Puttin Down Roots

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2011-10-28T18:06:00.003-05:00

It has been busy busy busy around here. Jake's working all the time now, they had a lay off and he survived(thank goodness) but that means we see less of him...but I would rather see him less than see him everyday, while we live at my mama's!!!! I am happy staying right here at home, where I am spoiled to mama duty which is incredibly taxing, exhausting, wonderful, emotional in so many ways, and I wouldn't change it for anything. I get a nap almost everyday with my favorite little guy! Yes I still take naps with them and I don't want to stop! Mackenzie is in Kindergarten and loves it! She is doing so great. Spelling all the time, trying to read more and more, and trying out math! She says things to me about words, like this is a compound word, and I have to literally think what in the world is a compound word!!! Okay so then I think that maybe I do need to go back into the Real world....no way! Tripp is finally adjusting to preschool and loves it most days. He is still a mama's boy! He loves TV....I will find him in his room all snuggled under his covers watching TV. He also is all boy and is rough and loves motorcycles, trucks, 4 wheelers, any sport! He is learning to recognize his letters and his name. He tries to right it. He is getting better at working on the computer which I think has helped his confidence alot more. Tucker is just precious still. He is generally happy all the time. Loves everyone and will talk to anybody(got that from me). He loves to put a laundry basket upside down and stand on it and talk his language! He climbs on everything and anything. It's really scary sometimes. He smiles everytime you look at him which just melts my heart. He is learning and growing so fast, I just want it to slow down.

Just growing too fast

2011-08-15T20:49:00.003-05:00

Mackenzie started Kindergarten last week and loves it! She gets to ride the bus home and that's exciting for her. I feel comfortable with her riding it, because it takes her all of 10 minutes to get home, my neices and nephews ride it, and the bus driver was driving my sisters and brothers to school...old family friend. Tripp started preschool today and he has already gotten in trouble twice that they told me about. He said he was not going to go to school anymore! He yelled at his teacher and tore up some wipes. AAAAHHHHHH!!!! He is my stresser! But cute as can be so that makes it hard to stay mad for very long.. He better get his act together though, cause it's gonna be a long year! Tucker is walking everywhere now and into everything. He thinks that he is big now and can do what the big kids can do. he love to follow the kids around and tries to play with them. He is still a sweet baby and has me wrapped around his fingers! Me and Jake are doing great just getting into a new routine with the kids and I think it's going to be a great year!

Tucker's Blessing

2010-12-12T20:44:00.003-06:00

We have had a busy month with Thanksgiving and getting ready for Christmas. We had Tucker blessed on the Dec. 5th. He is such a sweet baby and such a joy to have. I am so glad the Lord knew we needed him in our family. We love you Tucker.

Halloween

2010-11-14T16:26:00.003-06:00

Tucker Elliott Martin

2010-09-25T08:09:00.002-05:00

Tucker is here and I am in love with him. He was 8lbs 7oz and has lots of dark hair. He is amazing. I love to just look at him except last night when he was up all night long. ha ha...just kidding I couldn't look at him I was falling asleep feeding him, couldn't keep my eyes open. He loves to eat and be held. He looks so much like my other two kids, but different at the same time. I love him and I am doing great. The kids love him and Kenzie can't get enough of him. Wants to hold him all the time.

37 weeks and miserable

2010-09-11T16:25:00.002-05:00

I am now 37 weeks and getting more and more anxious by the day...okay minute!! I am so ready to be able to move with ease again. I did however get a new dishwasher which I have only used it once, but boy oh boy, it's awesome! Our other one broke about 5 months ago and it wasn't a big deal until now. I takes me about an hour to was normal everyday dishes. I have to take so many breaks it's stupid! That has been the highlight of the week for me. The kids are taking full advantage of me not being able to chase them around. Kenzie has started soccer and her first game is Monday, I am so excited to watch her play in her first game. She loves preschool this year and is just growing up way to fast. She is a sweet girl and loves her brother and is a big help with him. Tripp is all boy!!! I mean down to wrestling with kenzie and pulling her to the floor to cuddling with his mama and daddy. He is a sweet boy, but can be so devilish at the same time. He is my big helper in the morning while Kenzie is at school. Jake has been a huge help lately. I think him being home more with this pregnancy and me not working he gets to see how hard it really is sometimes. I am so big that I just can't do the everyday things with ease anymore! He has really stepped up to the daddy and husband role. Not the pampering type, but has really tried hard to make it easier for me. I love him and my kids so much. Tucker is just getting bigger and bigger everyday. I can feel him everywhere now, low to high. every nook and cranny is filled with some body part. He just roles arounds now, and my stomach looks like an alien has taken over it some times. We are anxiously awaiting his arrival I hope that will be the 17th, no promises from the dr though.

Three more weeks

2010-08-26T17:37:00.003-05:00

This was at 32 weeks. My sister took this picture of me. Tucker measured 4.10 at this visit. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and he said we have about three and a half weeks left. We are hoping to get to 38 weeks, but my body might not hold out that long. I really have felt great, except for the uncontrolable urge to eat ice. I eat it all day long. I am not really uncomfortable yet, most days I am good, until I try to clean to much. My belly is so big it rests on my legs now almost all the time, even when laying down. We are thinking Tucker is going to be about 8 lbs, especially if we make it to 38 weeks. Tripp was 7,10 at 36 weeks so we will see about this one. I am measuring about 1 and half weeks ahead. We are excited and nervous about this new addition. The kids think they are ready, but they have no idea what is instore.

WELL IT'S A.....

2010-05-12T15:33:00.002-05:00

ANOTHER BOY!!! We had our ultrasound today and the baby looks great and we are having another boy. We are excited and nervous about two boys...but Tripp really needs a brother to rough house with. I don't think that hills and bows are his thing so this will be good for him! It was actually really nice to see the baby today. I haven't been really excited about this pregnancy. It was a total shock to us. We are on the pill and were not wanting anymore kids. I gave everything away and so now I am starting over again. But we will be tying my tubes this time! ha ha...maybe that will work. I have had a great pregnancy so far no complaints except for excessive hunger and my hands falling asleep when I sleep. That is quiet a pain, but I am half way there so hopefully we can handle it a little longer. My body feels great as far as the baby and things are concerned so far. I mean the baby only weighs 10 oz right now. I have gained 8 lbs so far I hope not to pack it on the at the end. Kenzie is really excited she got to go today and see the baby but Tripp he just doesn't quiet get it!!!

Not a baby!

2010-04-17T20:41:00.003-05:00

Wow! Time has sure flown by. My baby is not a baby anymore, she is a little girl that just turned 4. Kenzie turned 4 on the 6th and we had her party today. It was so much fun. She is growing up so fast and is so smart and silly! She is caring and sweet! She loves Barbies and Polly Pockets. She loves her cousins and her brother. They are really close. I just can't beleive how big she is. She will be in Kindergarten next year. I just can't believe it. Wow!!! I love you Mackenzie Grace...AKA "Yellow Kate"...Not sure why she changed her name ;)

New Life

2010-03-02T22:09:00.002-06:00

We have been very busy around here lately it seems. Jake had surgery in December and was off from work for about 4 weeks so it was nice to have him home, but nice for him to go back to work...He was kinda getting cabin fever. Me and Jake went to Gatlinburg, TN in October for a little getaway and it was so nice and much needed. The holidays were good and busy. My sister Misty was down for Thanksgiving along with my uncle Kevin and his family so we spent as much time with them as possible. We spent our time between my family and Jake's as always. It was really nice this year.

We are expanding our little family to five in October. We are 10 weeks pregnant and starting to get over the shock of failed birth control...but I know Heavenly Father knows what he is doing! The kids started off February with ginvotistomatis or some crazy word like that....they had ulcers all in their mouths. Gums were bloody and swollen. Little Tripp couldn't even hardly see his teeth his gums were so swollen. Then Kenzie gets it a week later and finally starts to cut her two year molars on top at the same time as the ulcers. There was lots of crying and not just my children. Ha ha! Yes, emotional rollercoaster over at the Martin house. Then on Sunday I was so graciously coughing and apparently you can cough so hard that you pull a muscle in your back!!!!! Yes, It can happen and it did to me. Severe pain is all I can say. I went to the doctor and he put me on bed rest for 48 hours. How do you take care of two kids when on bed rest for 2 days and your husband is working nights!!!!!!! Well you call your mama who takes off work and keeps them. I don't know what I would do without my mama. I love her and my daddy, they are so supportive and they are always there to help me when I need them. They have been real lifesavers this week. My sister in law picked me up on Monday to take me to dr. and drove me all over town running errands, while Jake played Mr. Mom...which was very good for him and the kids. He doesn't do it very often and it was really nice for me!

My poor sister Heidi's kids are sick also. Shaylin has the ulcer's in her mouth and has lost 10 pounds so far...not that she didn't need to, she's a little on the chunky side :) Then Turner gets the flu and Heidi starts to run fever and feel awful. And Joey her husband is at work off shore for three weeks! We send each other whinny text all day long about our ills...then try to make jokes to keep our spirits up...being house bound is not for us!

So needless to say these past few weeks has been hard for me to get excited about this new little life coming into our family. One good thing has come out of it all...I got to hear the heartbeat on monday and that made it a little more exciting for me. I feel like a terrible mother, because I just don't want this baby right now. I know that it is just the terrible few weeks of cranky sick kids and mama...and little sleep that is contributing to the unwantedness of this tiny little miracle. I know that I will change my mind and I will love this little one just like the other two, But does that sound terrible for me to say! How horrible of a person am I for not wanting the greatest of all things the Lord could give me?

Interview with a 3 year old.

