Kourtney

I just have to give a little shout out to my oldest Kourtney. I've just been noticing and have had a lot of people telling me recently how grown up she seems. ( I know the height has something to do with this). People have always thought she is so much older that she is. She is such a good girl. Always trying so hard to do her best. She is somewhat of a perfectionist but I am so grateful for her and what a good daughter she is. Especially when I come into my room and there she is reading Spiderman books to her brother, or pulls out all of his monster trucks to play with him. And knowing that she's always looking out for Kennedy at school. These moments make all those looks that could turn me to stone all worth it!! :) I love you Kourt. -Mom

Proud Aunt Alert!

So this is my new niece. She has changed a bit since she was born but I love this pic I took of her in the hospital. And the best part about this sweet baby? She is named after me! Her middle name is Kamille. That's right, I am awesome like that. Actually, I think it's the double-chin resemblance that made my sister name her this. :) Either way, I am honored and so glad she is here in our family.

Proud Sister Alert!

So here is my awesome brother. I just had to write a little bit about him because I am so proud! Bubs, (his real name is Kristofer but we never call him that), has headed to Kentucky to attend medical school. I always knew he would do great things. We miss him and his cute wife like crazy and it's only been 3 months since he's been gone! But I think this white coat suits him well and I wish him the best in this new chapter of his life. Hopefully I will be able to pack up the fam and go visit him in the near future. Good luck Dr! :) We love you!!!

Kennedy's 6th Birthday

So, I'm 2 months late with this post. But better late than never right? Our family clown turned 6 in August. Kennedy loves candy so instead of making a cake, we just had jars full of different kinds of candy. And then I made sugar cookie gumball machines just to show I put some effort into it! :) And note to self...Make sure your kids are in cute pajamas when it's their birthday the next day!
She had her friend party at Jump on It down in Lindon. Then we had her family party at the splash park. A fun filled couple of days.

Kennedy is a joy to be around. She is so helpful and never asks why when I ask her to do something. Her first couple of years were a little rough, but it's all good now. These are the things Kennedy is into right now.
The girl still loves her money. If change drops on the floor, her ears perk up and she stops doing everything until she finds it.
She loves school.
She loves her cheerleading class.
She loves webkinz, trampolines, playing outside, her American Girl Doll.
She is kind.
She is hilarious.
We love you Kennedy. You are such a special part of this family and thanks for making us smile each and every day.

First Day of School 2010

I thought I would wait until all 3 kids had their first days of school before posting the pics. Because I'm lazy like that. :) It's strange to have 3 days a week where all the kids are out of the house. You would be amazed at what one can get done, even if it is only for a few hours. All three love their teachers and love to be at school. I hope they have a great year.
Here's Kourtney going to 3rd grade with Mrs. Weldy.
Kennedy going off to first grade with Ms. Finlay.
Kendon going off to preschool, his teacher this year is Miss. Whitney. I had to throw in the picture with him and his cute cousin Brooklyn. People always ask if they are twins and in a way they should be! They have been together since they were 6 months old. It will be sad when they have to go to different Kindergartens next year. :(

Summer Week 3

Well, our final week of summer has come to a close. My sister came to a lot of these activities. We were hoping it would start the labor process but hence, that baby is not coming out. It was a really busy week but we fit in as much as we could. Time now to get back to the grind of school, homework, and getting to bed before 10. Next break: September. :)

Monday: Went to the Herriman Beach once again. Thanks Jaci for driving out and spending the day with us. The kids loved having their cousins there. Later that night we went to watch dad play softball. Let's just say we need to take him to the batting cages. :)
Tuesday: Friend day. Set up all the water toys. I actually forgot to take some pictures! :( But Kennedy got to go and have a fun day at the dentist. One baby root canal taken care of by my fabulous brother-in-law dentist. Love the pink piggy nose filled with laughing gas. She did great!
Wednesday: The girls had a birthday party that day so it was just me and Kendon. We decided to go to Boondocks and just play in the arcade. It's funny when you only have one kid to go around with. I guess I will have to get used to it starting tomorrow.
Thursday: Getting ready for school day!! Shopping, glitter toes, and haircuts. Looking great for a new year of school.
Friday: Took the Trax train downtown for lunch. Who knew that public transportation could be so much fun? :) We were supposed to meet Kevin for lunch but unfortunately he got called to a meeting. Looks like we will have to do it again.
I love my kids. It has been such a fun 3 weeks. I'm excited for them to start a new year, and hope that they have a great time. I can't believe how fast time seems to be going.

Summer Week 2

Another week of our 3 week summer has passed already! Only one more until the kids are back in school. Here's what we did this week.


