Crazy is our life... But Crazy we LOVE

Lady A Concert

2012-02-15T08:11:00.000-08:00

I bought tickets for Lady A back in January. It was a sold out show. The best show ever though. My friend Loretta. We had a blast we started it out by going to In N Out for dinner. Yum. Then we went to the concert. It was already packed. Our seats were the way top, like the back row top. We could not see the screen so well, but the music was still awesome. I really had a good time. I was ever more excited that 2 of my other favorite bands were there Thompson Square and Derris Rucker. They all did a great job. I was so happy that Thompson Square sang my song. "Are you going to kiss me or not." loved it.
When Lady A came on it was crazy. They did so good. They sang all my favorite songs and I just loved everything about it. The whole time I sang, I screamed and just danced like crazy. I had a wonderful time. I was very sad Kevin didn't want to go. He was the only thing missing from a perfect night. Maybe next time he will join me. I was lucky that he stayed home and watched the girls. The girls liked spending time with their daddy. Thank you babe for letting me go and enjoy my time. I just am so thankful for him.

Anniversary

2012-02-15T07:22:00.000-08:00

So lets start with Feb 10th. Well we both had to work so it was not like we did much. I made Kevin a book that had many good moments in it. From November to the Super bowl. It was not very long but he liked it. We then had Denny and Brittney Green come over for a Jazz game. They lost. But it was still way fun. It was nice to just hangout with the kids and not worry about anything. Sometimes that's the best in life. (right) So Saturday we got up, Kevin played church ball, I went to a work meeting and then we both ended up at home together again. We had planned to go to the DI. Which is always fun. First we went to Lunch at Denny's. Not bad for a quick bite. Then we went to the Di. We got Kevin's mom a TV for 15 bucks. What a steal. (lol) then we just came back and took a nap. I got on pintrest and that never happens so I was happy. We then got ready to go out to Dinner to the Cheesecake factory. I love it. So good. We drive all the way down and it's a 2 hour wait. I am like are you kidding me. We didn't care. We waited anyways. Your friends Lorrta and Shane came with us. They have never been so they wanted to come also. We walked around the fashion point mall and had some chocolate and got our hands all cleaned for a place called Body Bath. (I think), So it's time to go check in and see where we are at with the dinner thing. They said like 45 more min, Yay. We went to the North Face store. (I so wanted anything from there.) It's a very nice and expensive store. Walked out empty handed. We were able to eat and it was so GOOD. Oh I loved it. Our friends enjoyed there time also. The food was great. Kevin and I got a cheesecake and than then came out and sung to us. Yay I love it when people sing to me. I love it. So much fun. We all had a great time at dinner. Worth the wait for sure. I am so lucky to Have a wonderful husband to treat me to my favorite place. Thank you Babe!

5 Years

2012-02-10T08:25:00.000-08:00

We have been married for 5 years. We have had some good times and some not so good times, but even when things got so bad and hard, we didn't give up. I am thankful for Kevin in my life. Without him I would not have two beautiful girls, which we love so much. I just want everyone who reads this to know how much I do love Kevin. I know I have told some negative things about our marriage to others, but I also want you all to know what a great loving man he is, a great father to the girls. Kevin is wonderful and puts up with me and all my baggage. (trust me it's a lot.) With out Kevin I don't think I would really know what life is. I use to always think that you fall in love, get married, have kids and that's your life. I know now that everyday you should fall in love with your spouse all over again. I have not done that. I can see the affect it had on us. I do believe that I am now falling in love with Kevin everyday. Kevin has brought me many good days. He brings me joy in this world, I do love him and am thankful for his love to me. We are the type who does not say it daily, and that's ok. I do know that my husband loves me anyways. For the good and the bad. I think that is what true love is. Someone who will love you even when you hurt them the most. I know I have done things in our marriage to hurt Kevin, but he is still here with me. That's love. So to my wonderful husband Kevin. I do love you. I want you to know. I know on our wedding day we danced to the song " The day before you. " I would like to have a new song and this is what it is.

" God gave me YOU"

I’ve been a walking heartache
I’ve made a mess of me
The person that I’ve been lately
Ain’t who I wanna be

But you stay here right beside me
And watch as the storm blows through
And I need you

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you
Gave me you

There’s more here than what we’re seeing
A divine conspiracy
That you, an angel lovely
Could somehow fall for me
You’ll always be love’s great martyr
And I’ll be the flattered fool
And I need you

God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you

On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I can’t do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I pray we never undo

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you, gave me you.
He gave me you.

I love you Kevin.

Family time!

2012-02-07T14:46:00.001-08:00

I just love all of them! We have some great times!

Family

2012-01-23T18:45:00.000-08:00

Our family
Kevin is still working up on base. He has been there for about a year and half. He seems to like it very much. He is still in school. Last year for him. We can do it. As for me I have a new job. I work as a bridal consultant in Riverdale. I only work a few days a week. I have only been there a week. I seem to like it a lot. It is something I have wanted to do for a while. I love weddings and I love planning them. I am still able to be home with my kids, which seems to be working out best. I am grateful for this new chapter of my life. I am grateful to be doing something I know I can move forward with. I am lucky to have a husband to help me in my dreams.
Kevin and I are working hard together to make a happy family.

My Kallie
Kallie is walking and now running, she is always trying to keep up with Kanyon. She loves to do everything with Kanyon. Kallie is talking really good for her age. She try's to say words to us. She loves to play with anyone, Kallie is not as shy as Kanyon was. She really is a sweetheart. Her and Kanyon can sit and play with the doll house, have a tea party and watch TV together. They really are best friends. I think as they get older they will be very close. Kallie goes to nursery in a few more months, we are very excited about that. She will do fine. I love my little Kallie.

My Kanyon
Kanyon is loving preschool, in South Weber. She is learning lots of neat things at school, she brought home a bag of water, she goes lets put this outside and see if it turns to solid. She just loves to learn, I am very proud of her. She just started primary and is learning so much and making lots of new friends. She is a fun and loving girl. She can make you laugh all day. Her new favorite words are " I am freaking out mom" " Oh great" "come on honey" She loves to be a big sister. Kanyon loves to sing. She can sing her new primary songs and even sings to Adel. We want her to sing whenever she wants. She is really starting to show more of her personality. We love it. She is a joy in our home.

Heaven!

2011-12-08T15:22:00.000-08:00

Theses were made today. They sure made me happy. Kevin is now done with school. Tonight we are going to have a nice dinner and theses wonderful cookies for after to celebrate.

Birthday Boy!

