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Bus Stop Photo Shoot

2012-02-01T11:38:00.001-08:00

These days, we spend a lot of time waiting for daddy to come home at the bus station. To make time go by faster, we listen to music, sing songs, and have bus stop photo shoots! In other business, the kids got a trampoline for Christmas, and let's just say that the kids are not the only ones who have fun on it! Below is a video of Grammy B's amazing "tricks". Enjoy!

Kidding! Video will not upload for some reason!

Date night/Hair Modeling

2012-01-23T07:23:00.000-08:00

The last post was starting to get too long for my liking, and this one will have quite a few pictures! I don't really know where to begin this post. January has been good so far. We like the new friends that we have made in Texas and are growing to like it more and more (especially the warm weather). Ask me this summer if I like the weather and I will probably be dying of heat! Well, a few weeks ago, my friend asked me if I would be interested in being a hair model. I have always hated my hair. In fact, if anyone asked "what part of your body do you hate the most?" I would always say "my hair!" Needless to say, I was kind of nervous. She took a picture of me and sent it in to see if I was someone that the company would be interested in...and guess what? I was! I went in on Saturday to get my hair done by this AWESOME stylist from Los Angeles. He made me feel good by telling me that I was the perfect natural blonde and that he was excited with what he was about to do. He ended up putting not one, but 3 colors of blonde into my hair and the "color personality" of Roman Goddess. He then cut my hair and told me not to touch it or wash it so that he could do what he wanted with it for the show the next day.

That night, I was feeling pretty good, so Christian and I went out with good friends to a really nice restaurant called Sorrento downtown. It was gorgeous inside with a pianist and low lights and candles. It has been so long since we have done something like that and it was so relaxing and fun!

The next morning, my friend took me to the hotel to get my hair and make up ready for the show. It was set up in curls, I was told, for a "madmen" look. I have never heard of or seen madmen, so I just assumed that it was going to be great. And, it was! I was in love with the style they gave me. I was a little nervous to try and act all confident and pose the right way, but once I got in front of lights and people, it ended up being way more fun than scary. Thanks to my husband for being with the kids by himself for 2 whole days so that I could have this experience. I am going to do it again soon!

Catch up

2012-01-23T06:41:00.000-08:00

It has been over a month since I have written. Instead of telling every little thing that has happened, I will maybe just say the event and something about it, and then post pictures. First up, Christmas. There were way too many pictures taken on Christmas day, so I just picked a couple. Kennedy's favorite gifts were her Princess charm school barbies and her princess scooter. She has gotten really good at riding it too. Her and Liam were pretty spoiled and had so much fun opening their gifts and stockings. Liam's favorite gifts was his pack of Caillou DVD's, his ride on ATV and his tow truck. He crashed a lot trying to get a hold of the ATV and he still has a hard time riding it, but he loved it. Christmas day, we went to church with my parents and siblings, and then went back to their house for gifts and dinner and games. It was such a fun Christmas because all of us siblings were together for the first time in over 2 years!New Year's Eve: For NYE, we decided to have a party with some close friends, our family and my sister's boyfriend. We watched the fireworks show that my parents neighborhood put on and it felt like the 4th of July. Kennedy was riding around on her scooter in the dark, we were all on camping chairs and blankets. It was such a warm, nice night out. After fireworks, we played some games, ate food, watched some "world's Dumbest" and lit some of our own fireworks. Although Kennedy fell asleep before midnight, Liam was up and ready for some sparkling cider!

Playing with some Roman candles

This post is getting way to long, so I am going to make a new one now for January!

Living Simply

2011-12-16T06:45:00.000-08:00

This morning, I was looking back on when Christian and I were first married and I thought "we sure had a lot more "stuff" back then." We had 2 working vehicles, cell phones, DVD players, TV's and all sorts of electronic stuff. I thought that coming here without a second car would be one of the hardest transitions because we have never been without 2 cars in our marriage. It has actually turned out to be the opposite! I drive Christian to the park and ride to pick up the bus downtown every day, and it works out perfectly for both of us. He does not have to sit in traffic and has time to study for his test on the bus, and I get to have the car to transport the kids around for the day. Plus, it saves on gas, insurance and registration for 2 cars, which helps out a ton! We have no sort of cable TV or satellite, no recording devices, no smart phones...and you know what? It is perfect! I thought that not watching Glee, or any of my other shows would be too much not to have, and I have not even missed them. Not one bit! I found that I have more time to appreciate the little things in my life and more time to play with my kids. In 8 short months, Kennedy will start full day Kindergarten, and I will not have this time with her any more. I am blessed to be able to stay home and to spend this time with my kids. Even though I might get overwhelmed sometimes and wish for my children to grow up, deep down, I know it is already happening. And way too fast! I am not saying that we will never have cable, or smart phones or all of that "stuff", but for now, I am perfectly content and happy to not have those things.

Winter in Texas

2011-12-12T06:36:00.001-08:00

I have decided that it would take WAY too much time to catch up on everything that has happened in the past few months, but they have been busy, fun and full of good stuff! First off, Christian got a great job downtown! We are really excited about it for a few reasons, but mostly because they they are going to pay for him to finish his certification! It seems like a great company and Christian loves it. Kennedy has been doing much better at adjusting to her new surroundings here, but she has been really sad that it does not snow here! She even asked Santa for snow so that she can go sledding! Well, we found out that my mom's awesome neighborhood was bringing in snow for their Christmas carnival! I had to take the kids. When Kennedy saw the snow, she threw on her gloves and her beanie, and jumped right in making snowballs and slipping and sliding! It was great to see her so happy! Liam had fun on the train ride as well. There was something for everyone!

After the carnival, we went to our church Christmas party. Kennedy found her "boyfriend", and they took off dancing. There was Santa, food and a band. Between all of the Christmas parties and going to see the play "White Christmas" with my mom, I am really in the Christmas mood. I don't need snow for it to be Christmas. I grew up my whole life between here and California, so I never had white Christmases. It does not mean that there is any less Christmas spirit around here!

To end this post, I am just going to write a few things about the kids so that I don't forget. And, for the grandparents of course!

KENNEDY

- Her new obsession is "The Wizard of Oz" she has all of the barbies at my moms and pulls out each doll as they show up in the movie.
- She likes to use really big words, even if she does not know the correct context. She also likes to act like she is 12 instead of 4. For example, she says things like "I am going to put this in my purse for safe keeping." And "I think that I am having an allergic reaction" (no, she is not having any allergic reactions)
- She loves music. Especially Taylor Swift. She said the she loves Taylor's hair, her nails, he dress, her mascara and her songs. She wants a doll of her.

LIAM

- Liam talks a lot now! I still can not understand everything he says, but most of the time we can.
- He loves to give kisses. He kisses me 100 times a day or more! I love how cuddly and sweet he is. He can't stand for his sister to cry and says "it's okay Endy. Don't cry."
- potty training and project "take the binky away" is still in progress. He is doing much better though at both.

I will try my best to keep up with this so that I don't have to write ridiculously long posts to catch up. Hope everyone is doing well!

Not Dead

2011-11-27T16:30:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am still here! I have just been so busy lately. Especially with Thanksgiving and family and all of that fun stuff. I still have a lot to post about, but I am not even on my own computer and therefore, I can not post with the pictures. I will post again very soon about everything. Maybe even tomorrow. With that, I will leave you with a picture of the fabulous Turkey veggie tray I made for Thanksgiving...Thank you Pinterest!!

Girls Time

2011-11-16T21:25:00.000-08:00

Kennedy is so helpful these days...when she is not whining! She always gets diapers for me, she loves to help cook and do dishes, and she loves to do crafts with mom. Today, we made a fun little wood craft that was a pilgrim on the front, and Frankenstein on the back. Kennedy helped me to paint the wood, modge podge the paper on, and stick the vinyl on as well. She loved it so much that I need to look for some new crafts to do with her. It is so fun to see her enjoy herself and listen to her talk to me about things while we sit together and work on something. Today, she told me that she is going to ask santa for "SNOW for Christmas." I don't think he will deliver that, but you never know, right? I love my Kennedy!

Life is What you Make of it

2011-11-11T14:25:00.000-08:00

I know, it has been a while since I have written. And, I have no new pictures. I just felt like writing today, because, well, I had a really good day. I did not have a good day because I did anything great. I did not have a good day because something amazing happened to me. I did not have a good day because someone did something nice for me. I had a good day because I CHOSE to have a good day. I woke up his morning and the fall air was cool and perfect. I took my kids to the park and played with them and pushed them on the swings. I met some mom's and decided that I love the Texas people and how nice and accepting they are. I drove by my mom's school and surprised her with her grandchildren. We talked and had some snacks from the snack machine and decided to do something fun tomorrow! I came home, had a little nap while the kids slept and woke up rejuvenated and happy. I just text some friends to meet me for dinner and I am excited about that! Life really is what you make of it. Crappy things happen, things don't always go as expected, but having a bad attitude never made anything any better. I'm not saying I can't or won't have bad days, but as for today, I feel good...content...happy! The End!

Halloween Fun

2011-10-31T12:54:00.000-07:00

We have not even gone trick or treating yet, and already, the kids have baskets full of candy! We went to 3, yes 3 Halloween parties on Saturday, and the kids could not have had more fun! (okay, I admit that I had fun too.) This year, Kennedy decided to be Esmerelda from Hunchback. My mom made her an amazing costume and Kennedy loves it. Liam, having second child syndrome, had not costume until I made his one out of his old clothes. I cut up and old shirt and pants, covered it in makeup and blood, and turned him into a zombie. I think it turned out pretty cute!
The kids had a blast trunk or treating at the church parties. Liam did not really understand that you put the candy in the bucket. He wanted to eat each piece as it was given to him. Alas, he could not keep up and finally let people put the candy in his bucket. Kennedy is REALLY excited to to trick or treating tonight. The weather is perfect, fall weather, the houses are all decorated and it should be a good time for everyone. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Insanity

2011-10-27T11:11:00.000-07:00

Warning: If you don't want to read a venting post, stop here! I feel like I am going insane! What I clean, gets messy 5 minutes later. Laundry is never ending. Dishes are never ending. Bills are never ending. Screaming, fighting children echo throughout my house. I am not writing this to complain. Just to vent. It is one of those days...strike that...one of those weeks. I have cleaned, and cooked and tried to provide fun activities for my family, but things just seem overwhelming at the moment. RIght now, my 4 year old just screamed at me at the top of her lungs "I HAVE SNOT! WIPE IT!" Both kids have croup. It sounds and smells like a hospital in here. Liam just dumped a monopoly game all over the floor. I feel like I am coming down with something as well. I need a pedicure...and a massage before I rip every stand of hair from my head! People who say that being a stay at home mom is not work needs to be in my shoes right now!!! Anyone want to trade places for the day? Call me if you do, and I'm sure we can arrange something. If you see my children for sale on ebay later, please do not judge me!

Family Fright Night

2011-10-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

For our family night tonight, we decided to get into the Halloween spirit! My mom brought over a ton of fun decorations for the front of our house and we made our house look really "spooky", as Kennedy put it. In fact, she said, "I LOVE this house. This will be the BEST Halloween ever!" It was so cute to see her get all excited about something, because she has seemed really sad and depressed lately. She is missing her friends and family in Utah a lot!

After we decorated, we carved our pumpkin (as the grim reaper) and ate Halloween cookies. The kids also got to Skype with their grandparents in California and in Utah! I love technology! Tomorrow, I will toast and salt the pumpkin seeds. That has always been one of my favorite treats of fall. We had such a great night together and Kennedy can not wait for Halloween. I love my little family! I am going to post a video below of some of our decorations. And just for your information, when I ask Kennedy what she is going to be for Halloween, she is saying "Esmerelda" from The Hunchback of Notre Dam. That is her new favorite movie and that is all she wanted to be.

* BE SURE TO PAUSE THE MUSIC BELOW BEFORE WATCHING. The house looks even cooler now with the orange and purple lights up!

Faultless

2011-10-23T11:29:00.001-07:00

I could not get the video to work fully on my page, so please click on ---> THIS link to see it.

