Jensen Memories

Wishing it was Spring!!

2011-02-07T18:32:00.000-08:00

We are all waing patiently for SPRING to come. And I gotta tell you, it is taking its sweet time. Last fall the leaves did not get raked up, so Owen thought it would be fun to rake up the leaves and let Kendyllee run thru them and play. Boy was he right!! She had the best time. I have no idea many times he had to rake up the big pile for her to destroy them. What a fun time she had!!

Book Worm

2011-02-06T18:26:00.000-08:00

Our beautiful Kendyllee loves books!! And this shows you how much!! Notice how there is another book under the one on the bed. LOVE HER!!

Kallen's Blessing Day

2011-02-06T08:54:00.000-08:00

Today is a day that I will always remember, for many reasons. Of course, the first being Kallen's blessing. It was a wonderful day. We chose to do it today because originally Aaron and Heidi had planned on coming for a couple days to be here to support us on this special day for Kallen. But a couple days ago, Edmond started getting sick and then the next day so did Chris and Gabe. So then we had to decide if we still wanted to do it today. We kept changing our minds between today and waiting until we went home next time, which is not until Halloween. Owen and I both decided that Kallen needed this blessing now in his life. We both felt sad that none of our family or friends from home would be here to witness this special day. But for his sake, we did not change any plans. It was not until yesterday that I found out why we felt so strongly about doing today. Yesterday I was doing some filing and came across Owen's folder with all of his important papers from when we was little. I opened it and started looking thru it. I came across his blessing certificate. He was blessed by his Uncle Doug on February 6th 1983, 28 years ago today. How amazing is that? Once again, I have been given another lesson that we need to trust in His timing, not ours.
The blessing was wonderful. Owen did an amazing job. It is so comforting to me to know how much he honors his Priesthood!! We had some really good friends come and support us. Standing in circle with Owen was our home teacher, Lee Carleton, the 2nd counselor in our Bishopric, Jason Sawyer and our Bishop Westley White. Our friends Blake and Jenny Nielsen and their kids, Jayna, Justus, Tasha and Keira came. Shileen Molde and her kids, Jaxton and Jukilynn also came. We are so thankful for all the wonderful friends and the support they give us here.

To Smart for her own Britches

2011-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:00

Since Halloween, Owen and I have been bribing Kendyllee to say her ABC's and count to 10 with her candy. She has become very smart in the last couple of months. I was very happy that she let me get her on camera. We love her smarty pants!!

Family Pics 2011

2011-01-06T09:38:00.000-08:00

Since we now have the most handsome little man in our family, I wanted to be sure we had some family pics while he is still small. (I have an idea that won't last long.) We went to JCPenneys and had them done. Hope you like.

Kallen was not a happy camper to say the least, so most of the pics have his binky in them. What ever works right?

So in love with him!!

So what do you think?

Once there was a snow man

2011-01-02T15:26:00.000-08:00

ONCE THERE WAS A SNOW MAN, SNOW MAN, SNOW MAN. ONCE THERE WAS A SNOW MAN...TALL, TALL, TALL. IN THE SUN IT...TIPPED OVER??? This snow man, Owen and Kendyllee built the first snow after we were home. They used my empty flower pots. Over the next couple of days, the sun came out and melted it in a way I have never seen a snow man melt. It slowly tipped over more and more every day. Kendyllee was so sad when we woke up one morning and it was on the ground. She would wake up every morning and run to the back door to see if it was still standing.

Bedtime

2011-01-02T08:52:00.000-08:00

Whenever Kallen is just relaxing and taking this new world in, here comes his big sister to snuggle and get in all the hugs and kisses she can before we catch her. She is such a wonderful helper. She is always ready and willing to do what ever we need her to. I love her so much.

Kendyllee the Entertainer

2010-12-30T07:51:00.000-08:00

Our little girly loves to perform infront of anyone and everyone!!
So sit back and enjoy the show!!

Sleeping in the Hippo tent

2010-12-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

Kendyllee loves to play in her hippo tent so much, that when she asked us if she could sleep in it, we thought thought that would be fun for her. She had a great time. She had her pillow and blanket, Baby Rose and even a flashlight. It lasted longer than I thought it would. Not all night but she did very well.

Uncle Luke

2010-12-26T08:50:00.000-08:00

Kallen snuggling with Uncle Luke before he goes back home to Boise.

