M.I.C.K.E.Y M.O.U.S.E

Disneyland here we come...we made our trip reservations Sunday to the magical kingdom...we've been on Thanksgiving (the park was decorated like Christmas!!) we've been on Halloween..(super fun) and this year we'll be there on Easter...we're super excited!!! This will be Kannon first time and I think he's the most excited..we'll see once we get there!!! YAY!

So sweet!

So we have this habit/game at our house that Mike and I always tease each other with kannon..meaning I'll go over to Kannon in front of Mike and ask him "who's baby are you...your mommy's baby huh?" and eventually Mike will go over and ask him the same thing (of course he changes it to Daddy!!) and most of the time he's a mommy's baby..but anyways lately Kannon has grown attacted to a stuff elephant that he just loves..he has to sleep with him, take him everywhere and down right loves the thing...well the other day I walked past his room as he was playing and I heard him say to the elephant... "Are you daddy's baby...ah Daddy loves you baby!!" It was so dang cute!!! He is so sweet and I could not even imgaine my life without his sweetness!!!!

Just one of those days!!

So you ever have one of those days where you go to look for fingernail polish remover and realize you don't have any so you have to deal with your ugly chipped black fingernail polish? Have you ever baked cookies and every batch comes out doughy and you can't figure out why, till you realize you didn't turn the oven up high enough? Have you ever promised your daughter since she's been so sick you'd take her to Mcdonalds just to get a chipmunk toy in her happy meal and you get there order and they say they just now gave away their LAST chipmunk toy! Went to Walmart lost your list down some random aisle...and last but probley my favorite!! Have you went out in the parking lot at Walmart and tryed so hard to get into your car only to realize....it's not your car at all, yours is in the next row over!! HAHA Well that was my day yesterday...hopefully today will be better!! ;)

48 years later!

Today is my parents 48Th Anniversary, to me that is a long time! Just downloading this picture I thought wow look how old this looks but then again it is 48 years old! My mom looks so beautiful on this day and my dad is just absolutely handsome...the way they still are today even after 48 years...I am so thankful for such WONDERFUL parents they have taught me so much and are the BEST parents anyone could ask for..I am thankful for the example they have been to me and my family and I just hope that someday I can look back on my 48Th wedding anniversary and think wow, that picture looks so old! I love you mom and dad, thanks for being such great parents I could have never asked for anyone better!

Happy 2010!!

Ok so obvious I haven't been to great at posting..and although my New years goal is to cut back on my soda habit, I'm also hoping I can keep my blog up better to!! So not even knowing where or what we've been up two since the last post I'll just do my best to update everyone...The kids along with my Bella have been as always keeping me busy, Kenzee had a great finish to her soccer season and we all enjoyed watching her weekly games. She was recently diagnosed with Asthma which is no surprise for Mike or I! But at least we're more aware of how to treat it now! They both recently had their latest dance recital and as usual they did an awesome job! I still continue to have issues with Kolbee crying she wants to quit dance oh every other week or so..so I had come to the conclusion I wasn't going to put her back in starting in January..but after the recital she had so much fun she promises to never complain again if I put her back in...the funny thing is she really enjoys her time there EVERY time whether she complains or not..she's a funny one. Kannon is growing like a weed and with him being potty trained I feel like I have no baby, which for me has been weird cause I've always had a baby...but life is so great with the kids and gets so much easier everyday! I'm still watching my niece Roxi poo and she's the best little thing.. although her and Kannon have a brother/sister relationship, which means one day they like each other and fight like crazy the next! Mike and I recently got called as primary teachers (Valiant 9) and although I wasn't sure how I felt about it in the beginning, we are both really enjoying it now. We all had a great Christmas and one again our kiddos probley got way to much! As we start this new year I could go into all my many goals that I probley won't even accomplish, but really all I want is for my family and friends to have a happy and mostly healthy New year! Here's to hoping I keep my blog up better this year ;)

Where does the time go..