Some words about Life and Mistakes

2011-10-19T08:38:00.000-07:00

I don't think that anyone will really care about what I have to write today, but it will make me feel better to write it all down, so here I go. Lately, life has been confusing/exciting/scary/unpredictable/sad and crazy! And although things have been improving day by day (Christian getting a job and our family growing closer), some things are still tough. I have been thinking a lot about the word "regret" lately. I think as human beings, it is easy to make a mistake and then say "I regret ever doing that". At least I think that sometimes. But, I am realizing as of late that I don't really regret anything because without all of my mistakes and life experiences, I would not learn from them and be the person that I am today. I know who I am and what I am capable of. I know that I am a daughter of God and that he loves me no matter what I do, just like I will love my daughter no matter what she does. Actions/mistakes do not define me. I was reading a book this morning called "Greater Things" by Jeffery R. Holland and I read this "God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been as he does about where you are, and, with his help, where you are WILLING to go." That really touched me because he is saying that no matter what you have done in the past, you can fix it and continue down the right path.

I am not even going to apologize if I have been boring for anyone else, because I am writing this mostly for me. But, if I happen to help anyone else that happens to be reading this, that would be great as well. One more quote from this amazing book and then I will be done.

"In seeking true peace we need to improve what has to be improved, confess what needs to be confessed, forgive what needs to be forgiven, and forget what should be forgotten in order that serenity can come to us."

I believe that to be true.

Some Texas Happenings

2011-10-15T19:33:00.000-07:00

So, life has been getting better and better. Christian got a job as an IT tech at a company called Talisman Energy. He is really excited about the job and I am really excited that I can finally put Kennedy into school now! The kids love my parent's neighborhood because it has lakes, bridges, animals and tons of parks. We go there a few times a week for them to play. The weather has been fantastic, so today, we ventured out to the beach with Christian's family who came to visit this week. We all had a lot of fun playing in the water, catching clams and building sand castles. We need to go again before it gets cooler. (haha, cooler. nothing sounds cold to me coming from Utah).

We also visited some outlet malls, ate at Rainforest Cafe and drove the back roads to see the Texas longhorns and wild pigs. Yes, I am serious. Too bad we were driving and I did not get any pictures. There is something exciting happening as well that I can not reveal until it is finished. But, I can't wait to share it. Oh, and by the way, I finally joined the world of Pintrest...and I shouldn't have....BUT, I did, so you can all go see me there now. haha! That's all for now! Life is good!

Things I have Learned

2011-10-09T11:03:00.001-07:00

Seven years ago in San Diego, CA
Today in Houston, TXI do not count this as breaking my "tech free" weekend, as I am simply journaling certain events in my life and then posting them. Excuses, excuses! I just had a few words to write. Yesterday, Christian and I celebrated our 7 year wedding anniversary. We went out to an amazingly delicious dinner and dessert, and hung out with some great friends as well. Here are a few things that I have learned from 7 years of marriage.
1. You don't always get what you want...but somehow, it works its way out.
2. Two is better than one when it comes to raising children. Especially OUR children. We were joking the other day that if we were ever to get divorced, no one would ever love our children the way we do because they are SO HARD to handle sometimes.
3. Late night massages can make all things seem better.
4. Life is hard...like, REALLY hard. And sometimes it seems like there is no way that marriage will last. BUT, there is always hope if you choose to have it. And things CAN get better.
5. It's nice to always have a date when you need one. I HATED that part of being single!
6. I have a husband that would do ANYTHING for me. If I am thirsty at 3 am (like I was last night) he will get up and get me a drink. If my neck has a pinched nerve (like I had last night), he will massage it until I tell him to stop. If the kids wake up in the middle of the night, he always goes to comfort them so that I can sleep more. And, he is trying hard to improve things every day.

Just like every marriage, we have had our share of problems. I won't act like everything has been perfect, because it has been far from that. Sometimes we fight. We don't agree on things a lot of the time. Sometimes we do or say things that we shouldn't. And I have not been the best of wives lately either. That being said, we have been through so much together. We have been through 6 moves in 7 years, sick children, hospital visits, illnesses, vacations, times of prosperity, and times of hardship. We have seen each other at our very best and our very worst. But, we are still together and are still learning from past mistakes and problems. These past 7 years have not been perfect, but we have had many moments of great joy like when our children were born. And there is no one else that I can ever share those moments with.

Happy Anniversary Christian! Our good friends, Tressie and Jon. Thanks for treating us to cheesecake!
My beautiful and equally delicious dinner!

The Grand Canyon post

2011-10-06T06:40:00.000-07:00

Back in August, we had our big family vacation. I already posted about our vegas and Lake Powell leg of the trip, but I never posted about the grand canyon. So, here it is. After we left the house boat at Lake Powell, we drove over to the grand canyon. I had not been there since I was a kid, and I was able to enjoy it and appreciate it much more this time around. No, we did not camp (for those of you who know me, I pretty much hate camping) but we stayed at a hotel in a Tusayan on the south rim. It was such a cute little town with lots of restaurants and shops.

I thought this nightgown would look SUPER hot on me. Don't you agree?

The first day, we saw the grand canyon IMAX movie. After lunch, we went for a little hike down the canyon. I let the kids sleep in the car with my mom, for fear that they would fall over the edge. It was so beautiful and amazing to see! It does not even look good in the pictures that I took. You have to see it for yourself to get the true effect. That night, we went on a horse/hay ride down to a fire pit. There, we cooked hot dogs and s'mores and had a great time.

The next day, we went to the town of Williams. I am really into route 66 towns. In fact, one of my dreams is to take the old route 66 road all the way from Chicago to California. Maybe someday! Williams was such a cute town and reminded me of the movie, Cars. There were old cars getting lined up for the car show, people sitting out on the porches of the shops and cute little diners. I loved it and wish that we could have stayed longer. Too bad I enjoyed it more than everyone else and was outvoted to leave early.
As for the kids, their favorite part was swimming at the hotel. We had to do that every night we were there. Kennedy is getting pretty good at swimming on her own, and Liam has no fear of the water either. On the last night we were there, we went to a really good Steakhouse that served rattle snake. I wanted to order it, but they were all out as luck would have it! So, I got the ribs and some sarsaparilla. The only "sad" time at the grand canyon was when Liam got his toe hit by the hotel room door. It split his toe and about ripped the toenail off. His little foot was so sore and he did not want to wear shoes. To make it worse, the EXACT same thing happened the next night and split it open again. We had to go buy liquid bandages to close it up because there were no clinics around. Now, it's time for picture OVERLOAD!

Never mind...I have WAY too many pictures to load. I gave up!

I've Decided That I Suck

2011-10-04T07:57:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's true. I have decided that I now officially suck at blogging! I remember back in the day, I would post every single day! And then, once or twice a week...and now...hardly ever! And I make promises to make posts about this and that and some super exciting thing that has happened. And then, I never do! So, I have decided to try my best to do better. Not so that anyone else can read it (cause let's face it, who really wants to read all about my life?) But for myself, so that I can look back and read this. Kind of like a very public journal of sorts! I also have decided that to catch up all at once would be extremely hard for me, and very boring for all of you. Instead, here is a list of what has been going on in our family, followed by a few pictures. Or maybe even a hundred pictures. It's my blog and I'll ruin it the way that I want to! :)

1. We freaking drove cross country and MOVED to Houston TX!

2. Liam turned 2 yesterday! He still did not care for presents or a party, but he sure had fun at Chuck E. Cheese with my family!

3. Life has been so crazy and unpredictable and not the happiest. BUT, I plan to try and fix that.

4. Unpacking is not my favorite chore...in fact, it has been 2 weeks now and the house is still full of boxes

5. No one follows me on Twitter, and I am fine with that. haha

6. People in Texas are SO nice! Strangers always say things like "Hello, beautiful children you have" and "God bless you". It's pretty fun. Liam always says hi back!

7. I have made so many wrong moves lately, but learning from mistakes makes a person stronger...right??

8. Christian is at a job interview as I write this.

9. I am so excited for fall. Although Fall here is not what it is in Utah, it still gets cooler (like 80 degrees instead of 100) and I have fond memories of Halloween here. Plus fall is football. This is a great song and video about football. Listen if you would like! (be sure to push pause on my other music first)

10. I am looking forward to new things, new friends and new traditions. Although I will miss Utah, and the great people there, I think I will love it here too. Plus, NO SNOW!!!

Stopping in Spanish Fork to say goodbye to Grandma K

Driving through beautiful Moab

My favorite spot in the whole house!

A few pics from the mall on Friday

My birthday boy!

Vegas

2011-08-23T20:54:00.001-07:00

We started our vacation this year in Las vegas. I know, a great place to take a kid fresh off of his mission! We stayed at the Excalibur because we knew that it would be fun for Kennedy to stay in a real live castle! It had a fun pool with a slide too. It was great hanging out as a family, eating good food, going on roller coasters and the scary ride on top of the Stratosphere.

At night, my mom was nice enough to watch the kids while my brothers and sisters and Christian and I went out on the town. We rode the roller coaster at New York New York, walked the strip and maybe did a tiny bit of gambling. SHHHH.

Kennedy loved Vegas! She always said "Can we please go back to our castle now?" And all Liam wanted to do every day was "sim" aka swim. He is such a water baby and I love it! Being together as one big family was a lot of fun and inside jokes were common and very hilarious. After 3 days in Vegas, we were off to Lake Powell. I posted a video of our pictures below this post. I will post about Lake Powell tomorrow though.

Besides vacation, a lot is going on in our family. We have set a date to move to Texas on Sept. 11 if all goes well. It kind of sounds like a dooms day to move, but, we feel it will be good for our family. We will probably sell off quite a bit of our furniture before we leave, so if you are in the market for some furniture, let me know!

Posts coming up in the very near future:

1. Lake Powell

2. Grand Canyon

3. Elena's wedding

4. My children...of course!

Vacation 2011

2011-08-17T15:56:00.000-07:00

I have A LOT to catch up on, but I thought I would start first with a slide show from lake Powell. We had so much fun! I will post more about our adventures in a later post. We went to Las Vegas first, then Lake Powell, and finally to the Grand canyon. It was so good to see my brother, Kyle, again after 2 years!

Summer

2011-08-01T09:49:00.001-07:00

At least I know that 2 people read my blog! I don't blame the rest of you since it has been about 4 months since I have posted anything! Life has been really crazy for the past 4 months or so. And some of has not been a very good crazy either. As of May, I am no longer working at the day care that my friend and I started. I was going to take on all of the kids at my house, but due to some factors that I wish not to write about, I ended up only taking on 2-3 part time kids. Christian has been working at a computer company out in Tooele for about 4 months now. It is a really long commute, but at least he is making up for the money that I was making at the day care.

Our Summer has been pretty fun. My birthday was on July 1st (the LAST year of my 20's!) and my family happened to be in town for it. We went to the Red Iguana which was soooooo good! After dinner, I had a party with some of my good friends at my house. We made smores, danced a little, played games and did a little long boarding afterwards. The 4th of July was fun as well. We went to the parade that comes right by our house and then went to Sandy City for the carnival and fireworks.

The 24th was interesting because it fell on a Sunday...and since we are in Utah, it was actually celebrated on Saturday and on Monday! On Saturday, we did one of our favorite things to do for Pioneer day. We went down to my great grandma's in Spanish Fork, and walked over to the carnival by her house. It was a lot of fun (besides being like 10,000 degrees outside!) We celebrated the 24th again on Monday by going to Liberty park. The kids played in the water, went on rides, ate really greasy food and had a great time. Having an extra holiday is one of the pluses of living in Utah!

This will be an exciting week! Today, my brother, Kyle, comes home from his 2 year mission. In 3 days, we will leave for Vegas/Lake Powell to see him and the rest of my family. I don't think I have ever been more excited for a vacation in my life! The last thing I will writ about today is that I think we may be in for some major changes soon. Christian and I have been talking and praying a lot about moving to Houston. My parents bought a new house, and we can rent their other house which would be great for us. We definitely need more room. So, the job hunt continues in Houston. Thanks to all of my friends who have been helping him to find a job. Now for some random pictures from the summer.