Taytum has wheels

2010-12-25T07:07:00.000-08:00

Santa Clause brought Taytum a 4-wheeler, but not just any 4-wheeler, a pink camo4-wheeler. As you can tell many members of the family were having fun riding it. Kendyllee thought it was super fun.

Snow Princesses

2010-12-24T15:08:00.000-08:00

Kendyllee and Brooklinn have been wanting to go out and play in the snow. Dad unloaded the 4-wheeler and Tyson had a sled in the car. So put all those things together and you have 2 very happy and blundled up girlies!! Aren't they soo cute?!?!

Adorable
Kendyllee was not too sure about riding the sled, she thought the 4-wheeler would be funner.

Hi Mommy!!

Hang on Brooklinn

Lovin it

Kendyllee decided she wanted to ride in the sled, but only if Uncle Tyson would ride with her. Smart Girl.

Now it is time to play in the snow!!

I have no idea how they went from being pulled by the 4-wheeler to Kendyllee making Brooklinn pull her. Oh Dear!!

Crash and Burn!!

Awww!! So Sweet!!

2010-12-22T08:48:00.000-08:00

I have the sweetest husband ever. After we came home from the hospital, he went to the store to pick up my pain meds and all the other fun things a new momma needs. When he came home he had bought the beautiful flowers for me. They were so pretty but he knew they would die, so he also bought this cute balloon so I would have something that would last. Thanks Honey, I love you.

Kallen and Tagert

2010-12-21T08:35:00.000-08:00

Love these two boys. I know they are going to be best buds growing up.

All the Grandkids!! Kendyllee, Tagert, Kallen and Brooklinn

Meeting the Great Grandparents

2010-12-21T08:33:00.000-08:00

Kallen meeting Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Palmer for the first time.

Kallen Gervace Jensen

2010-12-19T07:49:00.000-08:00

Hope you are all comfy in your chairs, because this is going to be a long post. But with such an adorable little fella, how could it not be.

On our way out the door to the hospital at 4:50 in the morning. I can not believe how BIG I was!!

My bed for the next couple of days!!

Excited daddy!!

Hope our little guy looks like him!! We will soon find out.

Being wheeled into the operating room after a very long morning of pokes and prods, blood being drawn, IV's, puking and drugs. This is the last picture of Kallen and I as one.

Owen is patiently waiting outside this door. Notice the sign says, C-Section Suite!! YA RIGHT!!

All suited up, just waiting for the OK from Dr. Watson to come in. Owen asked a nurse to take his picture because he knew I would want to see this. He was right.

Dr Watson is on the right ( he was the delivering Dr) Dr Zollinger on the left (he was my Dr when I was growing up) I loved that he was able to assist Dr Watson. Just knowing he was there was such a comfort to me.

He is here. Healthy with 10 fingers and 10 toes. He was being handed over to the nursery for them to clean him up and all that fun stuff he had to go thru.

I laughed so hard when I saw the tie dye scrubs. I wonder what Kallen was thinking when he saw all these bright colors.

Owen's 1st time holding him.

The 1st time I was really able to see him. Love at First Sight.

I know this is such a horrible picture of me, but it is all part of the story.

Notice the Dr behind Owen. He was my Anesthesiaologist. I remember him being on his phone to his wife telling her what he needed from the store. REALLY? WAS IT THAT IMPORTANT?

Owen just kept looking at him.

Getting all sewn up!!

BIG BOY!!

They had to give him a bath when he was only minutes old to get him to scream hard enough to make all that yucky come out of his lungs. Silly little boy.

These next few pics melt my heart.

Dr Watson was also the Dr for Kallen. He did an amazing job!!

Owen had to ask them to re-weigh him and re-enact this picture because he was doing a collage of pics for me for Christmas of the 2 kids. We have these exact pics of Kendyllee after she was born, so he wanted to have them with Kallen as well. Great idea Honey!!

This is the 1st time Kendyllee was seeing her baby brother.

Loving and kissing on him already.

1st feeding

Grandma Jensen and Taytum

Grandma Candy

1st family photo. Kendyllee was so scared of all the needles and tubes in me. She wanted nothing to do with me. Poor girl.

At our house, sock monkeys have become a part of the family. Owen saw these little ones and just had to buy a pink one and a blue one. This is what the kids gave each other the 1st time they saw each other.

