Just being honest

For some reason I have not really felt like blogging lately. I have been meaning to sit down and write about my Colorado trip and post pictures, but I just cannot get myself to do it. Maybe it is because it is harder for me to upload my pictures to the computer, I don't know. So quickly I will say we had a good trip, but I am glad to be home. We had a great time visiting all my family and I really enjoyed the Denver zoo, but it feels good to be home sleeping in my own bed. I think I will stay home for while I feel like I have been gone a lot lately. I do want to post picture of my Colorado trip and I will soon, but for now I wish everyone a happy Memorial day I hope you enjoy your weekend like we intend to do.

Denver Update

We have been in Denver the past few days enjoying the cooler weather and visiting with family. We have had a good time just relaxing and playing. It has been really windy the past few days, but the kids still have wanted to play outside, so we have gone to the park almost everyday and Payton has spent a lot of time playing with Morgan. I have been running in the mornings and I really like the cooler weather, but I don't like the altitude, it really is harder for me to run here. Payton for some reason is having a really hard time falling asleep at night, I don't know what it is, but it has been past ten when she falls asleep. We only have a few days left and tomorrow I think I will probably try to pack and clean up a little and then on Tuesday we are going to go to the Denver Zoo and then we fly home. I think I am ready to go home, we all miss Reddin and I miss sleeping in my bed, but it has been fun, I love Colorado.

Denver here we come

Tomorrow the girls and I get on a plane and head to Denver for the week. I am really excited that we get to go and enjoy the cool weather and I love seeing all my family, but I really really really don't like packing. I should be packing right now, but decided to take a quick break, because Kayda keeps coming in and trying to help and she really is not that helpful yet, but I love her. I am sad that Reddin does not get to join us for this trip, Payton is worried that he will be lonely, but I keep telling her he will be just fine. Wish me luck tomorrow, now that I think about it I don't think I have ever flown with the girls by myself before (oh well it will be fine).

Camping and Kayda's Ultrasound

This past weekend we went camping with several other families, and we had a blast I think I might want to start camping more, but we will have to see. We got to our campsite on Friday night and it was already dark, which made it hard to figure out where everything was, but we had nice friends that setup our tent for us earlier that day, so all we had to do was unload our stuff and crawl into our sleeping bags. The next morning Lindy, Cynthia, and I went on a fun trail run, it took us some time to find the trail we were suppose to be on, but we had a good time. After our 8 mile run we went and ate french toast for breakfast and then the guys went on a long mountain biking trip. Kayda took a nap and I played with Payton and attempted to read a little. When the guys got back we went on a hike to box canyon with our kids. It was fun, but a little scary with kids. After the hike we ate dinner and roasted marshmallows and then the girls and Reddin went to sleep while I stayed up talking by the campfire. The next morning we woke up ate breakfast packed up and then headed home, so we could meet up with my mom to celebrate mother's day. It was a quick trip, but a really fun weekend.

On Monday I took Kayda to the hospital so she could get another ultrasound. Two people came in for the ultrasound and the specialist told me she thought it was something she was born with and she said she didn't think it was a sarcoma. I left from that appointment feeling much better and hopeful. I still have not talked to her doctor about what our next step is, I think she will probably still have surgery to make sure, but I did get the okay to go to Denver next week and then we will figure out what to do next when I get back. I am taking the ultrasound information as good news (heavenly father really does answer prayers).

On Monday night we took our girls to the Temple. We had a great time walking around looking at the flowers and the water. I just loved this picture.

Vacation and Marathon Recap!

The girls st fisherman's wharf

We started out our trip with a 12 hour drive to Monterey California on Friday morning. The kids did great on the drive and it seemed to go by really fast. On Saturday my friend Lindy and I went for a short run around the town of Salinas and then we headed to Monterey to go to the race expo. It was fun going to a race expo with Sharon and Lindy this is only the second one I have ever been too. I ended up buying a white Big Sur shirt and a new pouch that fits on my water pack. Sharon, Lindy and I at the race expo

On Saturday night we ate at the California Pizza Kitchen so I could get pasta before the race and then we went back to our hotel so the kids could play in the pool while I tried to get everything ready for the race in the morning.

Going to the pool
I woke up at 3:45 am to get ready for the marathon and we left at 4:00 am in order to meet Sharon and get on our bus that would take us to the starting point of the Marathon. I sat next to Sharon on the bus and we talked for awhile and played with her watch until it started to make me car sick. I started to get really nervous, but when the race started I felt better.
The Marathon was great the weather was perfect, the view was great and it was really fun to run the whole thing with friends. Every few miles there was some kind of musical entertainment and they had really funny mile marker signs. I really liked the drums at mile 10 (they where right before hurricane point) and of course I loved the grand piano player that was around mile 13. Overall I thought the race was pretty difficult for me, but worth it. My knee hurt the majority of the time for some reason and the hills were hard for me, which was not good because I felt like the whole race was hills. The last mile I really wanted to walk but I never did, which turned out to be a good thing, because when I finished the race and tried to walk I was hard to move. Lindy and I finished together in 4 hours 6 minutes and 25 seconds.

Lindy and I after the race

After the Marathon I really did not feel well, but after I sat down for a little while I started to feel better, so we headed to the Monterey Aquarium for the rest of the afternoon. The kids had a blast looking at turtles, penguins, starfish, seahorses, and much much more. We ended the day with pizza, ice cream, an ice bath for me and then everyone headed to the pool for the night. It was a perfect day.

The aquarium

Going to the park

On Monday we took the kids to a fun park and then we went on the 17 mile drive around pebble beach. We stopped at a beach along the drive to let the kids play and to have lunch and a seagull flew by and snatched my sandwich right out of my hand (it was pretty funny). We finished the night by walking around cannery row, eating dinner, and hanging out with friends in the pool.

Our family at the beach

On Tuesday we packed up and drove to Disneyland and then we spent Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday walking around Disneyland riding rides, watching shows and just having fun. It was a great family trip that I would love to do again sometime.

Our group at Disneyland

We are back and More info on Kayda!

We are back from our big California trip and we had a great time. I am glad I did the marathon and I had a good time It was harder than I thought it would be, but worth it. We had tons of fun in Monterey, followed by more fun in Disneyland. I will have to post more about out trips when I am not so tired and when I have uploaded my pictures.

I just wanted to give a little update on Kayda. Kayda was scheduled to have surgery on Monday they were just going to to a biopsy to determine exactly what it was in her arm instead of trying to take it all out, and then they would proceed from there. I got a call on Friday saying they would like to cancel the surgery until I could have another ultrasound done at the hospital. I guess her doctor had another radiologist look at her MRI and ultrasound and she is second guesses the diagnoses, so he would like to have her do another ultrasound and then they will operate after that. The ultrasound is scheduled for May 10th so we will just have to see what happens then. We are hoping and praying that we get good news next week. Thank you so much everyone for all your love and support it is comforting to know we have family and friends that care so much we will keep you posted.