2009-11-11T20:36:00.002-06:00

My friend did this and I thought I would steal the idea. 1.What is your name? Kenzie Grace Martin 2.How old are you? Three 3.What is your mama's name? Emawee-that's you mama! 4.What does your mama do? Clean and work 5.What is your daddy's name? Jake 6.What does your daddy do? Lays in bed all day (he works nights alot so when he is home he is asleep during the day) 7.What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple 8.What do you want to be when you grow up? Be just like you, but I want to stay little 9.What is your favorite food? Robin noodles, samwich, and chicken nugget...don't you love her vocabulary! 10.What food do you not like? I don't like chicken very much. 11.What is your favorite animal? Trippy (mind you this is her brother) 12.Where do you want to live when you grow up? in a house just like this. 13.What do mama and daddy do when you go to bed at night? tuck me in and lay on their shoulder and go to preep (she does not lay on our shoulder's ever and go to sleep) 14.what does your daddy say? You broke that lamp 15.What does your mama say? No No Tripp Man 16.What is your favorite song? Taylor Swiff (yes I know it's Swift) 17.What is your favorite movie? The Wainbow one...The Magic of the Rainbow 18.What is your favorite ice cream? Pink ice cream I don't like blue 19.What is your favorite restaurant? Wendy's 20.Who do you like best? You 21. Who is your best friend? Kayly and Shaylin 22.What do you want for lunch? I am not hungry today 23.Do you have a sister? I am the sister 24. Where did you come from? Heaven 25.Do yo have a brother? Trippy 26.Where did he come from? Heaven like me 27.If you had a sister what would her name be? Kenzie Grace Martin 28.If you had another brother what would is name be? Trippy Grace Martin (His name is Tripp Radford Martin) 29.Where do you like to visit? MawMaw's 30.Where do you want to go on vacation? Disney world...where the princess's are.

Preschool Parade

2009-09-15T21:04:00.003-05:00

Kenzie had a patriotic parade with her school on the 11th. It was fun, we got to decorate her bike and ride down from the church to the bank and then back...lots of parents and the kindergarten was there to watch. Ha ha...I thought yeah she can do it....But I was so mistaken...she couldn't pedal the whole way, so I had to push her and pull her....good thing I am so short...and not 6'4 like Jake...he would have just made her walk. My back was killing me :) She had fun anyway and we had a good laugh at my butt in the air for they whole town to see. And the second picture...yeah she is supposed to be going straight...not across the road...drives like her mama already.

First Day of School

2009-09-15T20:50:00.004-05:00

This was Tripp before I took Kenzie to school :)

Kenzie started preschool the first part of August. She absolutely loves it. The first week Tripp cried everyday for the whole three hours she was gone. Now he has become a mama's boy again. He loves the one on one time he gets with me now, and I like it too. I get so much done and get to play with just him and not a three and half year old wanting to be a baby :( Kenzie is learning so much, the other day she was in the car and she was reciting the Months of the year. Then she was reading to herself and was reciting the Pledge of Allegiance...the whole thing by her self! I was totally amazed. But when you ask her what she learned she tells you nothing! But she is so smart...I am so glad she gets to go to preschool at 3...it's been really good for her and me!

Tripp also had his 3rd Haircut and it was not a buzz this time. They cut it like a regular boys haircut. He looks so handsome now!

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Been quiet busy this last couple of months. I have been babysitting still...going crazy!!!!! We had Tripp's 1 year old party on July 17 with Turner's 6th party. I know he was one in May. But with Jake's schedule at work and then Jennifer was coming down, we just waited. He didn't know either way. Kenzie was in a wedding on Saturday, she was the flower girl...and I think she was just beautiful. She did really good and I was very proud of her....Tripp didn't do so hot at the wedding. He is begining to be a real handful and on top of his already terrible 1's he is cutting 3 teeth. So he is extra cranky. Fun for me! I am having about 13 moles removed on Wednesday. They are putting me to sleep because there are so many and of where they are. We have a history of Melonomia cancer in my family and I have a mole on the bottom of my foot and some irregular ones other places. I am kinda nervous about it. I have never been put to sleep before. I sure do need the rest though!! Ha ha...I am sure I want feel rested though.

Spagetti O's

2009-05-21T10:06:00.003-05:00

Easter

2009-04-29T22:24:00.003-05:00

We went to my mother-n-laws for Easter...of course Jake had to work. So me and kiddo's loaded up. We had a good time. Easter egg hunts and we got to get together with my brother in law Brice and Megan and Marlee. She and Kenzie actually got along this time. She is now 18 months old and that helps...they can actually play and kinda talk to each other, she isn't a baby anymore. Tripp didn't understand anything this year, but Kenzie sure did. I tried to get a pic of them Easter morning, but Kenzie didn't want to do right, so this is the best I got.

Princess Kenzie is 3

2009-04-09T22:50:00.004-05:00

Well it has been a busy couple of weeks around here. Not much exciting going on, just life and daily things. Kenzie had her third birthday on Monday. We had a party and she loved it. She was really specific this year with exactly what she wanted to have. She wanted a barbie cake with brown hair not yellow hair and a pink and blue dress. She also wanted Belle and Tinkerbell to be there. Well we didn't get them in person but they were there in pictures. She was so excited this year it was fun to watch her. She got a Snow White dress and some dress up shoes from maw maw and granny and she just twirled the dress around and around. So girly. She had to wear her shoes to conference on Sunday. We normally don't go to the church and watch it, but Shaylin got baptised after so we made the trip.

What to say about my amazing, smart, sweet, funny, beautiful little girl. She lights up my life. I am so blessed to have you in our family. We love your little spirit and how thoughtful you always try to be. You love your Heavenly Father very much...that makes me so proud. You are usually good to your brother, but since he has become mobile you really are showing him who is boss, which sometimes results in a time out, or another form of punishment. You love to sing and dance...although I think you take after me in those areas...not very coordinated :) You are scared of heights and will not get on your daddy's shoulders. You aren't scared of much. You love to help and call your self such a big helper. Your vocabulary amazes me everyday. You come up with new phrases and words I didn't even think you knew. You like to be just like me and say everything and do almost everything I do. You really look up to your daddy. You try to imitate his Turkey Calls and even have found yourself your own. Even though they are really straws. You love to change your clothes and have become quiet specific about what you want to wear and what you don't. You love shoes!!!!!! You love flip flops like me and hate socks. You wear your pj's most of the time. Getting you to eat is still a challenge, but we get through it everyday. You will not try new foods! You only eat a couple of different things...sometimes I think you will just starve to death. You love dolls and baby dolls. You play house very well. I watch you pretend play with your barbies and little go anywhere dolls and you remind me so much of me when I was little. It makes me want to be little again so we can play. You love taking showers with me. I can hardly get one alone anymore. You sing and play in the "Rain" (shower). It is easier to wash your hair. You have become more snugly this past year, which I love. I have to sing you a princess song every night. You help me make up the words as we go.

Our family has been so blessed to have you and we love you very much. I can't imagine life without you. I hope you always stay close to us an to your Heavenly Father. We love you my little princess.

Lipstick

2009-03-24T19:04:00.001-05:00

Kenzie came in after her bath looking like this:

Birch Babes 101

2009-03-23T10:39:00.003-05:00

Ha ha I found these pictures in a drawer the other day. Thought they were funny! lots of good memories from days at Rick's. Gosh I sure was skinny back then.

2009-03-12T09:58:00.001-05:00

Okay so I am "Lazy"

2009-03-11T10:11:00.002-05:00

Okay, so I know I haven't exactly been keeping you up to date on our lives. But we are just busy with kids and life. I am keeping two kids now and adding a third in a couple of weeks. I have Darby who is three and Madilynn who is 10 months, It is just like having two sets of Twins.....I know I may sound crazy, but they are really so good together and really enjoy each other. I have been busy with them. It's like working 48 hours a day. HA HA! I really enjoy being home with my babies. It has been nice to really get to know them and to have them attached to my hips and legs and back. I know that someday they will tell me they hate me and they won't want to give me the constant attention and kisses and hugs. So i try to enjoy all of them now. Jake has been getting ready for Turkey season. He is really excited this year. I hope he does well and gets a couple birds. He has been practicing his calls and checking their roost out. He has been busy working all the over time he can get. We are just glad he still has a job. His schedule is changing again so they are going back to 8 hour shifts again. But maybe it will be like last time and they will get to work the 12 hour weekends which means 48 hours of overtime on each check...That is something to look forward to. I am glad I am able to stay home because if I worked I don't know if I would get to spend any time with him. We are doing great. Our relationship as a couple has really strengthen since I had Tripp. I am so grateful to my wonderful family. I had a chance to go to Utah and spend some time with my sister Misty and her kids. What an awesome experience that was. I was so glad she asked me to watch her kids while she went on a Cruise. I was able to build a stronger bond with my nieces and nephew that I don't get to see very much. I was also able to spend some one on one time with Misty and that was so nice. I love my family and miss her so much. We were always close growing up. I got to see my sister Tammie and her kids at Kevin and Jolene's and that was nice. Jennifer and Brad and kids came too and it was nice to get together and visit and just spend some time as a family. Jay came down to stay one night with me at Misty's and we had a really good time staying up late and talking. It was nice to talk to her and visit with just her. Too bad I didn't get to with Tammie...but she works like crazy and couldn't. But maybe next trip. Daddy gave us a scare this year. He has never been sick before really my whole life and since he has had prostate cancer he has a lower immune system and he got Shingles on the right side of his face and in his right ear. They were in his mouth and they caused him great pain and they gave him Bales Palsy on that side of his face. He look like he had had a stroke. He is doing 90% better and that makes me grateful everyday. We had a close call with Jake's Granny. We almost lost her a couple of times. She is doing great now and is in a rehab place. She will come home next week. She isn't allowed to stay by herself so she is moving in with Mrs. Brenda. I am so glad that she will be close now and we will get to see her more often. It was nice to spend some time with her this weekend. Well the kids are doing great. Tripp is army crawling and pulling up on everything and cruising around the couch and bed. He is growing so fast. He eats everything. He loves his mama and daddy and Kenzie very much. Kenzie is almost three. She is very smart and she has a great memory and imagination. She is very much a girly girl and loves princess's. She is a good big sister. She is getting to go to preschool in August and is so excited.

Busy

2009-01-15T22:35:00.003-06:00

I am so sorry for not posting sooner...I have actually been very busy. Christmas was great this year. We had a wonderful time. It was fun for me this year, because Kenzie actually got it this year. Santa called her on the phone and she heard him ho ho ho outside. She couldn't get to sleep fast enough.

We went on our first camping trip this year. Tripp stayed at my mama's and we went with my brother and his family and Heidi's kids. Heidi's idea of camping is staying at the Marriot. Well it was a nice 34 degrees the night we went. The girls were in my tent and the boys in Jimmy's tent. We (the adults) were playing a freezing game of Mexican Train domino's when Jimmy's youngest starts throwing up all over everyone. So at 1 in the morning they pack their three boys up and head home. We moved Turner in our tent and tuffed it out. I woke up at about 4 and couldn't hold it anymore...I had to pee so bad. I woke everyone in the tent up trying to get someone to go out with me and pee....I am not real fond of the dark. So Kayly braved it with me. We really never got cold. Kenzie slept really good sharing a sleeping bag with me. I am surprised, she usually drives me crazy to sleep with her.