Looks like Owen got the raw end of this deal.

LOVE HIM!!

All snuggled up!!

The day after he was born mom and dad brought Kendyllee up to see us. She was so happy and excited to be able to hold her baby brother. She is going to be such a fabulous big sister.

She even fed him all by herself.

Grandpa and Kallen having a nap together. Notice they are sleeping the same way.

After the 1st time daddy gave him a bath.

All ready to go to Grandma and Grandpa Jensen's house.

Kendyllee wearing the dogs out

2010-11-15T15:02:00.000-08:00

Kendyllee loves to play with the dogs. They play with pretty good with her most of the time. She thinks it is really fun to play fetch with them.

Daddy...The Artist?

2010-11-15T14:12:00.000-08:00

So after 7 years of marriage to Owen, I never knew he had a talent of drawing. The weather has been so wonderful outside the last couple of days, so we thought that we had better take advantage of it while it still lasts. Kendyllee loves to draw and color with her side walk chalk. She talked daddy into drawing with her and this is the out come. He is so funny and can draw a very accurate Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Kendyllee thought is was sooo cool and begged him to draw many different animals. I love the love those two have for each other.

Mickey and Minnie

What an amazing picture!! Two peas in a pod.

Minnie, Mickey, Toodels and a kitty

I think this is suppose to be a buffalo?

Daddy's elephant eating some peanuts. A request from Kendyllee

Poor Owen had been kneeling for a long time. OUCHY!!

We were having a comfy day as well.

Trick R Treat

2010-10-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

This year, Halloween was on a Sunday, so we celebrated with our ward on Saturday with a Trunk r Treat at the church. Kendyllee picked her own costume this year. I thought for sure it would be Tinkerbell or one of the Disney Princesses. Boy was I wrong. She that Christopher and Gabriel were going to be Spiderman and Batman. So of course, she wanted to be one of those. And when she saw the Spiderman costume, she wanted it bad. I did not want my sweet little girl to be dressed as a boy for Hallowee. Well, when I saw a Spider Girl costume, I knew this would make us both happy. And that is the one she chose.

Once again, this year we went all out for our pumpkins. I even carved one. Woohoo!! Every year at Halloween I am amazed at Owen's talent and patients for carving pumpkins. He seems to out do himself every year. This year, I chose a cute, fun, feminine pattern for my masterpiece. Owen on the other hand, he did no such thing. The more difficult the better for him. I think he is insane. He carved one for himself and then one for Kendyllee. What a great daddy he is.

Since we celebrated Halloween on Saturday, we were out of candy by Sunday. So we left all the lights off in the house and covered out front door window with a sheet. And we still had Trick R Treaters, so we decided to leave the house and go for a drive. Well when we got home, some one had kicked in my pumpkin. I was furious. I mean come on people, is that really the level you stoop to when no one answers the door to give you free candy? I was just happy it was not Kendyllee's Princess Pumpkin or Owen's masterpiece.

I love home made pumpkin seeds

Tinkerbell and Tiana

Our silly girl

2010-10-22T12:09:00.000-07:00

What can I say, she loves her new boots!! She wants to wear them all the time.

Pluto Houses

2010-10-16T13:47:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee loves to watch Mickey Mouse Club House in the mornings while she is eating her breakfast. Yesterday she learned about Pluto's dog house. Then today when I came into her room, this is what I saw. It melted my heart. She was so proud of all of her Pluto Houses that she had built. I ran for the camera and snapped a few shots.

I ended leaving them up for days because of the sweetness of them.

Ice Ice Kendy Baby

2010-09-27T10:32:00.000-07:00

I was watching Oprah today and she happen to have Vanilla Ice as one of her guests. She asked him to sing his hit "Ice Ice Baby". Kendyllee just happen to be watching and thought it was awesome. So I pulled it up on our computer and let her dance and sing to it. I love it. And I am sure you will too.

Kendyllee learning the Trapeeze

2010-09-25T10:16:00.000-07:00

This is Kendyllee and her daddy's favorite past time with each other. Sometimes I do not even dare to watch, but she loves it. Owen tells me that he needs a companion on the roller coasters. After days like this, I am sure he will, and it will not be me.