So its been awhile since I've last posted...I guess the longer I let it go...the longer I know I'll to write! So bear with me cause this might turn into a super long post! A little bit about what's been going on with us. Kenzee started First grade and is loving it so far (but it is only week 2) but she does good at school so I'm sure she's continue to like it! She's also started her first year of soccer and is loving it.. I have to admit I am liking it to..it is so dang cute to see all those little girls out there chasing a ball! She had her first game this past Saturday and it was her turn to bring snacks..so about 30 mins into the game it starts pouring rain... I then run to the car (I had to stay pretty cause I was going straight to a funeral after that :) so I kinda threw the snacks at Mike and tell him to run them over to the girls cause they just had blow the whistle and I thought they stopped the game because of the rain..he runs over to the field (still pouring) and tells the coach he has the snacks...she looks at him and says...it's only half time! So my poor baby played the last half of her first soccer game in the rain and I made her daddy stand right there on the sidelines to continue to cheer her on.. it only poured for about 15 mins so it wasn't so bad..but the mud was a mess (my van still needs cleaning!) Both girls have started back to dance, Kolbee insist that she won't quit this year and that's she's going to love it! One week down and so far she hasn't giving my any problems about wanting to quit. Kolbee also started her second year of preschool..this year she is going to Susan Norton and is loving every min of it and enjoying all her new friends, the only problem there is..she wants to go everyday! Every since we got back from Vegas Kannon has been giving me potty problems..he is still doing really well, just having way to many accidents! (I guess he still making me pay for the Vegas trip!) so our days are still feeled with the stresses of potty training! Our puppy Bella is still a little mess, if she wasn't so dang cute! Other then that we are doing good and hanging in there! Here's a few pic from Kenzee/Kolbee first days of school and some soccer picture and just a pic of Kannon cause he's to cute :)

Kannon posing before Church

Kenzee right before school time

Kenzee at her desk on the first day! Kolbee before School!

Kolbee at her desk on the first day!

Running after the ball!

Where did the ball go (jk it was break time)

Happy 8th Anniversary!

We had a great time in Vegas, although we didn't win any money (and yes we tried real hard) hard enough that I could have actually bought a really cute coach purse which I would love to have with the money we actually lost..but moving on! It was a fun time just to hang out with each other and have some quality time together! The weather was super hot, but I guess we should be use to that by now right?!! My parents stayed with the kids and they said they were super good while we were gone! (I can hardly believe that!) It's always fun to go off and have a fun time (although this was really the first time Mike and I have left our kids longer then a day in 6 years!) we made a pack that every year we would try to have a little getaway like this at least once a year! But man I sure paid for being gone, yesterday was a tough day.. I don't know if Kannon was mad at us for leaving him, or if he was just really that good for my parents he needed to be bad for a day, I was tired from the trip so I was definitely off my game and he took totally advantage of it... starting with finding my make-up and totally getting mascara EVERYWHERE... guess it could have been worse...(think lipstick!) so after that mishap he definitely needed a bath..afterwards he somehow manages to dump half the bottle of lotion all over the carpet (pretty much in the same spot I had scrubbed the crap out of it cuz of the mascara..) then an hour or so later I had made the kids some popcorn..I'm yelling at Kannon if he wants to come and get some (who is quietly playing in his room) he keeps yelling yes..after a few times of him just yelling yes I am wondering why he isn't coming yet.. which I then go into his room to see why...he had climbed on his dresser and was peeling off the border on his wall...ok enough was enough...so needless to say he didn't get any popcorn but instead got a nap! So thinking we would start fresh after his nap, he had other thoughts managed to get into a full bottle of desitin and learned how to unlock the front door thus escaping outside every few mins... so even though we had a great fun time.. I wondered many times yesterday if it was worth it :) gotta love that little boy! Anyways here's some pics of our trip, except for the wedding picture of Mike and I, that of course was 8 years ago..before bills, stress, kids, stress... lol

Ahhh starting our new life together!

Mike being crazy with the m&m...she was hot! lol

Mike and I entering the castle (Excalibur!)

So happy after 8 years..

Surprise!

