Ouch, Ouch

So I have been in a slump with my running and my exercising and have been wondering how I could shake it up a bit. Well I found the way CROSS FIT is all I can say I was feeling pretty good about myself the last two days of the CROSS FIT will today was the day. I have be soooo sore and just to pick up the kids is pain in the arms. Today I loved that my kids kissed my legs better for me. I just needed to complain I know it will help with my running and the slump so CROSS FIT here I am.

Big Helper

I forgot to post my big helper Tucker loves to vacuum whenever I get the vacuum out he is running as fast as his little legs can carry him, and proceed to push anyone away from the vacuum and proceed to take over the vacuum. He screams at anyone who comes near the vacuum when he is not done yet. I love the help hope he contiues to want to vacuum when he gets older.

They are Engaged!!!

So on Addison Birthday, My sister Heather and her boyfriend Zach got engaged. The ring is awesome. They will be married on February 18th in Logan. Welcome to the Family so excited for them!!

Month of October in a Nutshell

So maybe I have been a blog slacker again. I have been trying to get projects done before the holidays. So I can enjoy the holidays without project looming over my head. We started the month out with a little cheer camp for the girls. Once again I have two excited little girls and once again I leave K'Lee crying and not wanting to do it. We do this every year and as soon as I leave she is fine and goes and is all happy go lucky. Addison wanted me to not even walk them into the building crazy kids. During this time K'Lee got the flu and missed Thursday practice and on Friday for the performance did not want to do because she didn't know the dance. I found one of the cheerleaders and she was so cute with K'Lee and took her to the side and helped her with the dance and showed her where she needed to go and K'Lee was fine. Addison on the other hand decided that she DID NOT WANT to DO IT!! During the first half is was getting a little attitude from her and I thought it was because she was cold due to the fact of a wonderful rainstorm just before half time and she was wet. I knew she was excited to get the pom pom's and had been showing me her cool dance moves. Guess not that excited I left her with a mom that was helping and as we were watching them come onto the field I kept saying "where is Addison, where is she ' In her poppa arms crying and telling him I told her I did not want to do, she is so mean. But all in all K'Lee did a great job with her dance learning it just the one day. And Addison did a great job the next morning performing for TJ and I




We have been going to the football games and have been having fun at them. The kids love going and cheering and most of all playing with their friends. Tucker thinks that it's a game now running toward the field and running under the rope and onto the field what a ham and after we grab him he does his nose scrunch and fake laugh, and off runing toward the rope again. He loves being outside.

Go Preston!!

Addison turned four on the 23rd we were going to the pumpkin walk and then dinner with some friends and family and the rain had other plans for us so we went to the bowling alley and then to dinner. This little girl loved being the center of attention loved the whole thing. She wanted pumpkin pie for her cake which I totally love due to the fact of not figuring out how to make the cake and decorating it that stuff cause me total stress. Happy Birthday our Addi Jo!!




On Saturday the girls were invited to a Halloween Party and man I have never seen drama over a halloween costume. K'Lee has been adamant about being spring the season for halloween I was ok what a good costume that would be and how cute of her to come up with on her own she is very much my child and I really got that on Saturday. You know when you have something in your mind of what you want something to look like well she had something in her mind and I was not getting after a half hour of tears and me say are you kidding me stop crying about this her grandma Cid came to the rescue and ran her to town and came back with what she wanted. And then it proceeded to take us another fifteen minutes to put the costume together and viola she was as happy as can be.
Thank you Grandma Cid.



Soccer has been good this year great weather until the last game can't complain K'Lee wanted a goal so bad her teeth hurt but she could not seem to get it into the goal it would roll right past the goal and off the pole. The last game she was very instant but no such luck. Maybe this spring for that smoothie and 5 buck grandma benson promises.

Happy Birthday K'Lee

K'Lee turned seven on the 12th with this brought on a moment of Oh My Gosh she is going to be eight in a year wow it was just yesterday that I held that sweet little girl in my arms as a baby. We had a spa day at her Grandma Cids house with facials and mani's and pedi's with her friends from school and dance. We had some snacks and pizza and glittery cupcakes to end the party. It was so much fun to watch them singing along to the music that was playing and helping each other pick out fingernail polish for the finger's and toes. What a bunch of fun girls. Happy Birthday my sweet K'Lee

School

First grade wow is all I can say. I was very excited for K'Lee but also very nervous, and sad. I have had K'Lee around for the last seven years, she has been my helper, my comfort, and been there whenever I needed a hug or kiss and a I love you mom when I need it the most. I am so proud of her and all that she has done. She loves her new teacher Mrs. Clark and she has made some new friends, she was devasted when we found out her sweet Sydney was not in her class, they have made it they are in soccer together and find each other at recess. I did miss her the first couple of days as did Addison and Tucker, she has come home with stories of all her adventures and they love them.


Preschool
I can't believe that my Addison Jo is old enough to go to preschool. She has been so excited to go to school like K'Lee. She was disappointed that she did not get to ride the school bus. She loves her teacher Mrs. Celeste and Mrs, Annette, she also knows about seven of the kids in the class. She decided that she now want's to be call Addi Jo so we have had some meltdowns when I call her Addison I hear really really loud I am ADDI JO. I have now 2 and half hours twice a week with one kid weird I know but I love the time I get to spend with Tucker. On the first day of preschool I went to pick her up and she was crying and holding her hand wrapped in a paper towel I thought ok what happened, Celeste came over and said that she just barely got stung by a bee with lots of crying and saying that bees were so mean I got her into the van and on our way, I had to run to the bank and sign some papers as I pulled in Addi Jo had calmed down and came into the bank the lady there could tell that she had been crying with the puffy eyes and red nose and said here this should make you feel better with that she received a sticker and a sucker, this made a happy Addi we got into the van and I asked what kind of sticker did she give at that moment she started crying and said Mom she gave me a dumb bee sticker, I hate bees and proceeded to throw the sticker onto the floor and cry. What a great first day.

Life Goals

Ok I have goal amazing I know. But the first was to run a half marathon, this year was the year that I made it happen. I ran a couple of races before that the first was the Freedom run in Hyrum on the 3rd of July, And then on the 24th I did a 5k with K'Lee and then proceeded to run the Park City half on the 21st of August. I figured I would need a reward for that and what better way to do that then to go shopping after right. I made my time in 2 hours and 11 minutes which was a way better time then I set for myself, not going to post that time. I was very excited to say that I did it and I don't hate running and I want to continue with the half marathons and other races and just work in better times for myself. The second goal I did not know I had was climbing Mount Borah which is the tallest peak in Idaho. Boyd ( TJ dad) wanted to do it and it became a family thing, TJ who did not do anything but get of the couch climbed, Jer(TJ brother) and Jen (Jer's wife) and I who have been running and training for half marathons, and Boyd who had been hiking and a little running. Cindy and my sister Jamie came and watched the kids bless them for that. We climbed and made it to the top. I will not be doing that again, I want to say this yes I am glad I did it, No it is not something I want to do again I am ok with small hikes and running but for me the Mount Borah thing and walking over a snow bridge and climbing uphill the whole way and having swollen knees at the end just not my cup of tea.
So I have learned two things about myself.
One I Love to run I love that my mind can shut off and I can just run and enjoy the peaceful feeling and I am a better mother for that. I love the fact that I can watch the sunrise and smell the sweet air of Cub River and enjoy it.
Two. When I put my mind toward something I can do it and I become intense on making it happen. I love the feeling of accomplishment when I finish it.
So goals in my life are good. And I love making those goals happen.