2011-12-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

Today is Kevin's Birthday. He is now 28. (Big Guy)

Last night I threw him a surprise party at our house. I don't have any pictures, but just so you all can get a idea in your head. His face was priceless. He had no idea I was planning a party. I have been planning it for 2 weeks now. It was a great success. It was getting tricky when it come down to going to dinner. Let me just say, I pulled it off.
Ok first thing. I had gotten Kayla to babysit like 2 weeks ago. She was so excited. Then the tree's fell down and we had to spend the whole day helping clean up the tree's. I needed to make a cake, So I ended up doing it over at Sharon's. I was also getting the plates and cups ready, all while he was at the dump with the tree branches. Then the cake was not done, but Kevin wanted to go home and get some stuff done. I am like ok. Thinking I need to get the cake back here though by 5. How am I going to pull that off? So Brad said, "Kim take my truck with the tree in it, then bring it back, then I will bring you back home with the cake." Perfect I said. So I take the truck, with the tree. I work really fast to clean up and get the tree up so that way I have more time to get everything done. Well that all worked out, then we are done with the tree and Kevin said He doesn't want to go out tonight because he has to study and was to tired from the tree work. Um no, we need to go out, We have people coming over at 7. So yeah buck up and lets go. Did I say that? No.
I simply said, I think it would be nice to just get out, you can pick out your gift at Kohl's. Kayla is already planning on coming over so lets just stick to the plan. He said yes, not wanting to, but we left. Now we have 2 Kohls one in Layton, and one in Clinton. We always go to Clinton. But last night I made a point to go to Layton, and then the mall. Well this was the tricky part. We live by a cemetery and always pull around the back. I couldn't have us go though the parking lot because of the cars in the back. Not a good idea. So I had to say lets go to the Wendy's on 89, I like it better. (all the same but still), that way we can pull up in the front and not the back. Man it was tricky. Then we get to Wendy's and Kevin gets food. I was so nervous I didn't get much to eat. So we pull in the front and get in the house, I am just standing there, and he goes, "will you just walk in the house" I go down the hall and everyone is there, and we all say surprise. Kevin just stood there for about 1 min and thinking what is going on. It was awesome. He had no idea. He then asked how I pulled it off. I told him how hard it was to do things different and not go to the same stores, or the same way home. He was so out of it yesterday he didn't think about it. But looking back he said he should have picked up on all the clues. They were right in front of him. The cake, the Wendy's on 89, the Kohls in Layton. We need to go out. Just little things. But we all had fun and played games, and just enjoyed each other company. He said I will never get away with that again! Good because it was tricky the first time!

What kinda surprises have you done for someone else?

Christmas Tree

2011-12-04T08:22:00.000-08:00

So this tree is the top of Sharon and Brad's tree from when it fell down. We took it home and made it our own tree. Kevin likes to say, " Honey it's our Christmas tree and it looks great."
Man I sure love the way he is so positive.

Do you have a real or fake tree this year?

The wind storm!

2011-12-04T08:00:00.000-08:00

Thursday was a big wind storm. This is what happened to the trees. Sharon lost 2 pine trees, and Larry and Judy lost a 50 foot tree in the front yard. Thank goodness no big time damage was done. We all pulled together Saturday morning to do a South Weber clean up. It was crazy, but kinda fun. It's so crazy what a wind storm can do.

Vegas Trip

2011-11-15T09:30:00.000-08:00

VEGAS ROCKS

I won I won
(see that little bag of change on the corner of the slot machine. Yeah I left it there. )

Kevin and Matt
(Not so happy to be in the casino)

Being goofy!

Jenny and I
(We liked goofing around)

My and my awesome Husband

Kevin, Kim, Kim, Chad, Matt, and Jenny
(We all kinda hung out together most of the time.)

Jenny, Kim, and Kim

The group

Kevin showing Chad how to dance dance.
(Kevin pretty much rocked the house on this. He had people watching him and cheering them on.)

Matt and Kevin. They were so good. Matt and Kevin use to play this back in
HIGH SCHOOL

Over looking the city.

The Phantom Of the Opera.

So the Vegas trip was so much fun.
We went with no KIDS. I know sad right, but over all it was fun. I did miss my GIRLS so much. I do think Kevin and I needed this trip more then anything right now. It was worth it. Even though Vegas can be a very dirty town, we mad the best of it. We ate out like every night. Some of the things we did were this.

1. Walked the Strip
2. Saw a Magic show and I was a volunteer and I loved it. He was so good.
3. We rode the New York New York Ride. Jenny and were together. I think I liked it more then her.
4. Ate at the Cheesecake Factory. I loved the food, so freaking good. I am happy they have one in salt Lake.
5. Hot tub in the morning. Was so nice to just sit and enjoy.
6. Saw the Bellagio Hotel and Water show. My most favorite thing to do while in Vegas. It's just peaceful
7. We went to some MMA gyms. I have never seen a gym type thing before and I loved it. we got to meet some fighters. It was pretty cool.
8.Saw Phantom of the Opera. I loved it. I can't get over how good it was. The whole show was wonderful. The way they did the stage, the music, songs, the love story. It was just wonderful.
9.Shopping at the outlets. I got a bottle of perfume I have never had one before and I am glad I got it.
10. Spent the whole weekend with Kevin. It was great to be with him and just have a good weekend with each other.

(Have you ever left for a weekend with no kids? If so where did you go?)

And the month ends!

2011-11-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

Us at the MAZE

Matt, Jenny, (Their boy Bradly) Kim and Kevin

Kanyon and her day care friends

Miss piggie

Kallie gets a turn

Trick or Treat

Halloween Party

My cute girls

Kanyon ad her scary Teeth

Little Pig

Little Kitty

Kim and Kallie

Cute family

Yes, BYU and UTAH

She's up there, You just cant see her

Kanyon Running to the next house

Ok, so I know there are a ton of pictures, But this month was busy.

I am not a fan of HALLOWEEN, but this year was different. It was so much fun watching Kanyon TRICK or TREAT. She did a great job, she ran from house to house, she was so cute about it, said thank you to about every house, and even a few homes she said "LOVE YOU"... so cute. Kallie was so cute in her little pig, she didn't want the hood on, but we kept putting it on anyways. What a joy. We also were able to go to a CORN MAZE with some friends (Matt and Jenny). That was so much fun. It had been a long time sinse we had gone. I hope next year we can do a haunted house. Kanyon and Kallie are still scared of little things like that. Kanyon was scared of our house at first. She would say in her little girl voice " Scared of the house mom" I would say "oh KANYON it's ok, it's not real"
Kanyon is now in preschool and dance. She will ask everyday if she is going to preschool or dance. she has learned some really fun songs at school, she sings them all the time... so cute. Kallie will start to sing with her in the car and stuff. It's super cute. Kallie wants to be like her big sister so much. They get along pretty good, I just LOVE my girls.
So pretty much this month flew by. I am sure the rest of the year will also. Crazy.

(What were you and your kids for HALLOWEEN?)

Random

2011-10-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

Kemper and Kanyon

Kayla and Kim

My little Kallie

Larissa and Kim

Pumkin Patch

2011-10-30T08:35:00.000-07:00

The Patch

Sisters

Colton and all the kids

Kanyon and her Pumpkin

Hay ride

Kanyon and Maggie

Kayla and Kallie

Waiting to go.

What a great day we had, the Pumpkin patch was lots of fun. Rashelle's family came down from Idaho and we did lots of fun things.
Had a blast at the pumpkin patch
Went to the mall
Had a birthday party
Cut down 2 big tress in the back
Went to the pet store

I was so happy my older sister was able to come and visit. Cant wait for 2 years to fly by and she can move back!

Cabana

2011-09-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

Well Kevin did it again! He is so talented, he can build anything he sets his mind to. This summer he wanted to build a cabana, he started in the middle of July, and got done last night. It sure looks nice, he put a fan underneath and we had dinner last night under it. It was sure nice. I am very proud of Kevin, I would never have the talent to do this. I didn't help at all. This was all Kevin. He worked many nights and weekends on this cabana. Way to go honey!
We are very lucky to have you! Thanks Kevin for all you do!