Over the Grand Mesa to Delta

2010-09-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

We had to have our house sprayed today for bugs and spiders and since I am so prego, we had to be out of the house for 6-8 hours. So I was very glad that I scheduled it on a day that Owen was off. We decided to make a day out of it and go for a drive over The Grand Mesa to Delta and see the sights of fall. I have never seen such breath taking panoramic views in my life. Every where we looked we were amazed. Here are some of what we saw today. Enjoy.

Kendyllee was not as excited as we were.

This is what I am talking about. This is definitely God's work.

Breaking in brother's new car seat!!

2010-09-19T07:25:00.000-07:00

I was making car seat canapys for our little man today and this is what Kendyllee did with his carseat. She wanted to see if Baby Rose liked his car seat. I guess she must of because she became really comfy really quick. Kendyllee loved playing mom. I am sure we will have many of these days when our little man is here.

She kept telling me to be quiet because Baby Rose was sleeping. Love it.

No time for a swim suit

2010-09-16T18:49:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when daddy is watching Kendyllee and the sprinklers come on. Shorts go off and she is set to get wet, diaper and all. As you will see, she had a great time.

Kendyllee cruzin' on her BIG GIRL BIKE

2010-09-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee is becoming a professional at riding her bike. She is very good at riding around in a circle in the same direction

Love this face!!

My Little Helper

2010-08-29T16:10:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee loves to put on her apron and help me bake. This time she was a little more styling than normal. Isn't she cute?

MOMMY IS HAVING A ......?!?!

2010-08-24T15:48:00.000-07:00

BOY!!!!

Technology is Unbelievable

2010-08-24T07:19:00.000-07:00

We had our ultrasound today!! I can not believe what technology can do these days. Our Dr does 2D, 3D, and 4D untrasounds. I remember when we had our ultrasound with Kendyllee and how excited we were to see those pics of our little child, and that was in 2D. Today with Kallen we had all 3. It is unbelievable how much he looks like Kendyllee, and it was because of the 3D we were able to see that. Then she put the 3D in motion and that was AMAZING!!(That is the 4D). We were able to see him move in real time. Here are some of the pics and videos of our little man.

His heartbeat

Not shy at all!!

Covering his face with his arms, Praying maybe!!

Trying to suck his thumb!!

One thing I love about this picture is how you can see the definition of his calf muscle.

Profile

He has his sister's nose!!Check out these videos!!

Delta Fair...Or so we thought!!

2010-08-10T20:13:00.000-07:00

I had heard on the radio that Delta was having a fair. (Delta is an hour down the road) We thought it would be a fun outing for all of us. We were sure they would have some fun rides that Kendyllee could ride on and enjoy. Well we were wrong about everything. It was not Delta having the fair, it was Delta County. Which turned out to be past Delta about 45 minutes. And there was road construction more than half the way to Hotchkiss. Then when we got there, it was nothing what we thought it would be. There were NO RIDES, and only a few food booths. It was all about the FFA and 4H animals and projects. So we found something to eat and let Kendyllee see some of the animals and then came home. I thought that since we had driven so far for this event, we needed to have pictures to remember.

We were not the only ones making the mistake.

I have seen this sign many times, and each time I laugh so hard. Notice the belly. So it was a must that we stop so I can pose for a quick snapshot.

Tim McGraw Baby

2010-07-29T20:06:00.000-07:00

When Heidi heard that Tim McGraw was coming to the Idaho Center she knew I would LOVE to go. Boy was she right. So she told me that if I wanted to go and could make it there she would buy my ticket. That was a no-brainer for me. We had the best time. Both of us were pregnant but we did not care. There was only one major problem when we got there. The batteries on my camera were DYING!!! UGH!! So here are all the pics I was able to take before it died!!

Dead or Alive was one to the openers and they did great.

Lady Antebllum was the other opening act. They were AWESOME!!

And believe it or not...THAT IS WHEN MY CAMERA DIED!!!! I have no pictures of Tim McGraw. HOW HORRIBLE IS THAT?!?!

Heidi and I had a wonderful time. Our feet were swollen (because we were pregnant) and our voices were hurting by the time we git home. But I had a FAN-STINKING-TASTIC time with my bestie!! Thanks Heidi. I will never forget it!!

Fun in the Sun at the Canyon County Fair

2010-07-29T19:26:00.000-07:00

While Kendyllee and I were visiting Nampa, the Canyon County Fair was in town. We thought it would be a great idea to take the kids and let them ride some rides. Kendyllee had a wonderful time until she was not tall enough to ride some of the rides. It is so hard to explain to her why she could not go on them. When she does some thing good, we always tell her that she is such a big girl, then I had to tell she was not "big" enough to ride all the rides. Not a fun conversation to have with your 2 year old.

