I'm a Big Girl Now...

Today my baby started preschool. Wahhhhh! I am so excited yet sad at the same time. Maya has been extremely excited about preschool starting!!! She was grinning ear to ear all morning while we got her ready. When we arrived at school she hopped right out of the car with NO TEARS!! I am happy to have a couple of hours to myself everyday while both the of the girls are in school, but I will miss my sidekick Maya!!! She is my "little best friend" and I LOVE hanging out with her. She makes me smile just by looking at her cute face. We love you Maya!!!! Have a great year at preschool!!

Dance Attack!

Kelsey and I just returned from her 3 day dance camp in Park City called Dance Attack. It is a great opportunity for Kelsey and her teammates to take classes from such accomplished choreographers! She had a great time and learned a lot!!! Dance Attack is just as much fun for me as it is for Kels! I have become good friends with a lot of the other moms at The Dance Club and we had fun shopping, eating WAY to much food and staying up late having girl talk. Thanks Tiff, Trist and Kath for the great week!! Dance Attack would not be nearly as much fun without you ladies!!!

This is my FAVORITE picture from Park City. Several of us took our kids to the Alpine Slide in Park City; the Slide is a HUGE concrete slide they built into the mountain that goes from the top of the mountain down to the base. In order to get to the top of the Slide you ride the chairlift. Kelsey has a HUGE fear of heights so needless to say she was so scared being on the chairlift. In order to take this picture my friend had to beg Kels to turn her head slightly to the right to look at the camera!!! I was laughing so hard; she was trying to be so brave but the fear is written all over her face in this picture!!!! Once we got to the top and got on the sled to ride down the slide she had relaxed. I love ya Kels!!! Thanks for the fun week!!!

The Triathlon...

As many of you may know Adam has been triathlon training since October. Well today was the day he put all of his training to the test! The first triathlon date finally arrived!! Adam was originally doing this triathlon with his brother Jeremy and sister Heidi (whom both run marathons and are in excellent shape). However last week Jeremy got into a horrible bike accident while training for the race and broke several bones, including 3 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and an entire list of other injuries. Thankfully he will make a full recovery, it is just going to take time and physical therapy. Needless to say he was not able to compete in the Tri this weekend :-( We were all so sad about it; Adam and Heidi decided to mark themselves with his initials, J H C, to dedicate this race to him!!

The race was at Jordanelle Resevior, which is very close to Park City. It was BEAUTIFUL!!! This is definitely one of the most gorgeous lakes I have ever been to!

I was sooooo nervous for the swim! In a Triathlon Jeremy did last year a racer drown during the swim course. I was so anxious for Adam to get OUT of the water!!! When he emerged from the lake I was overjoyed!!! He looked a bit tired, but that is to be expected after swimming 1/2 a mile!

Biking is by far Adam's strongest event. He loves to bike and passed 30 other racers on the bike course! Go Adam!! The bike leg was 13 miles.

And finally the 3.1 mile run to Finish the race. When he crossed the finish line I was so emotional. He set this goal of doing a triathlon last October and he has worked dilligently every week to prepare himself for it. I was so proud to see him cross the finishline and accomplish his goal!!!

This is just the first Triathlon of the summer, he has 2 other Triathlons to compete in before fall. CONGRATULATIONS ADAM AND HEIDI!!!!!! We are so proud of you!! I cannot wait to see Adam compete again next month!! I love you Adam!!! You are MY triathlete ;-)

The Natural...

Let me begin by saying I know NOTHING about baseball, teeball, softball or any other sport that involves a bat. My husband on the the other hand, grew up playing baseball and LOVES the sport! So naturally when the Teeball flyer came home from school there was no question about whether or not Kelsey was going to play! Adam immediately went to Walmart and bought Kels her very own tee, ball and bat so they could practice. Today was Kelsey's first tee ball game and I must say I am impressed. She throws a baseball better than I do!! She definitely does not "throw like a girl"! Adam is convinced she is a "natural". I don't know what a natural looks like, but she loves teeball and looks super cute in her ball cap! Kelsey is even more excited about teeball because her best friend Hailey is on the same team as her! Bonus for me because I get to chat with Hailey's mom Laurie whom I just adore. All in all, her first game was really fun and she has got a great swing (according to Adam, I am not sure what a great swing looks like!). Great job Kels! We look forward to watching all of your games this season!!

Learning to Swim...

Wow. Learning to swim is harder than I remember. I should start out by saying both of my girls have a huge fear of the water. So needless to say, I signed them up for swimming lessons this year with the one and only Miss Heidi. I know all of you have heard me gushing over Miss Heidi's amazing ability to teach dance; but little did I know she and her family also own a swim school!!! And it took special, caring, kind and patient people like Miss Heidi and her family to teach my girls to swim! The first day of class Maya screamed bloody murder whenever the teacher came near her or asked her to join the class. The 2nd day, the first teacher was replaced by Miss Heidi who forced Maya to do all the swimming excersises with the rest of the class. At first she SCREAMED and CRIED at the top of her lungs whenever she had to get off of the steps of the pool. I have never seen her so upset about anything before! She kicked and tried to hop out of the pool whenever it was her turn! Thankfully by the end of day 2, she did what she was asked without the tantrum. The next 2 days were even better. Maya still HATES to get in the pool, but at least now she takes her turn without freaking out! Kelsey, I must say, did awesome! By the 3rd day she was jumping off the diving board without help from the teachers, and for a child who is deathly afraid of the water that is a huge accomplishment! She still has a lot to learn but she has a great head start! This was the girls first swimming session; they have another session in July. Keep your fingers crossed Maya will be a willing participant! Great job girls! I am so proud of both of you!!

Goin Back to Cali

Zachy, also known as "Boy Wonder", has decided to return to California to live with his Mom. We will miss him sooooo much, but we understand. Being a child of divorce is hard and we have LOVED every minute of the 2 1/2 years Zac has lived with us! We will miss you Bud!!!

Since Zac had SO much stuff to bring to Cali, Adam and I decided to make a mini-vacation out of it!!! We LOVE Northern California. It is one of the places I feel most at peace and at home. I always have to drag myself back to Utah!! We had a great time visiting with Kris and Erin, eating out at all of our favorite Nor Cal restaurants (Tex Wasabi anyone??), going to the local festivals, and we even went on a few vineyard tours!! It was a wonderful trip and we brought Tylre back with us for the summer!!! Yay!!!

How long until 11.20.09????

I know. You want to hit replay again and again. Oh heaven on earth New Moon is coming and Dang It if Jacob doesnt look FINE!!!!!! I am in total countdown mode...