Kenyon’s 9 month update (a little late)

21 lbs. 7 oz                                                                29 1/2 “

Events this month include

Several trips to the doctor – ear infections, pneumonia, and allergic reactions to antibiotics.  The doctor offered to take him home to nurse him back to health.  He’s finally well!!

His first 2 teeth.

Pulling himself up to anything and then walking the furniture.  And spending most of his time under the table.

May Days

We had a visit from Grandpa Greg & Grandma Cathy                   Ashleigh warmed up to Grandma really quick.  It was the first time they met.  She was born while Gma&Gpa were in Germany.                                

             

                          The Vegas Wolfingtons came down and we got to visit with them.  They invited us to go hiking at Usery Pass with Liz’s family.  They beat us up the mountain and we decided to turn around before it got too dark.  Below is Ashleigh.  She’s little miss independent.  She wouldn’t let us help at all.                             They were also able to come over and enjoy Sunday dinner with us. 

                               Logan & Noah jumping on on the tramp.  They have so much fun when they are together.                      Ashleigh and Eli jumping. 

Kenyon & Oli hanging out.

Jeff's Gradution

Jeff finally graduated from the University of Phoenix this year. His commencement was at the UofP stadium on May 9th. He has been going to UofP since 2002 but family and work kept him from graduating sooner.

Kenyon - The crawling pro

Kenyon is 8 months already???

Weighing in at 19lbs 7oz. you can sure tell that our boy loves food!  He eats and eats and wouldn’t stop unless we stopped him.

 

 He crawls like a pro … 

and is into everything – beware if you leave a purse on the floor at our house.

And he even tries to steal our drinks now and then. 

Presenting ….. Logan the Artist

We  spent our FHE last night at Norwood Furniture in Downtown Gilbert.  Logan’s artwork was selected from his grade level to represent the school at the art show.  We are very proud of him.  He has an amazing talent, which he gets from his dad.  If you are interested his artwork will be displayed through April 28th.  After the art show we made our way to DQ to celebrate this achievement.  Way to go Logan!

Easter 2009

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We had a great time for Easter.  The kids enjoyed learning about why we celebrated Easter in FHE.  They also had fun searching for eggs and Easter baskets.

Kenzie's Kitchen

We decided to have a baking party for Makenzie's Kid Party. It was a lot of fun. The kids each had aprons and chef hats.

They made their own pizza's,

They decorated cupcakes.

And made cookies in a jar.

We played a relay game with marshmallows

Sang Happy Birthday

and of course opened presents. Good Times!


Thanks to my mom and sister Pam who helped me sew all the aprons and hats. (I felt like I was running a sweat shop)

Spring Break in Utah

Kenyon and Ashleigh's Best Friend

I think we need to get a dog!

Kenyon @ 6 Months

We've had a lot going on these last couple of weeks and I'm just getting around to posting Kenyon's 6 month old update.




He's recieved 2 haircuts. I'm still trying to keep his dark brown tips but I'm sure the next cut will totally do away with those. He'll be blond for sure.



We've resorted to bathing him in the kitchen sink - he gets a bath nearly every night before bed. He loves his baths and is not able to sit up on his own for very long. Jeff and I are done with bending over to reach him in the big tub and he has far outgrown the infant tub - so he baths in the sink.



He can now hold a bottle like a pro. Which makes it easy on mom when she needs to tend to something else.


Kenyon gets up on his hands and knees and rocks. Usually just falling forward but crawling will come soon enough. He is able to get to whatever he wants by turning in circles and falling forward.

We also had a bit of a set back with sleeping through the night. He caught a nasty cold and took a long time to get well. But we went through 1 night of him crying it out after he was all better and he's back to sleeping 9 -10 hours. Thank goodness, both mom and dad were about to go crazy from lack of sleep.

It may appear my brother is winning this wrAstling match, but it is but a momentary setback I assure you.

The Last Time I Talked to My Grandpa

My mom bought me a book on CD that I listened to at work. The author told a story when he was a young father, busy with trying to better his life and his families' financial future. While pursing this at home one night in the den, his young daughter asked him to come play "Candyland" with the family. He dismissed her quickly and got back to work. Soon he heard his wife and kids playing happily and decided to take a break to watch them. As he stood, unnoticed in the door way, watching his family enjoy time together, a spiritual thought came to him, "behold, the plan of salvation". The big picture was opened up to him in his minds eye and suddenly the important things in the den got trumped by the silly game in the living room.
The last time I talked to my Grandfather, I went over to say goodbye after a visit to the good ol' Gila Valley. The house was empty except for him. He talked to me for a while, remembering some good memories and suddenly stopped in front of the picture wall, next to the bathroom in the hall. The wall had a picture of each of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. A picture in the middle of he and grandma seemed so perfectly placed. As we looked at his posterity, the words of the author rang in my head "behold the plan of salvation." This was my grandpa's plan of salvation. The reason for our journey on this earth. I suddenly felt so proud to be a part of that lineage. I named my last son after this great man so that I would never forget the example he set for me. So I would never forget what my grandfather did for me in my life, and so I would never forget the last time I talked to my grandfather.
Until we meet again....