I have been keeping a little girl named Maddilyn. She is almost 9 months old. She is about 1 month older than Tripp. She is so cute and a great baby. Tripp actually enjoys her being here. He is trying to hard to crawl. He is also cutting his bottom teeth. He has one and then the other is almost through. He is sitting up really good now, but can't get himself to a sitting position. He is also ready for a haircut. It is crazy. He has wild hair like Kenzie and Me did, but his doesn't need to grow out so It will get cut soon.

Kenzie is really coming into her southern accent now...most everything she says has two or more syllables more than it is meant to. Like House has two and yeah. She has a really strong drawl. It is so funny to hear her talk now. She asked me tonight what dress up meant...and when I explained it to her, she said oh, I love dress up it's my favorite.

Fun at Nanny and Granddaddy's

2008-12-15T18:18:00.002-06:00

This year with so many grandchildren living so close mama and daddy decided to get all the kids together and decorate their tree and make cookies. They had a good time and it was good for mama and daddy to have the kids by themselves. They missed the ones that weren't there though. I am so glad that some of my family lives here, it's nice to have family around.

Losing a baby is never easy

2008-12-11T09:07:00.003-06:00

My aunt miscarried at 18 weeks and it has been very hard for her. We had a graveside service for the baby yesterday. It was freezing outside. I don't think it matters when you lose a child either before or after you meet them...it has to be incredibly hard. I hope to never experience that kind of pain. We kept her little girl for a couple days while she was in the hospital. She is about 4 months younger than Kenzie. They had a good time. Here is some pictures of Kenzie and Laney and then of Kenzie and Tripp yesterday. Of course Kenzie wouldn't do right. Imagine that.

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-11T08:57:00.002-06:00

Okay so for those of you who live where you see snow all winter long this isn't exciting news. I can only remember it snowing here in Mississippi not even 10 times in my 28 years of life. So that is pretty amazing. I am just so glad I am a stay at home mama now. I hate driving in this junk. It is a pretty snow and not just slushy nasty watery snow. It's been snowing pretty hard for a couple hours. Kenzie just couldn't wait to go out and build a snowman like Caillou! But it isn't quite enough for that yet. It took me about 10 minutes to get her all bundled up and about 5 minutes outside to tell me she was cold and wanted to go back inside. I wouldn't let Tripp go out. He is still coughing so I don't want him in this junk. Plus it's hard with only one set of arms and he can't even sit up for very long yet.

Learning Website

2008-12-06T08:35:00.002-06:00

Just wanted to let everyone know about a website that is really fun and helpful with Kenzie. She really likes it. She also likes www.sproutonline.com and www.pbskids.com. But this one is really good. It is www.starfall.com . It helps them recognize their letters and it has fun games for them to play. We played it last night for about 10 minutes before bed and she told me she wanted Apple Juice instead of milk, which never happens. We only did A and B last night. She was saying A says a. A apple and A alligator. I can already tell a difference even after 10 minutes. Just thought you might like it.

Stomach Virus

2008-12-02T09:22:00.002-06:00

If anyone knows how to help a six month old with the stomach virus plus teething please let me know. He is so cranky I want to pull my hair out!!! He did okay last night only got up twice, but he has not wanted to let me put him down today much. He did let me change out the laundry and load the dishwasher. That was nice. Well I need to get going, my oldest Kenzie wants to play the Dora Game! And of course she comes first!!!

Reconnect with the Blogging World

2008-12-01T09:16:00.003-06:00

I finally get to reconnect with everyone else. I am so excited to be able to get online at home now. I will finally get to upload the pictures from Halloween and then some others I have taken. We have not been up to much but stomach virus's. Jake was sick the other night and still not much better today. He is worn out. I am worn out from taking care of him and the kids I am exhausted. Didn't know a 31 year old would be such a baby...but that is the sickest he has been since we have been married. The kids are growing so much. Kenzie is talking all the time now and uses new words and phrases all the time. She can do so much now. It has gone by so fast. Tripp is rolling everywhere and trying to sit up some. He can sit up with help, but not too good alone yet. He has finally started talking more and babbling alot. He loves to stand up and think he is big like his big sister. He thinks she hung the moon. They are really cute together. I have been busy just trying to get ready for Christmas. I am so excited this year, because Kenzie really gets Christmas and is so excited for it. It will be really fun this year.

Halloween

2008-11-02T18:29:00.002-06:00

We had a good time this year for Halloween. The kids had fun dressing up and it was nice to have two to take this year. We went to the church for a Fall Festivile and had a good time. Then on Friday we went to mama's and had a hayride in the woods and the kids got a little scared on the way...some gobblins and monsters were out in the woods chasing us!!! Kenzie hid under her blanket...just like me!!! Then we stopped and had a bonfire with hotdogs and smores...Lots of good conversations and just fun hanging out with my sisters and brother. Jake's mama came up and she had a blast. I am so glad she got to come up and spend some time with us.

2008-10-24T19:14:00.003-05:00

Sorry this is the only picture of all of us together. We are at the hospital seeing Granny Myrtis, his Daddy's mama.

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Pictures

2008-07-29T18:07:00.003-05:00

Well I have been really busy with potty training that has went wonderful. I don't even have to remind her anymore, she just goes on her own. We started last monday and we have had dry panties for 4 days now. I am so proud of her. Well Tripp is growing and he is finally starting to pay attention and really become alert and he has smiled at us a couple times. He is just a joy and a real blessing. It's hard for me to think that I have two kids now. I will try to post more later.

Tripp Radford Martin

2008-07-20T19:25:00.002-05:00

I am so sorry I haven't updated in so long. I don't have a computer at home and its hard to find the time with two now. We had Tripp on May 31st. I went into labor, they tried to stop it twice but no luck thank goodness. He was a healthy 7lbs. 10oz. and 19 1/2 in. with lots of dark hair and just perfect. he was four weeks early and is doing wonderful and growing so much. I will post pictures next time. just wanted to let everyone know he is here and we are doing good and missing you guys so much

Due Date

2008-05-06T13:08:00.000-05:00

I had an Ultrasound yesterday and the baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead. He is 5 lbs 7 oz. and my new due date is June 13. I am having a C-section so at least 10 days before that. I am getting nervous and excited all at the same time. Lot's of emotions going on. Cry very easily! I go to the Doctor on Tuesday for my regular appointment, so I'm sure we will go ahead and schedule the C-section. So in 4 weeks or less we will have little or "Big" Tripp here.

Baby update

2008-04-30T15:46:00.002-05:00

I went to the doctor yesterday. So far gained 24lbs...gained 1 lbs in two weeks (very proud of that). My blood pressure was great 100/75. They did a test to see if I was leaking Amniotic Fluid and it was negative. The heartbeat was great and strong and he is moving alot. I am measuring 34 weeks which is 3 weeks ahead of where I should be. I am 31 weeks according to my due date of June 28th. But according to when I think I got pregnant it is right on with June 9. I am having an ultrasound on Monday to see how big this boy really is. I swear he is huge. But I will give you more of an update on him on Tuesday when I get through my appointment. My last day of work is May 23. Kinda scary now only 3 more weeks of work.

Did someone say Turkey?

2008-04-25T16:26:00.003-05:00

Jake has never been Turkey hunting until this year, and he has really tried to get in to it. He has been practicing and practicing his call for months...MONTHS now. He finally got a Turkey this morning. He is tickled to death. I am too...because Turkey season is almost over! Just wanted to let everyone see his latest accomplishments.

Update

2008-04-22T09:34:00.002-05:00

Well I finally got my test results back from my Gestational Diabeties test...and I am not diabetic with this pregnancy. I am so glad my doctor made me take the three hour and not just assume like I wanted to that I was diabetic since I failed the one hour. Now I don't have to worry about being a special diet. I just still need to watch what I eat so I don't gain too much weight. So far so good with that.

2008-04-18T11:13:00.001-05:00

30 Weeks and Ready

2008-04-17T14:34:00.002-05:00

Okay so 30 weeks and ready....hmmm maybe. I am starting to get a little nervous about two babies, but so excited to meet this little guy I've been bonding with for the past 30 weeks. I went to the doctor and I have gained 23lbs and doing pretty good. The baby sounds great, and moving great. I am finally measuring right on at 30 weeks, so he is growing good. he is running out of room in there. I failed the one hour diabetes test..go figure! So I had the three hour today...boy that stunk. But the nurses were really nice and I saw some old friends so not to boring. I don't know how I did yet, but I am sure I failed it too. So I don't know if they are going to let me do it with diet or if I will have to take Insulin shots. They also put me on Iron pills. They didn't do that with Kenzie. Kenzie thinks she has a baby "brober" in her belly too. She is starting to really talk about him alot. But I don't think she has a clue that a real baby is going to come out of my belly and move into her little world. I hope she does well.

Last year and this year

2008-04-14T10:51:00.003-05:00

This is last year's party and then this year's party. Boy what a difference a year makes.

Happy Birthday

2008-04-14T10:21:00.004-05:00

I can't believe my little girl is two. She turned two a couple weeks ago, but we had her party Saturday. She had a better time this time than last party. I think she was just completely overwhelmed last year. I had to get some balloons blown up before her party, so I decided to wait until the last minute....Surprised? Well on our way to get them blown up, I get pulled over for speeding. I though I had ran the stop sign, but I guess I was going 41 in a 25? hmmm not too sure, but probably. Okay, so this lady knows I'm in a hurry and then gets on her cell phone just to piss me off I'm sure. I was nice though. We then go to get the balloons, I leave Jake and Kenzie in the car, and when I get back in Jake says more good news...the park where we were going to have the party has like three other parties there and there are like 100 or more kids there. No way!! so I thought really fast and we went to the park behind my grandmother's house. I often forget this place...it is where I had so many memories as a kid, riding bikes and skating and skateboarding. I think we spent most of our younger years there. It is a bigger park, but to be honest it was actually better there than the other one would have been. The kids had so much fun, and lot's of room to run and play. There wasn't anyone there until almost the end of the party. It was kinda chilly when we first got there, then the sun came out and it was beautiful couldn't have asked for a better day. Kenzie didn't cry one time and had a blast. I made the cake and mama came over Friday night and helped me decorate it...It turned out pretty good, for my first time, and mama's first time in like 20 years. We were up until midnight, and had a good time together. I was glad she helped me. We both had black teeth, from eating some of the black icing. It was a good memory maker for us.