My big girl is riding the rides all by herself. For some strange reason, Kendyllee did not like my Sour Apple Sno Cone. This ride was one of her favorites. She loves that the steering wheel would really turn. And she could ride it with her friends in the same car! Love it when she waves at me!!

Sure hope this guy does not think that some cute girl is blowing him kisses!! The entire crowd!! Heidi, Baby Ives, Chris, Gabe, Johanna, Ian, Elijah, Addie, Gwendalyn, Kendyllee, me and Baby Jensen

Poor Gwendalyn did not like the sun!!

I think Heidi is trying not to puke here. Being pregnant, being in the heat and then riding a ride that goes around in circles maybe was not the best combination for her.

Hi mommy!!

Heidi and Johanna took a turn with the kids.

I still love to ride on the Carousel every chance I can. And Kendyllee thinks that she is such a big girl riding her own horsey.

Tauphaus Park Zoo

2010-07-25T18:18:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa Jensen took Kendyllee and I to the Zoo. She loved seeing all the animals. She thought the alligator was a Dinosaur. Funny girl.

She also loved all the monkeys. This one kept putting his hands on the glass. We tried getting Kendyllee to touch the glass with her hands, but there was no way that was going to happen. She felt much safer just looking at them.

Feeding the goats was another highlight of the day. She was so grown up and fed them out of her little hands.

What a big girl.

By the time we were done feeding, all the goats had eaten enough food for the rest of the day.

I love her!!

Not to happy about sitting on the lion, but I wanted a picture.

These bears were the coolest bears I have ever seen. Their noses looked so soft, almost like a piece of leather. Then their hair was all fluffy and poofy. I wished I could have pet one of them.

In this , there is a tiger. It was so hot that day, that he would not come out of his home. So this is the best pic I could get.

Kendyllee was amazed at the lions.

Simba was loving the sun and soaking up all he could.

Nala on the other hand, wanted to stay cool.

Kendyllee was so confused as to why this horse had stripes and grandpas don't.

This turtle was HUGE!!

Just a Splishin' and a Splashin'

2010-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee and Brooklinn wanted to run thru the sprinklers so badly while at mom and dad's house. But every time the sprinklers where runningit was water from the ditch, which is so not clean. So they finally gave in and hooked the hose up to the pump and let them have their fun they had been waiting for. And they did just that.

Best Buds!!

They even managed to get grandma to get wet with them. What a wonderful memory.

Pioneer Day Celebrations

2010-07-24T14:30:00.000-07:00

We were able to celebrate Pioneer Days with my family this year. Kendyllee was so excited to go to the Parade in St. Anthony.

Skyler waiting patiently for the fun to begin.

Kendyllee and Grandpa looking at the floats.

She would be extatic when some one would wave at the crowd. She thought everyone was waving at her, so she would wave back.

The horses were her favorite part of the entire parade.

My cousin, Cole and his wife with their new baby girl.

This what Kendyllee looked like when I told her the horses were all gone. She was FURIOUS!!

Say Cheese Shalee.

The Missionaries

Family Pictures

2010-07-16T14:19:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do some family pics before I was large and in charge. We drove around Fruita trying to find a fun place to take the pics and finally decided to take them infront of a train car. It was really hot outside and Kendyllee was very impatient, so here is the best of what was taken.

One day I was looking at some pics on Facebook of a girl that I used to work with in Rexburg. She was pregnant and due any day when the pics were taken. One picture made my heart melt and I knew that I wanted a picture just like that with our little one. And that is the following picture. I love this picture. It makes my heart flutter every time I see it. Some day we will be able to show our child this picture and explain to him/her that we loved them before they were born. What a great day that will be.

What a great picture of Owen and his girl!!

These pics were taken in Plano. I love my little girl so much!!

Learning her Colors

2010-06-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee is learning so much lately!! She is getting to be too smart for her own britches!! She loves to learn and play with the games daddy has on his ITouch for her.

Such a SiLlY sLeEpEr

2010-06-29T14:44:00.000-07:00

I can't decide if her Clifford book is so good that she could not put it down, or so boring that is put her to sleep. What do you think? She is so silly, notice that she is sleeping with her head on her stuffed animals, that are at the foot of her bed, and her feet are on her pillow. And her legs are crossed. WOW!! She must have been exhausted!!

