Party Of Five

Mr. Wy Guy

2011-12-20T20:56:00.000-08:00

No Words Need To Be Said

My Baby's 8!!!

2011-02-10T22:47:00.000-08:00

Front of Invite

Back of Invite

What a beautiful day this was. She beamed the entire day. It was more emotional than I thought. The preparations started months in advance. My sister Tonya took her baptism pictures and then after me making several different invitations, Tonya said let me just make her one. They turned out beautiful. We told Kelbee that she could have anyone speak and she chose her very best friend...Branson. Branson spoke on baptism. It honestly could not have been more sweet. He spoke about his baptismal experience. Tears were streaming down my face from the moment he opened his sweet mouth. I loved watching him and when it was time for him to read a scripture, he would fold up his paper, stick it in his pocket, open his scriptures, read from them, close them back up, zip them up, reach in his pocket and unfold the paper. He did it twice. All I could see was him in 11 years preaching the gospel and speaking just like this at someone else's baptism. She was baptized and confirmed by Todd. She was floating on air when she came out of the water. Brie and my friend Alisha helped hurry and dry and curl her hair. Two of my good friends in our previous ward did a fabulous job on the musical number. They sang "What Heaven Sees In You." There was not a dry eye in that room. Jamie spoke on the Holy Ghost and as usual delivered fabulously. I just love that girl. Our Bishop did a phenomenal job. Afterward we celebrated with a dessert bar...Kelbee's favorite desserts. We had a video playing of her growing up through the years. I can't believe that time has gone by so fast. I remember when I was younger and old people saying that time flies the older you get. It's so true. Some days seem to drag on but clumped together the years are flying by. She loves to be with her friends. Sometimes I have to remind her that she is still only eight.

But it is so fun to watch her spread her wings.

Kash For Kamdyn

2010-11-14T14:56:00.001-08:00

This is my sweet niece Kamdyn Shoemaker that lives back in Pennsylvania. Please go to her blog, read and bid on anything. All the money goes to help her family.

Where To Start?

2010-10-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

The girls' summer job. They did a lemonade stand one day and made nine dollars in fifteen minutes. Then we had to go in. They begged and begged to do another one. So two days later we let them do it again. They made over $45 in less than an hour. I'm starting to wonder why Todd went to school. I'm ok with child labor!!

She asked for it!!

We let the girls get their ears pierced when they are three. Todd has always said that when they could ask they could have it. Well, with Kelbee as soon as she could talk I got her to ask Todd. He didn't think that was very funny. He said she had to wait until she was three. When Raimee turned three we asked her if she wanted them done. She would always cover her ears and scream no anytime someone asked her about it. Then Tonya asked her if that's what she wanted for her birthday present from her and Brad. Her eyes lit up and she wouldn't stop talking about it. The end result was glorious!!

My mom and Wy Guy. I love this picture. There is something about my mom he can't seem to ever get enough of.

Wyatt with Cindy - Could he be sweeter?

My Sweet Bry Boo finally potty trained. Yes-this happened a few months ago. She was by far the easiest to potty train-once I figured her little mind out. We had been trying for a good six months at least to get her excited about going on the potty. She had zero interest. One day we were out of diapers for her and I said "Sorry, we don't have any more diapers for you." To which she replied..."Oh it's ok I'll just use baby Wyatt's." I told her I don't think so, those are just for baby Wyatt. She said OK. We have only had a handful of accidents since then.

Lessons Learned

2010-09-22T20:42:00.001-07:00

This was such a fun night...and one that soon will not be forgotten. It was a little before school was out for the summer and I had just got done shopping with the kids. I had fought them the whole time in the store and was ready to just get them home, bathed and in bed. As I was driving I had a very strong impression that I needed to take this time and make memories with my little ones. I'm sure this isn't exactly what Heavenly Father had in mind, but there has to be some adventure when I'm involved! I turned around and the girls instantly asked where we were going. I said to the dollar store. I had Kelbee run in and get some toilet paper. Of course she ran into our neighbors and couldn't wait to tell them of my plan. Rudy and Jared were at the movies - so I had to take advantage of their lonesome car. I showed them how to wrap the toilet paper around the mirrors, throw it under and over the car and to put the empty rolls on the windshield wipers. We got back in the car all of us giggling, with the exception of Wyatt who was screaming the entire time. On our way home I told the girls if they thought that that was fun, we should go toilet papering someones house sometime. They asked what that was and so I told them all about it and that you have to get dressed in dark clothes. It quiet for a couple of seconds and Raimee said "Mom, if I get out my dark clothes can we go tonight?"

Sink or Swim

2010-03-10T20:13:00.001-08:00

Time is going by far to quickly. There are so many times that I feel like it's either sink or swim. So...it's time for me to swim. I need to remember all the reasons I love being a mom. I don't want to forget all the little things like...The late night feedings where it is only me and Wyatt. When he's done nursing and he has milk drool running down his face and is punch drunk. Where I am the only one that can comfort him. (Sometimes that is so overwhelming but at the same time so reassuring. At least one of my kids still needs me!) The smell of him after he just had a bath. The way he looks at me like I'm his whole world and flashes his beautiful smile. The sound of Brylee's voice when she first wakes up and demands chocat mik! How she'll grab my face and turn it to where she is just to tell me she loves me. When I'm leaving the girls room at night and as I'm closing the door I hear Raimee tell me "Thanks for being the best mommy in da ho wold." Watching Kelbee get out of the car every morning to go to school and knowing that she is making good choices. To say the least-this has been quite the adjustment, having four kids. But every day I'm blessed to see the hand of Heavenly Father in my life. Last Wednesday was Todd's first day back to work. I was so overwhelmed doing the whole nightly routine by myself and without them even knowing that - I had three wonderful women in my ward stop by my house. One to give me a warm loaf of banana bread and to see how I was. Another to give me a present for Wyatt and to see how I was. And the the other to bring me cupcakes and to see how I was. After the kids were all in bed that night I sat there thinking about all of Heavenly Father's tender mercies. I have been given such wonderful friends and family. Thank you everyone for all your help in keeping me afloat!!

1st Photo Shoot

2010-03-10T20:01:00.000-08:00

We had these pictures done when he was nine days old. He peed and pooped all over Todd-I was so glad it wasn't me! That night I went to look on the blog to see if Gail had happened to post any pictures and I was blown away. Kelbee was standing right next to me and I started to laugh and I said "I look hot!" She got this disgusted tone in her voice and said, "That's you? That doesn't even look like you!" It's amazing what photoshop can do!

http://piccadillyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/02/baby-wyatt.html

Hospital Visitors

2010-02-24T20:46:00.000-08:00

Nammi with three of the four of our little munchkins

Rudy Toot and Wyatt

While I was in the hospital Kelbee got student of the week and got a free Cafe Rio dinner

Kelbee and Wyatt

Raimee, Taylor and Brylee enjoying the mechanics of a hospital bed

Gramma K, Brylee and Wyatt

Krista, Brad and Wyatt

Nammi and Wyatt

Mitch and his little UTE! He thought he could never love someone that cheers for the Utes...Things change!!

