.

Everyone getting comfy for the bike part.

 The kids did great and had fun running around.

 Here's Brian with his tongue out:)

Wisconsin is a lot more hilly than Florida!

 When asked where's dad?

Nora pointed to the bike part of the shirt.

 Here he comes...

The energy picked up when the run began because of the city.

Some of the grandparents took the girls back to the house for naps. 

Our kiddos stuck it out...we wanted to see him finish!

 Here's Brian's sister, Kelly, who is a sweetheart!

 Evie and her godmother:)

 One of the participants was a police officer who was doing the ironman for his partner

who was killed in the line of duty...yep, more tears.

 This was mile 9 of the run. 

At this point, Brian had already swam 2.4 miles,

biked 112 miles and was now running a marathon(26.2 mile).

Evie showing how strong Uncle Brian is:)

Evie was a little beat, but the kids stuck it out.  

And here he is!

Our Ironman....We love you Brian!