So Mike and I will be celebrating our 8Th anniversary on Tuesday (July 14Th) usually we don't do to much the normal dinner movie date night! Well since it's on a Tuesday this year we talked about going and celebrating the weekend before (which is this weekend!) Well we got busy and all of us weren't feeling to well with stuffy noses etc etc..so we ended up not doing nothing..so Saturday night we were laying in bed and Mike says "I'm sorry we didn't get to do anything this weekend for our anniversary" which I replied it really wasn't a big deal after all it's just 8 years!! Then he says.."well I have something planned and I wasn't going to tell you, but I think you might get mad if I don't" well by then my curiosity was running high and I say what...he says "well I planned a trip to Las Vegas and we're flying out on Tuesday for two nights, and your parents are watching the kids.." I laughed, that's so funny..I was reading so I just go back to my book! He say no really... I say babe come on whatever..he gets up goes out to his truck and shows me an in ternary for our trip...WHAT I was totally shocked...he says he was going to wait until Tuesday morning and when I asked him why he wasn't going to work, he was going to tell me I had one hour to pack we're heading to Vegas,... well every since the shock wore off I am have been stressing on what to wear etc etc..I am so glad that he decided to tell me two days in advance rather then one hour, I don't know if I could have handled that! So the day after tomorrow we'll be flying off to Vegas, I was a little shocked at first but now that I'm getting over it, I'm pretty excited it's been a while since we've been to Vegas...so be looking for pictures soon!

Things that's been happening..

So the summer has been full of fun, I seem to be busier now then I was during the school year, busing the kids to swim lessons, dance lesson, gym lessons, coach pitch games, etc...but it has been good to keep the girls busy! Life also tends to be sad sometimes to..my grandma Douglas passed away Thursday (July 2nd) I am very thankful to be blessed to know that she is no longer in pain and is enjoying her life with her two little boys that she lost at such young ages to such terrible accidents, she is enjoying the love of my sweet Grandpa not to mention a lot of other family members that are celebrating with her in heaven..she was an awesome grandma and I will miss her dearly and I am happy to know she is happy again! Also my nephew Braun checked himself into the MTC(missionary training center, for Mormon missionaries) just today...I said my goodbyes to him on Monday and boy do I already miss him! I for one am so grateful for the Mormon missionaries (my husband is a convert!) I know Braun is going to make a awesome missionary and will change the lives of many out in Florida! Lastly a little story: yesterday Kolbee comes running in the house after playing out in the yard for a little bit and says "mom there's a snake out in the yard" so I go outside to look and sure enough curled up on the side of my house was what I thought was 99% a rattlesnake..I grab Kolbee and my dog and run into my house to call Mike.. he was to far out of town for work to come home and kill it so he called his little brother Casey who came over and killed it..sure enough it was a rattlesnake...now I feel like I've lost a little freedom, I usually let the kids go outside to play without a bit of worry..now I make sure I go to check the yard out before they can play (if I know Kannon he would try to play/touch one of those things) but even after checking I am still worried the whole time they are out there playing..dang snakes..! I am grateful that Kolbee noticed and came and told me before someone or my puppy got hurt ( who I might add never even barked at the thing!) anyways I hope I don't turn out like my friend Jennifer who has found a crazy number of rattlesnakes in her yard...3 in one day is to many for me!

A long six years...

So for 6 and some years now I have consistently changed my kids diapers...when I had Kolbee I double diapered her and Kenzee for a few months and the same thing with when Kannon was born...well my time is finely closing in on a end to that! I had been putting off and putting off getting serious about potty training with Kannon, but when the kid constantly takes his diaper off and can tell you that he went to the bathroom or my very least favorite, would actually play in the poop when he goes..you know it time to get serious! So for the last 2 weeks we have been getting serious and he has made me so proud..he is pretty much going to the potty every time.. of course he has had some accidents along the way..but for the most part he is doing awesome... this morning he actually woke up dry and also this afternoon he woke up from his nap dry.. he refuses to wear a diaper (even though I pretty much still make him for the most part) but even after all the excitement.. it a bitter sweet feeling cause that means my baby boy isn't going to be a baby much longer!

Bumpit Fun!

So the other day at Walmart I couldn't resist myself and bought the oh so popular "Bumpits" Now for some of you who don't know what Bumpits are, they are clips that you stick in your hair that is literally a bump and it forms body in the crown of your head! Although I really didn't like the feel or the look of them in my head, the girls absolutely love them! I just had to take a picture of my cute little Bumpit girls..

Caught in the act!