Birthday Party (Kanyon and Kallie)

2011-09-27T10:23:00.000-07:00

The girls birthdays are only 3 days apart. We had their birthday party together this year. We had our family and friends come and have a BBQ. We like doing this every year. I think Kallie really liked her cake, she had it everywhere. She was sure happy to eat it. I am thankful for my children it was so much fun having their birthday party together!

Camping trip. (back in Aug)

2011-09-27T09:54:00.000-07:00

We went camping at Heise Hot Springs, back in Aug, we had so much fun.
The boys went golfing, we went on a hike, the zoo, Rexberg and even a farmers market. We didn't like all the rain and wind storms, but over all we had blast. I love camping and spending time with the family. It's nice when all my family can come together. Looking forward to next years trip!

What is your favorite place to go with your family?

Birthday girls

2011-09-02T15:57:00.000-07:00

My girls both have a birthday this week, Kanyon's was on Wednesday and Kallie's is Saturday. I am lucky to have both of my girls in my life. I am grateful for them both.
Can you tell what girl is which?

4th of July

2011-06-30T17:38:00.000-07:00

Coeur D' Alene, Idaho

Yes we are out of here! Going on a trip to see Rashelle and Danny and the girls. We are very excited. We are going to go to a race way, see the fireworks over this Lake, go to Canada, Kevin will golf at this golf cousre and just be with family. I am not looking forward to the drive, but it will be worth it in the end. (if only i could get her back with me, still thinking of how)

2011-06-30T17:27:00.000-07:00

We went on a little trip to Steamboat Springs, The girls had a good time. We all did. Kanyon loved the swimming and eating out. Kallie not so much the swimming. While we were there we did the big alpine slide, (Kanyon's favorite) went hiking, saw some water falls, went mini golfing, got lost in a maze, had some way nice food, ate out every night! Went biking to a farmers market, ate new food at the market. We played spades before bed and just over all had a great time. We really like going to Steamboat Springs!

Girl time!

2011-06-29T20:51:00.001-07:00

Kanyon got her first pedicure

She sat so still, she did so good. She even got a flower on the big toe. She felt so big. It was so fun for me to take her and get that done. It was just the two of us. She loved it. I loved it too. I also got my done, they always turn out so good. I love summer time, so I can show off my pretty toes!

9 Months

2011-06-03T12:44:00.000-07:00

My baby is now 9 months! The things she can do are:

Crawling EVERYWHERE

Eating people food, (little things)

Stand up next to stuff now

Sleep though the night

Make spit bubbles

She is outgoing and loves to be around people

And Just be herself.

Kallie is 16 pounds and 26 inches long.

The Doctor said everything looks good with her and she is doing great. We are so happy to have Kallie in our little family. She's so much fun. She has been getting up at like 7 to just come in and lay with me. She's love to hug and kiss me. Just so cute.

WHEN

2011-05-30T17:12:00.000-07:00

When will it be spring?
When can we go out and play?
When can we go swimming and not be cold?
When can I drive with my windows down and look cool? When will the snow stop?

I ASK WHEN?

Can you tell I am bugged. Well I am. I am sick of being inside, My girls need to be out and playing. It's time to PLAY, not time to be doors!
That's all I have to say about that.

Birthday!

2011-05-04T05:59:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was my birthday. For many people who don't know me very well, don't know that I love my birthday, I always have. It's something I look forward to every year. Even if I don't do anything, I still love it. This year I got to do something with my friend Kim, we also share our birthday's. So we went to cafe Rio for dinner, I have never tried something new, I have had the same thing for over 5 years now. Well today I got something new. I had the chicken burrito. Wow was that thing big, but I sure ate the whole thing, and it was so good. I am happy I have something else I like now. After dinner we went to the mall, We walked around and found that we wanted to buy pretty much everything in Down east. I think I am going back this week. We then came back and played cards. I love to play spades, it's my most favorite game. Overall I had a great day. I am very glad I was able to spend it with my Hubby and friend.
I am now 26 years old. I feel like I have done so much over this past year, I am grateful for everything I have learned and was able to do! Lets see what 26 is all about!

Easter!

2011-04-24T17:40:00.000-07:00

Kanyon in her Easter dress

We colored eggs at my parents house, Kallie just enjoyed eating Cheerios.

Over all we had a good time. Easter this year was simple. Got the girls dresses and called it good. Kallie ended up being really sick. Kevin and Kanyon went to dinner at his parents and Kallie and I stayed home. Poor girl pretty much messed her first Easter.

Ranch Chicken

2011-04-12T19:02:00.000-07:00

Ranch Chicken

6-8 Chicken breasts
1 cup Corn Flakes
1 cup Shredded Parmesan
1 cube butter (melted)
1 packet of Ranch Dressing Mix

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together Corn Flakes, Parmesan and Ranch packet. Cut the chicken in half, dip the chicken in the melted butter then in the corn flake mixture and place into baking dish. Pour the remaining butter on top and bake for 45-50 minutes uncovered. Enjoy!!!

We love this new dinner! It's a top 5 for our family!

2011-03-30T18:31:00.000-07:00

I think we have a dancer, She was crying and I put on some tune's and then I got this! So happy!

House Hunting

2011-03-29T13:11:00.000-07:00

Well Kevin and I have been watching house hunters for so long that we are starting to get very picky with what we want. So now we just look on Ksl for houses. It's something fun we like to do, then on Sunday we took a drive and looked at houses we had found on ksl. We really want a big back yard, something for the kids to run and play. They just don't make houses the way we want. So we got thinking of maybe just buying a lot and building our own, we could build it the way we want and save a ton of money. I think that is a great idea, they only problem with that is TIME. If we build a house it will take lots of time.

Reason number 1. We still need to save for a down payment on a lot. 2. After we buy the lot we need to save for about a year to get another good loan to start building. 3. Kev wants to do it himself, (with help for many,) just not hire a contractor. So we are thinking about it. It would be a long time till we can move. At least 3 years, If we buy a home pre built then we are thinking like 2 years to get a down payment and start moving in. There is just so much that I want in my home, Am I willing to wait to build?

The things I want in a home/ Or would like to have!

1.Back Yard

2. Own Bathroom with a garden Tub

3.4 or 5 Bedrooms

4. Wrap around pouch

5.3 car Garage

6.Big Family room

7.Large Kitchen with updated stuff

8.Open floor plan

9.Walk in Closet

10. A place to entertain

I know sounds long,but when you think about it, that is normal things now days!

What kinda things do you took for in buying a HOME?

Disney On Ice

2011-03-19T14:57:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we went to Disney on Ice. We had never been, and Oh my it was awesome. Kallie just loved all the lights and sounds. Kanyon could not sit still. I think she liked the end when toy story came out the most. Maybe next year she will enjoy it.

What is your favorite Disney Character?

Good or Bad Idea?

2011-03-17T13:00:00.000-07:00

Such a big help

That's what I walked into after going to the Bathroom. Not a good idea to leave cereal where Kanyon can get it.

Kallie's new Chair

2011-03-12T09:12:00.000-08:00

She loves to sit in the high chair now. It makes my life easy now, just make dinner and she can watch. She is growing up so fast. Makes me sad.

