Friday, April 24, 2009

Random

So I was going through my camera and happened upon some pics that were blogworthy but just hadn't been blogged yet, so here are some events that have taken place over the past few months. First of all our brand new washer is having some major issues so we have spent a lot of Saturdays here....

Now this what I call team work!


Chad and I went to the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello. Sooo Fun!!


Kambree passed her Monster Test YAAAAAAY!!!



My cute girls. I love these fun outfits!




Me and my baby girls!!



Ahhh.... a rainbow in the neighborhood!


Chad took Kort snowmobiling.







And finally our favorite new means of free babysitting!!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Easter Festivities!!

We started out our Easter Weekend on Saturday. We went to Grandma Graces for the annual "Family Easter Party". We decided to let all of the kids color eggs which I thought was a fabulous idea. Less mess at my house!! Kambree was proud of her coloring talent!
Kaisley loved the pink dye!


Grandma Mary Beth supervising her girls.


The "HUNTERS"

Mandy helping Kaisley out.

After the hunt, they decided to go to the hill and roll the eggs down. Turned into more of an "egg throw" than a "roll"!!


Kort loves to snap photos of Grandma. We all know how much loves to have her picture taken. haha

Hey Mr. Bunny, get back here and clean up this mess!!



Awwww. My cute kids on Easter Morning all ready for church.


On Sunday we were lucky enough to get to enjoy two Easter dinners. One at Grandma Mary Beths and one at Grnadma Jolenes. It's so fun to live so close to all of our family. I love Easter. It's a great time of year and a certainty that Warmer Weather isn't far off!!!












Sunday, April 12, 2009

Friday, April 10, 2009

Counting Our Blessings

Kambree gave us a bit of a scare this week but everything turned out fine and we are back into the swing of things. For the last few months she has had some pretty bad headaches. I've kind of just been shrugging them off because when we were in the Doctors office a few months ago for some dizziness that she was having, he checked her all out and told us that he thought she was showing early signs of migraines. Well on Tuesday her teacher called very concerned. Kambree had come to her and was telling her that one whole side of her body was numb and while she was telling her this her speech was badly slurred. She said that she almost thought that it was a joke because she was acting happy and fine otherwise. She got ahold of me,I had just put Kaisley down for a nap so my mom went to pick her up. By the time she got there she was just sobbing because the side of her head hurt so bad, I immediately called and got her into Dr. O'very ( who by the way is the greatest pediatrician ever). He checked her all out and said that he was still really thinking that it was a migraine but because it has been getting worse wanted to do a CT scan just to rule anything else out. They scheduled us for a CT scan the next day.
Wednesday afternoon we headed down to Logan Hospital for the scan. It was really fast and she held really still. They snapped a few pics and we were on our way,however is totally heart wrenching to see your baby getting a CT Scan) They told us the results probably wouldn't be available for 24 hours. We then headed over to Cold Stone to indulge in a huge waffle bowl of cookie batter ice cream with chocolate chip cookie dough!! Well talk about a long couple of days. Of course you just think the worst as you are waiting for the results. It really does get you thinking though about what is truly important when one of your kids health is in jeopardy. Well Thursday morning the Doctors office called and said that everything came back fine Phewww!! It was such a relief. So she is diagnosed with having migraines. I keep thinking that she is just too young but I was only ten when my first one hit so she's only a few months behind. It is crappy to know that there is a good possibility that she will be dealing with these nasty headaches for a long time, but we can deal with it. We are just so blessed that it was nothing more serious.
As much as I hate trials, I can't believe how much they help you grow. You are able to see how much love is around you and how many people truly do care. They make you reevaluate your priorities, and most of all you grow so much closer to our Heavenly Father. He truly does listen to and answer every single prayer and I'm not sure where I would be without that knowledge. The peace in knowing that everything is going to be OK is priceless. Thanks to all of you were for your love, support and prayers!!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Spring Break Fun '09

Last year for Spring Break Mandy, my Mom, and I took the kids to Salt lake to do some fun stuff. The kids had so much fun that they wanted to do it again this year. Thursday morning we loaded up the van and headed south. Kort wasn't able to join us because he had to work. He ended up going snowboarding on Friday so he was just fine with it. Our first stop was to grab a bite to eat at RUMBI...yummmmmm!! I did a little web surfing and found this indoor water park on the web that looked fun so we decided to check it out. It's called The Lehi Legacy Aquatic Center and it was fun indeed!

Kaisley loved the Baby Mountain area

Heres Kambree modeling the main attraction. On the very top is a huge bucket that fills with water and then dumps every few minutes.


Me and my swim baby!!


Jayse was just happy to be here!!


Who knew you could have so much water fun in the winter.


This is Kambree right before she had to be taken by force out of the pool!! It was a really fun place. The nice thing was that all the kids in Utah were in school so there was hardly anybody there. After the pool we headed back to our hotel. It was a super nice place. We had a 2 bedroom suite. The kids had a ball playing there together. The hotel even served a yummy dinner and breakfast, so that was nice.

The next morning we left Salt Lake and headed for Layton. We were in desperate need of our Krispy Kreme fix. We made it just in time for the Hot Light!! Here are the girls checking out the yummy goodness being made. We had quite an educational trip this time, one of the employees gave us the life cycle of the Krispy Kreme. It was quite interesting. Not even the employees know the secret ingredient because it is hidden in the flour!!


Mandy and Kaisley enjoying the goodness!


The Krispy Kreme models!!


Of course we had to fit a little shopping in.

We then headed to Ogden to check out the Treehouse Museum. WOW!! What a fun place. It's similar to the Childrens Museum at the Gateway but it's way cheaper. The kids had a blast here, Kambree was even able to meet the President in the Oval Office






This is a rock painting board.


Alyssa and Kambree crafting it up in the "art garden" Grandma is supervising!


Ahhh this is Kambrees dream right here. She and her friends always play school.



What a cute little firefighter.

Monkeying around in the Tree House

Story time. We actually went into a cute little theatre and had a nice story time as well.

Here's a pic of all our little Spring Breakers. We had a great time and can't wait till next year to check out some new places!!