As if my life wasn't hetic enough.. it just got worse! :) So while we were on vacation the girls slept in the same bed and we just put Kannon in bed with us.. bad idea.. he no longer wants to sleep in his crib and this is what I caught him doing the other night.. yep he has figured out how to climb out! Of course both the girls did this, Kenzee still has sleeping issues, Kolbee adjusted to a big girl bed right away! So last night instead of fighting with him I just put him in Kolbee bed (the girls have been sleeping together in Kenzee bed, good for me cause I don't have to!) Well of course he wouldn't stay put and constantly got out of bed... oh so the fun begins on training him to stay in his bed at night all night long, by himself! Wish me luck..today I am going to take his crib apart and make it a toddler bed, I know he'll get out all night but at least I won't have to worry about him getting hurt while trying to climb out at night.. the wierd thing is at nap time he still just lays down in his crib and falls right to sleep! I know that they can't sleep in cribs the rest of thier lives.. dang it, but I really wasn't ready for the fight of getting him to sleep in his own bed, so if anyone has any suggestions on how they made the transition from crib to bed easier on themselves and the kids I am open to any ideas...:)




PS on a side note, our Vacation was a blast I am going to try and put up an album with pictures pretty soon!

The not so lazy last days of school!

Wow, so these last few weeks have been crazy busy, and has went by so fast! Where do I begin!! Kenzee had her spring dance recital, which is always a treat for everyone that comes and watches..she has improved so much since her last recital in December and tells me she wants to be in dance for the rest of her life! So I guess she is still liking it! Then both the girls started their base ball practice, Kenzee is in coach pitch, while Kolbee started her first year of tee-ball! Once again Kenzee is super excited about every practice and seems to be catching on, Kolbee on the other hand isn't to sure she likes playing!! Her first day she went and was doing good, when all of a sudden her coach put the hitting helmet on and for some reason she freaked out and didn't want nothing more to do with it! So I convinced her to try again, which that practice she totally loved and had a super time (of course the coach who put the helmet on, Dave Lofgreen) wasn't there..so we went back a third time, which Dave was there and she wanted nothing to do with practicing..so I really don't know what to do with the kid, I think she is afraid of Dave (sorry Dave!!) So we'll see how she does at the 4th practice if we even make it! The kids have been enjoying the hotter weather and staying outside playing on the slip and slide as much as they can! Kenzee had her last day of Kindergarten yesterday! I cannot believe how fast this year how went for us..I am so proud of her and everything that she has learned her first year of school..But until she starts her first grade we are looking forward to a fun and busy summer..started with a trip to California which we are leaving for tomorrow morning, we're heading to Sea World, legoland and splurged a little with a hotel on the beach! So we're pretty excited for that, then when we get home, swim lessons, summer dance and the rest of Coach pitch continues..hopefully next time I blog I won't wait so long, so that it isn't such a long post!

Happy 4th Birthday Kolbee

So yesterday (May 9th!) was Kolbee 4th birthday and boy did we party!! We had sooo much fun, it started with a combined party at the park with her cousin Drivor who turns one today, (happy birthday Drivor!!) She had most of all her little friends come to the party (we missed you Avery, hope your feeling better today!) which turned out awesome with the jumping castle..they had lots of fun! After the party we went and ate/partied at Mcdonald..then we headed home when I totally thought everyone would pass out from the fun..wrong we got home and checked out all her loot! Played with a little bit and then got ready to go to her other cousin Kaden baptizism, yes Kolbee is honored to be able to share her birthdays with not just Kaden, but his sister Kamri too! (Happy birthday guys!) The baptizism was awesome and sweet..then we headed back to the park for a bbq in honor of Kaden and Kamri.. super fun! We came home played with more toys and then went to bed.. I'm pretty sure it was a great day for my sweet birthday girl.. on a side note just a little funny story.. when we woke up this morning and I was fixing her hair she looked up at me with all seriousness and said since she was now 4 she was going to start being good! I just laughed and said, so your telling me that your done with the whole terrible 3 thing..she is such a character that I love so much and could never imgaine my life without her! Happy Birthday Kolbee I love you so much!

She's here!

I'm a little bit behind on my posting..but we got our little puppy Bella on Saturday.. she came a little earlier then we thought, but we have absolutely falling in love with her! The first few days it was an adjustment for the puppy and us..I think she was depressed the first few day trying to get use to life without her mommy..not to mention she came from Florida so she has had to adjust to different time zones along with different weather to! But she is starting to show her personality and is super cute! Kenzee likes her well enough, Kolbee LOVES her and Kannon I think just kinda puts up with her! Beings she is just a puppy she kinda bites/nips at Kannon and he is always telling everyone that she bites.. so cute! Here is a few pics of our new little cutie!