The time has sure flown by and I can't wait for all the years to come...okay, maybe skip teenage year's!!!! Any offers for her at about 13- 16 year's old would be considered!!! Just kidding. She sure is growing and learning more everyday. It seems like yesterday, she was just born and we had the crying that you couldn't understand and all the emotions of a first time mama...and now we are almost with two little ones and it feels somewhat unreal to us. We wouldn't trade the mo's mo's (eskimo's or fish kisses) for anything. I am even glad for the tantrums at times...at least she is right on track and still on this earth with us. I love you Mackenzie Grace so much!

A Year Ago Today

2008-04-04T13:15:00.004-05:00

A year ago today my little precious one was in an operating room having her extra thumbs removed. We were really worried about the whole thing....she loved sucking her left thumbs. How was she going to do with two arms in casts up to her armpits for 14 days? How was she going to make it with out her precious security of her thumbs? Well I want you to know it was great. She was great. She never complained, she never whined about it, she was a great trooper and it broke the sucking thumb habit and has never tried to suck them since. I am so glad we had the surgery and I am anxious to see if the new baby will have something similar. I hope not, but if he does then we will just deal with it. It is still a thought in my mind though, but I guess everyone has similar fears of what the unknown is...and this little busy body of a boy is defiantly unknown. I can't wait to met him!

Emily's Story

2008-04-04T10:49:00.002-05:00

Okay, so no this is not a story about me....but this poor child and her family really need some support and need lots of prayers and money. If you can go check out this site and keep updated on this small 16 month old little girl who desperately needs a miracle. My heart goes out her her family and I hope that some of you will help. http://captainhambone.typepad.com/

"Fever's and Cough's Oh My"

2008-04-02T10:27:00.002-05:00

This weekend has been okay. We had a good family day on Saturday. I filled Kenzie's sandbox up with water and made her a little pool, since I never got her any sand to put in it last year!!! Okay, yeah, I know great mother. She played in the water for about an hour while Jake mowed the grass and I pulled some weeds in the flower beds...with lots of frequent breaks. This belly of mine will not allow me to bend over for long periods of time. Then we went to mama's around 4 or so and she wanted to be outside, so it was beautiful and we got in the swing with nanny and then road a bike(tricycle) around on the carport. She can't reach the pedals at the same time (she is just a shrimp) But she learned that if she got all the way up at the front she could reach the ground with her tiptoes and push herself around. She loved it. She put nanny's car keys in the little holes on the handlebars and she would ride around like she was grown. Then we got home and just hung out a little bit more. Then Sunday morning woke up at about 5 with a fever of 100, and yes we still went to church. She wore a cute little summer dress...I am so excited for the summer clothes! She loved it...then we got home from church and she is running a 102.3 fever...so I think maybe it's an ear infection and we will see if she is still running fever on Monday I will make her an appointment. Well Monday comes and she is coughing now and still running a fever. She has slept terrible for two nights in a row by now and we take her to the doctor yesterday and she may or may not have strep throat...he didn't want to do a test. He is an old doctor and said he was diagnosing strep 35 years before there was even a test for it....so he gave her some med's to cover strep and sent me home. She rested so good last night and hasn't ran a fever since about 1 this morning. I have been putting Vick's on her feet and then putting socks on her and it seems to keep the coughing away for a couple hours at least. The coughing has been pretty bad especially at night. Her headboard on her bed isn't attached to the bed yet, and she has been really restless and between the headboard hitting the wall and her coughing I couldn't take it anymore. I went in and snuggled up with her so she couldn't move anymore and she pointed to the door and told me "mama night night mama's bed." She was actually begging me to leave. She didn't want me to hold her to where she couldn't move and had to be still. I am so glad that last night was a lot better...and I am glad that I remembered the Vick's on her feet...I don't know why, but this works better than any cough medicine does. So try it next time you have coughing fits...couldn't hurt!

2008-03-24T10:03:00.002-05:00

This is Mackenzie, Kennedy(Leslie's girl the blonde) and Laney (the dark headed one) at the easter egg hunt. Kennedy is my first cousin's girl, her birthday is in May and Laney, my aunt's little girl's birthday is in July...so three little girls all in a row!

2008-03-24T09:46:00.001-05:00

Easter

2008-03-24T09:20:00.004-05:00

Okay so Easter was great. Kenzie hada great time and it didn't take her long to realize that plastic eggs have candy in them. She would shake each one to see. Here are some pictures of easter egg hunts and her in her easter dress. I am posting one of me and my cousin Les that is due in May....boy if anyone is missing two basketballs...I know where they are :) Our girls are also 6 weeks apart so I am putting one of them too. They are finally trying to play together some and I think they actually like each other...I hope they are close!

Mackenzie's Thumbs

2008-03-20T13:22:00.003-05:00

Well we went to Shreveport, LA on Tuesday for Kenzie's one year check up on her thumbs, She finally weighs 20 lbs and is 32 inches tall...about time I'd say only took her two years to get there. But they said her thumbs look great and that they wanted to see her in 18 months to see how her motor skills were coming along. Mostly things like writing, zipping, buttoning, dressing herself, and feeding herself. She does good at feeding herself and she can upzip and zip her sleepers, she is trying to undress herself and dress herself, but I only see distress because she just can't quite do it yet! She get's frustrated with it. She tries to tie her shoes, but you know she want get that for sometime yet. But she is doing really well, for a two year old. When she goes back she will have a full evaluation again for her hands, she will probably have an xray done of her left thumb for sure, since it is still kinda crooked. They may do another surgery on it when she is a little older to straighten it out. So we will see, how she progresses. I hope the new baby, if he has extra anything will be as easy as her's has been to fix.

The first picture is of my hands now...look close and the other one is before the surgery...look close an you can see all 12 fingers. :)

26 weeks Almost

2008-03-20T13:11:00.003-05:00

I will be 26 weeks on Saturday so I took a belly picture for you...no bare belly are you crazy! I had my regulary appointment yesterday and I have gained 5 more lbs. and the doctor doesn't think I am measuring big anymore, Just a week ahead. So everything looks great and the baby sounds great. The doctor said it just looks so round just like a basketball....I said heeeheeheeheee yeah....Trying not to just say so how fat am I exactly!!!!

A little scare

2008-03-20T13:03:00.002-05:00

Well on Friday I was feeling pretty good, and then all of a sudden a bad headache and really, really, really hot, and heart was racing, couldn't catch my breath. All I was doing was sitting at my desk probably surfing the internet. It really scared me, because after about 2 or three hours, I was still feeling pretty bad. So I left work and went on over to Labor and Delivery since my doctor's office closed at 11:30. So they hook me up and my blood pressure was good, and the baby was more than fine, moves constantly even when I can't feel it, and his heart rate was great. So they did told me they thought my blood sugar had topped out and then just dropped. I also was thinking I was having contractions, but I don't have them when I lay down or just rest, It is when I am up doing lots of things, like toting Kenzie or laying her crib down to move the mattress up all by myself, or cleaning the house in general. The doctor told me to just slow down and not rush anymore...but if you know me...my name should have been hurry up! Because I rush at most everything I do. I am not a lazy person I just move to quickly. So he sent me home with some Darvacet and told me to go to bed. Which I did!!! and felt some better the next day. I took it easy pretty much all weekend. But I am glad that everything seems okay. He said I probably have Gestational Diabeties with him like I had with Kenzie...yuck...we find out for sure next month.

2008-03-11T13:37:00.000-05:00

Big girl bed

2008-03-11T10:17:00.002-05:00

We have finally made the transition from crib to big girl bed. We had a queen bed in the baby's room and so we decided not to buy a new bed just use the queen one instead. So we move the room around on Saturday. She started freaking out when she saw her crib coming out of her room...she was yelling Kenzie's bed, Kenzie's bed! She likes her big girl bed, but she was still not sure about the whole thing. She sleeps like a rock in her new bed and I have had to wake her up every morning so far. She hasn't tried to get down yet, but I know it is coming. She can get off of the bed by herself, but luckily she doesn't. She cries a little for us to lay down with her, so we do for like 2 minutes...and then she has to go to sleep on her own. Last night she was whining and saying mama, mama, mama...over and over and over again getting louder each time. She finally said Mama mere. I went in and she wanted me to lay down with her. I told her no and that she needed to lay down by herself. I left...immediate crying. After about 2 minutes of whining..I yelled down the hall, stop that whining and go to sleep...I'll be in to check on you in a minute. Well she immediately stopped whining and said okay, and within 10 minutes was fast asleep. So far it has been really easy for us...but she hasn't tried to get down yet instead of staying in her bed. I can't believe I have an almost 2 year old and she is not in her crib anymore. I can't believe I am having another baby soon. I sure have grown up and turned into my sister's and mother!

Adventures in Potty Training

2008-03-03T15:17:00.002-06:00

Well for some reason I thought hey let's start potty training. So Saturday morning we head out to Wal-Mart and buy a new potty, nothing fancy but a 3 n 1. So we also get big girl panties and we are so excited right. We can't even wait to get it out of the box when we get home. So off the diaper goes and we sit and then stand and look deep into the potty and say no no pee pee. So we sit and stand again...this goes on for some 10 minutes. I asked her if she need to poop as she calls it and she said okay, so she get's back on the potty and pushes...well grunts like she is pushing...then stands up and says no poop. Then all of a sudden she says uh oh, and on my floor was a nice surprise. I help her quickly back on the potty and tell her to finish pushing on there and then see out of the corner of my eye Phil, my bassett hound making a bee line towards us. I hurry and get him outside and start the clean up process. a little did make it in the potty so we got lots of praise for that. But after that the potty is still something she wants to do, but she is running around with only a t shirt on...she couldn't quite get the up and down of the panties yet(she gets the front but not the back) So three puddles on the floor and once in the potty for Saturday. Then on Sunday of course to church she wears her big girl panties on top of her diaper. She tried twice at church to go potty, but nothing. Then we get home and four times on the floor and none in the potty. After the 100th time I had her sit on the potty she told me diaper and laid on the floor. If anyone has any suggestions please help. I never got on to her about going on the floor, just lots of reminders that next time we need to try to go in the potty. By Sunday she noticed right away she was going, where on Saturday she didn't notice at all until after and she saw the puddle. So any help!