Hair cut

2011-03-12T09:06:00.000-08:00

We have been wanting Kanyon's hair cut for a while now. I love it. She is not happy in the Picture, but it's cute on her.

Burger Bar, In N Out and 5 Guys!

2011-03-09T12:45:00.000-08:00

Five guys!

The Roy Burger Bar!

In N Out Burger!

So my Friend is writting a paper and wants to know what you think is BEST. It has to be one of these 3.

6 Months

2011-03-04T08:52:00.000-08:00

Time has gone by so fast. Kallie is 6 months. What a joy she is. Some of her things she is doing.

1.Rolling over, and everywhere

2.Laughs when you tickle her

3.Loves to hug her blankets

4. Loves baby food. She can eat and eat.

5.Not sleeping though the night. Don't know what to do.

6.Loves to stand and dance to music.

7.She will lay and play with her toys pretty good.

8.Almost sitting up

9.She loves to smile at the camera.

10. Just loves life.

We just are so happy Kallie is in our family. Kanyon and Kallie are so cute together. I love having 2 girls. They can play dress up, dance, play with barbies, babies and just be best friends. I love it.

Emily Or Chantal?

2011-03-02T13:41:00.000-08:00

Which girl will WIN Brad's heart?

Tell me what you think!

Family Pictuers

2011-02-23T14:54:00.000-08:00

We finally got our family pictures done. We had Larissa's friend Vanessa take them. She did a great job. We took them buy some old buildings behind the Kaysville theather. It was a great day. The weather was just wonderful. I hope you enjoy them.

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2011-02-23T14:49:00.000-08:00

Rashelle's Visit

2011-02-23T14:43:00.000-08:00

We also went to the Temple. We had a good time. I learned more history about the Salt Lake Temple. I really had a good time. I was glad we were able to go down and enjoy our time there.

Over all I had so much fun seeing me family. I love it when we all get to be together. We always have fun, tell many jokes and have good laughs. My week could not have been better. I am lucky to have a great family.

Rashelle's Visit

2011-02-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun when Rashelle, Danny, Hailey, Emily, Abby, And Maggie. We went to Salt lake, We took the front runner down and just had a good time. It was the second time we had been on the train. Kanyon really had a good time, she thought it was great.

We then went to this museum place, it was all on space. The kids liked being able to run around and jump on the moon, and play on mars.

Suprised

2011-02-17T06:26:00.000-08:00

I love getting roses. I love them even more when they are sent to my work.
Yes this is what Kev did. He sent them to my work. Thanks babe! I love them and Love you!

Busy week!

2011-02-14T13:43:00.001-08:00

I am so happy to have Rashelle and Danny and there funny girls. This week kicked off to a great start, We were able to get some family pictures done, it's only been 5 months and we don't have any good family picture's with Kallie. We took them in Kaysville. Larissa has a friend who did a great job. It was so nice to have great weather and my girls were good. (even Kanyon).

We then went to church and Kanyon was good the whole time. Kallie kinda was. I got set apart in church for my new calling. I am a RS Enrichment night leader. I am very excited about it. I think I will do good in it. I love to plan parties and I have lots of new ideas. So that was great way to start my week. I just love going to church, for some reason it makes my day and weeks much better..

This week will be busy. I have to work a few days and the state lady is coming, we get kinda stressed about that, just extra paper work has to be done, and make sure everything is working and fixed the state law way.

I am so excited to spend the week with my family. Going to In n Out, Chuck e Cheese, Salt Lake, Sam's club, the parks, Just doing whatever Rashelle and the girls want to do. Tonight we are having a sleep over. Emily is staying tonight. We are going to have so much fun playing Just dance and doing hair and nails. I can't wait for tonight.

This is also Cody's last week before his mission. He leaves in like 9 days. I have mixed feelings about it. I am very excited for him, yet very sad, we have became really close over the last few years. It will be kinda hard not to call him and just talk. I do know he will be a great Missionary. I am thankful he has the desire to serve the Lord. I know he will do great things out in California.

So yeah lets hope my week is good and the weather stays nice.

Love

2011-02-10T05:01:00.000-08:00

That's right today is Kevin and mine 4Th Anniversary. I can't believe we have been married 4 years. We have loved every min of it. We are not perfect, but we sure have made it work. I am so in love with my wonderful husband. I thank the Lord everyday for sending this great man to me!

Love my Girls

2011-02-06T09:08:00.000-08:00

I just love theses two cute kids.

Should I complain? Or be Grateful?

2011-02-02T15:25:00.000-08:00

Not even worth it!

Why would this person drive?

Pretty Picture

I think this explains it's self

Just so cute

He will be there a while

Good thing I am staying home

On a freeway

That's really deep

So cold

Cold??

Glad this is not me!

Now this is where I want to be!

2011-02-02T11:26:00.000-08:00

So our basement keep flooding this past month. Every night it would flood. Kevin bought a alarm thing that when the water would hit it, it would beep, the beeping is a loud sound. It would go off every 4 hours and that was a joke. We had to shop vac it up, not fun. I felt so bad for the renters and Kevin. They both would take turns cleaning up the water. So a week of this crap we had to find the problem, we were really hoping it was not coming in from the walls. We looked at the walls and no leaks, so then we thought maybe it was the sump pump that was going out. Sure enough it was. It was not working. Kev took the old one out and it was about 30 years old. (give or take a few years) So we bought a new one, one that will work really good. So we hope. Kev is so good he hooked the thing up and ran outside to see if it worked. It did. He said it was like Christmas all over again because he saw water coming from the pipe. We were all happy. Now that it's Feb we have not had any problems at all. The only thing we need to worry about is the water freezing over the pipe outside. If that happens we will be in trouble again. So far it's ok. But with this stupid weather it could happen. Kev left for work today and it was 0 dreges outside. It sure feels like -100(lol) I hate having to leave the house when it's that cold. I want to have a fire place that works and read my book. Oh well I guess that's the way life is.