Aunt Mae's 90's birthday party

Liberty Park

Anyone out there?

2011-07-31T23:11:00.000-07:00

Okay, I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted anything. Life has thrown us a few loops lately, but I think we are on the upside right now. By the way, does anyone even read this anymore? If so, I will do a new post. If not, I will probably just let it go. What do you think?

Small and Simple Things

2011-05-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

My small and simple pleasure for today is being able to dress in Summer clothes. It has been a long time coming, and the sunny weather really lifts my spirits! To add your small and simple pleasure, go to ldspearls.blogspot.com.

WHY ME??? a venting post

2011-04-10T12:29:00.001-07:00

Those of you who know me, know our car was broken into last month. We had just had our taxes done and it was all in the car...along with Christian's school stuff. So, we chanced all of our information and payed to be on an identity protection plan. We bought Christian new school stuff and life went on. Yesterday, I decided that I was finally ahead enough financially to go get myself some new makeup, since my old makeup was a year old. I got some coupons together and bought ALL NEW MAKEUP yesterday. I was feeling good, so we decided to take Kennedy to Chuck E Cheese for lunch. I packed my camera in my bag to take pictures of her and off we went. We had a great time...until the car decided not to start. Ya, we need a new car badly, but no money for that. We got the car jumped and went home.

I was not feeling well this morning and wanted to stay home from church, but I had a feeling I needed to go. So, I got the kids ready and we went to church at 11:00. At 11:30, Christian went out to get Liam a binky from the car and what did he see? A busted out car window...our car window. What else, MY PURSE WAS IN THERE! It not only had my brand new digital camera in there from the day before, but also my purse, my cards, my drivers license, my money, my coupons, my receipts,my cell phone and my brand new makeup!!! Now, before you tell me I was dumb to leave my purse in the car, I know! I had my church bag with me, so I decided that I did not need my church bag and my purse inside with me. So, I put my purse on the floor, locked the door, and went inside.

I called the police and filed a report, but I am sure it won't do any good. I am so sad right now. SO SAD!!! No pictures for a while. I just bought that camera and can not afford a new one any time soon.

LDS Pearls

2011-03-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! My very talented friend, Alicia, and I have started a blog for LDS women in all walks of life. Whether you are single, a young woman, married with children, married without children, widowed or an empty nester, this blog is for you! It will include daily stories, polls, scriptures, quotes and interviews. The best part is, you have the chance to contribute as much as you would like! We need your stories! We would love to be able to publish your uplifting stories, poems or photographs, so please click on the contribute tab at the top of our blog and send them in! We are really excited about this and we hope that you are too! To get there, just click on my button right over there ------------->

Thank you in advance for your support!

Rev Mayhem

2011-02-25T13:36:00.000-08:00

Hey all of you Utah people! My husband's band, REV MAYHEM, is playing tonight at the Murray theater. There will also be an improv comedy show before they go on. It starts at 7:30 and tickets are $6.00 if you buy them from me or $8.00 at the door. The show starts at 7:30! Hope to see you! They are a lot of fun to watch!

I Love my Children...

2011-02-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

I don't, however, love how much they contribute to the laundry around here! AHHHHH!

Oh, don't worry. This is only HALF of it!

Valentine's Day

2011-02-15T08:34:00.000-08:00

He always squints!
I think that we had a little TOO much fun this Valentine's Day. We went out with some friends to Timpanyaki, ate really good food and had the best time. It was awesome to be with the man I loved as well as the friends that I love!

Kennedy has her first school Valentine's day party today. She decorated all of her cards for her friends and got to bring a teddy beat to school for the big party. She was really excited about it, so I finally remembered to take a couple of pictures to remember the moment. She really wanted a picture with her teacher. This is Miss Shawna Love, and Kennedy definitely loves her!

I also wanted to take a second to remember my grandpa, Max Mckeon. He was killed on Valentines day when I was a little girl. He was the greatest grandpa that a girl could ever ask for and we all miss him very much. LOVE YOU GRANDPA!!!

Jammin' Out

2011-02-14T09:27:00.001-08:00

Christian's band, Rev Mayhem, has been playing quite a bit lately. They played last week at Liquid Joe's and it was so much fun! A bunch of our friends came out and some of their "groupies". I posted a couple of videos, but they are kind of short. If you want to hear more of them, you can find them on itunes by typing in their OLD band name "Cyclops Kid". Their next show is Feb. 25th at the Murray Theater at 8:00. Tickets are $8.00 at the door! To see the videos, go to my facebook page Carli McKeon Webb

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A day in the life...and other stuff

2011-02-11T17:41:00.000-08:00

It is sad when I have gone a month or two without blogging, and have manage to take ZERO new pictures or videos of my children. But, what is really sad is that I had not time to take pictures or blog, but I made time to watch 2 hours of The Bachelor every Monday night. Man, that show is like a train wreck. I just can't look away! Every season, I tell myself "Now Carli, you have way more important things to do than to watch that trash." I tell myself that I will never watch it again, and then I DO! EVERY SINGLE SEASON! Can I just say one thing about The Bachelor while I'm on the subject? Of course I can! It's my blog! That Michelle is a piece of work! I am just glad that they don't tell you she id LDS. If they did, that would be pretty embarrassing for me. Wait...I just told everyone. Oh well. At least millions of people don't read my blog.

On to other important/not so important things. Working at a day care is CRAZY! And I mean CRAZY! Today, I had one of those days where everything that can go wrong, did go wrong. Since my kids were sick last week, I took a few days off. That means that I had to make up the days. Today, I made up a day all by myself with 7 children. Here is sort of how that went.
- I try to take the kids outside so that I don't go crazy. Stupid me does not realize that it is extra MUDDY outside. After seeing mud all over shoes, pants and hands, I call them in and tell them to take off muddy clothing outside. While I am helping to strip down some children, others run in with muddy clothing and manage to track mud all through the house.
- I make lunch while kids are sitting and banging on the table for their food. All flustered, I drop a sandwich on the floor, mayo side up of course, and have to make a new one. While I am making lunch, my baby is playing in the toilet...which another child forgot to flush!! EWWWWW!!!
- Someone poops their pants
-I get lunch on the table-FINALLY
-Kid spills their milk all over the floor
- While cleaning up milk, another child comes to the door. While I am checking that child in, my baby pushes a chair to the counter and is on to of it about to knock over an expensive cake table thing. I run over and grab it just in time.
- Another kids poops their pants.
- I lay babies down for naps. While I am doing that, a kids is screaming he has to go pee! I have to leave a screaming baby upstairs to take this kid potty. He drips all over the floor. Lovely.
- Put babies to sleep.
- Come down to see a girl on the table spinning the chandelier around.
-See the mess from lunch and start to clean it
-Kids start fighting in the other room.
- Put big kids down for nap
-Kids fight over where they want to sleep
I sanitize all toys in bleach water and Clorox wipe all surfaces while kids rest.
-I read kids a book about an alligator that lives under a kids bed. The rest of the day, one little boy tells me how scared he is of the alligator under his bed and that his dad will have to kill it. He tells every kid in day care to be careful of the alligator under their beds or it will eat them...and it will hurt really bad.
- I gave one girl the wrong pair of socks. The other mom was not so happy that I gave her daughters socks to someone else.
- A girl gets slapped in the face. I have to tell her mom why her cheek is all red.

That is not everything that happened in an 11 hour period, but you get the idea. Well, more later. I need to lay down before I have a heart attack!

Christmas..and other things

2011-01-05T21:32:00.000-08:00

I am really becoming a blogger failure. I used to try to post about twice a week. Now, it is more like every other month! I have just been working really long hours lately and my life is just now starting to get back to normal. I actually started on a 30 day organizing schedule today to get my house back in order. I kind of cheated and did about 3 days worth tonight, but IT FELT GOOD! All I can say is thank goodness for 3M hooks! They save my life! I hung all of my pictures, my clock, my calendar and my purse/keys all with the help of those amazing hooks! Our walls are rock solid, so nails do not work in them. I think the living room wall looks quite cute now!

Now for Christmas. It was a little different this year because it is the first year that my family was not here. It was fun though because we were able to do our own traditions and have Christmas morning with just our little family. Kennedy was SO excited this year which made things really fun. We watched Home Alone on Christmas eve, and then Kennedy said "I want to go to bed now so Santa will come!" We put out some peanut butter bars (since I forgot to make cookies) and some milk and she went to bed.

At about 8:00am, Kennedy came into our room and said "wake up mommy!" I asked her why I needed to wake up and she said "because I am awake now!" In a DUH kind of way. She loved all of her presents so much, but her favorite was her new snow white barbie. That is the only thing that she asked Santa for this year and she got it! She was way too spoiled! Liam was still to young to care, but he had fun playing with the empty boxes and wrapping paper more than his presents.
Liam was eating the left over peanut butter bar we left for Santa. All he does is EAT!

We spent time at Christian's parent and then went down to Spanish fork to see my great grandma K. It was so nice to spend time with her, especially since she had no where to go and she was so bored. I love her so much! After dinner and games at Christian's aunts house, I was worn out and ready for bed.

I know, this is a long post. I should really space it out and write a new post tomorrow on the rest....but I KNOW MYSELF, and I will probably let it go 2 months before I write again. I will just leave you with a list of future posts that I need to write about so that I will not forget.
1. Kennedy's first dance recital
2. Kennedy's video's
3. Life is hard
4. Liam and his new "words"

I will leave you with this funny video on how I bribed Kennedy to do something during Christmas. If you can't hear it, I am asking her to do something and she is saying no and crying. I tell her that I will show Santa this video of her being naughty, and this is what she says. TO get to the video, click here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYGfXrCzbg

Until next time. (because lets face it, I am lame!)

Horrible Blogger!

2010-10-26T19:48:00.000-07:00

Why am I such a horrible blogger lately? OH YEAH! Maybe it is because I work all day, have 2 toddlers and spend any free time I have showering, cleaning my house or playing Frontierville! Lame, I know, but I need something fun in my life right now. The flu has been going around in my family this week, and so far (knock on wood), I am the only one who has not gotten it! Just watch, now that I wrote that on paper, I will be throwing up all night tonight. That would be my luck.

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on life. Kennedy and I went to Texas 2 weeks ago for my 10 year high school reunion. I had so much fun hanging out with old friends and letting Kennedy hang out with her Grammy B for a while. My parents flew back to Utah on the same day as us to attend my Great grandpa K's funeral. Kennedy and I will be sad to not be able to go visit grandpa anymore. He always loved to see Kennedy and bounce her on his knee. He always loved to show her off to the people at his nursing home. It feels strange not to have him around to go visit and play Skip-Bo with anymore. We will miss him.

On another note, Kennedy is having fun with school and dance. Today was her first dance to perform. Only, she did not perform AT ALL!!! She stood there and cried the entire dance. I was so mad because her grandparents came to watch and record her and then all she did was cry. She has her big Christmas recital at the Festival of Trees in December. If she does not perform there, I may just take her out completely. Maybe it will be a funny story some day, but I was just MAD today. Please tell me your kid has done something like this so that I don;t feel so bad.

Liam is doing well also. He is just getting molars in, so he has not been a happy camper for the past week or so. He loves to run around with his sister and sing "ashes, ashes, ah, ah, ah." It is so cute. Kennedy really loves him (except for when he turns off her movies).

Overall, life is just really busy right now. Christian went back to school, so I have the kids ALL day at work, and then have them all night long while he goes to school from 6-9 each night. I hope it will all pay off soon. I feel like I have been so boring lately in all of my writing. Maybe I will get inspired to be fun and funny again soon.

Liam is ONE today!

2010-10-03T20:06:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that my baby boy is one year old today! In some ways, it feels like he was just born yesterday. In other ways, I feel like I have never lived life without him! He is such a blessing to our family and continues to be such a sweet boy. He likes to try to do everything his big sister does. He also likes to annoy her by turning off the TV while she is watching it. Kennedy is a great big sister most of the time. She loves having him around to play with and she makes sure that we have him with us AT ALL TIMES! If I pretend like I am going to leave him somewhere, she starts to cry and says "No! I want my Liam!"