Lovely Life with a 2 Year Old

2008-02-18T09:57:00.003-06:00

This weekend has been a nice one again. It started off rainy and dreary, but ended up beautiful and sunny. Mackenzie has really been pressing her independence. She laid down on the floor for me to change her very wet diaper, just for me to finally get on the floor to change it for her to decide it was temper tantrim time...she refused to let me change her,even screaming no at me and hitting the floor. I tried not to laugh, it was by no means funny behavior, but to see such a little person try throw themselves around like that and make demands on an adult is just amazing. He daddy let it happen for about 1 minute...he usually misses these events...he finally after seeing me struggle to flip her over and over and over and drag her back and drag her back...tells her in a very stern voice to stop and let mama change her diaper. He told her she would have to go stand in the corner if she didn't stop throwing her fit....it was like a whole new child took over her little flaying body. She was fine after that. She found pacifier in her toys and I wasn't too concerned when she came out with it in her mouth. She never took one as a baby no matter how hard we tried to get her to take one, but for some reason she wouldn't part with it on Saturday. She didn't even take a nap, she just sat in her crib playing with it for about 2 1/2 hours. She finally gave it up when she was doing something else and I unnoticably threw it in the trash. She hasn't asked for it since. yhew...that was a relief. Then on Sunday she has on a new dress that my friend Erin gave her and oh, it looked so cute on her with her pretty bow in her hair. As we are pulling into church with the two ladies I pick up for church...oh, I hear a terrible noise in the back seat...she is throwing up. Why I am not sure. She wasn't crying or anything and then when I went inside to clean her up she was so upset we couldn't stay. So what does a good mother whose child just threw up do...of course I take her home and bath her and change her dress and back to church we go. I know I am sure everyone else was so appreciative that I brought the maybe bug carring toddler that all kids love to kiss on and can't resist touching her, back to church to expose everyone else to the possible cause for the accident in the car! Ha HA, but that is exactly what I did. But she was fine after that and she has been fine since. I even let her go home with someone else after church. What a model caring mother. HA HA! Also if anyone has been pregnant with a boy or a girl that caused major distress to your nerves when you layed down please tell me how to get some releif and some sleep. This little boy is killing my legs and back, and making everything fall asleep the second I lay down. I have tried the couch and the recliner and I was up at 3 this morning trying some legs lifts to maybe work out the syatic nerve...when I would lift my left leg up and put it back down you could actually hear and feel the bones moving over the nerve...how gross. But it did bring a couple hours relief. Uggg. this boy is causing me so much grief that I hope he is an angel once he gets here. Mackenzie was such a breeze, she never caused me any trouble until she was born and she was a colicly baby for the first six months and is already in her terrible two's. Any help would be great...oh, and in case I forget, Happy Birthday Avery! I can't believe you are 1 year old!!!!!

2008-02-11T10:06:00.000-06:00

Easter Dress

2008-02-11T10:00:00.000-06:00

Look at Mackenzie's easter dress. I thought it was so cute. I won it on ebay!

A beautiful weekend

2008-02-11T09:47:00.000-06:00

I have to say it has been a while since we have had a beautiful weekend. This weekend was so refreshing even though we all kinda have little colds. It was a nice 65-70 degree weekend with sunny skies and a nice breeze. Oh, glorious. We went shopping with Jake's mama on Saturday we met her in Hattiesburg and enjoyed the day together then we went to my sister Heidi's to cook out with my family. It was a nice family weekend. Jake, Kenzie, Phil, and I actually spent some quality time together this weekend just enjoying being outside. I got a really pretty picture of Phil being still and looking handsome, Kenzie helped her daddy wash the 4-wheeler and no one could go wash over her spot. We just enjoyed being together. Even though we are all sick with a little runny nose and some head congestion, we tried to have fun and play together. I am officially halfway now in my pregnancy. Here are some recent pictures of the belly. He is a growing boy but I think he is still getting most of the weight gain. I am having trouble sleeping now, can't get comfortable and my hands are alseep most of the time when I lay down. And yesterday, I was working toward a much needed nap and I couldn't sleep, both of my legs were aching and my toes where going to sleep....so frustrating. If anyone has any tips that help with this please let me know.

A Great Leader

2008-01-29T13:27:00.000-06:00

It brings me great joy to read all of the wonderfully good press and heart felt condolences of the passing of Gordon B. Hinckley. He was truly a remarkable man. I love logging on and reading all my friends blogs and on them is a picture of this great man. I talked to an old roommate last night and we were remembering our time at Rick's when President Hinckley came to talk and dedicate the Taylor building. I skipped class to wait for tickets to get in the auditorium to see him speak. I didn't want to just watch him on TV, I wanted to sit in the same room with a Prophet of God. I ended up getting in and we sat on the hard concrete stairs of the gym. I didn't care...just to feel his amazing spirit when he walked in and the hush that fell upon the crowd of over 4000 in the room was amazing! I will never be able to describe the feelings I felt that day as I sat and listened to him. I was also privileged again to go to New Orleans, LA with my family and my husband a new convert to listen to him one last time in person. It was still that amazing feeling as soon as he entered the room, even children were calmed and quiet. He was truly a man of God and I will miss him greatly.

Oh, new baby

2008-01-28T10:44:00.000-06:00

my old roommate and cousin Christina had her baby. He is precious. I can't believe she has three now. He was quite a big boy. 21 inches and 8lbs 5 oz. His name is Brayden Harrison. He is great and I am so glad she and baby are doing good. Also Bridger my other roommate's son is doing great after his operation. He had surgery on his skull and is doing wonderful.

We're having a ???????

2008-01-22T13:04:00.000-06:00

We are having a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are over the moon. We got to see our little very wiggly little boy today. He is a big thing for just 17 1/2 weeks. He already weighs 7 1/2 oz. He likes to eat. What can I say. I am doing great. Blood pressure is great, and I have gained 6 lbs. so far. My doctor said that was excellent. Jake of course only heard the words It's a Boy and then blocked everything else out. I am actually overjoyed. I didn't think I would be, but then just seeing how happy Jake was and now the family feels complete, makes me the happiest woman in the world. We tried to count the fingers and so far only looks like 5 on the one hand he would show. The other one he had behind his head, like he was relaxing. Already cocky!!! Just wanted to let everyone know, the due date is June 28, but he said that he will probably take him on June 18. We will have one more ultrasound around 30 weeks to be sure of my dates. I'll keep you updated.

Snow in Mississippi

2008-01-21T10:59:00.000-06:00

Can you beleive it! We actually had a good snow in Mississippi on Saturday Morning. It is a big event here in the south to get good, well any snow. My phone started rining at 7 to tell me the great news and to see if I had seen it...of course I said no I am in the bed...I'll see it when I get up! All grumpy...but after the 4th call I decided to go a head and get up. It was actually snowing hard and we still had some in our yard today...hard to beleive I know, especially when last week it was like 70 one day. I decided it being Mackenzie's first snow, to put her in a dishpan and pull her in the snow...she wasn't too sure if she liked it at first. What gave me this idea, was that when I was a little older than her, maybe like a year, it snowed and they put me in a dishpan and pulled me in the snow behind a dirtbike! I don't remember it, but I have the pictures to prove it. So naturally I wanted the same kind of picture for my daughter, even if she doesn't seem to thrilled. It hasn't snowed in MS in 7 years. Actually last time it snowed I was on Christmas break from Ricks and I was so excited to go home to no snow...I was so tired of looking at it. And what do you know New Years night it snows. I started to cry. I couldn't even escape it being home, where some Christmas's we were seen in shorts and tee shirts. The snow then wasn't as good as this weekend. It brought back very good memories of many times in Rexburg. I missed you girls. OH, and no I wasn't tempted to step out of my house in a bathing suit in the snow! I will not elaborate on this, if you don't know me then you don't need to know the details, but for the ones who know what I am talking about...I missed y'all and the good times we had. Well anyway, we had a great time in Kenzie's first snow and as she would say she "payed in no" Translation, she played in the snow!

Thank goodness for Mother in Law's

2008-01-14T14:42:00.000-06:00

I love my mother-n-law. She came up this weekend and while she was visiting she insisted on me letting her shampoo my carpets. No they didn't look terrible, but I do them about every 3 to 4 months, because of children and mainly our inside dog Phil. Bassett Hounds shed, for anyone that wants one inside. She would not let me help in anyway, she said she was shampooing her carpet when she went into labor with Jake. So I had to just let her work herself to the bone. She also insisted on going to Wal-Mart and told me what every you need just put it in the buggy. How could I say no that's okay? I'll tell you how, I just limited my need and want supply list and got only the things we really needed...oh, and some chips ahoy cookies that were on sale. The newest member of our family loves them during the middle of the night, Shhhh! Don't tell Jake, even though he always say's how can the cookies always disappear and I never see you eating them? I think we have a theif. HA HA! Just call me the cookie bandit. Also, this weekend my friend from high school came over with her two boys ages 2 and almost 1. They had a great time playing. Kenzie and Jackson are boyfriend and girlfriend and Jackson, wanted to push the stroller so Kenzie put a baby in it and he pushed it around the house. He kept saying daddy. Then they would walk by us and both say bye bye. I wish I would have had my camera. It was almost like they were playing mama and daddy. Maybe in there own little mind they were, I think Kenzie was just making sure he didn't take off with her baby. It was really good to see her not fight with him about touching her stuff. But they have play dates every now and then. They have been hanging out since they were born. Jackson came to see Kenzie in the hospital the day she was born...so you see, she has to like him! Anyway, I just realize more and more everyday that my little girl is growing up. We have started working with her to say no sir and no ma'am and yes sir and yes ma'am. She will say it after you tell her to. It's a start right?

Falling alseep

2008-01-08T10:09:00.000-06:00

I have always heard of kid falling asleep while eating, but it had never happened to me before...well until Sunday. Kenzie always falls asleep on the way home from church, but this Sunday I wanted to keep her awake. I gave her some bread and she happily was eating. We were about 3 miles from home, and Sister Diamond(89 year old I pick up) said OH, Emily, do you have your camera? I said why, she said you have to pull over and take her picture. I pull over and pull out my camera and capture some sweetness. Then on to the house we go. She only slept for about 5 minutes and was wide awake when we got home...which is good, I am so stingy with my Sunday afternoon nap. You see we go to church from 9-12 and I love my nap afterwards. We get home and she eats wonderfully for me...and then off to bed by 1:30. We slept until 4:30....wow what a great day. It was wonderful and much needed and appreciated. She has been talking up a storm lately really making sense and telling you what happened and what she needs or wants. Sometimes it is wonderful, and then sometimes I wonder where did the silent smiles go. she is my precious little girl.