I've Got A BRAND NEW Boyfriend!!

2010-02-24T20:08:00.000-08:00

My Favorite "Valentines" Present I've ever received!

Little Chubbers-He Weighed In @ 8 lbs 4 oz-More Than A Pound Bigger Than Any Of My Girls

Being Checked By The Nurse In The Nursery

It Took More Than 20 Minutes For Me To Be Able To Hold Him...

When he came out he wouldn't cry. I could see the time on the incubator ticking and I thought he wasn't breathing. I looked at Todd and asked him what the heck was going on. He said he's fine and that his lungs are clear but that he just won't cry. They spanked him and gave him a Vitamin K shot but he still wouldn't make a peep. They looked at me and told me not to worry but that they were going to call the respiratory therapist. She came down and tried everything and they came to the conclusion that he's just like his dad...content with whatever!!

Todd Finally Has His Little Boy!!!!

I'm so in love with this boy! It all started on Tuesday the 9th when I went to my Dr.'s appointment. He said I was at a 4 and had a bulging bag (couldn't he come up with a better way to put it?) He said that if I didn't have the baby on my own that night that he wanted me at the hospital in the morning so he could break my water on the way to the office. We brought the girls up to Cindy's to sleepover and then went to my parents so Todd and my dad could give me a blessing. After the blessing my mom looked at me and said "You look really uncomfortable, are you in labor?" I was just like of course I am that's why I look like I'm about to have the biggest turd ever! She said that I should just go to the hospital, but I didn't have any of my bags. My dad mentioned something about malts and Todd wanted to just stick around. My mom looked at him and said "Why don't you go home and get everything, Krysta can rest and when you get back the malts will be done." He booked it out the door. So I sat down on the recliner in the living room and talked to Mitch about his night. (It was about 11:15). I closed my eyes and held my breath because I was having a wicked contraction. He looked at me like I was totally crazy and asked what the heck was wrong with me. I looked at him and said I'm in labor. He freaked out and I couldn't help but laugh. Until that moment he thought you could only be in labor at the hospital. We got to the hospital at about 12:30 and admitted me right away. At about 3:45 I was at a 6 and Dr. Holmes came and broke my water. Ten minutes later the nurse came in and said that she had to put monitors inside me because the baby was in distress. Turns out it was because I was already at a 9. Right before Dr. Holmes broke my water I started to throw up. I couldn't sit up because of my epidural and I had my hand covering my mouth. He looked at me and asked if I was coughing or throwing up. My eyes got huge and he jumped up trying to find something for me. He was yelling at Todd to wake up and get me a bag. As always he came to my rescue! They waited for about an hour and then five pushes later my handsome little angel was born! Wyatt Todd Knudsen weighed in @ 8 lbs 4 oz and was 20 1/2 in long. His cheeks are the best. They droop just a little from the excess of chubs on them. He smells so wonderful and I honestly can't get enough of him! Todd couldn't be more proud. I love watching him with Wyatt. There is a certain look in his eyes that he gets every time he holds him. We're trying to soak in every last bit of it...since we're praying that he is the caboose!

The 24th of July

2009-11-14T19:59:00.000-08:00

Our 24th of July started two days before with Brylee waking up at 6 in the morning crying saying "my tummy huwt". I thought she was constipated and gave her an enema. They're so fun I gave her another one a few hours later because she still hadn't pooped and she kept crying about her tummy. I knew something wasn't right...but honestly I'm just a mom and have never been to medical school so I know nothing. I took her to the pediatrician and they did an x-ray and said that there was no blockage. She said it could be an appendicitis but there was no way because she was too little. That night she ran a fever of 103.7 and I was freaking out. I called Todd at work and he said that if it didn't come down in the next half hour with Tylenol that he would be home so we could take her to the ER. Well, it did come down and she slept. She woke up totally normal and happy as could be. She was fine that whole day. When she woke up the next morning (Pioneer Day) she was acting like she was two days before. I called my mom but she didn't answer and then I called Cindy and she said that she would be right over and that she would get Clare to come help Todd give Brylee a blessing. Her stomach was rock hard and would just cry if she wasn't snuggled up tight to your body. After the blessing I took her up to insta care where there was the best Dr. He checked her out and then looked at me and grabbed my hand and said "Oh sweetheart, I don't want to alarm you but you have a very long day ahead of you." He told me I needed to get her to the ER and that they would call and make sure that she could get right in. He said that he had been an ER Dr. for years and that she had an appendicitis. When I got to the hospital the nurses and everyone were so nice...except the Dr. that is. What a jerk! He kept insisting that the other Dr. was wrong and that there was no way that she could have it. It had to be a bladder infection...a caucasion girl in diapers - he was positive. So they cathidered her and ran tests and they came back fine. He was positive that it was something else so they drew blood and odd enough it came back fine too! By now we had been in the ER for a good three hours. Todd had to go to work, but thankfully I had Cindy by my side. The Dr. then sent her down for an ultrasound to see if she had an appendicitis. Before we went to go have it done he said that they wouldn't find anything, but because I was insisting they would do it. I wrestled with Brylee for a half hour while the tech prodded her little body. By this time I was done. I have never experienced something like this before. My girls have always been so healthy. The worst part of it all was while they cathedered her. They didn't want me to be apart of it, so they told me to stand back. Todd and Cindy held her down while she just laid there screaming. Same with the drawing of the blood. Her poor little hand was so small and they kept hitting valves and finally they just let it drip from her body into the tube. Well, we got back to her ER room and about 15 minutes later the Dr. came in, sat down and said..."I'll be darned. The radiologist said that she has an appendicitis and it's the size of an adults." They took her right into surgery and she was done about an hour later. My mom, Missy and Brie all brought Burger King to the Hospital. Isn't that funny that instead of saying that they came to visit, I focus on the food. Jamie and her friend Cass came over later that night. She had to have oxygen but as she was starting to come to she would swat at it and get really mad. I knew then that my Brylee Bear was back! Needless to say... A mother's intuition is always better than a Dr. of 30+ years!

Boating with Friends

2009-11-14T19:55:00.000-08:00

Brylee

Raimee

Where in the heck is one of Kelbee? Todd took the girls boating one night with some of our friends while I had a really fun Relief Society meeting that went on and on. They had so much fun jumping out of the boat and eating otter pops. A perfect summer night!

Brylee's 2nd Birthday

2009-11-14T19:42:00.000-08:00

Enjoying the FABULOUS Pizza at Chuck-e-Cheeses

I love this face! It's her happy but trying so hard not to smile

This picture is so Brylee! She'll take on anyone in anything

We went to Chuck-e-Cheeses to celebrate Brylee's actual birthday (since I was having her party on a different day) I decided that's my favorite way to do it. That way their day is really their day and not me freaking out because their party isn't going exactly how I envisioned it.