Yummy in our Tummy Smores

2010-06-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

Sunday after church, it was such a beautiful day, that we decided to light up the fire pit to roast some marshmallows and cook some smores. Kendyllee thought they were so yummy and I was thinking that maybe I should have changed her out of her dress before she got started.

Showing me her yummy treat

Let the mess begin

Oh no!! Now what do I do??

So disgusted that there is still some on her fingers.

HI MOMMY!!

I gotcha daddy!!

KISSING NOSES

Our trampoline now doubles as a jungle gym!! What a monkey!!

Feeding the ducks at Ann Morrison Park

2010-05-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

The kids had the best time hanging out with each other and soaking up the sun while feeding the ducks at Ann Morrison Park in Boise. What a silly group of kids. Love them all.

MMMMMM Cookies

2010-05-21T13:58:00.000-07:00

Nothing better than frosting/eating cookies at Grandma Jensen's house with Taytum!! They had the best time.

Celebrating #2 with G and G

2010-05-19T12:53:00.000-07:00

Since Grandma and Grandpa could not be there for her birthday, we decided to celebrate with them when we went home. Grandpa was so excited to give her the gift he had bought her. I gotta say, it was not quite what we expected either. But she loves it. Great job Grandpa!!

A TRACTOR!!

Kendyllee and Brooklinn shared a birthday cake with their own candles to blow out.

Gotta love the Great Grandparents

2010-05-19T12:48:00.000-07:00

Great Great Grandma Keppner

Great Great Aunt Fern Great Grandma Palmer

Great Grandpa Palmer

Story time in Grandpa's Chair

2010-05-19T12:45:00.000-07:00

Like Grandfather, Like Son, Like Granddaughter. They all loves this chair!!

Early Christmas Present

2010-05-19T07:38:00.000-07:00

When we found out we were pregnant again, we started to think of a fun way we could tell our families. Since I was due 3 days after Christmas, we wanted it to have something to do with Christmas. So I made Christmas Cards for our parents with a picture of the ultrasound inside. Here is how my family took the news. I think it went over really well.

Run like the wind

2010-05-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee loves to play outside and she loves to run like the wind. She calls her tennis shoes her "Run Fast Shoes". I love to see her be herselft. I hope you enjoy these videos as much as we do.

Tinkerbell Cake

2010-05-09T13:56:00.000-07:00

For Kendyllee's birthday cake this year, I decided to be daring and attempt to make her a Tinkerbell Cake. I bought a Tinkerbell Doll and many cake mixes. I had no idea how to make it work like I wanted it to, so I googled it and followed the directions best I could. I gotta say...turned out so much better than I had ever expected. And she LOVED IT!!

Like daddy, like daughter. Growling like a dinosaur!!

Tinkerbell's dress was the cake part.

TADA!!

Birthday Lunch at Red Robin

2010-05-09T08:45:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee loves to eat at Red Robin. So for her birthday lunch that is exactly where we took her. She was doing really well and having a great time until...they came to sing to her and bring her a free desert. Love them more than the world itself!! Like Father, Like Daughter Soooo good!!

BIG GIRL BIKE

2010-05-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

For Kendyllee's birthday we thought it would be fun for her to have a bike to ride this summer. Turns out, we were right. She loves this bike. Soon she will be tearing around corners and flying down the drive way.

Trying it on for size.

Smile of approval!!

Gotta protect that pretty head of hers!

Year in Review 12-24 months

2010-05-09T07:12:00.000-07:00

Here is a look back at the last year of Kendyllee. She has grown up so much and has also learned so much. We love her very much are are very proud of her.

12 months

13 months
14 months
15 months

16 months

17 months

18 months

19 months

20 months

21 months

22 months

23 months

24 months

Happy 2nd Birthday Kendyllee

2010-05-09T06:01:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that Kendyllee is 2 already!! Since her birthday and Mother's Day were on the same day, and Owen had to work, we celebrated her birthday on Saturday. Nothing big, just the three of us.

She was so excited about her cake. What a silly goose.