I also took some pictures of our newest addition at 16 weeks. I am finally feeling pregnant. I also turned 27 this month and had a great birthday. I didn't even do anything special , but it was a wonderful relaxing day. I got a great mirror for my house and can't wait until I decide where to put it up. I took a picture not that great, but ignore the dog in my messy bed. Right now it is on the floor in my room, being protected from little fingers. I was so excited when Jake brought it in!!!!! Man he loves me! I am just glad her remembered. So lots to be thankful for lately.

A good surprise

2007-12-31T13:10:00.000-06:00

Well lots of good things to report about this weekend. First on Saturday Mackenzie went pee pee and poo poo in the potty at two different times. On her own. She asked to go. I didn't initiate it. I don't think she is really all that ready to potty train. I am going to let her kinda keep it up. If she wants to go and try then fine we will try, but I don't want to try to make her ready before she really is. I mean she is only 21 months old. Okay, so on to surprise number two. On Sunday I was taking a much needed much appreciated nap after church. When the door bell rings. I think gosh it is only 4 and who is here. I get up to see my mother standing looking in the window I think, gosh she knew I was taking a nap....what is up! I open the door and I see this person smiling at me. OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I start screaming it's MISTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited I jumped into her arms....which almost fell off...I forgot I am almost 4 months pregnant and have gained a few pounds. I was so overwhelmed with excitement. What a great surprise. She said that Tyler had a flight voucher that had to be used before the end of the year, and he said here go see your family!!!! :) She surprised us all but Heidi, because she had to have someone pick her up from the airport. I was so glad. So that was my surprise for the year 2007...a great way to end a year! :)

Merry Christmas

2007-12-26T11:03:00.000-06:00

Well our Christmas was great. Mackenzie had a wonderful time and so did her mama and daddy. We had more fun just watching her. We got lots of new babies for christmas with their own bottles and things. Santa brought her a table and chair set and a high chair and stroller and baby bed for her babies. She is in heaven. She was missing for about an hour and I found her playing happily in her room playing mommy with her babies. She was just on cloud nine. She didn't even cry or whine and I finally was able to put her down for a nap around 3. She usually takes one at 11:30 or 12. She passed out almost immediatley. Then I only let her sleep for about an hour. I did want her to sleep that night. So at 8 I put her to bed and within 10 minutes, she was out. She had a very busy day with lots of visitors. I am so thankful that this year turned out great. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday.

2007-12-21T09:29:00.000-06:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that Mackenzie is still doing great. The coughing has almost stopped and she is doing so wonderful. So, so far it is looking like a great Christmas this year. I am so glad...She had a miserable one last year! I will post pictures of Christmas next week and I hope that everyone has a wonderful New Years. Just a little note, a girl I grew up with just lost her house in a fire. Along in the blaze she also lost her 5 year old boy. He got scared and hide in the closet under some clothes and the firefighters couldn't find him. It is a really sad situation, especially right here at Christmas. Please tell you children to never hide anywhere if something like this happens. He may have been able to be saved. He didn't burn completely which is some comfort, he died of smoke inhalation. Because the clothes he was under where so wet it saved most of his little body. I went to his viewing last night and it was so heartbreaking to see the tiny casket and the pictures that were taken just last week. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Sick Baby Update

2007-12-18T10:12:00.000-06:00

I took Mackenzie back to the doctor yesterday afternoon, and he said we did a great job! She looks so much better and that he didn't need to see her back. I was so relieved. She still has a cough, but other than that she is doing really good. She has even started taking her medicine for me. But only because I pretend to take it with her. Whatever works, right? Well the doctor also told and showed me, she is getting two molars at once on the bottom on both sides. She did cut her other top 2 teeth, so now she has four on top and both of her front teeth insteed of just one front tooth and one eye tooth, she now has all four. I am so releived she actually has some teeth under her gums :) Just wanted to give you an update on my sweet little girl.

sick little one

2007-12-13T10:16:00.000-06:00

Well we had a fun night and many more up a head. Kenzie comes home Tuesday night and has a low fever and is coughing. I gave her some Tylenol and it didn't seem to help much. I then notice my little girl is wheezing. Great! So I break out the good old breathing machine and start to immediately do a breathing treatment on her. She seems some better so I put her to bed by 7:30. I wake up at 11:30 to go and check on her and she is so hot. I take her temperature and yep...103.2! Yikes. So I wake her up to give her some medicine and then set my alarm clock for 15 min. to check to see if it has started coming down or not. Well she laid there awake but not crying and in 15 min. I check her again and nothing had changed yet...so I thought okay I'll wait 30 min. then check her. Then 30 min. later it had only come down to 102.7. I decided that maybe me and her should get on the couch since she couldn't go back to sleep yet, she wanted me to hold her! Understandably...all I want when I am sick is my mama! So after a while of just cuddling, I check her temp again....still at 102, by this time it is 1:00, so I give her some Motrin by now and wait around some. I put her back to bed and thought I'll see if I can get a little sleep...but no, just worried about her fever and the wheezing...I got back up and I notice she is still wheezing so I get her medicine ready and do another breathing treatment. It is about 3:00 now and she finally started sweating. I was so glad! Sweating means fever has finally broken. After her treatment she went right to sleep and I called in to work and she got up about 8:30. I took her to the Doctor and she gets a chest x-ray and yep...you guess it a "spot" of Pneumonia!!! Yikes here we go again. But this time she got a shot of Rosephin(spelled wrong) and a prescription for Augmentin and breathing treatments every 4-6 hours. She still had some fever this morning and coughing up a storm...but coughing is good and she finally has movement in her chest!!!! Movement is good, that means that the lungs aren't clogged as bad and the phenomena isn't harding to her lungs. URGGGGGG! This is one thing I hate about Winter! Well our winter anyway. It doesn't help when one day it is 30 and the next it is 80. I am not kidding...I has been 78-82 this week here and now today it has decided to start getting a little colder...down in the 50's...I know that isn't cold, but when yesterday she was wearing shorts and today she has on a onsie and a turtle neck! No wonder every one around here is sick to death! It is almost Christmas and it may be shorts weather on Christmas day...how Christmasy is that! Well anyway, I just hope that she isn't spending another Christmas in the hospital. So please say a prayer for her to stay well and get over this little spot! I hope it can be controlled at home. I'll let you know how it goes on Monday for her followup appointment...Oh, and to make it all better, while she was screaming at the doctor's visit yesterday I got a good look in her mouth and she is finally cutting two teeth on top in front and one molar in the back on the bottom...maybe she want have to have dentures :)

2007-12-03T15:21:00.000-06:00

I don't know if I ever put this picture on here. I love it. She has been such a good girl. Of course my car is messed up yet again...but it is paid for and it has 236,000 miles on it, so what do you expect from it! But we are riding in my daddy's little truck and Kenzie get's to ride up front with me and this morning she wanted the radio loud and held out her little hand for mine. We held hands and I sang and danced while she just giggled and danced with me. It was so sweet. Sometimes she can be so sweet and a joy and other times...a real brat and pain in my butt. But I guess everyone is like that from time to time. I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world. She is talking so much now. Her list is, tink(think), seat, sit, mama, daddy, Jake, nanny, nana(banana), dog, cat, coca(mocha-mama's dog), hiey(Aunt Heidi), aiy(Kayly), tee(Tree), tuck(truck), bath, bead(bread), cookie, cucker(sucker), bye bye, hey, night night, baby, bow, drink, no (of course), go, ride, golf cart, ball, sock, shoe, clothes, cheese toast, hot dog, ights(lights), more, nack(snack), book, round and round, quack, duck, spoon, Kenzie, that's daddy's, mawmaw, pawpaw.......okay so you get the picture, my baby that I tried so hard to teach to say one word, all of a sudden says lots of words. She is pretty good at telling me what she wants and is great at telling me what she doesn't want. She is growing up so fast. She will be 20 months old in a couple of days and I can't believe my little baby is a toddler now and soon she will be a little girl and then a teenager..yikes(hope she isn't like me or her daddy as teenagers) But at least we are seasoned in all area's of teenagerism.

2007-11-28T09:10:00.000-06:00

2007-11-28T08:58:00.000-06:00

Christmas Tree

2007-11-28T08:33:00.000-06:00

Well we got our tree out and put it up. I am missing an Angel and our stockings and some garland. I also need to go buy those hooks, so I can hang up my wreath...okay so I still have a lot to do. Gosh I thought I had done so much. We were sitting in the living room last night and Jake looks around and said now Emily this house looks terrible. Why don't we clean it and then try and keep it clean through Christmas!!!! I laughed and said are you going to help keep it clean or just help clean it this once? He said he will help...I doubt that. He is very good about helping me clean, but only when it is so overwhelming he can't stand it. With this pregnancy I just don't have the energy or the anything for that matter to do it. I will do something and then sit and watch a little TV...then fold some towels and then sit down without putting them up! I don't know why I am so unmotivated this time around. Kenz is feeling better...she has two ear infections and has been wow can we say a Brat! Okay, Okay...I am such a mean mother...I know she is sick and doesn't feel good...but the constant crying doesn't help make her feel any better! She is finally eating again. She wouldn't eat for almost a week..but now is starving all the time! She still wants her nack's though. She loves Snacks!! She is definately her daddy's daughter. Well anyway, we did get some pictures last night. I got one of her pretending to do her breathing treatment. She was so cute!

What a Weekend!!

