It's been another year and I now I have a 16 and 12 year old. These kids just keep growing up. I am very blessed to have them and I wouldn't trade either in for anything.
Life is just as crazy as usual. Kennedee's high school season is over but club started right after. She went to Florida over new years and her team won their age group. We went to San Diego over Thanksgiving and they lost in the finals. Kennedee is practicing for another tournament in Feb in Arizona. She is SUPER social and is hardly ever home. Over Thanksgiving we spent the whole week in CA and did so many fun things. We played tourists in LA and saw a lot. We went to the Grove in LA and Madison got to take her American Girl doll and go to the store. That was a pretty fun place.
We spent Thanksgiving at Sea World and that was the best time to go. No lines and lots of fun.
Our hotel in San Diego was so incredible I didn't want to ever leave. This was the view from our room.
Madison has been playing on a comp softball team and we have gone to Mesquite and Cedar city for tournaments and lots of little tournaments close to home. She LOVES to play and does really well. She just started playing softball a couple of years ago so its still new but she is doing well. She has a lot of friends and really enjoys being on the field. She plays out field and likes it. She is SUPER skinny and needs to gain weight so she can rip the ball over the fence but for a little girl she does well. She passed out at practice last week and it freaked me out a little, she is a pretty healthy kid so it was unusual for her. I gave her some gatorade and she looked better within the hour after. But it still worried me so we went to the doctor and he said she is a little dyhydrated and could gain some weight. How would it be to have the doctor tell us we need to GAIN weight. But she will and she will feel better. Madi will be in young womens starting this week and her and Kennedee will be able to go to girls camp together this year. Kennedee is really looking forward to teaching her sister the ropes. They get along so well and have lots of fun together. Madison started wearing contacts a couple of months ago and its nice to see her pretty eyes and long eye lashes. She did ask me last night since she is 12 now if she can start wearing makeup. UGH..
So both kids are a year older and I would like to think I am the wiser one but not so sure. 2012 is going to be a great year for all of us. We welcome the changes and challenges ahead. We love being together as a family and spend as much time together as time allows. I adore those two kids.
Happy Birthday to both.