Bridal Veil Falls

2009-11-14T19:36:00.000-08:00

Kelbee and Raimee at the bottom of the falls

Brylee sleeping through it all

Kelbee and Buzz

Kelbee wanted to head up the face of the falls and I told her that I would watch! That water is so stinkin' cold. Buzz of course was all over it and they had a lot of fun. It's so interesting to me that we don't take advantage of the beauty that we have right here in our own backyard. It took my Aunt and Uncle from Minnesota to get us up the canyon. After Bridal Veil we went and ate Subway at the park down a few miles. Ummmm...Subway!

Neighborhood 4th of July Party

2009-11-14T19:29:00.000-08:00

Kelbee thoroughly enjoying the sparklers-barefoot no less

Me and Sheri on the wiggle cars. We stole them from the kids so we could race down the hill. I won all the time until my neighbor insisted that it was because I had the inside track. So I called him on it and when we raced I ate some serious crow!!

SOME of the kids in our neighborhood. I absolutely love where we live. The kids have so much fun and I have made some of the best friends that I could ever ask for here!

Our 4th of July (Night)

2009-11-14T19:20:00.000-08:00

My Cute Little Family-gosh I'm excited to be there!

The 4 Amigos-well let's be honest, really Branson and Kelbee are the very best of friends and Lizzy and Raimee run after them trying to be just like them and it always ends up that the younger two are in tears!

I want some of the drugs that he's on!

The Little Terrors-could you ask for a cuter picture

4th of July night we spent at my parents. Tonya and her family were in town, so we got to celebrate it with them. They were here a good portion of the summer and wish they would just decide to live here. It's never the same celebrating without them. We had a BBQ and watched a lot of those stupid screaming fireworks. Branson, Kelbee, Lizzy and Raimee all took turns this year starting the fireworks. By the end they all insisted that they could go in the middle of the road with a torch and start it by themselves. Durh! How dumb do they honestly think all of us are?

Our 4th of July (Day)

2009-11-14T19:11:00.000-08:00

Hadley, Hudson, Jaxon, and Kelbee

Hadley and Raimee

Brylee - what is it about kids and goggles? I can't get enough of it!

Carston and Brylee

Wouldn't they have the cutest kids? I already told Aimee that he's taken. We went to Warner's for a 4th of July BBQ. It was so relaxing to sit and eat and know that the kids were having the time of their lives. The Warner's know how to throw a party-even if it's a simple BBQ!

My Parade Beauty Queen

2009-11-14T19:05:00.000-08:00

Kelbee-when all is said and done!

Nice Photo Work-Half her face is cut off!!

Kelbee started gymnastics in May. She has loved every minute of it. When she found out that she could be in the parade she really wanted to do it...but the selling point was that she got her very own Jump Up Gymnastics T-shirt for doing it. Who cares how much we pay monthly...you have to walk a mile in 100* weather to earn it. We'll do anything for FREE!! A girl after my own heart.

It's A Miracle!!

2009-11-11T19:45:00.000-08:00

I finally have a computer that works! We'll see how long it lasts. I can't wait to start writing about my girls again and the fun that we had over the summer. I haven't been feeling that great either...but I got this on my e-mail and it made me laugh (it's how I feel) If you find yourself leaking a small amount of urine when you cough, laugh or sneeze, don't worry. Temporary incontinence is common in pregnancy. That's just great, you think. You knew you had to get diapers, but you thought they'd be for the baby, not for you. To head off that problem at the pass, try working out your hoo-hoo

Our Luau

2009-07-03T14:29:00.000-07:00

Asha, Jaxon, and Kelbee

Raimee had her first "wiggle" car accident

She went crazy when she found out that there was blood!

Aimee, Me, Becca, Heather, and Katie

Why we didn't get a picture of the boys I'll never know. Especially since we were celebrating Todd FIANALLY passing the test! Our friends put together a Luau in honor of Todd. There was going to be a roasted pig...something that Todd has always wanted to do. But Becca was smart enough not to do it. It involves so much gross work. We'll wait til we go to Hawaii for him to experience that.

What A Nut...

2009-07-03T14:22:00.000-07:00

Raimee in the Store Window of Naartjie

I couldn't find her and started freaking out. I ran outside and a little old lady was standing at the window laughing at her. I'm glad someone finds her funny!!

If Today Were Your Last...

2009-06-30T22:44:00.000-07:00

On the way home from picking up the girls tonight I saw a church that always has sayings that I love to read. It said..."If today were your last, how would you spend it?" Being the end of the day I started thinking about my life and if I would be happy if it were my last. To me it was just another ordinary day. But looking back I realized how truly blessed I am for all of the little things. It started off at 6:10 this morning with Todd waking me up with breakfast in bed (ok, now that was out of the ordinary), I went to the Temple that is only 15 minutes away, when I got home I played outside with my girls all afternoon, and then went on a date with my handsome hubby. As I pondered the events of today and how mundane they all seemed, I thought "I think I would be happy if this is how I went out." Don't get me wrong, I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon-I still have a lot of work to do! I try daily to live up to one of my favorite quotes: "I hope when my children look back on today, they see a mommy who had time to play!"

The Prophet Said To Plant A Garden

2009-06-25T23:05:00.000-07:00

How hot are we?...after planting a garden on the hottest day of the year. Durh!

The beginnings of our garden

Doesn't it look professional. It rained so much over the last couple weeks that we haven't had to water it. I'm scared to go over and see the weeds to veggie ratio.

How Sweet!!

2009-06-25T23:03:00.000-07:00

They had just gotten out of the tub and I went to go do something and came back and found this! I couldn't ask for a sweeter moment!

Making Easter Cookies

2009-06-25T23:01:00.000-07:00

Easter...Finally

2009-06-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

The girls @ my parents for an Easter Egg Hunt put on by Brie

This is as good as the pictures got before church.

My little munchkins

Easter was a usual Sunday for us. Todd got home from work around seven, went to bed and I got the girls ready and out the door...acutally on time. We went to my parents after church for an Easter egg hunt and dinner. To be honest I don't remember anything else about it!

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!

2009-06-17T21:59:00.000-07:00

After five false negative pregnancy tests, I decided to go to the Dr. today to get a blood test. YAY!! I'm due February 16th. I'm so glad I won't have to be a beached whale this time around!!

Our Cheap Flat

2009-05-31T16:24:00.000-07:00

Todd Changing The Tire

The Culprit

We were on our way home from my parents home after Missy's birthday dinner and all of the sudden I heard this really weird noise. I looked at Todd and said Oh great, our car is falling apart. Why do we always have to buy pieces of crap? It got louder so I opened the door as we were driving down State Street and watched our tire get flatter by the second. We pulled off and when we saw it we thought that we had run over glass. Todd said that we needed to get all new tires anyway. When they pulled out the culprit it was a volcom key that was bent in half...stupid skateboarders!!