2007-11-26T12:49:00.000-06:00

My doctors appointment went well. They changed my due date to June 27th. I am kinda glad, so now I will be on maternity leave when my niece gets married, so I can go to the wedding! We got to hear and see the heartbeat. So of course you can't tell it is a baby yet, but it made me feel better to see "it" and see it's tiny heart already working. It is amazing to me how something so small can grow into something so amazing and complicated as the human body. How can anyone not know there is a God out there creating all this? Well Kenzie has ran fever since Wednesday and not slept good at all and I took her to the doctor today and she has two ear infections. She has only had one before and she didn't show any signs of hurting. The only thing that tiped me off was of course the low grade fever and the oozing that started coming out of her right ear on Sunday. She has done pretty good though. She is just a little more cranky than usual!!! I have to tell you though, the little one growing inside me sure enjoyed Thanksgiving. The baby insisted on eating like 4 times on Thanksgiving Day! And then wanted more on Friday! Maybe this one will like to eat like me. Kenzie is picky like her daddy! They just don't know what they are missing!!!! Food is so good, not the enemy!!!! Well anyway, I have put a pillow in Mackenzie's bed now. She seems to have wanted one for a while now, so I finally broke down and put a small, thin one in her crib. She slept on it all night and never moved. Either she really liked it or she was so tired after not sleeping good for five nights. She had to tell me all about it this morning. She was so proud of it. I have to get over my fear of SID's. I mean she is almost 20 months old! I just don't want anything to happen to my baby. I know I need to let go in that aspect...but it is hard to see her growing up.

Dr. Appointment

2007-11-14T13:38:00.000-06:00

Well everyone sit down and take a deep breath. We went to our first Doctors appointment today. I convinced Jake to go with me when he got off work, even thought I knew he would be exhausted. Well we get to the Dr. at 8:30 for our appointment and after waiting, peeing in a cup, taking blood (Jake was proud I didn't cry...like he would have), getting weighed and blood pressure taken....we found out we are pregnant! Yes I know nothing new! He didn't even listen to the heartbeat. We are due June 9th. He took all my stats and then gave me an evaluation and took some test for cultures...I hate those, and felt around a bit. Then he came back in and told me he wanted to do an ultra sound next week to make sure of my dates. I didn't ask any questions about it, but I am now a little worried about it. I don't know if he thought I was further along than I am or if I am not as far along as we think we are. I am not sure, I should have asked questions. But one the bright side we are definatley pregnant and the insurance is great. We only have to pay $15 for the whole 9 months and we pay that only one time. The rest is 100% paid. That is great. I love Jake's new job. Well I'll update you next week. Things around the house have been pretty normal. Kenz is talking a lot more now. She is finally cuting some more teeth on top, so maybe she will have more than four!!! She is so smart! She folds her arms by herself during family prayer for the whole prayer. It is really cute. She does so good! She did take her shirt off this morning and was trying to put it on herself. I walked in her room and she was saying clothes, clothes, mama clothes. She was so proud of herself. She will see Jake's truck or mine and say "that's daddy's" or "mama's". She wants to Go Go all the time. She loves to be going somewhere. She absolutly still loves "Dancing with the Stars" She thinks that this girl named Abba..she calls Babba is on the show. She wants to watch Babba all the time. I just let her think it is her. It makes her happy! Last night she was getting out of the tub and she was standing in front of me while I dried her off a bit and she lifted my shirt and said baby and gave my belly a huge kiss. It was really sweet even if she doesn't know exactly what is going on.

New dress

2007-11-06T12:07:00.000-06:00

Well Mackenzie got a new dress from her MawMaw. I put it on her Sunday and tried to get her picture...well as you can tell it didn't go so well. Everything I did she did. If I squated down so did she...when I moved in front of her she came and stood beside me. So I thought I will get Jake to take a picture of both of us. Well he did and they are blurry. Well I guess I would just have to wait until next time to get a good picture. She did look adorable in it though. She is starting to copy me. If I laugh she laughs. If I cough she coughs. The other day Phil(my dog) threw up on the floor and Mackenzie saw it before I did...she looks at it and says Uh Oh, and points to it. I come in with a glass of water and a towel to clean it up and I put the water on it and then the towel and I stand on the towel to help pull up the mess...well she comes all the way from across the room to stand on the towel too and then I started to stomp on it a little to help the process and she stomps her little feet to help me too. I just smiled and told her what a big helper she is. She also helped me sweep the floor the other night. she got her little broome and went straight to Phil's food bowl and there were little pieces of food on the floor and she starts trying to sweep them up. I went and got the dust pan that goes with her broome and we cleaned it up together. She was so proud of herslef for helping mama. I can't believe she is 19 months old today. She is really growing up and is becoming more and more like a toddler and not so much like a baby everyday. I love her more than I ever thought possible to love someone. I can't wait to see the new baby and add to our family.

Happy Halloween

2007-11-01T08:47:00.000-05:00

Well Happy Halloween. Mackenzie loved the fun at the church last night. She went in all the rooms and did the games...and knew that she got some candy in her bag after the game was over. She had a blast. We even went through the Haunted House the youth had set up. She just looked and wasn't scared a bit. It was a very fun night and she was so tired...she was alseep before we pulled out of the parking lot. I couldn't get a good picture of her in her costume..too much going on I guess. I'll have to put her outfit back on her today and see if she will smile for me.

Stats

2007-10-30T16:02:00.000-05:00

Well just got back from Kenz's 18 month check up. Well I think the doctors scales are off by a pound, but maybe not. She weighs a whopping 17 1/2 lbs and is 29 1/2 in. tall. I don't know who she takes after?!? Not me of course. I was kinda hoping Jake's height would take over, but it looks like mine is so far. Maybe with the next one his gene's will take over. I just hope if the baby is a boy he is tall and not short like me. It is okay that Kenzie is so petite, she is a girl...and a girly girl at that. She has become increasingly attatched to her babies and has to take them everywhere. I think it is cute. Well she got her last shots and then she got a flu shot too. I didn't get her one last year, but she wasn't in daycare last year at this time...she was so sick to go to school then. It was a rough winter last year, and I hope this winter will be better for her. I mean her first Halloween through Christmas day was spent in doctors offices and hospitals. I hope she can avoid all that this year.

Beauty Pageant

2007-10-26T08:55:00.000-05:00

I didn't know if I told anyone, but two of my neices that live here were in the Beauty Pageant at the school for their first time ever and they both got a beauty. I mean I think they are beautiful, but for everyone else to think it to makes me feel good. They did great! We are so proud of them. Here are some fuzzy pictures of them. The little on is Shaylin she is 6 1/2 and Kayly she is almost 12. Way to go girls.

I am also including one of my brother and two of his boys waiting for Kayly to come out on stage. He looked so excited!

Dual Duty

2007-10-26T08:45:00.000-05:00

Last night as I was fixen to go to sleep I told Jake, I can't imagine not being to Kenzie whenever I want to on the monitor. I have a monitor that is like a little tv. I can see her every move. I love it. One of the best inventions ever. I thought as I turned off the light on the monitor...man I wish there was some way to see both my babies with out haveing ot buy two monitors. Well there are. They have extra camera's to go with it for this specific purpose. I was thrilled. modern technology is so cool. I can't wait to get it to try it out. Well on the pregnancy side of things...everything is great. I am wearing maternity clothes now...not really because I have to yet, but because they are so much more comfortable than my too tight pants and my too short and tight shirts. My clothes are so snug and so now I finally have a reason to wear my comfy clothes again. I know I will be so tired of them by June, but right now they are like I just went shopping and got all new clothes again. I also think I am showing earlier with this one. But maybe it is the extra weight I have gained in between kids. My mama said I am trying to pass this pudge off for baby...well maybe I am...but boy it makes me feel better.

Guess What?

2007-10-24T12:02:00.000-05:00

Okay, so guess what? We are pregnant again! We are excited and a little scared and nervous all at the same time. I just wanted to update you on what is going on with us. I asked Kenz if she wanted to be a big sister and she said no no! I don't think she really understood what a big sister is or maybe she did! :)

2007-10-22T10:08:00.000-05:00

Trip out West

2007-10-22T09:00:00.000-05:00

Well we are back from our trip out west. We had a very busy time and we had a lot of fun. Jake went to the BYU game and was in for a treat...a "Blizzard" as he called it came. He still enjoyed himself. We went from Salt Lake City, UT airport straight to Boise, ID and stayed at my sister Tammie's for a couple of days, then on to Shelley, ID, to stay with Jennifer. I got to go back to Rexburg and see the new Temple. It was really pretty, looks like St. Lewis. Boy has Rexburg changed. It has grown so much. Got to see Kenzie's babysitter Danielle for like 5 minutes just outside her work. I wished we could have spent more time with her. But I was glad to see her. We then went to Misty's in Orem, UT. It was nice to go to a smaller town. We had a good time. We went to Temple Square on Friday night. It was nice on Friday...then Saturday came and with it it brought snow. It was nice for Jake to see Real snow...and not Icy snow like here. I think he had a good time, and I know Mackenzie liked seeing all her cousins she has never met before, and I really loved seeing my sisters. I miss them already. It is nice to be home though.

Puppies

2007-10-11T14:47:00.001-05:00

I just want to let everyone know that Phil is not the only spoiled dog around. My mama has some pretty spoiled ones. This is a picture of my niece Kayly with the three of them, Mocha, Honey, and Lucy! Spoiled brats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Terrible Mother

2007-10-11T08:41:00.000-05:00

Okay, so I am a terrible mother. I have been so busy thinking of myself, that I have forgotten to tell you Mackenzie has finally started talking some. I guess I just kept telling myself that she doesn't say anything but Mama...but she says a lot of things now. Here is her list of clearly understandable words: Mama Daddy MawMaw Book Baby BaBa Dog GawCawrt (Golf Cart) Go Ride Bye Duck DiDi (Diane) erk (Work) Hey Hiey (Aunt Heidi) poon(spoon) cacker(Cracker) Mo(More) Okay Huh No, No Sock Nanny So as you can tell, she is really talking alot. I just haven't really realized it until yesterday. My baby isn't a baby anymore. Everyday I watch her and realize more and more she is a toddler. She is 18 months now and sometimes, thinks she is 10. She can get on and off the couch by herself most times. She hasn't thought of getting out of her crib...thank goodness. I am not ready for that I don't think. This morning she was so proud of herself, she can turn the light on and off. I love my little baby girl.

2007-10-09T08:38:00.000-05:00

Well we had a good weekend and lots of things going on. We went and saw Marlee Jade (MJ) on Saturday. Mackenzie wasn't sure if she likes her yet or not. She didn't like me holding her...so I had a alternate plan. I got my mother-n-law to met me at the hospital and she took Kenzie for me so that she could spend some time together and I could spend some time with Marlee. She is the sweetest baby. She looks just like her mama ( Megan). She is breastfeeding well with no problems. I am so glad for them. I can't wait to watch her grow and learn, just like Kenzie did. I wish the girls would become friends and love one another. I am so glad that I have a cousin that I am close to. We were always friends growing up and spent many fun times together as kids. We have lots of memories. We even now are still close and try to get together often. I love that our kids are close in age too. Kennedy is about 6 weeks younger than Mackenzie! Well anyway, I am going to put up some pictures of Mackenzie watching Dancing with the Stars last night. She just gets so excited when she sees it come on. I tried to get her dancing, but you really can't tell she was.