On Saturday, we had Liam's birthday party. We did a cowboy theme even though Christian thought it was kind of lame. I thought it was really cute! We had cowboy balloons, cowboy decorations and an AWESOME cowboy cake by Pink Peach Cakes. I actually won a cake of my choice on her blog! She did such a great job on it, don't you think?a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HN0-KbXvvEM/TKlHWAnyt_I/AAAAAAAAB24/JJOC2gdpe18/s1600/IMG_0441.jpg">

Liam seemed to love his party. He loved all of his presents, especially since he did not have any toys of his own before yesterday. I guess it is the second child syndrome. Poor guy! Even though I don't take as many pictures or videos of him as I did with Kennedy, I love him just as much and am so happy that he is in our family. I love you Liam! Happy birthday!

3 years ago tonight...

2010-08-31T21:29:00.000-07:00

I was in labor with my first baby! She was the cutest baby and I loved her soooo much! I can not believe that she is 3 years old today! She starts preschool on Tuesday too! She is getting to be such a big girl! I love you so much Kenndedy! Happy Birthday!

Too Good NOT to Share

2010-08-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

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Disney Part 2

2010-08-03T20:56:00.000-07:00

The next morning, we let the kids sleep because they both had major melt downs the night before. When we got there, Kennedy spotted Captain Hook walking down the street. Kennedy's favorite movie in the whole world is "Peter Pan", so she grabbed my hand and we started chasing him down. He seemed like he was in a hurry and he was not stopping for anybody. Kennedy was screaming, "Captain Hook!" but he could not hear her. I finally screamed "Can you please stop! You are her favorite!" I don't think that Captain Hook hears that he is any one's favorite very often, so he stopped and got on one knee and kissed her hand. Then she hugged him so tight and said "See mommy! He is not mean. He is a nice guy!" It was so cute! I tried to get my camera out for the adorable shot, but he was really in a hurry so I did not have time. I had to write it down though so that I would never forget that moment.

Kennedy is a pretty tall two year old, so she was able to ride a lot of the bigger rides. She even liked the Matterhorn! She was really fearless and even forced me to take her back to the Haunted Mansion so that she could "see the ghost sit in my lap". It was too funny to see her look down at her lap and then back up at the mirror to see the ghost sitting with her. She still talks about it daily! We had a nice lunch at the "Blue Bayou" and then we were FORCED to go to Pixie Hollow. For anyone who does not know what Pixie Hollow is, it is the place where Tinkerbell lives. Little did we know that we would be waiting in that crazy line for over an hour to meet her. I do have to say that the wait was well worth seeing how much joy it brought to Kennedy. She hugged her so tight and did not want to let go. Then, she would let go and hug her again. I hope that the video loads because it was so cute! If not, you can see it on my facebook page.

The adults switched off staying off rides with the kids, so we got to go on quite a few big rides as well. I took a few pictures of us on the rides, but I will have to post more later. I don't want to overload everyone with pictures because we have about a hundred of them! Later on that night, we went to get our seats for the "Wonderful World Of Color" show at California Adventure. I have not other words for that show except for that it was Magical and AMAZING! If you are going to Disneyland any time soon, DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW! It is a half hour long water, laser and light show with great music and amazing special effects. I can't wait to go back and see it again soon.

to end our night, we decided to go on Tower of Terror one last time. It is all of our favorite rides! But to get there, we had to walk through this new thing called "Glow Fest". It is seriously a full on night club in the middle of the street. There are Bollywood dancers in cages and strange men with neon wigs and leather outfits that dance on top of stages in the middle of the road. They also start serving alcohol in little kiosks that serve drinks with glow in the dark ice cubes. I have never seen anything like that....especially not at a Disney Park. It was so fun to watch and dance while we made our way to the ride. It was crazy hot many people were dancing in the street! It was such a great ending to a great day! And the best part was...THERE WERE NO MELTDOWNS! The kids were so good all day and did not cry or complain about anything. It was so perfect!

I was sad to leave Disneyland, but I am glad that we live close because I want to plan to go yearly now if we are able to. I will write about the rest of our vacation in my next post.

Vacation Part 2- Disneyland

2010-08-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

After my first great night of sleep on our vacation, we woke up early and ventured to Disneyland. Kennedy wore her special Snow White dress that my mom made for her to meet the princesses in. She was so excited to get in and start riding the rides. Of course, we had to ride the Snow White ride first. Besides being a little scary for a 2 year old, she liked it and was ready for Pinocchio. That ride was even more scary as she was on the side where the big whale looks like it is going to eat you. She screamed "DADDY" when the whale came, but then she seemed okay. At least I thought she was. But when we went to get on Small world, she said that she did not want to go because it was "too scary". We had to do some convincing that there were no scary things on that ride and she ended up very happy after it was over.

After spending an hour in line meeting Mickey and Minnie (which I need to get pictures of from my dad), we went over to California Adventure to eat at Ariel's Grotto. I have to suggest this place for anyone that has daughters that LOVE Disney princesses! Before you are seated, you walk down a spiral staircase and get to meet Ariel.

Then you are seated and get a plethora of appetizers for your table. Next, they announce the princesses one by one and they stop by each table to meet and greet your little "princess". The food was pretty good, but REALLY expensive. I guess you are paying for the great atmosphere though. When the first princess came by our table (Jasmine), it seemed like Kennedy was in shock! Kennedy did not say a word! She just hugged her and showed off her beautiful dress to her.

Snow White came next and Kennedy was in heaven! It was hard to get her to smile during the pictures because she was in such shock that she was meeting THE Snow White! It was so cute to watch how she interacted with her. (it was so cute that Kennedy wanted to put her wig on when Snow White came. She wanted to look just like her!)

Aurora came next.

And then, my favorite, Cinderella. Cinderella was so sweet to Kennedy. She twirled around with her like a princess and hugged her and talked with her longer than any of the others. She really made Kennedy feel special.

Finally, the lunch ended with a yummy desert. The shell and the Ariel were made of white chocolate and the cake had melted chocolate in the middle to dip the fruit in. It was such a fun lunch with all of the princesses.

We spent the rest of the day going on rides. Surprisingly, Kennedy's favorite ride was the scariest one! Haunted Mansion! She was not afraid at all. In fact, she asked to go on it again as soon as it was done. For those of you who know my daughter, she is obsessed with Scooby Doo, haunted houses and ghosts. She looked at every ghost on the ride and said "that ghost is so pretty!" lol. She is a nut!

By the time fireworks ended, both kids were passed out in the stroller. I went on a "big kid" ride with my step dad (splash mountain), and then we went home (to my aunts house) to sleep before doing it all over again the very next day!

Stay tuned for Part 3 tomorrow: Disneyland part 2 and the beach

Vacation Part One-WORST TRIP EVER!

2010-07-31T21:55:00.000-07:00

WARNING: long post, but very entertaining...for you anyway.

Thanks to the most wonderful mother in the whole world, I FINALLY have a new computer. And guess what? It's a Macbook like I have always wanted! I am so excited to be back in the world of blogging. So much has happened that I can not possibly write all of it, so I will just write from our recent vacation to California.

the trip started out rough...and I mean ROUGH! Liam woke up with a fever and a really bad cough. Instead of leaving at 7:00am like we planned, I waited to get him into the doctor. He got a 9:30am appointment and we were told that he had croup with stridors. That means that his airway was really blocked and he was having a hard time breathing. He was given a steroid to open his throat and the doctor said to take him the the ER if it seemed like he could not breathe. Great start to a vacation right? We ended up not leaving until about 11:00am.

To make matters worse, Kennedy decided that she needed to use the restroom between Mesquite and Las Vegas. Anyone who has driven that stretch of road knows that there is nothing but sand and cacti for an entire 70 miles or so. So, we stopped on the side of the road to let her go. Little did I know that my new phone fell out of my pocket and onto the pavement never to be found again. Even if I had found it on the way back, it would have been melted into the ground. I was very sad and am still in the process of trying to replace it. I have about 13 voice mails that still need to be checked. By this point, I really wanted to turn around and come back home, but I also really wanted a vacation. And so, we journeyed on.

When we got to our hotel in Las Vegas, Kennedy was so excited to get out of the car and into the pool. Just as we were going out of our room, the heavy door hit Kennedy's big toe and ripped it almost clear off! We had to carry her down to the lobby with a towel wrapped around her toe while she screamed! Poor girl. She did not want to miss swimming for anything, so she went in anyway. By this time, I could not wait to just get into my bed and go to sleep. Alas, I had a sick baby...and when baby does not sleep, mom does not sleep either. I was up all night long between Liam coughing and a rock hard bed and paper thin pillow.
Is this vacation starting to sound like National Lampoons vacation? Maybe I am being dramatic, but I felt as if God opened the clouds and said, "I HATE YOU CARLI" (name that movie)

After about a good 3 hours of sleep, we continued on to California. I felt better knowing that we only had a 5 hour drive ahead of us. wait a minute...STRIKE THAT! I was traveling with two kids and some very bad luck, so it really took us more like 8 hours. We stopped in Baker for some "Alien Jerky" because the kids were both tired of being in the car and ready for a break and some ice cream. It was 115 degrees outside which did not make for happy children. We got in the car and planned on driving straight through to Orange county, but the foreign fruit check decided to open up and we were stuck in an hour long line! That check point has NEVER been opened in all of the times that I have driven that stretch of road. But they decided to open up the day that I have a screaming baby in the car. He was screaming even more because the car was not moving at all!

By the time we got through that traffic, were were only in Barstow and still had a good three hours of driving left to go. We decided to stop and let the kids out to eat and stretch their legs yet again. This felt like the longest day ever because we just wanted to get there! Something else bad happened in Barstow, but I am too embarrassed to blog about it, so I wont. (if you want to ask me about it, I will send you a message with what happened) We were now back in the car again and on our way. "NO MORE STOPPING!" I said...hoping that if I said it loud enough, it would come true. We put my grandparents address into the GPS and were off. I knew how to get to my grandparents house. I have been there a hundred times, but the GPS said that there was a faster way. Stupid me listened to the GPS and got onto a freeway that I have never been on before. Little did we know that it was a toll road.

We paid the first $2.50 when we got on the freeway. We paid it again about 20 miles down the road. Then our GPS decided to stop working! I though I remembered the name of the exit, so I told Christian to get off the freeway. One problem...at the end of the freeway, It asked for $1.50 in CHANGE! No cash allowed, no person to take our money. Just a machine that took dimes, nickels and quarters. We dug up $1.00 in change and then could only find pennies. The machine did not take pennies! We both got out of the car and searched under seats and through every bag we had. I was so sad when we were a nickel short! The toll booth said that if we passed without paying, the fine was $75.00! I said a quick prayer and looked in the truck. There, we found a nickel! We ended up laughing so hard when we finally got through the toll and were happy to almost be there!

If anyone knows me, they know that without bad luck, I would have NO luck at all. And, it was true in this case as well. With the GPS not working, and me not knowing where exactly we were when we exited the freeway, we stopped to look for an outlet to charge Christian's iPhone to look on the map to see where we were. Remember, I had no phone either to call to see where we were going and Christian's was out of batteries. I spotted an outdoor outlet at a grocery store and let the phone charge for a few minutes. All the while, my two kids are both crying in the car to get out. I looked on the map and had NO idea where we were. Not even the directions made sense anymore. I called my mom to see if she could tell us where to go. My grandpa told us that there were 2 exits with the same name and that they were the second exit.

We stopped at a gas station to get some change to get back on the toll road. We did not want to get stuck without money again. We got back on the toll road, paid another $2.50 and what do you know? We passed the exit!!! In order to turn around, we would have to pay $1.50 to get off and pay another $2.50 to get back on. Well, that is EXACTLY what we did and we still got lost. $17 later, and still no final destination! We ended up pulling over at a store and letting my parents come and find us. I really had no clue where we were and I still do not know how the GPS took us so far out of our way.