Talk in church.. 1-30-11

2011-01-30T16:46:00.000-08:00

I was asked to give a talk in church, this is what i said! I did how ever give my testimony which i did not type.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, is the God of miracles, on one occasion, he said to the Jewish believers “and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
Can any miracle compare with that one which is provided by Jesus? He healed the sick, cast out devils, calmed the storm and even raised the dead. But can any miracle be equal to that one which frees men from fetters of ignorance, superstition, and transgression? The Prophet Joseph Smith said: “It is better to save a man then raise a one from the dead.”
Repentance and forgiveness are part of the glorious climb toward exaltation. In God’s plan, a man must voluntarily make this climb, for the element of free agency is basic. Man chooses for himself, but he cannot control the penalties. They are immutable. Little children and mental incompetents are not held responsible, but all others will receive either blessings, advancements, and rewards, or penalties and deprivation, according to their reaction to God’s plan when it is presented to them and to their faithfulness to that plan. The Lord wisely provided for this situation and made it possible that there might be good and evil, comfort and pain. The alternatives give us a choice and thereby growth and development.
Before the many elements of repentance are set in motion there has to be a first step. That first step is the turning point at which the sinner consciously recognize his sin. This is the awakening, the conviction of guilt. Without this there can be no true repentance because there is no acknowledgement of sin.
There are many souls too stubborn to admit their sins even to themselves. They have no escape.
We have to become aware of the gravity of our sins, we can condition our minds to follow such process as will rid us of the effects of the sin. Alma tried to convey this to Corianton when he said: “let your sins trouble you, with that trouble which shall bring you down unto repentance.. Goes on to say, Do not endeavor to excuse yourself in the least point.” Alma 42:29-30
Being truly sorrow full is when a man is sorry before he is apprehended. He is sorry even if his secret is never known about. You need to have the full desire to make voluntary amends. Repentance of the godly type means that one can recognize the sin and voluntary and without pressure from the outside sources begins his transformation.
The recognition of guilt should give one a sense of humility, of a "broken heart and contrite spirit," and bring him to the proverbial "sackcloth and ashes" attitude. This does not mean that one must be servile and self effacing to the destructive point, but rather one must have a honest desire to right the wrong.
It is not real repentance until one has chose to abandoned the error of his way and started a new path. Someone once said that there is only one way to quit a bad habit, and that is to stop. The saving power does not extend to him who merely wants to change his or her life.
D&C 58: 43 By this ya may know if a man repenteth of his sins, behold, he will confess them and forsake them.
One must not be surprise that effort is required, and merely desire. Ralph Parlette puts it this way:
Strength an struggle go together. The supreme reward of struggle is strenght. Life is a battle and the greatest joy to overcome. The pursuit of easy things make men weak. Do not equip yourselves with superior power and hope to escape the responsibility and work. It cannot be done. It is following the lines of least resistance that makes rivers and men crooked. Again that was from Ralph Parlette.
The Lord cannot save men in their sins but only from their sins, and only when they have shown true repentance.
I am going to summarize a story. Ok so this family had been trying to get to the temple for some time now, the father was a slave to alcohol most of his adult life, but though the church programs he must give it up. With such great effort he quit drinking. He had moved many miles away from the area where his drinking friends had lived. Over time he and his wife were able to go to the temple, something the wife had dreamed about for years. This is what she has always wanted. The happy day came and they went into the city for the great event. They each had some errands to run. As it happened, the husband ran into some old friends who had invited him to a bar. No, he would not go he had said, he had other important things to do. Well, he could take just a soft drink, they kept urging. So finally he relented. But by the time he was to meet his wife at the temple he was so incapacitated that the family went home in disgrace and sorrow and major disappointment. Months had passes and a new reformation had taken place and was ready again for the temple. Sad to say the same experience was repeated. He knew he was strong enough now to resist, but again the temple opportunity had to wait. Sadly enough, he had passed away before another reformation could come.
Repentance is in inseparable from time. That is why we should not wait for the life beyond this, but should abandon bad habits and weaknesses while on this earth.
President Joseph F. Smith put restitution in it's proper place as a part of the pattern of repentance: True repentance is not only sorrow for sins, and humble penitence and contrition before God, but it involves the necessity of turning away from them. a discontinuance of all evil practices and deeds, a thorough reformation of life, a vital change from evil to good, from vice to virtue from darkness to light. Not only so, but make restitution, so far as possible, for all the wrongs we have done, to pay our debts, and restore to God and their rights- that which is due them from us.
In the process of repentance we must restore completely where possible, otherwise restore to the maximum degree attainable. And through it all we must remember that the pleading sinner, desiring to make restitution for his acts, must also forgive others of all offenses committed against him. The Lord will not forgive us unless our hearts are fully purged of all hate, bitterness and and accusation against our fellowmen.
Since we all sin in greater or lesser degree we are all in need of constant repentance. One can hardly keep all the commandments in one day, a week, a month, or a year. This is a effort which must be extended through the remainder of one's years. We need to have major dedication to the Lord through many years. When we are repenting for something we must do it wholehearted, the scripture uses the phrase,: " with all his heart" When we repent we must involve an all out, total surrender to the program of the Lord. The transgressor is not truly repentant who neglects his tithing, misses church meetings, breaks the sabbath, fails in family prayers, and does not sustain the authorities of the church. God cannot show forgiveness unless the transgressor shows true repentance which speads to all area's of his life.
In the church we have learders who are called upon to judge members in their transgression. They carry a heavy burden of responsibility, with their aid and though sincere repentance, the sinner may make the adjustments which will restore him to full fellowship with the church. The same kind of repentance will assure him the miracle of God's forgiveness.
Being forgiven of or sins is one of the most glorious principles God ever gave to man. Just as repentance is a Divine principle, so is forgiveness. If we didn't have this principle there would be no point in crying repentance. Because this principle is so divine an invitation is held out to all. Come, repent of your sins and be forgiven.
The church has a mission to call people everywhere to repent. Whether you be a member or non member of the church you can partake of the miracle of forgiveness. God can wipe away tears of anguish, and remorse and consternation and fear and guilt. Dry eyes will replace the wet ones, and smiles of satisfaction will replace the worried and anxious look.
It is such a relief, such a comfort, and a great joy. Just knowing that your sorrow and sin can be forgiven and cleansed and purified if we can return to the Lord, learn of him and keep his commandments. Everyone needing to repent on a daily basic can share this wonderful miracle.
The Lord has been pleading with man for thousands of years to come unto him. The Lord was speaking about forgiveness though repentance, and the relief that comes from the tenseness of guilt, when he followed his glorious prayer to his Father with the sublime entreaty and Promise:
"Come onto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30

My girls

2011-01-27T14:11:00.000-08:00

So we got Kanyon potty trained. She is doing so well. I love it. So much better. She just woke up one day and said she needed to go potty. I took her and every day sense then she has gone. She is just really smart and willing to learn. She sure has been growing up a lot theses past few weeks. It's so fun. She can count to 10, and knows her ABC's. The other day I took her to the tree house museum she loved it. She was so good and loved playing with new toys. I had fun as well. She sure is busy little girl.
Kallie is also doing good. She is now eating baby food, and really seems to like it. She likes apple sauce and Banana's. She is not sleeping at night still, but that's ok, she will one day. Other then that she rolls over, talks a lot, and is pretty happy most days. Kanyon just loves to help with everything I do. She wants to be her mom. Kanyon is funny, sometimes she will do something bad and always blame's it on Kallie. Looks like we got that to deal with when they get older. They are cute together though. I love having 2 girls. So much fun.

Kallie 4 months

2011-01-06T15:31:00.000-08:00

My little baby is now 4 months. Man time really flys. Yesterday the Doctor was very happy with her. She is 11 pounds 4 ounces. She said she is growing good. Slow but good. Kallie can now roll over, she is laughing a ton and is always happy. So far the sleeping thing not going to well. I can now give her cereal so maybe that will help her sleep longer at night. We hope so anyways.

New Years party

2011-01-06T15:14:00.001-08:00

Playing Just dance, Holly,and Bri, in back is Jake and Kim

Holly and Bri

Trying to figure it out

We got Kevin to dance(not a fan of the game) in the back is Emilee and Chase

Baylee and Bri. Baylee was so good. She kicked trash and really got into it.

Kim and Kallie

Holly got Kanyon to sleep. She did good though stayed up till like 11.

Over all we had a great New Years Eve party with our friends. Both the girls we so good. We all had fun playing. I hope we can do it again next year!

Baby Legs

2011-01-06T15:08:00.001-08:00

Kanyon got some BABY LEGS for Christmas. I just love them. They are so cute!