Marlee Jade Bardwell

2007-10-05T08:12:00.000-05:00

Well my brother-n-law and his wife had their baby. Marlee Jade was born Oct. 4, 2007. She weighed 8'10 and is 21 in. long. She has lots of black hair. Megan and Marlee are doing good. She wasn't in labor that long and there were no complications. I am so excited to see her. I am going down tomorrow and hopefully will get some cute pictures to put up so you can see her. I can't wait to hold her. We are going to the High School football game tonight. It is Homecoming and we try to never miss homecoming. Lots of my friends from high school are going to be there. Well I will post some pictures of Marlee on monday.

Dancing With the Stars

2007-10-03T09:20:00.000-05:00

We went to Mama's last night and Jake has fallen in love with a stray lab that found her way up to mama's. Not only did Jake fall in love with a new dog...but she fell in love with him. She was with him all day...riding on the 4-wheeler and everything. I had to hold her from following him when he left. She looked so sad. He wants to bring her home, so I guess we will have to see how Phil does with her...but she will be an outside dog. Maybe I'll let her come in and sleep at night....in her own bed, not mine! We will just have to see how it goes. She is very pretty and smart. Well in other news, we were watching Dancing With the Stars and Mackenzie actually loved it. When the girls would dance, she got up and danced her new moves. She has started to dance in a circle moving her legs and things and moving her hips some. She watched the whole show. She loved it...Maybe she will like dance class. I am going to put her in when she is 3. I think she will love it. She is starting to become very silly and doing things when you tell her to. Today is my parents anniversary. They have been married for 32 years today:) They have started on my brothers house. I am so excited for them. I can't wait to see it built. It looks quite big. I guess they need alot of space with four kids. Three very active boys. I know they will be glad to have their own space again. Living with mama and daddy is hard. I know we couldn't wait to be in our own place and then when we left...it was really weird. We felt very alone! kinda crazy, but after 8 months of living with someone and always having someone there it makes it hard to readjust to life on your own again. Well that is about it for us. We do have Homecoming this Friday, so we are going to that. Can't wait. I think Kenzie will like the game with all the pretty dresses and the band playing. She loves alot of commotion going on...she always has...even in my belly she would get really active when I was around a lot of noise and music. She is like her mama for sure.

Dieting

2007-10-01T09:47:00.000-05:00

Well inventory is over and I am still alive. No! it wasn't that bad. We did have to work all weekend, but Saturday and Sunday we got off around lunch. We actually did pretty good this year. Well my mother-n-law came up and kept Kenzie for me. Kenzie was perfect all weekend...only whined when I got home. She was so good for her. I am glad they got to spend that time together with out me or Jake there. Kenzie got up this morning asking for Maw...she kept pointing to the door and looking for her. It was cute. She missed her being there. To tell you truth...I miss her too. I wished we lived closer...but 2 hours isn't too bad. We try to see each other at least once a month. Sometimes me and Kenzie will drive about 1 1/2 to meet her to go shopping and things...just to get to see her. My house is actually clean right now and all my clothes are washed and put away, thanks to Granny and Mrs. Brenda. I didn't have to cook once or lift a finger all weekend. It was really nice. We stayed up way to late talking though. I am tired today. Well other than that not much has happened around here. I am starting a diet today. So pray for me that I will stick to it for a while. I am in desperate need of losing at least 15lbs. I need to lose 30, but 15 would be nice. I have just blossomed after marriage and pregnancy! It is amazing how your body changes after marriage and kids :P

Does anyone want to color?

2007-09-26T11:19:00.000-05:00

I bought Mackenzie some colors and a coloring book yesterday. She was so excited. She didn't get much on her page, but she sure thought she was doing a good job. We had a good time. I then pulled her slide out and let her show me just how much she has grown. When we first got the slide she didn't even know how to slide, but now she climbs up by herself with no help and slides with no problem. I look at her and think how fast time has gone by and how much she has learned and it just seems unreal to think she is defiantly not a baby anymore, she is a "Toddler" now. It makes me sad and then again so excited to see her growing so much. I love watching her learn new things...She gets so excited when she figures it out. I am so glad she is in my life and I would trade it for anything in this world. I love my little stinky girl.

Already a USM fan.

2007-09-25T14:56:00.000-05:00

We hope Southern Beats Boise States Butt :) We wish we could go to the game. My sister lives in Boise and Southern is playing there this week. Too bad we couldn't be there now...I would love to go to the game.

Tuesday's thoughts

2007-09-25T14:34:00.000-05:00

Well just wanted to say congrats to Richard and Erica and baby Ruby Anne. We hope everyone is doing great and can't wait to see pictures. Well I have still been thinking about the whole job situation. If I would have taken the job, I would have not had a paid vacation, no paid maternity leave(no not pregnant), I would have had to buy all new clothes...business casual! I only do casual. I wear flip flops to work everyday. I love that part. I just know that Heavenly Father has a plan for my life and when I do my part I just need to let him do his. He knows what I need at this time in my life and I have to accept that. I think it sounds strange to most people, but I couldn't go against the Lord. Sometimes we don't know why Heavenly Father points us in the directions he does until much later and then we look back and say....oh, maybe that is why :) Like when I decided to drop out of Ricks and move home...the day after I got home, I met Jake. Eventhough at the time he was married and I was certainly not interested in a non member, married older man. Much less to date anyone. Well little did I know that on that day, that I hadn't showered or fixed my hair that I would be meeting my Eternal Companion. He later seperated from his wife and actually moved in with my sister and brother-n-law. We were reintraduced and went on our first date almost a year after that first meeting. I was still not interested after all that time to start "DATING". I didn't want to just date anymore....I knew that the next "boyfriend" I had would be the guy I intended on marrying. Well Jake joined the church in March of 2002. We started "DATING" the first of June 2002...and were married June 5, 2003. It hasn't always been easy and we have had very hard times in the past 4 years. We have become stronger and closer to our Heavenly Father through every struggle. I would not change the path my life has taken or the blessings Heavenly Father has given to me and my family. Okay, enough of that. I am completely excited for our trip out west. I can't wait to go. I am a little nervous about taking Kenzie though. I just worry she will be one of those babies that screams the entire flight. I hope not! She has become such a good traverler. She very well in the car and maybe this will not be too bad either. The longest stretch is about 3 hours at once on the plane and maybe she will sleep through most of it. I hope so. I am busy today getting ready for Inventory at work. All I can say is overtime, overtime, overtime. I will not be getting in before 11 p.m. after Thursday. I am working late, Thursday, Friday and I have to work until about 7 on Saturday and then some on Sunday. I am not ready I don't think. Jake will be on his own with Kenzie on Thursday and then his mama is coming to stay with us this weekend...thank goodness. Jake has to work all weekend so that stinks. She will have a good time with Kenzie I think. I just hope Kenzie will nap for her and go to bed at night for her like a good girl. I can do it Saturday night, but Friday is what I am worried about. I just hope she takes a nap for her on Saturday and Sunday...she didn't last time she stayed with her. But I am sure she will do fine. Well if you have a chance you need to check out my friends blog. She is selling hairbows and they are really cute. So check it out Two Little Ladybugs.

NO GO!

2007-09-21T16:34:00.001-05:00

Well I hate to inform everyone...but I am not going to be changing jobs...After some prayer and a lot of thinking I just don't think it is a wise choice to make. I will be staying at my current job for now.

2007-09-21T08:35:00.000-05:00

On our way to "School" she got a little silly. I had my camera and decided to take a picture of her actually smiling. Well I got some. Usually my camera misses her smiling somehow. I know it is my camera and not my picture taking ability. :) Well anyway...here are some recent pictures of my sweet baby.

So Exciting

2007-09-20T08:50:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to say congratulations to my cousin Leslie, Clay, and of course Kennedy!!! They are going to be adding to their cute family. Les is about 5 weeks along. I am so excited for them. I Guess it is my turn now! HA! Well see :D I can't wait to meet her or him. I hope everything goes as smooth as it did with Kennedy! I love y'all and will see y'all this weekend.

It's over

2007-09-19T14:43:00.001-05:00

Well I finally got some balls (sorry if someone found this offensive) and told my boss I "QUIT". Okay so I didn't shout it...I actually cried. I like where I work and I am hoping I am making the right decision by moving jobs. It is always scary to do for me. I like normal and I like change it is just hard at first. But that is what life is all about, right? She said I have done an excellent job and she hated to lose me, but that she completely understood. She wasn't mad, just a Little shocked I guess. But boy the relief I feel is enormous.

Well not much going on at home. Just another typical week for us...busy as usual. Kenzie was a ill pill yesterday by bath time. She screamed the whole time she took a bath, and the whole time she got dressed, and while she gave her daddy kisses nite nite....And then guess what, oh, your good!!! Cried when I laid her down too. But that didn't last too long and she was sound asleep until about an hour after she went to sleep we hear a loud scream and rush in her room. She must have just been dreaming because when I touched her she was still crying with her eye's closed like I wasn't even there. I picked her up and she never woke up, but did stop crying. After that we didn't hear a peep until about 7:05 when I had to wake her up to get dressed. Well other than that little drama...nothing new!

P.S. No this picture was not yesterday, but it is how most of her screaming starts out looking like! But her face gets much much worse.

Job

2007-09-17T10:44:00.000-05:00

I am so silly, I didn't even tell you the most exciting news...I got a new job. I will be about 10 miles from home instead of 46 miles. I will work from 8-4:30 and off on Friday at 4. I will be the receptionist/bookkeeper for a CPA's office. I am so excited about it. I haven't told my boss yet. I am just kinda scared to. I don't want her to feel abandoned...but you know I have to do what is best for my family and myself. Right now, with my current job, I work from 8-5. I drop Mackenzie off at daycare at 7:15 and pick her up at 5:45...she is then in bed by 7. I don't get to spend a lot of time with her, and maybe that is why she is stuck to me like glue, when I am around. With my new job, I will be able to work and get to spend more time with her. I am really excited about it. Wish me luck tell my boss.