Monday: Went to the Sweet's Candy Factory Tour. I think the best part of this little excursion were these beautiful blue hairnets. The day we went not many machines were up and running. And we were trying our skills at lip reading because you couldn't hear a word our tour guide was saying. But, the kids have had fun playing play doh candy factory at home with these snazzy hairnets. I'm thinking of wearing one whenever we cook now. :)
Tuesday: Had to go to the "beach" once again. This time brought a crocodile along with all the other stuff we loaded.
Wednesday: Friends day. And mom's laundry day. Nothing too exciting to report. :)

Thursday: Park up at Snowbird Ski Resort. Love this park because what park can you go to at 12:00 in the afternoon and not get fried on the playground equipment? This one! :)
"Hiking" our way into the park.
Friday: Kennedy loves penguins so we finally decided to go to the Living Planet Aquarium to see the new exhibit. Thanks Gunns for going with us, we had a great time. And it was the best way to end a fun week. This picture looks like we have all the kids lined up in some scary warehouse, but I swear there are pictures of penguins behind them!!
Bring on the next week. ;)

Summer Week 1

Okay, so we have only 3 weeks of summer. Kind of crazy, so I try to do something fun every day including a day or two to just hang out with their friends. Here is week #1!

☀Monday: Fishing at the lake in American Fork Canyon. Luckily no fish were caught. The kids just kept catching each others fishing poles.

☮ Tuesday: Peace Gardens. The kids had fun running around the little countries. Kourtney took her American Girl doll and took pictures of her at each place so she could make a scrapbook of her dolls "trip around the world". Here we are in Norway. :)
☀ Wednesday: Swimming at the pool. They could swim all day. Best part for me? No more kiddie pool. No offense to those with little ones. But it was sure nice to just get to watch them play while I chill in the chaise lounge. :)

☀Thursday: Herriman Beach. More water, the only bad thing, after getting all our gear out, we could only stay about an hour before the thunderstorm rolled in. Still fun though.
✿ Friday: The kids wanted to feed some ducks so we tried out Gardner Village. There was one large white goose, needless to say.. didn't need to be fed. So I fed my 3 ducks instead. :) (Later we made it to the Daybreak Lake and found about 10 to feed).
Busy week, but we have some fun stuff planned for week #2.

4th of July

Monster Truck Firework. We were pretty excited about this find.

I love the 4th of July. It is one of my favorite holidays. This year we hit the Murray parade, which was as lame as ever, yet tradition rules. That night we all got on my bed and watched the Riverton Fireworks. On Sunday we had the big get together with the fam. My brother Kraig hosted the barbecue/fireworks show. We each brought some fireworks. Needless to say, a $20.00 pack from Smiths doesn't look so cool next to the $175.00 monster pack from Costco. (Thanks Kraig, next year Kendon will want nothing less!) :) It was fun, I think the adult men like lighting fireworks just as much as the kids like watching them. Thank you Kraig and Jaci for such a fun, (cold), night!

Waiting for the parade to start! It was a little cold!!!Kendon and Kennedy "spitting" sunflower seeds at their cousins baseball game. It was actually just licking the salt off and then spitting the entire seeds on the ground. :)


Our festive 4th of July cupcakes.

All the cousins waiting for the firework show to start. Luckily nobody close had a match here!!
Tank showdown.

Kennedy's Graduation

Kindergarten Graduation 2010

Where did this year go?? I feel like I just sent Kennedy to Kindergarten and now it's over. For their Kindergarten program they put on this cute show where they dress up as something they want to be when they grow up, or their favorite outfit. I ask Kennedy, so what do you want to be when you grow up? She thinks for a minute.. "I think in the circus." WTH? :)I don't know where that came from. I knew I wasn't going to dress her up as a clown because first of all, I hate clowns, and 2nd we never go to the circus. Then it was a dentist because you get a prize at the end. After this we went the other route and went for her favorite outfit. Anyone who knows Kennedy knows she loves pajamas. She would wear them all day if she could. So we got her these summer ones and some cute pink slippers from Justice to go with it. She is so cute, fun, and we love her and are glad she is in our family! Congrats Kennedy. :)

We get to cram summer into 3 weeks so summer posting will be coming soon!!

Her class singing their program songs.

Kennedy with her awesome teacher Mrs. Foster. I love this lady. At the end of the year she gives each child a big scrapbook full of everything they did that year. (One less year for me to get behind on).

Kendon's Graduation

I can't believe the school year has come to an end so quickly! Here we are at Kendon's Small Wonders Preschool graduation. He did great. I think he was more fascinated by the lights on the ceiling than actually singing all the songs.:) His teacher was Ms. Casey who he just loved. He wanted to take her flowers all year and finally got to at graduation. He also attented preschool with his cousin Brooklyn. They love going to school together and have so much fun. He is growing up way too fast!!!! Congrats Kendon on a great first year of school.