Poor Leah!

Last Sunday Leah had a fever of 103 degrees so I decided to take her to Urgent Care (it always happens on a weekend).  She was breathing rapidly, coughing, and just looked horrible.  This is the first time Leah has been really sick, other than an ear infection, and she made sure the doctor knew that.  Every time the doctor came in the room she would say, "I never get sick like this."  After chest x-rays, 3 breathing treatments, a steroid, and Leah coughing so hard she puked all over me, we found out she had a bad chest infection.  I hate to see her so sick and not herself, she didn't get out of bed for 3 days, but I love that she gets so cuddly. 

Sleeping with daddy

Another nap

Cuddling with mommy

Family Pictures

New family pictures!  These turned out better than we thought they would.  It was colder than usual outside, Leah was getting a fever (we didn't find that out until an hour after), and it is much harder to get two kids to look good in the same picture!!

Snow in Phoenix

One of the biggest things I miss about Utah (besides family) is the snow.  We had a little taste of it today in Phoenix!

Albuquerque

We spent the last weekend visiting my sister, Amber, and her family in Albuquerque.  My niece just recently turned 8 and was getting baptized, I am so glad we lived close enough to be there for her special occasion.  Leah and Kenzie loved spending time with their cousins, I think Leah only stopped laughing long enough to sleep a few hours and then started up again when she woke up in the morning.

My cute niece Madison

   My mom and Ron flew in for the weekend too and all the kids loved waking her up in the morning!

Peyton, Grandma, Leah, Madison, Kenzie, and Kamree

The cutest part of the trip was during our drive.  When Leah would sleep in the car she always had to be touching Kenzie's car seat as a way of keeping an eye on her.

Foot on the car seat

She has a good hold

Kenzie and Rice Cereal

Kenzie started eating rice cereal this week and it was pretty entertaining.  I forget that they have to learn how to eat it, this is what I think was going through her mind:

Ummm...how do I keep it in my mouth?

Mom, please stop being so messy!

That is it, I have the spoon and I am not giving it back!

Hahahahaha, I am so funny!

That's right, I just sneezed and food went all over you!!

The Flying Trapeze - Training for the Circus!

My friend, Sally, decided that her perfect birthday party would be to get a bunch of women together to take a lesson on the flying trapeze.  Crazy?  I think so!  All I can say is that it was a blast and I can't wait to do it again.  I think the circus might be where I belong...oh wait, we already knew that!  Thanks to Sally for the fun adventure.

Smiling big (that way people wont know that I hate heights)

Ready...Set...

Jump!

Point those toes!

Tuck to knee hang (didn't quite make it)

Back flip dismount

All the crazy women

My First Soccer Season at DVHS

After being away from coaching for a few years I decided it was time to get back into it.  I didn't realize how much I missed it until I stepped back on that field and started coaching a group of amazing girls.  The girl's soccer program at Deer Valley High School is a great fit for me.  They had 4 wins and 12 losses last year, and there are only a few club players on the team.  This is a program that I can help build and there are so many things that I can teach these girls both about soccer and hopefully about life.  Being a coach is so rewarding in many ways, seeing the look on a players face when she finally "gets it" or when everything she has been learning falls into place and works individually.  Or even better when they start playing as a team and learn to trust and rely on each other.

I spent a lot of time this season teaching the girls proper form and skill, how to play a new formation, and how to move as a team.  I could not have asked for a better group of girls for my first season at DVHS, the girls were very eager to learn.  Their excitement to learn increased as they started seeing little bits of success.  They did everything I asked them to do with minimal complaining (they are girls, so there will be some complaining!).

We host a tournament every year, last year they took 8th place in the tournament and this year we moved up to 4th!!  Their record last year was 4-12 and this year we ended 5-9-2.  The girls really exceeded my expectations this year and I am so excited to see what the next season brings.

Here are some of the extra "perks" that come with being a coach!

Helping players

when they lock their keys in their car...only to find out the keys weren't in there.

 As a coach, you know you are loved when you get toilet papered!

Choosing who you get to work with!  I had the opportunity to add a 3rd coach part way through the season and luckily my friend Maggie is living here for a year.  

Kenzie 4 Months Old

I love this age!  Kenzie is smiling and giggling more and it is sooo cute!  At 4 months she is up to 17.6 pounds and 26.5 inches long, 97th percentile for both!!  Here are her 4 month pictures, Leah had to join in on the fun too.