Anyway, we were FINALLY found and we got to my grandparents home at about 7:00 that night. REALLY! 7 1/2 hours later! (this part is almost over I promise) After a great homemade meal and a shower, I knew that I would sleep well that night after having only 3 hours sleep the night before. I laid down in bed (after giving Liam yet another steroid to open his airway) and tried to sleep. I looked at the clock and it was 4:30 am...and I could still not sleep! I finally dozed off at around 5:00am and was woken up by the baby at about 8:00. I was exhausted and in a horrible mood. I was happy that we had no real plans that day, so I mostly got to relax and hang out with my family.

That night, I took not one, but two sleeping pills and slept VERY WELL thank you! Stay tuned for vacation part dos tomorrow! (one problem.. I have pictures but I have no idea how to cut and paste on a mac. any help would be much appreciated)

Still no Computer

2010-05-23T18:33:00.000-07:00

Since I still do not have my computer fixed, I am posting from my in laws computer. I have a few pictures that I downloaded, but I have not taken hardly ANY pictures in the past couple of months because of how busy I have been. News wise, I don't have a lot to share...mostly because I have forgotten anything worth while that may have happened.

Kennedy is saying HILARIOUS things as always. Here are a couple of conversations with her.

Situation: Kennedy had a booger on her finger and I rant to get a tissue
Me: Kennedy, EW! That is soooo Gross!
Kennedy: It's okay mommy. It's not a scary boogie, it's just a nice boogie.

Me: can I have a cookie
Kennedy: Yes, mommy
Me: Thank you
Kennedy: Oh sure, anytime!

Kennedy: Hi mom
Me: Hi
Kennedy: Do you just LOVE Liam?

Maybe these are not cute to anyone else, but I wanted to record them for myself. She also says "Oh my work" instead of "oh my word".

Liam went from crawling to standing to walking along furniture in a matter of about 2 weeks. He is always falling down and hitting his head on something these days.

This post was kind of boring, but at least I have pictures this time! Right?!

Blog? What Blog?

2010-04-30T10:05:00.000-07:00

WOW! I hate that it has been forever since I have written anything. And sorry in advance as this post will have no pictures. Why you ask? Well, in my life, when it rains, it POURS! Both of our computers broke down at the same time. I took them to be fixed, but it turns out that they will cost about as much to be fixed as it will cost us to get a new one. We just don't have extra money floating around to buy a new one yet, so I am blogging from work while the children are all sleeping.

Did I mention that when it rains, it POURS? Well, both of our cars ALSO broke down at the same time so we are getting those fixed as well. Luckily, my brother is in New York for 2 months so we are using his car for now. We were kind of relying on fixing the cars with our tax returns, but it turns out that we are not really getting one so we will just have to work with what we have for now.

Besides everything breaking, I have been very busy lately working with my new day care. It is really going well. We are full on kids now and we are fully licenced. We also got on the food program this week! Besides the long hours, it is a pretty good job. I get to have my kids with me all day and I can walk here when the weather is nice.

In other news, my sweet Liam now sits up and almost crawls! He can move around quite a bit now. I can't believe he is getting so big already! He is still a great baby and we love him a lot! Kennedy is getting to be so big as well. She loves saying crazy things like "holla, holla chicken dolla!" as well as "see you later alligator, crocodile". She always keeps us laughing!

Lastly, my brother graduated from BYU last week so my whole family was able to come and meet Liam. We went out to eat for a solid 7 days and it was WONDERFUL! Sadly, Jayson left for NYC for an intern position in advertising. Luckily, my brother, Shawn, is moving here in August to follow in my footsteps and become a UTE! Sorry BYU fans. I am happy I will have family here again though.

Well, i guess that wraps it up until I can get a new computer and put some cute pictures up here.

New Website

2010-03-05T13:20:00.000-08:00

We set up our Little Scholars website. To see it, click Here!

Just Thankful

2010-03-02T22:28:00.000-08:00

Thankful that I have two healthy, beautiful, amazing children! I love these crazy kids!

Kennedy is such a crazy kid and has to make strange faces for every picture. She also loves to say "Holla, Holla!" now when she gets excited. She is too funny!
Liam just loves to be happy, eat and sleep. Here is a picture of him when he crashed out on the floor yesterday morning.

Little Scholars

2010-02-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

As many of you know, I was having a kind of inner battle on whether to go back to work or not. It made me sick to think of leaving my children (especially my 4 month old, still nursing baby) at a day care while I worked. Well, right at the exact moment when I felt I would throw up from the pit in my stomach, a friend called. A very inspired friend I think. She said that she needed some extra money but did not want to put her little girl in day care, and asked me if I wanted to start one with her in her home! YES!!! I did not have to think for a second. We have been working really hard to get the licenses, inspections and permits that we need, and we are ready to open already! The license is still going to take about 4-6 weeks to kick in, but until then, we are able to take 4 kids right away. I am so excited for this opportunity. We hope to grow enough to start a real preschool in a building soon. Also, when we get our license, we will be able to accept state assistance for those who can't afford child care as well as get our money for food reimbursed! Can you tell I am excited? Anyway, to see our ad and our cute little front room, click HERE! We call ourselves "Little Scholars Day Care" and our web site will be up soon. Also, if you or anyone you know needs childcare, you can feel free to send them our way.

Best Valentine's Dinner Ever!

2010-02-13T14:46:00.000-08:00

We got a huge pot of crab/lobster/potato/clam/corn goodness at Joe's Crab Shack! Here is a picture with my lovely dinner!

After that, and before picking up the kids, we enjoyed a kid free trip to Wal Mart to get them a little Valentine as well. It was a great night!

4 months old today

2010-02-03T10:42:00.000-08:00

Time flies by so quickly with a newborn! It feels like I was complaining about my swollen feet and itchy tummy just yesterday, and now I have a 4 month old! Liam is still a sweet baby. He loves to smile and play and suck his fingers. I love him to death! Today, I had a little photo shoot with him- mind you I am not a photographer, but I wish I were.
My smiley man
Profile
Feet
Blue eyes
Sucking his 2 middle fingers

My two little munchkins (yes, christian made him Rambo)

What happens when I go to the bathroom..

2010-01-26T12:01:00.000-08:00

" Oh, that looks so pretty, I think I will try it out on my brother too!"

"Lovely!" You can't really see his unless you enlarge the picture.

Craft #4- Pillow out of an old sweater

2010-01-25T22:06:00.000-08:00

I had an old sweater. It was pretty beat up, but for some reason, I could not throw it away even though the sleeves were falling off. But, I found a way to recycle it here! And, this is how it went down.
Here is the sweater before...

I cut it into 2 squares, added some lining and sewed it all together. (though it is not as easy as it sounds.)

And here is my new (lopsided, but none the less cute) pillow!
It was my first attempt at pillow making and I'm not gonna lie...it was a bit difficult. Next time will be much easier. And now to see how I can recycle the sleeves. Any ideas?

Craft idea # 3- Satin flowers

2010-01-22T11:37:00.000-08:00

I LOVE these flowers! They are so versatile in that they can be made into jewelry, headbands, hair clips and clothing accessories! I decided to put clips on mine so that I could use them as hair/hat clips. The cool thing is that they are fun and easy to make and an be sewn or glued to anything! I have even seen them sewn onto pillows! Here is how I made mine. First, I cut out 3 circles in different sizes. You can make as many layers as you would like, but I like the look of 3.

Next, you slightly burn the edges around all of the circles. This makes them curl and look more like petals.
Finally, you hand sew the layers together and you can embellish how ever you would like! I added a pretty pearled bead.
Now, choose something to put them on to. I hot glued mine on ribbon covered hair clips. Pretty hu? I put a couple of them up for sale on my ETSY page if you decide not to make them yourself. :)

Exersaucer

2010-01-22T09:42:00.000-08:00

Liam is in love...

Craft #2- ribbon belt

2010-01-21T12:07:00.000-08:00

Kennedy has a cute pair or jeans that are the right length for her, but they are way too big around the waist. I saw a cute belt the other day and it was $10.00! As I looked around online, I found a way to make a simple belt out of ribbon. All I did was sew 2 pieces of 1 1/2 inch ribbon together. Then, I sewed D-rings on one end so that it would have a way to tighten. I sewed the other end over twice and BAM! A new, adorable belt. Just FYI, this is not the belt I will be using for Kennedy as she cut it after I sewed it and I had to make it 4 inches shorter. If anyone wants it, I will be glad to give it to you. It will probably fit a girl about 12-18 months old perfectly! Total cost: $4.75

Craft #1- magnets

2010-01-18T14:18:00.000-08:00

I decided to start small with simple magnets made from magnets I already had on the fridge. All I did for the flat magnets was mod podge some cute fabric and little trinkets I had onto some "ugly" magnets that come free in the mail. I also made a cute picture frame magnet as well. For the flower magnet, I took some scrap fabric and cut them out into flower shapes. I them sewed the layers together by hand and hot glued a magnet on the back. They are not perfect in any way, but I think it added a bit of color to my fridge and I like them a lot. So, there you go!

Fun Goals

2010-01-17T12:31:00.000-08:00

Along with my regular goals for the year, I wanted to make a fun goal. Since I learned how to sew a couple of years ago, I decided that I would try to hand make at least 1-2 items a month for either myself, my children or friends. It may be a tiny project such as a magnet, or a huge project like an outfit for my kids. I think that forcing myself to learn how to make things will help me to learn how to reuse thing in my house that would normally go to waste. I hope that I can keep to this goal which is why I am writing it down. I hope to also have random giveaways of things that I make if I think that they turn out well. I am going to try and start tomorrow! Yay for learning new things!

Firsts

2010-01-13T21:10:00.000-08:00

I Love to see babies firsts. Their first real smile, first laugh and all of their first discoveries. unfortunately, I am really bad at documenting them. This morning, I saw Liam trying to roll over and I caught this just in time! How lucky is that? He is too sweet. You can hear Kennedy saying "yay" at the end.

On the subjects of firsts, I just finished potty training my first child! HOORAY! She all of the sudden does so well. She even tells me she has to go when we are out in public now and uses the potty at restaurants! I am so happy! Her new favorite thing is to dress up like a princess...fingernails and all. Such a fun girl!

Many Posts Combined into one!

2009-12-31T09:38:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve
It has been a while since I have posted, but I have good reasons. My family was in town for Christmas and I have not been home to type anything in days! I will start back from Christmas Eve. We all opened our Jammie's from my wonderful parents. Kennedy got a beautiful princess nightgown which she loved so much that she cried when we took it of to get her dressed the next day. After getting dresses in our pajamas, we went to eat at IHOP before going to look at Christmas lights. Kennedy was so excited about everything that she would not go to bed! We figured that since it was Christmas eve, we would let her stay up. (she did not go to bed until 12:30!)
Christmas Day
Christmas morning, she did not wake up until 10:00, so we did not open presents until around then. After she opened her stocking, she just wanted to play with everything. She opened about 2 presents before she was on overload and went to her room to play with her toys. Christian and ended up opening most of her gifts and she did not mind one bit. I think that her favorite gift was "The Little Mermaid" DVD and a princess dress up truck. She got a video game system (vmotion) from my mom, but since she did not know what it was, she said "I don't wike that one". She makes me laugh! Liam just chilled a always and got a lot of clothes. I got a new camera, so I was happy! Christian got a Wii, so we have had fun playing with that lately. After gifts, we opened MORE gifts at grandma Linda's before going to eat Christmas dinner at Christian's aunts house. I was such a wonderful day.