Breaking In

2009-05-03T21:54:00.000-07:00

One day we had all these projects to do at my house and when we got there is when I remembered that the house was all locked up...even my garage door. We found an open window and since Missy is half my size she got to go in. Funny thing was though, was that we didn't have a ladder so she had to stand on Brie's car and ended up ruining the roof of her car! Poor little bweeskies!

My Golden Ticket

2009-05-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

'Private sale' New in box 2008 model #1 rated

Bug GPS is a powerful vehicle tracking device that uses the GPS technology developed by the Department of Defense. With amazing accuracy, it gathers miles driven on a daily basis, maintains time for billing records and produces detailed reports on all vehicle travel activities. Bug GPS also provides your PC, smart-phone, or PC phone mapping programs with GPS navigation via Bluetooth. (Bluetooth feature has nothing to do with tracking or data transfer)

My "sweet" Raimee bought this on ebay the other night! I don't know how, I was in the room with her. I thought that she was playing on Nickjr. Goes to show how much I know. Anyway, I had no idea until I got an e-mail saying congratulations you have bought this item. So I clicked on it and she bought it for the cheap price of $159.00. I have been wanting a spy device for quite a while so it will come in really handy!!! AUGH! As my good friend Alisha says...
She's my golden ticket to heaven.
Also, when I got home from the temple last night feeling on a high, as I was unlocking the door I could hear screaming inside the house. My first thought was "Oh, poor Brie, having to put up with my screaming children". Then I got inside and was met at the door by Kelbee letting me know what was going on. Raimee wanted to put her jammies on but didn't want to go get them so she sat on the couch and peeed. Sounds logical right? So my next thought was "Oh poor Brie, having to clean up pee and being stressed about getting the house clean by the time I got home." I felt so bad. And so ticked at the same time. What the heck?! Who does that? Then to top it off she made sure that she got gum on the cushions. All I have to say is that I am so lucky to have a sister like Brie. No one else would have been able to deal with it with such love!

Our Latest Family Pics

2009-04-27T22:05:00.000-07:00

These were taken by my visiting teacher whom I absolutly adored! We took these a couple of weeks before she moved. The girls are wearing their Easter dresses. I love the ones of the girls! The ones with me in them-I can't figure out how many camera's were actually on me! (get it)

8 Years!!

2009-04-27T21:41:00.000-07:00

The best anniversary present ever!!! HE PASSED THE NCLEX!!

Todd and Josh laying in bed together. Neither of them were very happy when I snapped this shot. It was priceless though!!

Me rockin' it. It felt so good!

Todd rockin' it!!

What a ride we have been on. But I couldn't think of anyone I would rather be on it with. I love my sisters and my friends but no one in this world compares to my Sweet Bug. He has taught me so many things...a lot of which is to let go of things because they don't really matter. We have so much fun together and it's interesting to see how when I think I finally have him figured out he goes and switches things up on me. I love so many little things about him...like his great love for ice cream and his never ending patience and yes some things still get on my nerves like when he brings chips to bed and licks them. But I must say that I have the way better end of the deal...He has to put up with me!:) We went to St. George for our anniversary and left the girls at home with Todd's mom and dad. It was the first time that I have ever left them like that but boy was it worth it!! It was so fun to talk and not be interuppted, to spoon at night and not have anyone try to climb in between us and when we were out to eat not having to get up in the middle of our meal to take someone potty. I was so excited to sleep in but when 7:00 rolled around and I had fallen asleep at midnight I was good to go. I can't remember when the last time was that I got seven hours of sleep let alone uninterrupted sleep! I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful man to enjoy this journey with.

What The ....?!!!

2009-04-17T14:48:00.000-07:00

How does this even happen? I know that everyone around me is so grateful for the snow because of the moisture but I don't know if there is anyone else on earth that loves the SUN more than I do. I cannot even begin to describe how sad I get when I look outside and see snow. I'll be the first to admit that I am the worst winter mom in the world. I would way rather stay inside and play than go outside and pretend like I'm having a good time freezing my...well...everything! I know that this spring is no different than any other in Utah, but I am about to pack up everything and move somewhere warm...seriously!!

NARF!!

2009-04-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

While Linny (Todd's little sister) and her girls were in Utah visiting we went up to Clare and Cindy's as much as we could. One night after I had bathed the girls I was standing @ the bar talking to everyone. Brylee had been playing with all the tupperware in the lazy susan when all of the sudden I heard her crying. I look over and this is what I found. She had gone for a ride and didn't like it very much. Cindy went to grab her and I made her wait so I could get this priceless picture.

My Sweet Baby Girl

2009-04-02T14:49:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist taking a picture of this!

The Draper Temple Open House

2009-04-02T14:29:00.000-07:00

The Draper Temple

Our Krew-notice we didn't want to move to far away from the cookie table:)

Most of Clare and Cindy's Family...All we were missing was Brad, Rudy and Chris

Cindy with all her grandkids. I love what is going on between Kelbee and Raimee. It's so typical!

What a fabulous day this was to be able to go the the Temple with my little family. As we were walking through, the girls kept going really fast and I had to slow them down a lot because I wanted to be able to explain things to them. But when we got to the Celestial Room they stopped at the door and their mouths dropped open. As we all went in together, what an overwhelming feeling it was to know that this is how it will be when we live with Heavenly Father and Jesus again. I am truly grateful for the knowledge that I have been given and that I can go to such a sacred place and help others have the same opportunity to be with their loved ones for Eternity!

AUGH!!!

2009-04-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

I wanted to see if my new camera was working...unfortunately, it was!!

AN UPDATE...

2009-02-22T20:34:00.001-08:00

My camera is broke so the only pictures that I'm able to get are from my phone. But we were able to get some taken while Tonya was here. We had to do it last minute because her kids were so sick. Poor little Abigail had pneumonia and a double ear infection and the other two had the flu and ear infections. My friend is just starting out doing photography and she spent an hour with us taking these cute pics... (which I could only get to work in a different post)

Santa and Sis Pics

2009-02-16T20:10:00.001-08:00

The Sistas

I love this one of my niece Lizzy

This one is priceless

Her hair dyed bright red the night before we took these. It was supposed to be this beautiful medium brown. I so know better than to use a box dye. Oh well, I wish I could say lesson learned but lets be honest...I'm sure it will happen again!

Papi with all his grandkids

CURIOUS RAIMEE

2009-01-07T12:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had Aimee Carter's boys for a couple hours while she went to a funeral. Ok I have to preface the story with....I have two nieces that have very big outy belly buttons. My girls are always fascinated by little boys "parts" since they rarely see them. I was changing Carston's diaper and Raimee came up to me and asked "mom, why does he have a belly button on his cwotch?" I started to giggle and she instantly went into her little Raimee rage and did her little uugghh. So I got to explain what "it" was!! I love little curious minds!!!

