This Equals That

Staying in a home longer than 12 month equals....

a few new decorations.

 Karate classes at The Little Gym equals....

a fun graduation.

My awesome family equals....

a wonderful Mother's Day.

 Our new trampoline equals....

LOTS of laughter, LOTS of fun, and LOTS of tired kiddos.

 

8 Weeks Later......

Eight weeks ago the eldest gals both decided to sign up for a club that interested them. Ryley picked "Chorus and Drama", Kadyn picked "GoFar". They both had great experiences. Ryley landed a solo and was even given the chance to write part of the script. Since many of the children have deployed parents they also included a hero's salute. It was very sweet and touching. I have lots of video with Ryley's performance, but every one of the pictures came out fuzzy since they were movin' and grovin' the entire hour. Luckily I got one last shot as we left the school and headed for a "job well done" treat at FroYo! 

Kadyn trained three days a week (two at school with a coach, one at home on Saturdays) in hopes of running a 5k without stopping. Did she succeed? For sure! She was awesome. Steven and I ran right along side her for moral support. To make it more interesting, Steven would pick out random people ahead of us and we'd make goals to pass them by a certain time or distance. I didn't realize who I was dealing with until I decided to walk for 15 seconds. Seriously, just 15 seconds. I began running again to catch up with them but Kadyn had taken off. We were still a good ways from the finish line and that little girl was sprinting to the end! It was incredible. So proud of our awesome girls and the strength they possess inside and out!

Spring Break "Angels" (Harry Potter / Sea World)

So, originally I was prepping to do some big post about turning lemons into lemonade. It would start out with something like, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Isn't that what happens after all when your fun family vacation gets interrupted by sickness? As luck would have it, Ryley and Thatcher became sick from the moment we pulled into Orlando. You would think that would ruin a vacation, but we returned home with one sentence repeating itself over and over again in my mind... "our kids are awesome!" I've always felt this way of course, but the way they pulled together, took care of each others needs, and fully understood if someone had to go back out of sheer exhaustion was amazing! I haven't even mentioned the part where I become so ill on our drive home that for 48 hours my mental state was questionable between the fever and chills that had overcome my body. Once again, they jumped into "service" mode, took charge of any worry or care, and a week later I am finally up and running. Was it a great vacation? Yes. For me however, the memory I'll take away won't include a specific ride or exhibit. It will be the love I witnessed from these sweet angels that surround me.

Spring Break "Angels" 2 (Universal)