Busy Weekend

We had a very busy weekend and I feel like it flew by.  Friday Kenna went to the Melting Pot to help Payton celebrate her 7th birthday and they had a blast.  These girls have been friends since they were two and have remained that way ever since, I love that they value their friendship and do not let time change that.  On Saturday we had to wake up at 6 a.m. and get the boys to Mimi & Pop's house and Russell, Kenna, and I had to be in Sapulpa for OSTDA by 9 a.m., poor kids they were so tired but such little troopers.  I got Kenna ready in the car (which was an experience), so we were ready to go when we got there.  She warmed up and she danced at 10:20 and did AMAZING as usual.  This was the first time Russell got to see her solo live since he didn't get to go to the OU competition and he and I were both more nervous than she was.  There were 12 girls in the youth category, which was a lot different than three in her category at OU where we knew she would definitely place.  We went and ate lunch and tried explaining to her that there were alot of good girls and they had been doing this longer so if she didn't place it was no big deal and we were so proud of her already.  She told us she would be upset if she didn't place because she would feel like the judges thought she wasn't very good, we tried explaining that the judges are just an opinion but she wasn't buying it.  At the awards I was so nervous, not because I cared if she placed but because I didn't want her heart broken or for her to ever feel like she wasn't good enough.  I prayed I had all the right words to say to make her feel better but as I am playing out the conversation in my head they announce the second state youth solo runner up from Dance Authority-Kenna Mock.  My heart dropped, I couldn't believe it. There were so many good girls that I knew since this was Kenna's first state competition and alot of the other girls had been competing for years that this was just good experience for her and then I was so proud when she placed.  I think she truly has a gift but I know I am a little bias :), but to see her face was worth everything.  She was the youngest that competed from our dance company so all the older girls made over her which she loved and I appreciated, this is why I love Dance Authority!! 

After we got home Saturday night we went to get the boys and Jackson ended staying the night with Luke and Kenna stayed with Mimi.  We took Brody home and were in bed by 10:30, it was a long wonderful day but I missed my boys terribly!!  On Sunday we had Payton's friend party at Rockzone, which is a rock climbing gym.  Kenna and Brody went and it took the first hour for Kenna to warm up and actually give it a try. She is so much like me, sometimes she lets her fear of failure get the best of her but I am doing everything I can to help her change that because I never want her to have that fear, it had kept me from so many things in my life.  But she did it and I was so proud to see her conquer that. 

Well now off to clean this house and start getting our Christmas decor up, I AM SO EXCITED and so are my babies!!!  Tis the season....