Our 911 Call

2008-12-20T20:49:00.000-08:00

No, my girls didn't call. It was me. The girls and I were in the kitchen eating and dancing when the CO2 monitor went off. I didn't even know that we had one. I called the fire department and they said that I needed to get my girls bundled up and go outside until they were able to see what was the problem. We had a police car, ambulance and firetruck here. The girls thought that it was pretty fun. They got to take a tour of the firetruck. They did end up finding some CO2, so I didn't feel like such an idiot.

The Gateway

2008-12-20T20:38:00.000-08:00

About a month ago, Todd had a day off, so we went to the Gateway. He got shoes for his birthday and shocking enough he wanted to change them!! (Anyone that knows Todd knows that he has to change everything) We shopped at Dick's for what seemed like an eternity. I even lost Brylee. I turned away from her for 10 seconds to tell Todd he needed to hurry and I turned back around and she was gone. They did a code Adam, I started balling and then Todd found her in their warehouse climbing the fun yellow ladder. We went in played in the water afterward. Kelbee got soaked. She thought it was so funny until was started walking back to the car and she was freezing. She ended up riding home in just her underwear with mine and Todd's coats around her.

The 10 Virgins

2008-12-16T19:26:00.000-08:00

Katie and Me

Me and my lamp

The 10 virgins + the narrator. What a wonderful experience this was for me. I feel very blessed to have been apart of it. I know that Heavenly Father had to have had a hand in it for them to ask me to dance!! The ward that we live in is amazing. These women all glow with the spirit. When I first got the script I didn't read all the way through it before practice. I just assumed that I was a wise one. I mean, people always play opposite of themselves. When I got to practice and we were going through it and I saw that I was a foolish one I was sad. I really don't think that I could have asked for anything better for my life though. I feel like I try hard to do what is right and blah, blah, blah. But doing this helped me realize how important all the everyday little things are. I realized that I need to put my scripture reading and temple attendance ahead of doing other things. I have started to actually search the scriptures and ponder them instead of just getting through the next chapter. Not having a lot in monetary things is sometimes really hard for me. But through this, and the past few months I have tried to find joy in the things that I have instead of always wanting more.

Random Things

2008-12-10T23:10:00.000-08:00

I have never done a tag-but for Katie I would do anything!!
1- I love to have my feet sticking out of my blanket with the rest of my body nice and warm when I'm going to sleep.
2- I can't stand the sound of people chewing
3- The older I get the more ticklish I get
4- I would rather step over toys/messes than pick them up
5- I wear flip flops year round
6- I love to get dressed up and go out on a romantic date with my cute hubby!!

I tag my sista's: Tonya, Missy, and Bweeskies

Sisters Night

2008-12-10T22:23:00.001-08:00

Brylee after swimming

All we are missing are Tonya and her kids

Me and my munchkins

She is so freakin cute

So here is the story behind this picture-Missy had made No-No bars while I was packing up the stuff to go to the hotel, so I was upstairs and didn't hear any of this. Kelbee took a bite of one and said "Holy S H I T" yes she spellled it out. Well, since I'm a mom I know everything. We started to talk about it at the hotel and I said did you really say that and she answered yes. I said do you know what that means? To which she replied no. I said sound it out for me...this is the picture that Missy took right as she figured out what word it was. We were all lauging so hard. Raimee freaks out if anyone laughs at someone so it captured her in all her glory too!! After we went swimming we headed back to the room and got the girls all bathed. The night ended with Raimee throwing up everywhere so Raimee, Brylee and I all went home and slept-it was only 5 minutes away. Kelbee got to stay and enjoy the rest of the night out!!

My Dare Devil

2008-11-15T21:31:00.000-08:00

Brylee is fearless. We decorated above my moms cabinets as an early Christmas present and as I was turned around she thought she would just take a trip up the ladder. She just giggled when I said "what do you think you are doing?" She climbed to the very top and did her little hula dance that she always does.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-15T21:18:00.000-08:00

Our Modge Podge of Costumes

I can't do themes anymore...they have minds of their own!!

She didn't want to take pictures at school cause she would be
embarrassed, so this was in the car on the way to school...
I thought it was so dang cute

The new Hannah Montana
She wanted nothing to do with the wig!!

I got this thinking that it was going to be a cold
Halloween-but she looked so cute and cuddly

We went to our ward Trunk or Treat and then to both Nana and Grampys
and Nammi and Poppis. We ended up with way to much candy and now I have
flabby arms, a bouncing butt and a couple extra chins!

Our Cute Witch

2008-11-05T21:42:00.000-08:00

The finished product

This has to be the best invention for "carving" pumpkins. I just had to poke a few holes and my girls did all the rest and loved it cause they didn't get all the goo all over their hands...plus I had no mess to clean up!!

Scarecrow Festival

2008-11-05T21:31:00.000-08:00

After the train ride

They waited so patiently to ride this train. We were able to pick where we wanted to sit and that was at the back!! The girls had so much fun.

Going down the blow-up slide

Getting a Butterfly painted on

She had a bumble bee painted on with a trail of where it flew all over her face

Weird Obsession

2008-11-05T21:22:00.000-08:00

I haven't quite figured this out but Brylee loves Taylor's carseat. We went to WalMart and she was the only one to go with so I just put her in Taylor's carseat. She didn't want to get out and then when we got back to my mom and dads she started screaming and crying pointing to the door. As soon as I got the seat out of the car she was happy as can be!!

High School Musical 3

2008-10-24T21:46:00.000-07:00

This was "FABULOUS". It was everything that I had hoped for. I know I'm a dork but it was a lot of fun. Plus...my girls wanted to see it!!

Park City

2008-10-24T21:09:00.000-07:00

Dinner at the most disgusting, expensive restaurant.

But at least they serve anchovies on the side

Right before they all went out to the hot tub. It was outside so I went back to the room and let Brylee have a hot tub of her own

This was at about 1:30 in the morning. I haven't laughed so hard for so long in a really long time. Isn't the vein in my forehead sexy. I hate that stupid thing. I never really knew that it was there when I laughed until I did something stupid at Wholesale a couple of years ago and one of the salesmen told me that he was going to pop that ugly vein on my forehead for ruining his sale.

We're FABULOUS on Main Street

To my sweet friends,

I am so thankful for all of you. I'm thankful for the fun that we are able to have together and for the honesty there is between us. Thanks for laughing when I open my big mouth all the time and embarrassing most of us -Sword Fights-I know that I'm a crazy girl with way too much anxiety so thanks for putting up with me. I'll end with my favorite quote that fit's me so well... "Hell, I can cart this one anywhere she's still on the tit!!!" I love you girls more than words can say.

The Yuckiest Catch

2008-10-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

The poor unfortunate soul

The proud girl

Showing off her catch to me.