(Drum roll) Kannon going to finally be a big brother!

I know what you were all thinking..nope we're not pregnant.. but we are expanding the family! We are getting a puppy! She is due to join our family May 7th! We have named her Bella (I wanted Baya but was out voted!) we've seen pictures of her and as soon as we get her I will post some pics! Everyone is so excited to meet her, even Kenzee who is afraid of dogs..I am hoping once Bella gets here and doesn't go anywhere Kenzee will get over her freight of dogs..(we'll see) So instead of giving them a new sibling, we're going to go the pet route..oh and we adopted some fish from our friends who were getting ready to take them back to walmart! We absolutely love them, there names are goldie and diamond.. Kannon could set all day long and watch them if I let him! I do have a pic of them! Anyways I will be updating soon on our puppy! Wish us all luck adjusting to the new little one (Puppy that is!) that will be at our house soon!! :D

Happy 2nd birthday Kannon

So today is my baby boy 2nd birthday! I can hardly believe that he is 2 already, it literally seems like yesterday I was in the hospital having him! But now after two years I couldn't imgaine my life without him! He is such a sweet little man.. so different then the girls.. he loves snuggling up to me and at the same time wrestling around with his daddy. He defentiley loves being outside at any chance he gets and loves riding 4 wheelers, we got him a little power wheels 4 wheeler for his big day and he hardly gets off it, it's to cute! We love this little boy so much and we are so happy that he is part of our lives..Happy Birthday baby!!

We got grass!

So on Friday my husband, his brother and dad all worked hard to get our grass in.. they did a good job and it didn't take them to long! The bad part of it was they did our whole area, then went to my brother in laws house and did about the same amount of lawn..what a day for them! Then after a night's sleep they went to my father in laws house and did his lawn...but we're all glad that it's done now we just get to wait till the sod all comes together and we have a beautiful green yard! Here are some pictures of the before and after!!

How sad is this...

This is how my son looked yesterday..I pretty much cried most of the day cause he looked so sad and there was nothing I could do for him! Here's the story...it started Wednesday late morning, I saw what looked like an ant bite on his cheek no big deal, he probley scratched it with a toy or something, well later on in the day I was rushing to get Kenzee to dance and I went to change his diaper all around where the diaper rubs, it was totally red and had little welts on it.. I immediately thought heat rash..and then left to dance, by the time I got home around 5, it was all over his back, belly and a little bit on his arms..Mike and I then went into what do we do mode! So a few hours later (yes we stayed in that mode for a couple of hours) we finally took him to urgent care where they ask if he ate anything weird things that might have lead to an allergic reaction, which I didn't think of anything..so they said it was probley a viral infection from him being sick a week ago, they said it would lay dormant in his body for a while then come out as a rash..gave me a prescription for steroids and we left.. well by Thursday morning, his feet were so swollen he wouldn't walk his face had started to swell (and I didn't even give him the steroids) and the welts were ALL over, he had started puking and pooping by then and was trying to scratch at them so they obviously itched.. so off to his primary doctor we went! They basically said the same thing (I guess having two opionions made me believe it wasn't something worse) but they talked to me more about it being an allergy..they only thing new or different in our life is the swing set and all the sand that comes along..great what if he is allergic to something in the sand.. his doctor thought it was highly unlikely since he had been playing in it since Saturday, that would be a long time for it to actually show up (I hope they are right) So today he woke up and besides his eyes still being a little swollen he looks perfectly normal! They told me to keep him out of the sand until it is gone, then we'll go from there! But I'm just glad he is feeling better cause there is nothing worse then your kid being in pain and discomfort and there being absolutely nothing you can do for them!

Our Weekend!

So this was a busy weekend, I guess mostly for Mike! With four Men and TWO full days they got the kids playhouse all put together!! Needless to say from the pictures you can tell they absolutely LOVE it... Next we got the crubbing done, now all we need is to wait for the grass, it has been two yellow for them to cut it, but it is suppose to come in next weekend..so I'll post some more pictures of the grass when we get it all in...so our backyard is coming along the way we want but not quite done yet!! At least the kids will be entertained until then!!