Pioneer Days 5K and Parade

The good weather in Phoenix is still holding, which made our weekend activities so enjoyable. Saturday morning started out with Cori, Lezlie and I running in the Pioneer Days 5K. It was a fun little run. I came in 4th for my age category, so no medal for me, but I did get a lovely t-shirt and water bottle! Cori and Lezlie did awesome and walked away with the same t-shirt and water bottle I got. We are all pretty satisfied with that. After the race, Doug dropped the kids off to us and then headed out to play in a golf tournament which he won! Go Doug! The kids and I, along with a bunch of our friends, then got to see Saramarie (cousin) dance her way down the Peoria Pioneer Days Parade. Her entire dance troop, which consist of many of our friend's daughters, was invited to be apart of it. It was so sweet to see all the boys (brothers and cousins, mostly)cheering for their little sisters/cousins as they came by. Kailahni LOVED the parade. She waved at all the people as they passed, and ate more candy and crap than I care to talk about. I think there is a lollipop in her hand in almost all of these pictures. There was a picnic that followed the parade and my little sugarplum stood in the grass, sucked a lollipop, danced to the music being played, and watched as her balloon (along with many others) floated off into the sky. She even got to be apart of the parade, briefly. Saramaries LOVES her Kai cousin and couldn't resist picking her up and carrying her down the street a ways. SO SWEET!! It was a fun, sun filled day...that's for sure!









This afternoon, Sarah and I took the kidos the zoo. My camera died when we got there, so I didn't get any pics, but I did take a few of Axl, Kai and Vienna in Sarah's front yard before we left. What a bunch of silly monkeys we have! And, I couldn't resist adding a few of my little diva in the making!