When my friends and I went to Park City for a Girls Weekend, Todd took Kelbee and Raimee to Starvation with Josh, his boys, Ryan and Macie. Kelbee caught this fish and really wanted nothing to do with it. I asked her to hold it up to show me and this is what I got.

KELBEE'ISMS'

2008-10-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

The other day Kelbee got home from school and told me that she had to wear snickers to school tomorrow. I said "What?" She said "Snickers" and so I asked her why. She said that her teacher told them that they were starting P.E. the next day and that she needed to wear snickers. Oh, I just grabbed a hold of her and laughed.

Kelbee loves to write and re-write different books. A couple of days ago she re-wrote the Hungry Caterpillar. She read it to the family and when she got to Sunday she said "the caterpillar ate a leaf and then it turned into a raccoon." Todd and I just looked at each other and smiled and thought OK. She said and then the raccoon turned into a beautiful butterfly. Then me being as dumb as I am, it took a couple of minutes to figure out that she was really trying to say cocoon. We corrected her and she giggled and went about her business.

Our New Pet

2008-10-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

Kelbee, Raimee, and Julianna

We went into the backyard to play and found a new playmate. It wouldn't leave us alone. It was so skinny so we gave it some tuna and called animal control. They said we had to contain it before they would come out. So we did...the officer came out and wouldn't take it. He said I can't take the cat, I said you know that's why you came out here right? He said ya and said to call them back in the morning. WOW! Well, the poor thing sat in it's pee and poo all night and got all crusty so I thought I would hose it off before the officer came and took it to it's happy place. It didn't like it, but I felt better about sending it off clean.

Make-up Beauties

2008-10-04T22:11:00.001-07:00

Bailey, Raimee, and Kelbee

They started out putting make-up on their eyes and then when I looked up a couple seconds later they had turned into oompa-loompas!! Oh well, they had fun.

Go Figure

2008-10-01T19:42:00.000-07:00

Kids are so funny. They have all of these fun colored toys in front of them and they kept wanting the "antique" ducks. My mom was thrilled when she saw them gnawing on her little duckies!!

My Blooming Artist

2008-10-01T19:36:00.000-07:00

Brylee got ahold of a pen and made herself even more beautiful!!

Dance Paying Off!!

2008-09-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

Her teacher trying to teach her, but as you can see she really didn't want anything to do with it!!

Kelbee vs. The Eye Dr.

2008-09-11T19:17:00.001-07:00

Kelbee at the eye Dr., after getting her eyes checked and dialated

This is Kelbee in the car after she learned that she did not need glasses. I am not lying-the Dr. told me that she didn't need them but to come back every year to make sure her sight was ok. Well...she asked me to ask him again to make sure, so I did to which he told her she had very healthy eyes. That was it!! She dropped to the floor right then and there and started balling. This video is the aftermath. Sorry it's sideways, I forgot you can't turn video!!!

Making Jam with Nammi

2008-09-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

Raimee helped my mom make peach jam today. She helped pick the peaches, add the sugar and stir it all in. She had a smile on her face the entire time!!!

Happy 30th Ton-Ton

2008-09-05T22:56:00.000-07:00

Tonya turns 30 tomorrow and I am so excited for her birthday. I want her to know how much I love her and how thankful I am for her example in my life. She is such a wonderful mom and wife. She is always striving to do what is right. As I look back on the many years that we have had together, I can't help but laugh. Whether it was pulling down our pants crying because we got spanked, or staying up late talking we have had a lot of fun times. I love her for only wanting the best of everything, for swearing only when she knows I need a good laugh, and for all of her little querks I have come to love-now that we're all grown up. Having all girls I know that I am in for a lot of emotion over the next several years...but if it means that my girls can have what I have with all of my sisters, it's worth it a million times over.

I LOVE YOU TON!!!

At The Playground

2008-09-04T18:50:00.000-07:00

Ha Ha, She thinks she is so tricky

Kelbee and our next door neighbor Bailey holding up their "Best Friends" necklaces

I love the STATIC!!

This is in our backyard. I got the girls all bathed and then they saw that kids were playing so this is what was the result. Oh well, they didnt' get too dirty. I must say I love living where we live. We are so blessed to have the many things and loved ones that we do!!!

Lover of Ice Cream

2008-09-04T18:44:00.000-07:00

I gave Raimee a fudgesicle and Brylee attacked her so...here ya have it. I didn't hear a peep from her for about five minutes. She loves to share everything!!!

So Glad To Have Girls!!

2008-09-04T18:42:00.000-07:00

A couple of chips were spilled at dinner and then Brylee stepped on them. Without being asked they got out the broom and dustpan and swept up "all" the crumbs. They each got an extra marble in their jar!!!

Our Home

2008-09-04T18:30:00.000-07:00

This is right as you walk in the front door. There is a bathroom off to your left.

Our Living Room

Our Dining Room

Our Kitchen- I know, I'm a fabulous housekeeper.

My Cute Shutter and Family Home Evening Board

I got this idea from my sister Tonya and I can't even tell you how much I love it. So everyone, this is a look at our home. I'll update you with the other rooms as we get them done. I'm working on the older girls room right now and then it will be Brylee's turn. Until then...

Tubby Time

2008-08-31T19:18:00.000-07:00

Brylee absolutely loves the bath. She got splashing really good tonight. The girls love to put her hair into a mohawk and so I couldn't miss the chance to get a picture!

Raimee's 1st Day of Dance

2008-08-28T20:54:00.000-07:00

The excited little munchkin outside her dance studio

Her teacher trying to get them to touch their toes to their heads

She's the 4th in line. They are on their way to get a drink after dancing hard!

The whole way driving her to dance she kept making sure that I knew that she was "thwee" and that she handle it. I think she told me about five times "mom, just give me kisses and dwop me off"

Kelbee's 1st Tooth is Gone!!

2008-08-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

We were at our friends 30th birthday party and Kelbee lost her first tooth. She was so proud!! She ran around showing everyone-while they were eating. One of our friends said "Kelbee do you know how much the tooth fairy gives for your first tooth?" I just looked at him and said "Don't you even Brett! I know exactly what you are doing" He started to laugh and said "The tooth fairy pays $25 for your first tooth. I said "No, she only pays $5", Kelbee smiled shrugged her shoulders and ran off. I got off easy on that one!!!

Good-Bye Grandma

2008-08-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

We are about to pull the plug on grandma and I just wanted to let everyone say their good-byes. She has been there for us through thick and thin but she is really old and going 30 on the freeway just isn't cutting it...so stay tuned for the newest member of our family!!

Kelbee's First Day of 1st Grade

2008-08-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

Outside our house just before we left for school

Right outside of her new school

My big girl at her desk. I can't believe that she is old enough to be gone all day. She was so excited to go not only all day but to her new school-because we moved. She brought a lunch on the first day and then thought that school lunch was so much cooler. So ever since, that is what she has had. And she could not have been more proud when she came home the second day and told me that she opened the milk carton all by herself. I truly was so proud!!