Day after Christmas: Blessing Day
We blessed Liam on Saturday at the church. It was so low key and a lot of family was able to make it out. Liam looked so cute in his little white outfit and he was good the entire time. He is such a sweet baby boy. I know i keep saying that, but he is the best baby. We love him so much and are so happy that he is a part of our family.
(most of these pictures were taken with the iphone s they are bad quality)

An angel and a demon

2009-12-13T13:15:00.000-08:00

Little Liam is not so little anymore! He is 2 months old and 12 pounds now! He is already in 3 month clothing and he pushes his head up, smiles and coos. He really is an angel baby and hardly ever cries!
On another note, Kennedy has been acting like a little demon lately! It is not just her being 2 years old either! She is so hyperactive and challenging! Saturday at about 1:30 am, I went into her room and she was still awake!!! No lie! I started a new routine where I bathe her and then read to her til a timer goes off. Then I say goodnight and leave. She tries for about an hour to come out asking for drinks, saying she is scared and lots of other excuses. I put her back in bed and leave. She always stays awake! Last night, she was still up reading a book at MIDNIGHT! My child is never tired! We woke her up earlier today to see if that will help, but I doubt it. She will just nap and then stay up late again. It is horrible! She also loves to climb on the counters to get whatever she wants instead of asking. She thinks she can do everything alone. Here I am, a graduate of college with a bachelors in Early Childhood education and I can't get my own kid to go to bed or go potty! I tried all of the tricks that I learned in my classes and they DO NOT WORK! She is so independent and stubborn. I love her to death but man! I need some help from super nanny or something! (or from you if you have any advice!) Here is what I need help with...
1. She knows how to go pee and poo on the potty cause she does it when she wants to, but she prefers to go in her pull up and then ask to have a new pull up when she goes in it! We tried treats, but she does not seem to care what the prize is.
2. SHE NEVER GOES TO BED NO MATTER WHAT WE TRY!!!
3. She won't ever sit still to eat. We can't take her anywhere cause she just wants to run around instead of eat. If we try to hold her in her seat she will just scream bloody murder. We don't want to bother other people so we let her go!
4. She has bad tantrums...like lays down and kicks the floor screaming. I ignore her for now, but they don't seem to stop. She has even hit her head against the wall which makes her cry harder but she does it on purpose!
so, I am so happy I have an angel baby so that I can try to deal with Kennedy but really, my education is not helping me here! She is a funny girl and we love her. I just don't know if she needs medication or what!

Christmas Time

2009-12-05T12:28:00.000-08:00

Christmas time has been so much fun this year because Kennedy has been into all of the fun activities! She loved decorating the Christmas tree and she kept saying "YAY! It'a Christmas! Grammy Bee is coming!" She is so excited because we keep telling her that her grandparents and aunt are coming for Christmas. So whenever we do anything Christmas-y, that is what she says. She even loves Santa this year! She has already seen him at the mall and at a Christmas party. She likes to tell him that she wants more Princesses for Christmas.

On Thursday night, we went to the festival of trees to see all of the AMAZING trees that people decorated for Primary Children's hospital. It took all of Kennedy's will power to not touch the care bears tree and the Disney princess tree. She even go a manicure while we were there and loved every second of it!

as for Liam, he still just sleeps all night and day. He is such a good baby and I love him to pieces!

P.S. Kennedy split her head open on the car door which you can see in the pictures

Baby Boy Pics

2009-11-18T10:02:00.000-08:00

Here are some new pictures of Liam taken at 5 weeks. He is the sweetest baby a mom could ever ask for and I love him so much! Thank you to Alicia States photography for taking these amazing pictures for us!

New

2009-11-17T14:03:00.000-08:00

You can follow my other blog now for updates on new items I will be adding to my shop. Just click the follow button on the side bar at http://www.kennabootique.blogspot.com

Slacker!

2009-11-10T13:10:00.000-08:00

Chubba Wubba

I have been such a slacker lately in the blogging world. I think it is having 2 kids and trying my best to clean up after Kennedy lately. It is pretty pointless to clean up after her (since she messes things right back up) but if I don't do it, the house looks like a tornado went through it by nightfall. This past week, I also started taking Liam out a bit more. On Saturday,we went down to visit my great-grandma so that she could see Liam and give him the adorable quilt that she made. I can not believe that she is 95 and still making quilts! On Sunday, we went up to the mountains so that Kennedy could ride the tram to the tip top of the mountain for free! It was a scary ride up and down, but the view at the top was beautiful! I wanted to get a picture of us at the top, but I had to stay in the warming hut with Liam because it was FREEZING up there. Plus, we did not want Kennedy to get too close to the edge. It was a fun little Sunday outing though. Not much else to report. Liam is getting to be quite the little chunk (see picture) and Kennedy is crazy and hilarious as always! She can make Christian and I laugh all day long!
View from the top of snowbird. You can see salt lake valley!
We are level with the other mountain tops and it freaked me out!

Our little modelOh, Kennedy sleeps in her own bed all night now! YAY!!!

Halloween!

2009-11-01T14:00:00.000-08:00

This Halloween was great! During the day, we went to Gardner's village so that Kennedy could see all of the witches. She loves scary things for some reason and she loves to scare herself. I guess she is really my child! That night, we did door to door trick or treating. Kennedy loved going house to house and filling her bag with candy. She was very friendly with every one and people loved her. After trick or treating, we went to rent movies. It was so hilarious to watch Kennedy pick up about 50 movies and say "Mommy, Look what I found "Ariel". Mommy, look what I found, "My little Pony"!" etc. She had about 7 DVDs in her hands when we went to check out and cried when I put all but 2 of them back. My child is a movie FREAK!!! Besides that, Liam is doing well and is so cute. We did not take him out this year because he is still so little. Next year buddy!

The Cutest Bee ever!

2009-10-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

On Saturday night, we went to our old ward's Trunk or Treat. Kennedy was a bee this year, and I think she is the cutest little bee EVER! Apparently I was not the only one who thought that because she won the cutest costume! She won a pumpkin Halloween bag and said "yay yay!" even though she had no idea what was going on. She had so much fun running from car to car to get candy. She even went to the scary cars that had people in really scary costumes passing out the candy. She ran so far ahead of me and could not have cared less. It is so cute to see her finally understanding Halloween. Liam, of course, slept through the whole thing.
Her classic "I'm not smiling" face!
Winning best costume!
I took a few pictures this morning of the kids together. Liam was on the floor and Kennedy laid down next to him and loved on him. She loves when he is awake so that she can hug him and kiss him. She always says "him awake-p". Ya, she ads a P sound on the en of awake. I don't correct her because I think it is really cute. haha! I guess that is all I have to say for now. I am still just trying to get into the swing of things.

Funny Things

2009-10-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

It was my first week home alone with 2 kids and can I can say that it was pretty tough! It is not because Liam is hard to take care of. He just eats and sleeps and NEVER cries. It is Kennedy that has been hard in every situation. It is funny because she will love on him and kiss him when he is on his boppy pillow, but as soon as I pick him up, she says "NO mommy! Baby Liam goes on the pillow!" She never wants me to touch or hold him, and if I do, she needs something right that second! I hope she adjusts soon.

On another note, Kennedy was so funny the other day and I WISH I had taken a picture. Kennedy was being quiet...too quiet. I went to look for her and I saw her in my bedroom playing with the breast pump. She held the pumps up to her shirt and looked confused that it was not working. She then lifted up her shirt and tucked it under her chin and tried again! She held the pumps in place and when it did not work, she just tossed them back on the floor. I thought that was soooo funny!

Funny story #2: My mom bought Kennedy a package that included all of the Disney princess dolls. Needless to say, she is in love with them and has to take them everywhere! The other day, she asked for a "hot tub" for her dolls. I filled a Tupperware with warm water so that she could pretend that was their tub. The next thing we knew, Kennedy had all of her clothes off...including her diaper...and was trying to fit into the Tupperware with the dolls! We almost died laughing! She ended up spilling the water everywhere, but it was worth it to see her trying so hard to fit in. HA HA!

Kennedy also decided that she does not want to use the potty anymore. I know when she is going potty because she locks herself in her room and opens the door when she is done. I have decided to just let her come to me on her own tome and not force it for now. I have about 100 diapers left for her. Once they are gone, we will try again.

As for Liam, he is the BEST baby ever. I have yet to hear him cry (except for when he was first born) and he sleeps almost all day and all night except to eat. He is such a sweet boy and I am so glad that he is home with us.

He is home!

2009-10-10T09:29:00.000-07:00

Baby Liam got to come hoe yesterday...FINALLY! He is still on iv meds and it has been hard on me to give him his 2 medications through the iv twice. He gets one at 4:30 am and 4:30 pm and another at 5:30 am and 5:30 pm. Needless to say, that means NO sleep for me. I have to be up at 4:30 to give him his meds and stay up until the last one is done at around 6:00. Then, he is up and ready to eat at 6:00. Last night was the first night and I can say that I am exhausted! Christian took Kennedy out today so I am going to try and get some sleep. An update on Liam is that he is almost over his pneumonia. He is doing really well. I have to take him in on Monday for the doctor to check and see if it is gone and to check his jaundice. He had that pretty badly as well. He is a very good baby. In fact, he did not even cry when they drew his blood yesterday. Poor baby is so used to getting poked and prodded that he barley moves when I put his iv meds in.

As for his birth, I got to the hospital at 8:00am and my contractions started getting pretty bad at about 12:00 when I was 5 cm dilated. Since I thought that it would still be a few more hours, I got the epidural but kept it kind of low so that I could feel when I was having a contraction. I was feeling SOOOO much pressure about an hour after that I had Christian look under the sheet to see if his head was coming out. I really felt like he was coming out of my butt instead of the other way. Christian said "you are only 5 cm, he is not coming out!" But, I called the nurse for her to come and check. She came and said "you are 9 cm and about ready to push." I could not believe that I went from 5 to 9 cm in an hour! I was in labor with kennedy for 12 hours!!! The nurse and my doctor came back in a few minutes later and I stated to push. I could feel the contractions and the pressure of him coming out which was something I never felt with Kennedy. (I pushed the epidural button WAY too many times with her. haha!) I asked the nurse if I should push the epidural button while I pushed so that I could not feel it and she said "no honey...his head is almost out. Let's just have this baby." I was afraid because I had to push for an hour with Kennedy and I did not want that to happen when I could feel the pressure. Yes, I am a wimp okay! I pushed 3 times and his head was out. I pushed 3 more times and his whole body was out! In all, it took me 15 minutes to push him out. I could not believe how much easier this birth was than the last one. Just think, if I had not asked for the epidural when I did, it may have been too late. That is my worst nightmare! Liam came out healthy and scored a 9 on the apgar scale. They handed him to me and I go to have him the rest of the day, night and the next day. Sunday afternoon, they said that he was breathing way too fast and took him away. I thought that they would bring him right back. When the doctor told me that he would not be coming home with me the next day, I cried and cried.

This last week has been so hard on me. I hated seeing my baby poked over and over again! He had an iv in his foot, both hands and in his head 3 times! His poor heels are all bruised from having his blood drawn daily. He has red marks all over his skin and he is just so beat up. My poor baby!

I am so happy that he is finally home now and I can't wait until he gets his iv out of his head. I can barely stand that part. Thank you all for your prayers and support this past week. Happy week old birthday Liam!

Baby is Here!

2009-10-07T06:29:00.001-07:00

Liam Christian Webb was born October 3 at 2:55 pm. He was 7 lb. 14 oz and 20 inches long. He stayed with me all day Saturday and the nurses took him away at about 4:00 on Sunday saying that he was having breathing problems. I will write everything in more detail as I have the time, but for now, I will just write that he has pneumonia. He is doing very well now, but he can not leave the hospital until his antibiotics have run their full course. It has been really hard for me to drive to the hospital to feed him and to pump when I am not there. But the hardest part has been neglecting Kennedy and she feels it big time. She slept in my bed last night after a HUGE crying session and she woke up 3 times saying "mommy?" just to make sure that I was still there. This is killing me! I am off to the hospital to feed him now, but I will write more later. Prayers are needed and welcomed!

3 more days til baby!

2009-09-29T21:31:00.000-07:00

It is crazy to think that our lives will change forever in 3 days! I have very mixed feelings, but mostly excitement! I am so excited to finally hold my baby in my arms and love him and dress him and have a play mate for Kennedy. I am also nervous that I won't be able to measure up as a mother of 2! I feel like I may get overwhelmed sometimes and that scares me a little bit. I am also kind of sad for Kennedy because she will now have to share me and I don't want her to feel neglected. I am also nervous about the no sleep part, but I know that passes. Kennedy is sick and I am sick so please pray that we will get better quickly so that we don't get the baby sick when he is first born. Well, I will keep you all updated and I will be sure to post pictures when he is born!