Work Party

2010-12-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

Day care party

Christmas Day

2010-12-29T12:02:00.000-08:00

Christmas Time

Gateway Mall

2010-12-29T11:50:00.000-08:00

Seeing Savannah and The lights at the mall

Just Dance Game

2010-12-29T11:43:00.000-08:00

Playing the WII

December time!

2010-12-29T10:55:00.000-08:00

Christmas came and went so fast. We loved having our white Christmas tree this year. December started out with Kevin's Birthday. He is now 27. For his birthday we went to Breakfast with his parents. He got a hot cocoa maker, which we use everyday. I got him 2 new games. One for the computer and the WII. Kevin sure did like his gifts.
Kevin is doing great at Hill Air Force Base. He likes his new friends and the stuff he is learning. So far it has been a good change for us. School was pretty hard this past semester. Kevin did pass his classes which was a big BLESSING for us. He has had 3 weeks off from school. Starts back on Monday. Not looking forward to that.
Kanyon was very excited about Christmas. She didn't want to see Santa so we didn't even try. If you know Kanyon at all she is so shy and wont talk to people she doesn't know. So we didn't want to fight that battle. We had a awesome Christmas PARTY at the day care. All the little kids brought a gift to share. We opened them all at the same time, it was so fun to see the kids and how excited they got. We got some really nice gifts this year. Thanks parents. Kanyon made cookies and was so proud of them. It's fun watching her GROW up and take pride in the things she does.
Kallie is getting so big, almost 4 months old. She just started rolling over this month. So cute to watch her try new things. Kanyon just loves Kallie so much, always helping and kissing her. Kallie is going to love having a older sister...
On Christmas this year we started some new tradition's. Keep the spirit of Christ in our home, open new PJ's on Christmas eve and listen to Christmas music all day Christmas eve. We were going to see the Lights, but got to BUSY. Next year for sure.
Ok so Kanyon got a grand American doll house with the little people in side, new clothes and a very nice Purple dress from Uncle Chris. My parents got the girls new Jammie's, both matching. They look so cute in them. Kev got a new Jazz jersey and Basketball shoes. I got a new Camera and the game JUST DANCE. Which is very fun. My parents got us a Beautiful Picture of the Bountiful Temple signed by Chad Hopkins. It is now hanging on the wall. Kev's dad got very sick Christmas day so we have not seen them yet.
Over all Christmas was really fun. We had a good time seeing family and watching the kids open there gifts.
December 28 I got to see my Best Friend Savannah and her Family. We went to Dinner at the Gatewall mall. Dinner was short and fun. SAVANNAH told the waiter guy it was Kev's birthday, So they sang to him. It was so fun. We said our good byes and it was hard. I only get to see Savannah about once a year. This was a short visit. I hope they move out here soon.
So that pretty much sums up December. We are looking forward to NEW YEAR and have made some new goals.
Over all Christmas was GOOD!

3 months!

2010-12-03T19:11:00.000-08:00

Kallie is now 3 months! She is growing well and now stating to play with her toys! She weighs 10 pounds, and is 22 inches long. She almost sleep's all night. Can't wait for that night to come.

2010-12-03T19:06:00.000-08:00

Christmas is coming!

Black Friday

2010-11-24T17:11:00.000-08:00

Who IS going SHOPPING Friday early? I go EVERY year with my SISTERS and MOM. This year My mom is WORKING, Rashelle lives in IDAHO. So that means it's just LARISSA and I? Should we go? WHAT are the good deals? Who is GETTING what?

Mission Call

2010-11-18T08:27:00.000-08:00

Elder Cody David Penman is called to serve in the California San Rosa Mission. He leaves February 23, 2011.
We are all so excited. He opened his call last night and had family and friends over. I know my younger brother will be a great missionary. I am very excited for him and this new adventure he will be on.

Kallie 2 months

2010-11-18T08:23:00.000-08:00

Well I know she is like 3 months now, but at her 2 month check up, she is about 9 pounds, and 21 inches. She is a good baby and is starting to smile a lot more and is very alert. Kallie is now starting to sleep longer in the night. What a blessing that is. She is growing very well for the weight she was when she was born. Kanyon loves to help any way she can. She is a very good big sister.

Vegas Trip

2010-11-18T08:13:00.000-08:00

Vegas Trip

2010-11-18T07:23:00.000-08:00

So last week, Kevin and I both had a 4 day weekend. We packed up the car and drove to Vegas. We stayed in our condo that we have there, and spent the time going to the pool, walking the strip and just enjoying our self's. I could not believe how big it is now, They have so many more casino's and big tall buildings. We walked the strip all day Saturday, and just like everyone else we were taking pictures and enjoying our walk. The weather was great, and the kids were so good. Kanyon loved the shows. She loved watching the Bellagio show the most. Her eyes would light up. She was scared of the lions, she even would say pretty lights when it was night time. Vegas is really the city the never sleeps. Over all she was fun. Kallie was good too, she slept most the time, but when she was up everyone just loved her. We were glad to get a way for the weekend.

We stopped in St George to see Chris and Jordan and baby Carter. Kallie and Carter are only 2 weeks apart. They were cute together. Carter is a very HAPPY baby. He is smiling all the time at you, and just was so much fun to hold. I was glad we were able to stop and say hi. We got home and had to get back into things. Over all we had a good time!

My first, 2 Cloth Diapers

2010-11-03T18:46:00.001-07:00

So this is the inside of the diaper, you just put the liner inside.

The front, I got the kind with Snaps

This is the bum part

And the front. All snapped together ready to go.

So far Kallie is doing good in them. I thought it would be hard to get the hang of it. With the help of my friend Jenelle I think I got it under control. I will see how tonight goes. I am going to give it a try for a month, if I still like it by December I will go full with it. They have way cute styles and different brands and all kind of things to choose from. My next buy will be a wet bag. A wet bag is where you can put the cloth diapers when they are bad. It looks like a little bag to me, it's not lame. They have really cute one's. So ya excited about that also.
More to come!

Best Friends

2010-11-03T18:43:00.000-07:00

Kanyon and Mylee are best friends. They already talk on the phone to each other. They love playing babies, and with barbies, theses girls will grow up to be best friends, as well as cousins.

Halloween Party

2010-11-03T13:17:00.000-07:00

This year we went to a Halloween party at Denny and Brittney's church. Kevin and I dressed up as Vampires. Kanyon was a Giraffe, and Kallie was a pumpkin. Halloween was lots of fun. At the party there was Elves, The Simpson's Spider man, Superman, and lots of other little kids. It was fun. They had a pinata and Kanyon loved it. She thought it was fun. We all had a good time. On Halloween we went to the ward trunk or treat, then it stared to pour on us, and it was not fun. We went to Kevin's parents and had some hot chili and just hung out. It was fun even with the rain. I liked Halloween this year. It was fun dressing up, and dressing up our house.

Car Accident

2010-10-28T14:49:00.000-07:00

So last week I was in a accident. A motorcycle hit the back end of my car. Messed up the bumper, and put some dents in the trunk. I was stopped getting ready to turn left and he didn't see me stopped. So his bike went underneath my car and the guy jumped off and hit the side of the road. It was really scary for me to see him fly off. He is fine thank goodness. We had lots of cops and fire engines at the scene. I took my car in today to get it repaired. They gave me a nice rental car and are getting me a new car seat. It was kinda a hassle taking care of all the paper work and taking time out of my day, but overall I am just glad none was hurt bad. I am also thankful the girls were not in the car.
Not only do drives need to START seeing MOTORCYCLE'S, they need to start seeing cars.

