Payson Activities

We have been here in Payson for almost 3 months now...I can't believe it. I feels like since the kids started school we have kind of found our groove here. We stay busy with all the fun things Payson has to offer...which suprisingly is a lot. Besides going to school Mr. B and Ray have stayed busy going to gymnastics on Tuesday afternoons and love coming home and showing me all the cool stuff they learned...x splits, cartwheels and balancing tricks. Every Wednesday the kids and I head to the library for storytime, craft and playtime. It's such a fun activity and the kids love it. Thursdays is park day, so we meet up with a bunch of the kids and ladies in our ward at Rumsey Park. Thursday nights I started going to Zumba with my friend, Cami, at the Senior Center...yes I know that sounds funny, but it is a blast and such a fun, great workout...the older ladies really know how to shake it:)

Football season is now in full swing and the kids have loved going to the games at Payson High School, which is right by our house...go Longhorns!!


Last month I got a flyer in Bradock's backpack about a Mom's Club that was going to meet monthly at the Methodist church. I decided it sounded fun and a great way to meet people, so the kids and I went to the first meeting last month. They served free dinner, free daycare and I got to meet and chat with some very nice and interesting women. We all come from different backgrounds and circumstances, but I know I have a lot to learn from these women and the fun activities we have planned every month. One mother is a single mom to five little children...her youngest two are severely autistic. How in the world she manages, I have no idea. She seems like a great mother and just doing her best to care for her children. There was also an 81 year old lady who became a grandma/mom to her six week old granddaughter at the age of 75. She has been raising her the past 6 years and what an incredible, spunky lady she is. If I could be like her at 81 then getting old wouldn't be so bad. I can't wait to get more involved with the community and try and make a difference...even if it's just something small. I feel like this community has so many things to offer and get involved with and I know that moving here has opened my eyes to getting out of my comfort zone and trying new things.

I also got offered a job at the one and only cute boutique here in Payson. I like to go in there frequently and just look around at the cute stuff. I guess I made an impression on the owners because they offered me a part-time job, which I would have loved to have taken. I told them I had two little preschoolers and that I wouldn't be able to work all the hours they were wanting. They told me when my situation changes or if I change my mind the job is mine whenever I want...so cool and something I just might do when the kids are in school full-time.