Moving Backwards...(kinda long)

2009-09-24T21:37:00.000-07:00

Maybe it is my pregnancy hormones or being extreemly uncomfortable or dealing with a toddler who is acting out all of the sudden, but I fell as if I am moving backwards instead of forwards! First off, Kennedy was doing so well with potty training. She would tell me when she had to go (most of the time) and would go in the potty. I decided yesterday to try and make it her first FULL official day in big girl panties...she had her own agenda. After 3 accidents in a row, she said "mommy, I want a diaper!" Not a pull up, not panties, but a DIAPER! Since she had not been in them in a couple of weeks, I had to go and buy some. Today, she has not even tried to go or tell me she had to go. It is like she just gave up! I decided just to go with it but I am really disappointed!

Besides that, Kennedy has been acting like a complete baby in other ways too. She said "mommy, I hold you" so I picked her up. No, she wanted me to wrap her up in a quilt and hold her like a little baby while she made little puppy dog noises and whined! Then, after putting the new baby boy bedding in the crib, she started crying "my crib my crib!" Even though she has not slept in it for months! She had to get inside of it and cry just for the heck of it. If that were not enough, the whole week it has been "mommy, I want milk...NO CHOCOLATE milk" "mommy, I want to watch Tinkerbell...(i put it on) NO PRINCESSES (i put that on) NO ICE AGE (at this point I freak out)! And then, to top it all off, she is refusing to sleep in her bed or even her room. No, she does not sleep with us either. She wants to sleep in the living room! She has slept there for 3 nights now. And don't give me the lock her in her room advice because we tried it many times and she will not stop screaming. And, if she does, she will wake up and start again soon after which lets nobody sleep in the house.

I have the world's most stubborn child! I love her to death and I know that she knows the new baby will be here soon, but MAN! It is making me have prepartum depression. haha! I am just trying to get things clean and ready for the new baby to come and I can't seem to get it done because I have to make Kennedy happy in one way or another. I pray this baby will be mellow for a while so that Kennedy can get used to the idea of a new baby in the house and hopefully calm down a bit.

Sorry if this was a negative post for anyone, but I needed to write it. And now, with my 2 year old asleep on the living room floor, I am going to bed myself. Goodnight!

The end of Summer

2009-09-18T09:47:00.000-07:00

What I will miss about Summer:
Eating blackberries from our backyard

BBQ's and playing in the yard (soon it will be covered in snow...BOO!!)

Water Play!

Things I will not miss about this summer:
Ginormous Feet!

Being really hot and FAT!

Older?

2009-09-15T17:00:00.001-07:00

Is it just me or does my 2 year old look like she is 5 already???

They grow up too fast!
And if you have not entered the giveaway for free baby stuff, look at my post below to see how!

Giveaway time!

2009-09-14T08:14:00.000-07:00

The Coterie blog is graciously doing a giveaway for Kenneabootique so click here to enter for any item of your choice ($10.00 and under) plus a free binky clip. Even if you don't have a baby, you could win something for a gift for someone else! Thanks for taking the time to enter!

What pregnancy is doing to me...

2009-09-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

On Monday, Labor day, I was having A LOT of contractions. They started out at about 8:00 pm and were 10 minutes apart. I decided to lie down after an hour of them. Then, they started coming a lot stronger every 2-3 minutes. After another hour or so of those, I got ready for bed and decided if it was the real thing, I would wake up. I kept timing them at every 2 minutes for a long time and must have fallen asleep. I woke up and they were gone. That is a good thing since I was only about 35 1/2 weeks or so. Well, this week has been so painful! I have 2 pinched nerves (so bad that I can barely walk sometimes) I get a bad headache about every day, I have broken blood vessels in both my thighs and my stomach, my feet are swollen (which NEVER happened with Kennedy) and I feel like my body is literally about to fall apart. I have felt like I was going to pass out about 3 times today and I don't know what is wrong with my body. My knees are always weak and I stumble a lot from the pressure that is put on them. I hate to complain AT ALL because I know that being pregnant is such a blessing and that I will have a beautiful baby in my arms soon, but I really don't think that my body can take this anymore! Any suggestions???

2009-09-10T12:57:00.001-07:00

It is my husband's 31st birthday today and I want to be happy and in a good mood. I am just not. This is a bad day...a really bad day. But, Happy Birthday Christian. I love you! I hope you are having a great day!

Discount

2009-09-07T14:10:00.001-07:00

So, I know about 20 of my friends and family members who are preggo or just had babies and I wanted you to know that I do give all friends and family a 20% discount on all of my stuff! I added new items to my Etsy store so check it out!

So Much Pressure

2009-09-03T22:01:00.000-07:00

I have been putting so much pressure on myself lately to get Kennedy to do everything I want her to do before the new baby comes...it's like I feel once he is here, it will be the end of the world and I won't be able to do anything. I know that this is not the case, but my brain keeps telling me that it is! I do have some good news...I am finally getting my 2 year old off of the bottle. I have been avoiding it because I thought it would be really hard, but that has not been the case. When she asked for her bottle this morning, I just said "no, the bottles are for the baby now, but you can have a sippy cup." She complained about it for a minute and then said "bottles are for the baby." Later on, she asked again and I said the same thing. She agreed once again to a sippy. She had a small meltdown when it was time for her nap, but she went to bed without a bottle or a sippy and I was so happy. She even went down to bed without it! Let's hope that it will continue to be this easy!

My other project has been potty training. She has gone a few times in the past few days, and then today? Nothing! She sat on the potty for 15 minutes and then she said she was all done. I feel like we take 1 step forward and 2 steps back. Any advice is welcome. (And if you still think she is not ready, she really is! She is just stubborn)

My last project has been to try and keep her in her big girl bed all night. She goes to sleep in it at night, and then at about 3:00 am, she comes into our room and wants to sleep with us. Christian tried to put her back in her bed last night and she threw a major fit. Nobody wants to deal with a tantrum at 3:00, so we just let her sleep with us. BAD HABIT I KNOW! But what do we do???

This is probably the most boring post for most of you, but I really need advice. I don't care if I know you or not. I am desperate to know what has worked for you. Thanks!

If you have a dirty car and live in Utah...

2009-09-03T11:17:00.001-07:00

Enter this great giveaway at the Coterie Blog. Today is the last day to enter!

My Baby is Two!

2009-09-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that my baby girl is two already! She was just born! We had a party for her last Friday and she had a blast! We had a pool, a splash pool, a hot tub and a trampoline with sprinklers underneath it for water play. They also played with water balloons and the adults joined in on the fun as well. Kennedy even blew out her candle this year! Sadly, the camera ran out of batteries half way through the party and we had to video tape the rest.
Kennedy with her friend Reba

Playing with her friends in the hot tub (and no, it was not very hot) For her real birthday (Monday) we went to Chuck E Cheese with her cousin, Brayden, and played and went on rides and got some fun prizes. She even peed on the potty yesterday which was a GREAT birthday gift for me. I just hope it continues.

And just for me, here are a few pictures of the last two years. I love you Kennedy Grace!

About to pop!
Right as she came out

First Christmas

Okay, I know I am going overboard...just a couple more...

Last one!

Back From Cali

2009-08-27T22:47:00.000-07:00

Kennedy and I had such a fun trip to California! It was nice that my brother was able to come with us because it would have been really hard for me to travel alone with a toddler and all of our belongings. We went to Cali for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary! They bought Kennedy a beautiful dress to wear for the occasion and that is the one day that I happened to forget my camera! Luckily my brother, Austin, took a lot of pictures and I will post them when they are sent to me. Kennedy loved seeing all of her grandparents and her uncles and had a blast playing with them everyday!
On Sunday, I had a small baby shower and got some clothes and pajamas for Liam. That was really nice. I even got the money to buy my double stroller which I got today! Here is the one that I bought and I am already IN LOVE with it! All I need now is some boy bedding and I think I will be set. Target, here I come!

On Monday, we went to the beach. I was not sure how Kennedy would like it because last year, the waves scared her. This year, she loved it! She ran right in and we had to grab her to keep her from being knocked over by waves. She wanted to swim way out where her uncles were...but the waves were way to big so she stayed right on the shore and played. All she keeps talking about now is "The beach, the beach!" To bad we don't live closer. She is such a water baby.

On Tuesday, we went to Legoland. We went when it opened and she got to ride every ride that she was big enough for by 1:00. By then, we were all hot, tired and ready to go. We had to battle a tantrum on the way out, but as soon as her head hit the car seat, she was out cold! She had a really great time riding the rides and playing in the water section.
Grandpa let her steer the boat...
...And that is how we crashed!

We had to come home last night, sadly. I was really worried about how Kennedy would do on a 3 hour and 10 minute flight (because we had to stop in phoenix) so I tried to give her some Dramamine. BAD IDEA!!! She threw it up all over the floor and all over herself. She just kept throwing up until everything was out of her tummy. She cried and then would not eat or drink anything else. I felt so bad that I tried to drug my child and it backfired on me. Needless to say, we all smelled like throw up the rest of the way home. Lucky for me, she fell asleep in Phoenix and did not wake up until we reached Salt Lake. I did not even need to drug her. AH!

It is nice to be home and back into the swing of things again. Tomorrow night is Kennedy's birthday party so I have been busy getting ready for that. If you live close by and want to come, call me and I will let you know the info! Sorry for the long post and goodnight!

Baby Boy

2009-08-17T13:17:00.000-07:00

Here are some sweet pictures we had taken of our baby boy today! SO CUTE!

A Scary shot...

The many sides of Kennedy

2009-08-15T10:20:00.000-07:00

Tom Boy

Dare Devil

Diva

Daddy's Girl

Mommy's Girl
Angel

Love you Kennedy!

Hobbies

2009-08-14T22:25:00.000-07:00

I found a new, fun hobby...if you can call it that! I like to create original items as much as possible. But on occasion, I find it fun to walk around expensive stores and boutiques to see what they have, and then try to recreate those items for WAY less money. My latest find was a set of burp cloths from Nordstrom. I could not believe how much they cost or that people would actually pay that amount for a burp cloth! I went to Joanne's fabrics, found the exact same ribbon for $1.29 a yard and then bought a pack of burp cloths for $5.99.

Here is the Nordy's burp cloth

And although this picture was taken with a cell phone and is horrible quality, here is the one that I made that looks exactly the same.

Nordy's sells these in a set of 2 for $18. I found that the price to make 2 is about $5.00! My next fun project will be to make the blankets that they sell for $75.00 because I am sure that I can make one for about $25.00. Maybe no one else thinks that this is fun, but I always think it is fun to save money by making things myself.

Too much fun!

2009-08-09T20:40:00.000-07:00

This summer has been so busy and so much fun! Kennedy has had a great time at swimming lessons 3 days a week and her playgroups 2 days a week. We have had something fun to do every single day! Friday was her last day of swimming lessons and I was so sad! I will have to buy a swim pass so that we can continue to go. Kennedy learned a lot and is so confident in the pool. My child has no fear (which is kind of scary at times)!

This is her going down on her back...head first!
We are going to California in less than 2 weeks too. We have traveled a lot this summer and have had a lot of fun. I am actually getting sad already that summer is coming to a close soon. I am not ready for cold weather and to be locked inside with a toddler and a new born.

Also, Kennabootique has been doing quite well lately! I get so excited whenever I get a sale! I am actually having a clearance sell on many of my items at my Etsy shop right now if you want to check it out. I have a lot of new items for sale as well! I guess that is about all I have to report right now. Goodnight!

One room down....

2009-08-05T18:11:00.000-07:00

Know how I said I felt the need to clean and reorganize? Well, I got one room done today. Too bad it won't look like this tomorrow, but hey, it made me feel good! Also, notice the AMAZING bookshelf Christian's grandpa made Kennedy. I pointed it out in the Pottery Barn catalogue, and he made it even better! Now, I just need to do this to every room in my house and I will be great!!!

I just had to add this cute pic of Kennedy from this morning right before swim lessons. She gets sooooo excited when it is time to go and today was no different! She looks so grown up!

