Kayda Update

Kayda is getting older everyday and it makes me sad, she is starting to talk in complete sentences, and wants to do everything herself. Today she decided that she didn't want to wear a diaper and just wanted panties on, I really am not really to potty train, but I think she is so I should probably start working with her more. Today she also got herself dressed, she had one shirt on top and then put the other shirt on as a skirt (so cute), she really liked her outfit. Today she also walked down the street with Payton to her their friends house and just kept turning around saying bye bye mommy.

(Kayda wearing two shirts)

She swims like a fish and has no fear of water, she just jumps. Yesterday she was giving Reddin and I high fives after she had used the potty and after a few time she told us we were to slow. She is learning so much and is starting to be such a big girl, I love her so much.

Kayda is scheduled to have interventional radiology done on August 3rd at Phoenix Children's Hospital. They are hoping to shrink the mass in her arm so that when she is older she will not notice it. We are just hoping and praying that it is just some kind vascular malformation like they think it is, and we hope the procedure goes well wish her luck.

What we have been up to.

This past week was a fun one. We celebrated the 4th of July with Reddin's family on Saturday, and on Sunday my girls got to wear their new 4th of July skirts that Grandma Evan's made for them and everyone thought they were so cute (myself included). On Monday Reddin had the day off so we spend the day hanging out at home and then we took the girls to Amazing Jake's in the evening. Payton won the the jackpot while playing one of the games, so she got over 650 tickets.

The rest of the week we went swimming, watched movies, and hung out with friends, and Payton did a great job on Wednesday and passed her swimming class so you now gets to move up a level and start learning freestyle more. (yeah for Payton!)

This passed week I also learned that I must really like running, because I ran 12 mile in this heat without my friends to keep me company and I still enjoyed it,

The True Test

So tomorrow I am going to get up early and run 12 miles or so by myself. All of my running friends are on vacation, so I feel like tomorrow as I am running I will find out if I really love to run long distance or do I just just being with my friends while running. I run by myself all the time, but never usually more than 6 or 7 miles so tomorrow will be double that, but I am 5 weeks into my marathon training and I want to make sure to stay on track, so tomorrow is my true test, do I still enjoy long distance running without friends? I guessing I do, but not sure yet. I thought about renting a good movie and running the entire thing on my treadmill, but I think I am going to try outside first and see if I can handle the heat, wish me luck. I cannot wait for all my running friends to get back.

Movies

I have been taking my girls to the summer movies on Thursdays at the harkins theaters and it has been going great. Kayda just sets on my lap and Payton just watches the movie and eats popcorn. My mom has been coming with us and it is really nice to have her there, but soon she will be going to Denver for three weeks so we will have to go without her. My friend Lindy also goes to the movies on that day with her girls, so Payton gets to set by her friends and I get to set and talk with Lindy it is a win win. I am just really surprised that it has been going so well, because usually Kayda cannot sit still for that long, but she likes the movies I guess. Today Reddin and I are going to take the girls to see Toy Story 3, and I cannot wait.

Saturdays!

I really love Saturdays. Saturdays start with a long run with friends in the morning for me, which is so fun. I love waking up and running for hours while talking with great friends, it just never gets old and is a perfect start to my day. Reddin also usually goes biking in the morning with his friends on Saturday, and then we spend the afternoon hanging out as a family, running errands, swimming with friends, or watching movies, I just love it, really what could be better?

This Saturday is a little different than usual, because right now Reddin is mountain biking in Sedona, and I am a little jealous of the cooler weather he is probably enjoying, but I am glad he got to go. The girls and I are still going to go swimming, and then meet the rest of Reddin's family this afternoon, it will still be a fun day, but we miss Reddin.

Summer is here

I feel like it is officially summer, because it is now really hot and we have several activities that we go to each week. We are having a blast, I have not picked up my camera since I got home from Colorado, but I probably should soon.

On Monday I try to run errands, and clean my house
On Tuesday Payton goes to her Broadway musical class and Kayda and I hang out
On Wednesday we head to Tempe for swimming lessons and Grandma Redger time my mom usually takes Payton to the library which she loves
On Thursday we go to the movies
On Fridays we go to the gym (I signed my kids up the the kids club at my gym), we then go swimming with our ward friends, and then we head to Grandma Evans and play for the rest of the day.

I feel like we are staying pretty busy which I love, I am running early and officially training for another marathon now, Reddin is biking whenever he gets the chance, and we are spending whatever free time we have swimming in our friends pools what could be better?

Kayda is a little fish she has no fear of the water and even likes to jump off the diving board with me, Payton could swim all day and loves it, in the summer I really wish we had a pool.

Colorado Pictures

Our trip to Colorado really was fun, Payton is already asking when she can go back and play with Morgan and when can we go back to the zoo. Here are some pictures I took.

This is the airplane ride there. Kayda sat on my lap and then Payton's when it was time to watch a movie. They were pretty good.

This was at the mall on Wednesday

Chuck E Cheese on Friday (the girls had a blast)

My cousins and I at my Aunts house.

Playing at Tina's on Saturday Night

Charon and Kayda and Dinner on Monday night

the Zoo on Tuesday