Loves her Tinkerbell Doll

Soo Sleepy

2010-05-04T19:20:00.000-07:00

I was sitting at the computer working on the blog, when I realized that she was being too quiet. I turned around and this is what I saw. She must have worn herself out playing outside in the gorgeous weather we had this morning. She jumped on the trampoline, played with the dogs and played in the dirt. She had a great time. The only bad this is that this pic was taken around 11 am. YIKES!! Way to early for a nap. Now she will be up for the rest of the day. Hopefully she will sleep good tonight.

Music to my ears

2010-04-28T19:02:00.000-07:00

I have not idea why she has started doing this, but she does it quite often. It is hilarious. She must think that she is playing the drums or something. What a silly goose!!

Talk about two peas in a pod!!

2010-04-22T18:50:00.000-07:00

These two kiddos are just that...two peas in a pod. Gabe and Kendyllee have a love-hate relationship. They both love to pic on each other, but hate to be punished. In these pictures you will see that Gabe hates it a little more that Kendyllee does. At least this time he did. Kendyllee thought it was a time to be funny for the camera.

Notice her poor little head. That is what happens when she tries to hard to keep up with the hard playing, fast moving boys. She was full of goose eggs, bumps, bruises, scratches and scrapes with in 2 days of them visiting, but they must not have hurt too bad, because it did not seem to slow her down.

Hanging with the Ives Boys!!!

2010-04-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

I do not remember what movie these two were watching but Kendyllee got scared and so she went to Chris for comfort. Love this!! His arm is around her!! What a gentleman!!

Have no idea what he is doing here!!
Gabriel being his normal mischevious self!!

Love it

Taking the kids to the river

2010-04-19T17:30:00.000-07:00

Gabriel loved seeing the Colorado River that runs next to I-70 on the way into town. So we thought it would be fun to take the kids on a picnic and take them down next to the river to see it. The water is extremely dirty right now but the kids still loved it.

Kendyllee wanted a rock to sit on but the boys had both of the good ones, so we asked Chris if she could sit on his lap and he was willing to do that for her. I think maybe a little too willing. Aren't they just adorable!!

Trying to steal a kiss!! But is it really stealing if both parties are willing?

Gabe looking all lonely because he does not have a cute girl sitting on his lap.

And another!!

Guess Kendyllee wanted to make Gabe feel better. I think this picture is highly controversial. Notice she is still sitting on Chris's lap and he is trying to pull her back to him, but she is still kissing on his younger brother, on the lips even. She has got some guts!! Must get it from her daddy!!

Notice Chris has his hand on her side. I LOVE IT!!

And now on her back!!

Aaron, looking all full of knowledge and confused possibly!!

Now that Chris is gone, she can have yet another kiss!!

Now she is going for the married one!! Watch out Auntie Heidi!!

LOVE YOU BABY!!

Kendyllee wanted to get closer to the water and it was a good thing daddy was there to stop her!!

So sweet!!

2010-04-18T16:11:00.000-07:00

While Aaron, Heidi and the boys were here we thought we should celebrate a few birthdays.

Gabriel-April 9

Christopher-April 10

Kendyllee-May 9

Heidi-June 14

So we had a BBQ with all the fixings and some cup cakes then gifts. Here is a picture of all the birthday people eating their cupcakes. LOVE IT!!

Gabriel

Christopher
Kendyllee

Heidi-she was not as fun as the kiddos!!

Heidi now has the ultimate cook ware.

23 months old and loving the Bubbles

2010-04-12T15:40:00.000-07:00

Kendyllee has grown to love bubbles. She chases them around trying to pop them with her hands, legs, arms, feet, and mouth. Pretty much what ever seems to work at that time. It is so hard to believe that she is 23 months old already. This time next month we will be celebrating her 2nd birthday!!

Easter Egg Hunt

2010-04-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

We finally had a nice enough day to do Kendyllee's very first Easter Egg Hunt. She had so much fun finding the eggs her daddy and the Easter Bunny had hidden for her. It was a good thing that we are such good friends with the Easter Bunny so he would come to our house after Easter and hide eggs for Kendyllee

This is definitely a favorite!! She looks so grown up here. Awww!!

Daddy had to give her a hint where the last one was hidden. Easter Bunny had hidden that one really good. Silly Easter Bunny!!

Easter 2010

2010-04-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

This year Easter Sunday fell on Conference Weekend so she was unable to wear this

B-E-A-U-tiful dress to church. Mom made her two Easter Dresses this year. She loves both of them. Thanks Gramma.

