Melany the character

         Melany is such a funny child. I think she gets her quirkiness from her father(or mama?). I don't know but what I do know is she comes up with the funniest things and does the silliest things. Life is never dull with our Melany. She adores books and playing on the church/shapes applications on the ipad. She is such a talker! I've lost count of how many words she can say and sign. She says some words in : Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese and English of course! She loves to dance and eat(I wonder where she gets that from?)

She continues to be very curious and we started to potty train her a month ago. She initiated the training and we are slowly getting her used to letting us know when she needs to go. We've had our share of "Bleachable" moments as well as joy from seeing our baby go to the restroom. I never thought how happy and proud I would feel over someone using the restroom!

        Melany is such a good example of the gospel. She likes to read  the "Book of Monan"(Mormon) and listen to primary music on the "Saputer"(computer). And she always makes us laugh when she points to her mommy and grandmother on the pictures at church of the Nephites/Lamanites.

Saying "Hi" in her Sunday dress

Trying on the hat Uncle Kevin sent her, and getting in to character!

Showing the before picture of  her couch we got from a garage sale

And the after results- a little bit of fabric can go a long way.

Hiding from us since we try to limit her ipad usage

We caught you sneaky Melany!

Training for a marathon- it's ups and downs

      I've been training for a marathon since March. I got myself back in shape and had planned on running in the Chosen Marathon at the end of this month. But since we had to move to our new house and unpack, my running days got really bad. I've always said my family and home comes first and I kept my word. I put aside the 4 to 5 times a week running during the moving and unpacking time and it affected my running.
    Three weeks ago, I started to get my groove back again but sadly started feeling pain in my left ankle. The pain started at my 7.5 mile run this Saturday and has come and go. I am going to a chiropractor today to see what is wrong with it. If my leg gets better, I will continue to train and run in the Austin marathon coming up in mid December. Training for this marathon is proving to be quite the challenge, both on my body and time that I don't have. The most I have ran on one of my distance day(Saturdays) is 12 miles.
    I am praying, and trying my best to accomplish this goal. The upside is after 3 years of wearing the same running shoes, I made myself get new Brooks running shoes. I am praying this will help my ankle pain as well. I continue to be determined and motivated to keep going!

Melany and mommy's new shoes

My views when I run

I love Melany's face as I put a flower on her head