Raging Waters

2008-08-27T19:45:00.000-07:00

Raimee with I don't know - a dinosaur

Hudson, Asha, Kelbee and Jaxon

All the kids for the day. Try keeping track of all of them. I think I had the biggest heart-attack of my life while we were there. I hate the feeling I get when I lose one of my kids-well try losing one of your friends-or so I thought. Katie asked me to watch Zaya and Asha while she took Sage down the slide. She gave me Zaya and told me that Asha was in the little pool right behind me. I got Zaya and Brylee some treats and when I turned around I couldn't see her. I looked around for her for a few minutes and still couldn't see her. I told all the other moms and we all spread out and looked for her. Turns out Katie had taken her with her and thought that I had seen her do it. I honestly think it took me about 10 minutes for my heart to slow down and to stop sweating. I even went into the bathroom without shoes on looking for her. Now that's LOVE!!

Brittany and Kelbee coming off the double tube slide. I wasn't cool enough!!

Brylee trying to escape from me. Notice the cookie in her hand!

We all went to Raging Waters (courtesy of Heather Marchbanks). It was so much fun to have a last who-rah before school started. The kids all had so much fun playing with eachother. I am so thankful to have such wonderful friends that my kids can look up to, and that they have great kids for my kids to have as friends!!

Our Trip To Minnesota

2008-08-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

Missy and Brylee at the lake

All of us girls with my grandma. I get my bod from her!!!!

Raimee driving the boat

Kelbee jumping off the tramp

Tonya, Me and my cousin Brenna. This picture is right before we took off and also right before I peed all over from fear of going 60 mph over the crashing waves. I don't think I have had that much fun in a long time. Brenna ended up getting out so it was just me and Tonya. Needless to say... we turned the tube over when we were done. My bladder just ain't what she used to be!

At the family talent show. My girls were supposed to do "FABULOUS" from High School Musical 2. Well with 41 people staring at them they wouldn't do it without me. I know I know... I look just like Sharpay!

These are just a few pictures from our trip to Nauvoo and MN. My camera ran out of batteries and everyone else was taking pictures so these are the only ones I have right now. Maybe I'll do an update later. We went at the end of July, first of August. It was a lot of fun and also very tiring. Todd couldn't come because of work. I have so much more respect for my friend Katie and what she has to go through everyday without Ryan. She was acutally on my mind the whole time we were gone. Anyway, we went to Nauvoo and we were able to go through the Temple. What a neat experience. I think the most spiritual experience I had though was at the pageant. The spirit was very strong there and it was neat to watch my girls and how they paid so close of attention for almost two hours. We went to MN to a resort and stayed there for a few days. We had a lot of fun in the water and it is all thanks to my uncle Dan. He wanted us to come along so he paid for everything!! Now that's the way to travel!

Our Family Pictures

2008-08-18T21:30:00.001-07:00

My Beauties

2008-08-18T19:21:00.000-07:00

We had cousin pictures taken while Tonya was here. I can't get the ones of all of them together to upload so, if you really want to see them you can check out my sisters blogs!! I think they are some of the cutest girls in the world!!

Memory Pillow

2008-07-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

About three months ago I got a memory pillow with the arches to help support your neck while you sleep. Well today we were sitting on my bed and Kelbee said "mom, does your pillow help you remember things." I just looked at her kind of perplexed and then I realized why she said that. I said "oh, you mean because it's a memory pillow?" Todd was on the other side of her and just got the biggest, cutest smile on his face. Kids defiantly do say the darnedest things!

Brylee's 1st Birthday

2008-07-21T21:59:00.000-07:00

I don't think she even tasted the cake!

Starting to dig in-with a little help from Kelbee

Opening her gift from Tonya and Brad-it is so cute!

The kids throwing water balloons at Cowboy Todd

Cowboy Todd was taken out by the last shot

Enjoying the box more than the actual gift. That's why Todd and I just got her boxes this year...something she would actually enjoy

So intently opening a gift from Jeff and Missy

We had a "Down on the Farm" party for Brylee's 1st birthday. All of the kids decorated a wood cow with little puffy pom-poms and then they caught Cowboy Todd with their water balloon weapons. He almost got away with the cake, but lucky for us, they had good arms so he couldn't escape! I can't believe that a year has passed already. It is such a bitter sweet thing. I love every stage that they go through, but I hate to see them grow up so fast!!

Chuck- E-Cheeses

2008-07-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

Brylee about to bail off the trolly cart

Sage and Brylee riding in the police car

Chuck-e-Cheese Pizza or a Straw? It's a toss-up!!

Riding the go-round. She got scared when it went around-as you can see-she about shizzed her pants

Brylee and my mom

We went to Chuck-e-Cheeses on Brylee's birthday. Todd had to work that day so I didn't want to have her party without him. It was pretty low-key, which was really nice. Katie, Jenny and the kids all came. Along with my dad, mom, Jeff, Missy, Taylor, and Cindy. The girls earned enough tickets to get Hannah Montana over-the-head microphones and little hair clippies. I was thrilled!!!

Princess Raimee's Wedding

2008-07-21T21:28:00.000-07:00

Raimee thinks that she is a princess. One night she talked my dad into marrying her and being "pwince dewick".

She's "Off To See The Wizard"

2008-07-13T20:50:00.000-07:00

She loves her swimming suit, purses and shopping.

Girls Night Out

2008-07-13T20:26:00.001-07:00

Me, Brie, My Mom, Missy and Tonya. We went to Los Hermanos to do our favorite things. That is something that we started about four years ago (with the idea from our friends the Marchbanks) We all do our favorite thing from the last year for each other, whether it's a craft, food, shoes, etc. It's a lot of fun and we try to keep it a secret as to what we are doing. This year it was extra fun because we had all 7 grandkids with us!!

5K Lavendar Days Run

2008-07-13T20:05:00.001-07:00

All of us girls right before the race started

My mom pushing the girls for the last 2 miles. I had to make sure to stay right in front of her so I didn't feel "so" fat and out of shape!!

Right before I passed out after the finish line! Not to brag but I came in 257th!!

Brylee enjoying the bagels after her long ride in the stroller

Me, Tonya, Brie, Brylee and Abbi. This was about a mile from the finish line and seemed like a fabulous excuse to stop and have a rest. My mom and sister Brie had been training to run 5K's and somehow talked me and Tonya into it. It was such a pretty morning. I think the highlight of the race was when we passed the first mile marker and it had only taken us 16 minutes. When we got to the finish line we found out that the fastest person had finished in 15 minutes and a few seconds. I knew I was going to get a trophy forsure!!