Rough Times

2009-08-03T21:19:00.001-07:00

Sorry to be a downer today, but it has been a long week/day! As this baby gets closer to coming, I am feeling more pressure to get EVERYTHING done all at once. I feel like I need to hurry and get Kennedy potty trained so that I won't have 2 in diapers. She has only gone a couple of times in her potty, and now, she just takes off her diaper every time she goes and brings it to me. I ask "do you need to go potty?" She says "no" and runs away. Next thing I know, there is a poopy diaper in her hands as she says "mommy, I pooped!" AH! It is so frustrating! If any of you moms out there have advice, PLEASE share. The last thing I want is to be buying 2 packages of diapers every time I go to the store.

I have also been feeling the need to deep clean and de-junk my house. The only problem is that it is pretty impossible to do with a toddler always at my feet. Plus, it seems like once I get one room done, it is all messed up the next day anyway so what is the point?? If you are reading this, feel free to come clean my house for me. :)

Besides that, I just feel like this baby is coming faster that I want...does that sound bad? I have just gotten used too the way life is now and pretty soon, it will be changing for good and it is kind of scary. Anyway, sorry again for the negativity. I just had to get it out of me!

On another note, Kennedy refuses to sleep in her crib anymore, so if anyone hears of good deals on a twin or toddler bed or if anyone wants to sell theirs, please let me know! Thanks!

Farewell

2009-07-29T15:36:00.000-07:00

Today has been an emotional day for me. This morning, we dropped my brother, Kyle, off at the MTC for his 2 year mission to Denver. My mom and dad left this morning too. It is so sad to see everyone go after we had such a great time together. Last night, we all went out to dinner and then out for ice cream. It was fun to spend time together before Kyle left. I hope he has a great time on his mission! What makes me the most sad is that Kennedy got so used to her grammy being here that she asks for her now. I have to tell her that grammy has gone bye bye. She says "to her house?" I say yes, but I still think that she thinks she is coming back tonight. Hopefully we can see them again soon.

Random Happenings

2009-07-26T14:36:00.000-07:00

It has been FOREVER since I have written. I have been so busy lately! Last week, I got to go to Houston to sing at my brother, Kyle's, missionary farewell. It was my first trip alone without Christian or Kennedy. Although I missed them a ton, it was a great break for me. I got to play sister instead of mommy and I had so much fun playing games, going to a movie and going out to nice meals without being interrupted by a toddler.

On Tuesday morning, my mom, brother and I flew back to Utah. Since then, we have been busy all day everyday just having fun. Here are a few things we have done
-watched Kennedy at her swim lessons (which she loves!)

- went to the aquarium

- swimming at the big pool in Lehi

- 24th of July carnival in Spanish Fork

-visited great great grandma and grandpa K

- swimming and a BBQ on the 24th

-Fireworks

- shopping spree for Kennedy at the mall

-Benihanna's

My dad and brother come into town tomorrow and we will drop my brother off at the MTC on Wednesday morning! It has been so much fun to be able to spend so much time with my family this summer.

My First Dress

2009-07-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

I made Kennedy a dress! She LOVES Tinkerbell and I have never seen a cute Tinkerbell dress at the store. So, we found some cute fabric that she picked out and I made her one! Here are a few pictures.
This Kennedy watching a scary scene from a movie

And she got her ears pierced. She only cried for a second and she loves them! You can't see them well, but they are flowers.

Finally Pictures!

2009-07-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

My brother, Kyle, my mom, me, christian and Kennedy, my sister, Krystle

I will not post a million pictures of or trip to Vegas as it might bore you, but here are a few. Notice how I am not in them (except for one) because I looked horrible in all of them. haha! Also, you can still enter my giveaway until Thursday night. Even if you do not have kids, you can get a great baby shower gift! Click here and leave comment to enter!

My mom had to buy her a purse and some bling sunglasses

She was deathly afraid of the giant M&M man!
At the Circus Circus amusement park
Riding with Grammy Bee

We had to go on "the twain the twain" aka the monorail

Giveaway!

2009-07-02T21:55:00.000-07:00

To enter my next giveaway, just click on Kennabootique on the sidebar!

Still no camera

2009-07-01T23:29:00.000-07:00

No pictures yet, but I had to write about my birthday today before I forgot. It was seriously the BEST birthday! This morning, Christian and I went to see "The Proposal" which was so funny! Then, I came home and got ready to go to YW girls camp. I rode up with the bishop and his wife. When I got there, all the girls remembered my birthday and sang to me and gave me a card. It was so sweet! Then, we had dinner and went back to the camp site and sat around the fire. There was a HUGE thunderstorm that came through and it was really cool to watch and listen to. We sat around and bore testimonies and told everyone how much we loved them. I got a bit teary eyed and realized how lucky I am to know those sweet girls. After the meeting, we had ice cream and brownies. It was the perfect end to a great birthday. I just can not believe that I am 27. Is it just me, or does 27 sound WAY older than 26?

Vegas!

2009-06-27T18:07:00.000-07:00

Vegas was a blast! Unfortunately, pictures will have to wait because my camera was left in my parents rental and now has to be mailed back to me. Besides that, everything else was perfect! Kennedy was so good on the way down. She did not even cry! She had so much fun down there swimming, going down water slides (by herself and on her tummy!) eating good food and going to the indoor amusement park at Circus Circus. We all had fun walking the strip and just being together with my family. Thanks to my family for basically paying for our whole trip after that terrible ordeal the day before we left. They treated us to some great food and a cirque show while we were there. Every minute of our trip was so fun and I am so glad we were able to go and do so many things. It was sad to leave (especially knowing we had a LONG trip ahead of us) but my family will be back next month for my brothers missionary farewell! I will post pictures when I have them.

The terrible, horrible, no good very bad day!

2009-06-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

Anyone remember that book? Well, that was pretty much my life today...but worse! So, we are going on vacation to meet my family in Las Vegas. Since we are leaving early Monday morning, I went to get a safety check and oil change on the car to make sure that we could make it safely. Not only did they say we needed new brakes (which I already was planning on paying for) but we also needed a new tire, a new tie rod a new belt and an alignment. I only paid for the first 2 and decided to get a second opinion before spending the $700.00 they wanted out of me. So, I went to another place where they told me that I for sure needed the one tire and tie rod. I guess I am young and am a girl so that lady told me I needed a $130.00 tire. I paid for that and left. As soon as my husband found out I paid that much for a tire, he went back with my in laws and asked for a cheaper tire. Come to find out, they had put the cheap tire on and just charged me for the expensive tire!!! WHAT THE HECK??? I am so glad they figured that out. So, they could not do the tie rod today and said they we should not drive to Vegas until it is fixed. To make a long story short (kinda) we now are renting a car and taking that to Vegas basically doubling the cost of our trip before it has even been made! Does not sound like the worst day yet hu? Ha! Well, before we decided to rent a car, we asked my brother if we could switch him cars for the week. I was so excited when he came and our stuff fit in the trunk. Then, Christian tried to put Kennedy's HUGE car seat in his back seat and the side of it broke!!! Now we had no car to drive and a broken car seat and a car to fix! How could it get any worse...my brother bought Kennedy a beautiful, huge snow globe with snow white in it. It plays music and has glitter in it. Kennedy was being so gentle with it and was in love with it. I told her it was time to put it away because it was expensive and I did not want it to get broken. I put it up on our window ledge very carefully. It happened to barely tap the glass of our window and I heard a pop. All of the sudden, water and glitter was pouring out all over our wedding picture and all over the floor! Kennedy was so sad and I felt horrible that I broke it after she was so careful with it. After it was all cleaned up, I made Kennedy a smoothie to make her feel better. A few minutes later, it spilled all over the couch and the floor! I seriously thought I was going to cry! It was really the worst day and I can not wait to go to sleep and start a new day tomorrow.

Play Group

2009-06-18T17:42:00.000-07:00

Both of the summer play groups started this week and Kennedy and I have had so much fun going to Wheeler Farm and to the park with our friends. In fact, Kennedy loved it so much that her first full sentence (in broken English) this week just happened to be "Go! Go to park outside. WEEEEE!" As she said wee, she spun her hand in a big circle. It was so cute! Every park that we have passed this week, she begs to go to.

Besides that, I have been busy trying to get a good inventory for both my Etsy shop and the boutique I am doing next Saturday. To see my new etsy shop, click here. And here is the information for the boutique I will be at.

My Petite Boutique
Sat. June 27
10:00-5:00
2105 E Alta Canyon Dr.
Sandy, UT

I will probably put this information up one more time before it happens. Hope to see some of you there. A playroom will be offered for your kids as well!

Funny Stuff

2009-06-13T23:08:00.000-07:00

When we make Kennedy pancakes, we only put a dab of syrup on it. I spread it around, but Christian just leaves the dot of syrup right in the middle. Want to see what happens to the pancakes when he does this? Here are the leftovers!

Family Pictures

2009-06-11T11:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my friend Alicia for these wonderful pictures! Here are a few of my favorites. I can't wait to have some blown up and framed

At it again!

2009-06-10T22:25:00.001-07:00

I made some new stuff and it is up for sale now at Kennabootique!

Rain, Rain...

2009-06-10T14:22:00.000-07:00

It has seriously been raining for about 2 weeks straight now. I don't mind the rain to water my garden, but we only have so much of summer here in Utah and the rain and cold weather is cutting into it! This was the view from my back porch yesterday. It looks like it should be night time, but this was taken at around 4:00pm!
Other than that, there is not much to report. I have had a lot more time to sew since I am not watching the baby anymore, and since the weather has been horrible, it gives me even more reason to stay in and get things done! Sorry this post is so boring...real life I guess!

Experimenting

2009-06-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

Since I had so much fun making bean bags out of excess fabric, I decided to see what else I could do. Here are one of the burp cloths I made tonight out of a cloth diaper and some ribbon and fabric!

And an unfolded shot

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Heels

2009-06-07T10:16:00.000-07:00

Can you tell what a girl she is? She would wear these all day if I let her!

Garage Sale

2009-06-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

Hey all my Utah friends! I am having a garage sale at my place SAT 8-1 if you want to stop by. I will be selling so many cute baby things (some brand new) as well as a tv, tons of clothes, games, books, DVD's and more! Also, I will be selling some Kennabootique stuff! Check out my boutique page to see what deals I will be having for tomorrow only. Hope to see some of you there!

This and That

2009-06-04T15:42:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have had Kennedy and the little boy that I watch on the same nap schedule! It is pure heaven! I have found time to clean and read and organize stuff for my garage sale on Saturday. Today, however, I was in the basement and saw how much excess fabric I had that was about to go to waste. I sat and thought what I could do with so little fabric and then it came to me. Make some cute bean bags! I had rice upstairs and I quickly made a few bean bags out of ladybug and cloud fabric that I had. You can't tell from the picture, but I left excess fabric around he edges and frayed them which makes them look so cute!I was happy that I did not have to waste fabric and that Kennedy has some new toys!
Second, I just wanted to say how much I love my Kennedy! She is soooo funny lately and she will do anything t make us laugh. She also talks up a storm and we can pretty much understand her language now. One cute story I want to remember is that she was looking at her Jesus book for kids. There is a page where Jesus is praying and crying in the garden of Gethsemane. She always turns right to that page and says "oh no...OH NO! Jesus cai-ing (crying). Oh no! He hut (hurt)." She continues this for a while and it is so sad and so cute! She loves Jesus. What a sweet girl.

Enter to win a Wii

2009-06-03T17:53:00.000-07:00

To enter, blog about the contest and then leave a comment HERE! I really want one!

Garden

2009-06-02T11:55:00.000-07:00

We planted a garden this year. I am sure that none of you care, but I am excited about it so you can skip the pics if you feel like it! We planted watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and all sorts of veggies! Here are a few of them.
Strawberry plant
Pepper Plant
Tomato's
Lettus and Carrots
Roses
Apricots

Peas
Corn
I love our peonies, but they die way to quickly!

On another note, I have nursing covers up for sale now at Kennabootique! Go ahead and look through the fabric I have and I can make one for you or for a friend! Here is a small sample.
Adjustable straps

Flexible boning so you can see your baby while you nurse