Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day was pretty low key at the Richards' household. I feel like Austin does enough for me throughout the year to show he loves me that Valentine's Day isn't really necessary. I am constantly spoiled and loved on. I married a real winner! Anyway, back to the festivities...Austin and I both had classes all day plus I had a huge paper to write so there wasn't much time to celebrate. Our celebration included me slaving in the kitchen baking an apple pie for Austin, grabbing some Panda Express for dinner, and a new beautiful flower centerpiece for our kitchen table. I hate big crowds so we figured we would go on a little Valentine's Date in a week or two.

Austin couldn't resist getting Kennadi a lil Valentine's present. She got this cute stuffed turtle and she is obsessed. She will just talk and laugh to that little thing like there is no tomorrow. I sure do love the two Valentines of mine.

Recent Happenings.

Usually there is nothing too exciting happening in the Richards’ household. Our life typically consists of school/work, homework, tending to the babe, and a couple of episodes of The Big Bang Theory. We are that exciting! There have been some recent happenings that I feel to be blog worthy. Nothing exciting enough to merit their own post but something that I want to write down to remember. So without further ado here is a short recap on the recent happenings.

-Austin had the opportunity to travel down to Vegas with a group of UVU students and participate in a NAHB competition.  I think Austin enjoyed himself but was glad to have it over with. Honestly, I was glad to have it over with too. It was sucking all of Austin’s free time away.

-While Austin was in Vegas my mom and Madison came down and stayed with me. They were gracious enough to watch Kennadi so I could go to class. It was nice to spend some time with Madison before she packed her bags, moved to Florida, and started working at Disneyworld. Tough job huh?

-Kennadi had her first play date. My cousins Cameron and Amber ventured up to snowy Utah from sunny Arizona with their little babe, Ella. Ella is just a month older than Kennadi. They didn't quite know what to do so they mainly just stared at each other. Kennadi didn't enjoy when Ella would start crying either. On cue, whenever Ella would start crying Kennadi would too and she would stop whenever Ella would. Give it a few years and I am sure they will become best friends.

-I have applied and been accepted to graduate in April. Hallelujah! I have never been more excited and relieved in my life. Now if only I knew what I was going to do with my life after graduation. Decisions, decisions….

-We watched the Super bowl at Clay and Lorie’s house. Go Ravens! I ate way too much junk food and enjoyed  watching the commercials (and the game I guess). Hunter made Kennadi a little bed on the floor and she thought it was the greatest thing ever. She just laid there watching the game, without a squeal. Whatever makes me her happy I guess.

5 Months.

At 5 months Kennadi is...

--14 lb. 6 oz. and 25 inches long. She is a tall, skinny little gal.

--wears 3 and 3/6 month clothes plus rocking the size 2 diapers.

--rolling all over the place. She has mastered rolling over both ways and rolling across the floor. She never quite ends up where we left here.

--can sit unassisted like a champ.

--loves to look at herself in the mirror. I am pretty sure that’s the only explanation why she was tear-free during her last round of shots. The doctor’s office had a huge mirror right next to the examination table. She was too busy checking herself out to notice the needles being stuck in her chubby legs.
--a little couch potato. She is easily occupied by cartoons on TV or Fisherprice apps on my phone.
--sleeps 10 hours straight at night. We are going through a stage where she screams bloody murder about an hour after she gets put down for the night. The only way to get her to stop is to pick her up and rock her. Any suggestions on getting her to stop? I don’t want to create a habit out of this.

--still working on her laugh. She will giggle when she is being tickled but when someone is making a funny face or trying to get her to laugh she will only let out a little cough/laugh.

--got her first taste of pureed vegetables. She was not a fan at first but gradually warmed up to it. Now she is obsessed. 

Half Marathon.

I have wanted to run a half marathon for a while now. In 2011 my New Year’s Resolution was to run one.  You can read about that here. That same year Austin and I started dating, got engaged, and got married that summer. Needless to say, my mind was wandering elsewhere and the half marathon never happened.

During Christmas Break,   my dad, Courtnie, Darci, and I decided we would run a half marathon together this summer. I willingly jumped on the opportunity to participate. I needed a little push to lose those stubborn, extra pounds I put on during pregnancy.  I also figured if we ran it in a group I would be much more likely to actually train, run, and complete the race.

With that said, I have officially registered for two races. I am planning on registering for another one next month. I am planning on running the American Fork Canyon Half Marathon on June 15, Legacy Midnight Run on July 19, and the Top of Utah Half Marathon on August 24. With the first race in five months I seriously need to step up the training. I can hardly run a half mile without wheezing and doubling over in exhaustion.  I am also not the fastest gal on the block. My goal is to complete the race in less than 2 hours. Hopefully it’s not just wishful thinking. 

I will keep you updated on the training progress. Wish me luck!