I WALKED A HALF MARATHON AND HERE'S THE PROOF!

Last weekend I left all 4 kids with Jeff, who had a little help from my mom and took off for 2 full days of fun. A half marathon was something I thought I would never do. I mean EVER! But I did it. A friend of mine from church, Ladawn Halbison and I started walking about 3 months ago. A friend of hers from work work suggested a half marathon. We trained religiously. We were going to do the marathon in Sedona. We got to where we could walk 15 minute miles. We knew we would not be able to do that in Sedona because of the altitude and the geographics of the trail. Check it out! Look at those hills. That is the reason we were going to be totally content with 16-17 minute miles. Boy were we happy with our results.



Official length of walk was 3 hours 24 minutes 13 seconds. That meant we walked 15 minute and 37 second miles. Yeah!

This is us at the place where we picked up our bib and racing packet.



Me, Ladawn, and Carla



We are showing off the timing chip we wear to get our official time. When you cross the pad at the start it activates your timing chip and then when you cross the pad at the finish it marks your times. Pretty great. Then you can access your time online.



Starting out. It was supposed to rain but we were pretty lucky and had no rain at all. The weather was pretty perfect.



At the finish line. Not the prettiest picture but hey I just walked 13.1 miles. We medaled and so did everyone else. It was a great experience. I was so sore the next couple of days that I could hardly move. I am not sure how soon we will walk another marathon. I know we would like to do Sedona again next year and take a few more people with us. Anyone in?

Insanity is:

The popular definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. After seeing this video online, the new definition of insanity is flying down a hill at 40+ mph wearing a powder blue suit on a long board. Check this video out.

Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo.

Pay it Forward

I stole this from my friend Beth's blog and thought it sounded so fun!!


Pay It Forward Exchange is based on the concept of the movie "Pay it forward". I will send a hand made gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join the PIF exchange. All the gifts will be made and posted out 'sometime within the next year'. How exciting to not know when your surprise package will arrive! What you need to do in return, is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. This Exchange is only open to those with active websites or blogs. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME 'PAY IT FORWARD' MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG. I'd love for you to join me! Will you? Other comments are welcome, but only the first three will be my Pay It Forward recipients. Come and join me who doesn't love a gift or giving gifts???

Haircuts & Closets & Ear Aches OH MY!

Kenyon got his first haircut last week. I hated to do it but his hair was starting to hang in his eyes. I made sure we didn't cut too much off so he still has blond roots. My camera is broken so when I figure out how to get pictures from my phone to my computer I'll post them.

Before Jeff quit Classy at the end of the year we made sure we got the master and girls' closet done. We LOVE them! It is amazing how much more room there is in them.

And finally both of the babies have ear infections. They are getting better but no fun at night when they take turns waking up crying.

Not much else is going on. I hope to get my camera fixed soon!

Religious Questions from a 4 yr old

As we sat down to eat breakfast the tv was on and was talking about earth.

Makenzie: "Mom who made the Earth"
Mom: "Jesus did"
Makenzie: "Did he also make the monkeys" "Did he screw them?" (meaning did he put them together with screws)
Mom: "No he didn't put them together with tools, Jesus just made them. He is able to do everything."
Makenzie: "Who made us?"
Mom: "Jesus made our bodies, Heavenly Father made our Spirits. When we are born our Spirits go into our body and when we die our Spirits leave our body and go to Heaven to be with Heavenly Father and Jesus."
Makenzie: "Oh, so my grandma that died (Jeff's Grandma Udall) is with Jesus."
Mom: "Yes she's with Jesus."
Makenzie: "So when I die I will be with Grandma and Jesus."
Mom: "Yes, and all of our other family that has died and gone to Heaven."
Makenzie: "I can't wait to go live in Heaven. Can I watch tv now?"

Love teaching moments like these no matter how short they are.

Two Looks Good on You

We celebrated Ashleigh's 2nd Birthday on Sunday. I don't know if she knew exactly that it was her birthday but she sure enjoyed the cake, presents, and attention.

HAIR

Just wanted to share our latest favorite hair picture.