Raimee's 3rd Birthday

2008-07-08T22:27:00.001-07:00

2008-07-01T19:56:00.001-07:00

Tired Brylee Bear

2008-07-01T19:28:00.000-07:00

Brylee never falls asleep unless she is nursing. Well today I thought I would just jump in the shower and let her play in her walker for a minute. When I got out I could hear her fussing a little so I hurried and got dressed. When I came out I found her like this. I had to take a picture. If you look close you can see that she is still whimpering just a little!!!

Strawberry Days Rodeo

2008-06-22T21:08:00.000-07:00

Our Family After The Rodeo

Smilee Brylee and Rudy Toot

The Girls Playing At The Rodeo-Kelbee was off playing with Branson and Wyatt the whole time, so that's why I have no pictures of her!!

The Cow Milking Winners-they look so freaky!!! Brad got hurt but "it didn't hurt at all"

Big Brylee Bear

2008-06-22T20:06:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast our Brylee Bear is growing up. She has been walking along furniture for quite a while, but her latest thing is to stand up right where she is. She is so proud of herself whenever she does it!!

Todd's Graduation

2008-06-08T20:53:00.001-07:00

I wish he was just a little happier!!

The girls giving Todd the candy lei's they made

They were so excited to see him after it was all done.

The extremely excited Couple!!!!!!

Our little family after the ceremony. Poor little Brylee was so sick, she had been running a fever of 102.7 that morning, but she was good enough so I could hear Todd speak and then I went out into the foyer. As for the other girls-all I can say is thank you so much to our families for their help!!

Kelbee's Kindergarten Graduation

2008-06-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

Kelbee and her sweet teacher Mrs. Gustavson-yes she is old enough to teach

The kindergarteners in our ward. I think we made up most of the p.m. class.

Kelbee's class after graduation

Kelbee and her cute friend Tayler with their dipolmas

Brie's Graduation

2008-06-08T20:32:00.000-07:00

The Family after Brie's Graduation (Todd had school)

The girls during graduation - I'm so thankful for a sunny day!!

Brie and all her nieces - except Lizzy and Abby

The little munchkins with Buzz during Graduation

Notice the "during" on most of the pictures. I am so grateful I was able to run in and see her walk and cheer for her-even though I didn't realize it was her at first because the man announcing it totally butchered her name. So poor Brie, none of realized it was her until she was half way across the stage-but then we let her know how much she is loved!!

Grovecrest Dance Festival

2008-05-27T21:48:00.001-07:00

The dance festival was May 27, 2008 at Grovecrest Elementary. The kindergartner's were the first to dance. They did the Chicken Dance. It was so cute. Kelbee was concentrating so hard so she wouldn't make a mistake, that she forgot to smile. But she made up for it afterward!

RUN 4 RYAN

2008-05-27T21:37:00.000-07:00

Asha, Cricket, Kelbee, and Tilly

Proud as a peacock Kelbee, Todd and Raimee

Jamie, Kelbee, and Brie after they ran the 5K

The Run 4 Ryan was on Memorial Day. We had an awesome turnout. It was so great to see everyone show their love and support for Katie and her sweet girls. Kelbee ran the mile with Todd and they finished in record time!!. Raimee needed to stay with me as she was still waking up, because it was so early. The girls were champs!! It was cold and raining most of the time but they always had smiles on their little chubby faces!!

Sand Dunes

2008-05-27T21:27:00.000-07:00

We went to the Little Sahara Sand Dunes on Saturday May 24, 2008. It was a lot of fun. I have never seen anything like it before. It is about an hour and a half away from home, and as you turn the corner you see this little city of RV's at the bottom of sand mountain. As you get closer the hum of motors is all you can really hear. The girls had so much fun. Kelbee was out all day either on a 4-wheeler or the Prowler. Raimee liked it too, but she wanted to stay close to me. It was a really fun day in the sun-and wind!!!!

Our 1st Day of Summer!!!!!

2008-05-21T17:30:00.001-07:00

We went over to Aimee Cox's house and let all the kids play in their water toys and huge backyard. It is the perfect yard for kids! Me and the two little girls were out for a girls day out, because Todd was studying, when Katie called and invited us over. It was so much fun to soak up the sun and let the kids run out their energy!

My Sweet Sweet Roo

2008-05-15T21:59:00.000-07:00

Ok so Kelbee got a checkbook from Brie to "play" with. She thought that it was for real, but I didn't know that. I thought she was just playing around too. Well she wrote out a check to Jeff and Missy for our flights this summer and for some tu-tus. Then she wrote me this check so that I "could get a car or something that I wanted". I said "oh Roo you are so sweet, thank you so much" and hung it up as one of my most prized posessions. Last night at the bow party she started picking out what she wanted and got out her checkbook to pay for it. Which is when I realized that she thought that it was for real. I had to take her into the other room and tell her that it was just for play. She started bawling and said "that means that all of the other checks I wrote aren't real are they?" She was crushed. She thought that she had helped me and Todd out financially. Writing this is making me cry. I love her so much and hope she always knows that. Could I ask for a sweeter child?

4 Wheeling

2008-05-13T08:46:00.001-07:00

We went to Josh and Aimee Carter's cabin for the day on Saturday. It was so much fun!! We just hung out, ate, relaxed and rode 4-wheelers. The kids played in the dirt all day and the BIG BOYS played with the fire! It was a perfect day!!

An Afternoon At Hogle Zoo

2008-05-12T21:07:00.000-07:00

It was so much fun to watch the girls watch the animals. I think one of the funniest parts was that Raimee was convinced that they were all going to eat her-which made it a lot of fun when the Leopard kept pacing back and forth right in front of her with just the glass between them!!

My Girls

2008-04-29T15:28:00.001-07:00

Ryan's Funeral at the Graveside

2008-04-03T17:10:00.000-07:00

This was truly the hardest experience of my life. I have never hurt the way I have with the passing of Ryan. I will miss him so much - but whenever I think about Katie and losing the love of her life I start to cry because she won't be able to smell his neck, have his hand on the small of her back, hand a baby off when you have had it and all of the other everyday things I take for granted. I hope she knows how much I love her and that I would do anything for her!!! They had the girls send off balloons to Ryan. Asha kept looking into the hole and worrying about them dropping and hurting Ryan. She wondered if she should fill in the hole so he wouldn't get hurt. I am so thankful to have the knowledge that I do, for the innocence of children and that I can live with my sweet bug and muchkins forever!!!!!

Easter Pictures

2008-03-22T20:25:00.000-07:00

We got their pictures taken and I always dread it. As we were leaving Todd said "Have fun" which definatley gave me a good laugh. The girls were good for about the first three minutes and then Raimee decided the lady needed to work on her patience or something. They turned out cute though and as always they are well worth the stress!!!!!!

Brylee's 1st swim

2008-02-19T20:25:00.000-08:00

Our family at the Lehi Legacy Center. We went for family home evening and the girls absolutley loved it. Brylee got so cold so, she only swam for about an hour, and then her and I warmed up while we waited for Todd, Kelbee and Raimee.