Jazz Time

2010-10-27T15:55:00.000-07:00

That's right it is JAZZ season. We are having our first JAZZ party tonight. I like to watch the games, but we all know when we have a JAZZ party I don't get to watch the games. I am playing HOST. Kevin has been looking forward to this game since last May when the season ended. He talks about all the players and he is very EXCITED to see the new team. He says it will be a good year. So let the season BEGIN.
GO UTAH JAZZ

Update On Life

2010-10-23T17:49:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a few weeks. We are all doing good. Busy but it's good. I went back to work a few weeks ago, and I am loving it. I didn't realize how much I missed the little kids. Glad to be back. At work I brought this dance game for the WII it's called JUST DANCE. Loved it. We played and got a work out as well. I am teaching the kids songs and dance moves. I have also been teaching them how to tell the differences between shapes and colors. It's pretty fun!
Kevin has now started up at Hill. He had 2 weeks of training and is now done with that and can move to this work station. Kevin has said he really likes it. The hours are good, it's nice to be home at night and help me. School is going good for Kevin. He has a night class at Davis so we can just go to school after work and get some studying done. His grades are good. We are happy he took the job. It will be a good job for many years.
Kanyon and Kallie are great. Kallie still is not sleeping all night, but her sleeps are getting longer at night, so we might be getting there soon. She is gaining lots of good weight, and is really a happy baby, she is now smiling a lot, (Just not when I take a picture.) I can't believe she is almost 2 months old. Kanyon loves to be a big help. She loves to hold, play, talk and teach Kallie all about everything. I know she will be a great big help. Having kids is a joy. We love that our family is growing.
As a family we have been to the Pumpkin Patch, 4 wheeling and we Blessed Kallie. ( I put Pictures up down below.)
Boone is good also. He does not sleep in the house anymore, he wants to be outside in the shed. He has a bed out there. (He is warm.) When people walk by he still barks at them. I feel safer with Boone outside. He is a good dog. So ya that's our family.
Cody turned in his papers for his mission last week. So we should find out in like a week where he will be going.

WHERE DO YOU THINK CODY WILL GO?
(I would love to tell him where you think)

Farmington Canyon

2010-10-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

We got to us Sharon and Brads 4 wheelers. We went up Farmington Canyon and it was so cool. So beautiful and so peaceful. I want to own some so we can go whenever we want. We just had a great time. We took Larissa and Colton. It was Larissa's first time and she loved it. I can't wait till we can all own one and go!

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-23T17:02:00.000-07:00

Waiting in line for the HAY RIDE

Kallie is in the backpack

She can't find the one she wants

She found one, and now dad is cutting it!

Her very own! Picked it her self.

Then she found one for Kallie

Over all we had a great time. We look forward every year to go to J and J. We had a blast. Kanyon loved the hay ride, and walking though all the pumpkins. It was a great Friday night to spend with the FAMILY.
After the pumpkin patch we went to good old' IN N OUT and but was it so worth it. I am very happy that there is now one in Centervill. Only 18 min from my house. LOVE IT!

Kanyon and Kallie

2010-10-23T16:59:00.000-07:00

My Little girls!

Baby Blessing

2010-10-23T09:14:00.000-07:00

Kallie Hannah Kupfer

On Sunday 10-10-10 we BLESSED Kallie. It was a beautiful day. We had lots of family and friends come to the Baby Blessing. Kevin said some really powerful words. Things I will never forget and I will tell Kallie as she gets older. We had our FAMILY and FRIENDS over for soups and salads. Kallie was a good girl and let lots of people hold her. We are very lucky to have a good baby. We are LUCKY to be her parents.

Fall Pictures

2010-10-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun taking picture's till my camera died. Mylee and Kanyon would not smile at all. We still had fun looking at all the trees and pretty
leaves. I am so thank full for how pretty this earth is.

Sunday Drive= Fall leaves

2010-09-30T16:11:00.000-07:00

I love FALL one of my favoirte times of year. I love being able to sit out in the back, holding Kallie and watching Kanyon play. The WEATHER is great, and the leaves are changing. Every year KEVIN and I have taken a Conference drive up the OGDEN and WEBER canyon's to see the leaves change. We have done this before we were even married. It is something I look FORWARD to every year.

Potty training tips

2010-09-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

So Kanyon is 2, she seems ready to potty train. She tells me when she has to go poop. She does really good. I can't get the pee thing down. Any ideas on how to get this done? Diapers are getting to much, and I am about ready to put Kallie in cloth diapers. So no more money spent on diapers would be great.

So Please help me!

Thoughts on nurturing children!

2010-09-24T12:17:00.000-07:00

Deuteronomy 6:7 [Deut. 6:7]: “Thou shalt teach [the words of the Lord] diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

Mosiah 4:15: “Ye will teach [children] to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.”

3 Nephi 22:13 [3 Ne. 22:13]: “All thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”

President David O. McKay (1873–1970): “[The] ability and willingness properly to rear children, the gift to love, and eagerness … to express it in soul development, make motherhood the noblest office or calling in the world. She who can paint a masterpiece or write a book that will influence millions deserves the admiration and the plaudits of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters, whose influence will be felt through generations to come, … deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God” (Gospel Ideals [1954], 453–54).

How can we as sisters in the gospel better fulfill our God-given purposes?

Doctrine and Covenants 25:13–15 [D&C 25:13–15]: In July 1830 the Prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation for his wife, Emma. The revelation was given to strengthen, encourage, and instruct her and was recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants to strengthen, encourage, and instruct others: “Lift up thy heart and rejoice, and cleave unto the covenants which thou hast made. Continue in the spirit of meekness, and beware of pride. … Keep my commandments continually, and a crown of righteousness thou shalt receive.”

President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985): “Each of you should be grateful to be a woman! … To be a righteous woman is a glorious thing in any age. To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling. The righteous woman’s strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times” (“Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters,” Ensign, Nov. 1978, 103).

Mary Ellen W. Smoot, former Relief Society general president: “Each of us has a vital role, even a sacred mission to perform as a daughter in Zion. … It is our destiny to rejoice as we fill the earth with greater kindness and gentleness, greater love and compassion, greater sympathy and empathy than have ever been known before. It is time to give ourselves to the Master and allow Him to lead us into fruitful fields where we can enrich a world filled with darkness and misery” (“Rejoice, Daughters of Zion,” Ensign, Nov. 1999, 94).

“I suggest that you … humbly ask the Lord what he would have you do and why you are uniquely suited to serve. Ask yourself questions like these: ‘What can I contribute?’ ‘Why was I chosen to be the mother of these children?’ ‘What can I do to strengthen the sisters in my ward?’ and so forth. We each have purpose and reason for being. Every sister has a thread to weave in the tapestry of time. Discover your thread and begin to weave” (Relief Society, the Possible Dream [address delivered at the 1998 Brigham Young University women’s conference]).

I do know...