Here she had just woken up from her nap and was to thrilled about being all dressed up by her crazy mom. We bought eggs to hide for her outside but then the day was terrible weather wise, so we saved them for a later, nicer day. So we gave her her Easter Basket and that was about it.

Peek-A-Boo

2010-03-27T14:31:00.000-07:00

One night after bath, I could hear Kendyllee giggling but could not see her. So I followed the noise and this is where it lead me. She is sitting between/on our vacuum and shampooer. What a silly girl. Ever since that night she is usually in her special hiding place at least once a day!!

BIGGEST toy yet

2010-03-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

We wanted to buy a Trampoline for Christmas, but then we decided that we thought we should wait until Spring. And boy are we glad we did. They were on MAJOR SALE for Easter. While we were looking, we thought it would also be a good idea to buy one with an enclosure due to Kendyllee's track record for clumsiness.. Well, we ordered it on walmart.com and had it shipped to Owen's store. I have been beyond excited for it to get here. It came and it took Owen and I 3 1/2 hours to put the darn thing together. We did not realize how big it was until we had the frame put together. It takes up 1/3 or more of our back yard. But Kendyllee loves it and so do her friends that have been over to play. Owen and I have even got some use out of it. It is so fun to lay out after dark and snuggle under a blanket and look at the stars while talking about life.

Keira just happen to be at our house the day we put it t0gether and so she was able to help Kendyllee break it in and show her what to do. They had so much fun.

Like Daddy, Like Daughter

TOTAL DEDICATION

2010-03-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

This is what I am putting my complete attention on for the next while. In an earlier post I talked about going to see Tim McGraw in concert the end of July, well I have my 10 year class reunion the weekend before the concert, so now I am working really hard on ''looking good'' for both of these events. So GOLD'S GYM...BRING IT ON AND GIVE ME YOUR BEST, cause I am ready for the challenge!!

22 months/Reading with Daddy

2010-03-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

There are many things about these pictures that is so Kendyllee, 1-she is snuggling with her daddy, 2-daddy is loving it, 3-she is wearing his hat, 4-she has a book in her hand and 5-she is loving it too!!

It is so hard to believe that she is already 22 months old. She loves to read books. On average we usually read 25-30 books a day, most of the time it is the same 5 or 6 books over and over again. There are many books that Owen and I have memorized.

She is also becoming more and more of a daddy's girl every day. She loves to be where ever he is. She hates it and becomes very jealous when Owen and I hug and kiss each other. There have been many times when she has thrown a fit or scratched at my face and hit my leg if he is paying attention to me and not her. But it never happens to him, just me. He loves it so much.

These pics were taken last night as she was reading him a book. She is learning to say more and more words every day. Here she is telling about a snake!!

Tim Mcgraw...HERE WE COME!!!

2010-03-09T13:55:00.000-08:00

For those of you that knew when I was younger (in my teens) know how obsessed I was with this man. Well I now have my chance to go and see him in person. Heidi and I are going to have a GIRLS NIGHT OUT!! That's right, just the two of us...no kids and no husbands!! We are both so excited to go!! We are gonna make it a full night. First, we want to get all dolled up (I guess as much as two Happily Married Mormon girls can get) and go to dinner, then head over to the Idaho Center for an evening I will never forget. I asked Owen if there was any way he would be able to get that week off so he could come and go too. And this was his response, "Why would I want to travel 10 hours to pay money to see my wife drool over another man?" He makes a good point. Wow, it is going to be a long wait until July 29th. I am definitely gonna have to get some new cloths for this occasion!!

Daddy's 1st ponytail!!

2010-03-07T13:28:00.000-08:00

We were on our way out of the house, when Kendyllee decided to pull out one of her pony's!! So daddy, being the wonderful daddy he is, put it back in for me. How'd ya think he did? Needless to say, I got the squirt bottle and re-did both pony's. I have lost a lot of my obsessiveness that I used to have when she was first born, but this one I still have!!

Thanks for your help honey!! You did an AWESOME job!!

Cooking with Mommy

2010-03-06T13:24:00.000-08:00

Kendyllee is really starting to love to cook with me. I found this adorable apron at Micheal's for on $1 and had to get it for her. She calls it her "shirt", and loves to run around the house in it with her hands in the pockets after we are done cooking. She is growing up to be such a big girl!!