2010-09-24T11:48:00.000-07:00

So like a week ago I went to take Kallie in for her 2 week check up. The doctor told me to feed her every 2 hours, yeah I was not going to do that. I was going to do it my way and that was that. I felt like if I feed her every 2 hours I would never sleep, she would throw up more and nothing would help, I would have tons of milk and it would hurt. So I told Kevin I will feed Kallie when she is ready and I will pump if I have to. So as the week goes on, I feed her like 3 to 4 hours and it has been great. She is much happier with that, and sleeps fine. So yesterday I take her back into the doctor and she weights 6 pounds and 5 ounces. She had gained like 5 ounces in that one week, The doctor said I was doing everything right. I wanted her to tell me that over and over again. or I wanted to say "yes that's right I am a good mother and I know what I am doing." So walking out of the room I was very happy with myself and I felt like what I was doing was great. We don't have to go back for 2 months.
I think as mothers sometimes we know what is best for our children, sometimes better then the doctor knows. That's why we have children, because we know them better then anyone. That's just how I feel about it.

Kallie at 2 weeks!

2010-09-20T20:36:00.000-07:00

Cloth Diapers???

2010-09-16T14:12:00.000-07:00

So I have a friend who does cloth diapers, she really likes them. I have told Kevin many times I want to try it. I think it would be cheaper, easier and less diaper rashes. Well today I asked Kevin again if we can go to cloth diapers when we are out of the disposal ones. He said we could try it. I am excited. I hope it works out for us.
They are not like the old school ones, they are much better now, you can just snap and go, and they have a bag you can put the dirty ones in when you are out and about. Well when I get my first shipment of cloth diapers I will let everyone know how they work out.

2 weeks!

2010-09-16T13:48:00.000-07:00

Kallie is now 2 weeks old. Things have been really good for us. The adjustment has been ok, Kanyon at first was not so sure about her. She kept taking her clothes out and putting them on the floor. She has done a lot better now. Kallie is doing great, she sleeps really well and eats good. She is more alert now and knows when her mommy has her. She really has been so much fun. We went to the doctor's office today and she is at 5 pounds 15 ounces. Still kinda small, trying to get back to her birth weight. They told me to wake her and feed her every 2 hours. I have done that today and she doesn't want to eat. I am going to do what I want, she seems to eat more when it's like every 3 hours. I am her mother and I feel like that is best. I think the one reason why she is smaller, is I got a breast infection at the first of this week, so that kinda slowed things down as well. Now that it is getting better she is eating very well.
Our lives are for sure more busy then ever. I do enjoy it so much though. Having 2 girls is so much fun. Thank you for all the support everyone has giving to us. Kevin and I are very lucky to have two beautiful daughters.

Kallie Hannah Kupfer

2010-09-05T11:53:00.000-07:00

Ok so here is how it all went down. Thursday, just another day at work, nothing new, just working. It's like 5 and I am off work, I felt a really hard contraction. I thought that was ok. Then Kanyon and I walked over to my in laws, felt some more, they didn't hurt, just kinda like braxton hicks. We then went on a walk to a birthday party, It was a few houses down. While sitting there I felt more. So I timed them. They were about 3 min apart. About 8pm they were coming even harder, so we go leave the party and get going home. we get home and my aunt just stopped over, I told her what was going on, so she goes home takes care of some things and then comes back, I say I am going to drive to the hospital and find out what is going on, I didn't want Kevin leaving work if it was a false alarm again. So I went alone. I get up they get me all check in, ask as few questions and they find out I am at a 5, almost 6. So I was staying. It was about 10:30 when they said I was staying. Called Kevin, he leaves work, takes him about an hour to drive home. We call our parents and they come to the hospital. The nurse says I have a while still and my Doctor wont come in and break my water, so it has to break on it's own. I am like what the. This is going to take all night. They checked to see if I was moving along and I wasn't so they started my epidural even though I was fine, I wanted to get this baby out and hold her. They put that in at 12:00am. Soon the contractions were coming about 1 min apart and I went from a 5 to a 7, within the hour. My water broke about 1:15 and that was really cool. It felt like something was walking on my legs. Gross I know, but cool to have it brake as well. So by then i was at a 8 and they started getting ready for the delivery. I could feel contractions and that was fine, I was not in pain. I had a button I could push once they got bad. So at like 1:45 they said I was at a 10, called my Dr. and he came up, Started pushing and she was out by 2:01am. I pushed 2 times. It was so easy. I felt the contractions, so I new when to push. It felt so cool when she came out. It was like this awesome feeling. Kallie was born at 2:01 am Friday September 3, 2010. She is very healthy. She had so much white stuff on her, it was hard to get it off. She has been doing great. She has very blond hair, hope it stays that way. She looks a lot like Kanyon, when Kanyon was born. Kevin thinks she looks more like him then Kanyon did when she was born. I am just sad she doesn't look like me. Maybe next time. Things are going great and we are home and doing good. We are so blessed to have a new daughter in our life.

37 Weeks

2010-09-01T20:52:00.002-07:00

Ya I made it to 37 weeks. I am feeling great and baby is ready to come. Went to the Doctors on Monday he said the baby is in good shape to come. I got my bag packed and ready to go. We are very excited to hold this new baby in our arms. It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant. Time really goes by fast. I have had a pretty easy pregnancy for the most part. This last couple of nights have been hard trying to sleep, I guess I need to get use to it though!

Kanyon knows I am having a baby, and she seems ok with it. She also loves to call her babies Hannah. I hope Kanyon takes the new changes well. More updates when she comes!

P.S If you would like to guess the weight of the baby please let me know. If you win, you get a Candy bar. I have a whole list of people that have guessed already so make sure you let me know so I can take it with me to the hospital.

Really she's 2

2010-08-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Kanyon is 2. It feels like just yesterday we had her. Time really fly's by with kids. Kanyon is very smart and loves to do alot of new things. She is my little dare devil. Some of the things she loves to do are..
1. Play with BABIES
2. Take Boone for walks
3.Go SWIMMING and jump into the POOL
4.Eat FRENCH fries
5.She loves to say her ABC'S
6.Count to 10
7.Get dress OVER and over again.
8. Eat cereal.
9.Ride her new BIKES
10. Go 4wheeling
The list goes on and on, she is just so smart and a very happy girl. She is shy at times but she is learning to open up to new things. I would not change her for anything. We love you Kanyon Matti Kupfer!

Kanyon's Party

2010-08-30T19:48:00.000-07:00

Kanyon had a Great birthday party. She had her little friends over for a BBQ. She got lots of clothes, a lawn mower bubble maker, tinker bell set, shoes, a camping chair and a new bike. She is still kinda small for the bike, but she can grow into it by next summer. Kanyon had a good birthday party. Thank you to everyone who came.

After 2 years

2010-08-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

New swing

Side of house where we put some bushes

Kids play area

Bush with solar light's. we put them up around the yard to help keep the dogs from digging.

Fresh sod

Our new patio set

The rose garden

Boone

Were dirt use to be.

Side yard that we planted our own seed.

This is the yard all done, it now has good grass, a sprinkler system, flowers, roses and a fence. Kevin has done a great on this. It all has taken time. But he has done all the work by his self. It saved us thousands of dollars and it did take time, but in the end it was worth it. Kevin and I love sitting out side watching Kanyon and Boone just play in the yard. I feel so safe letting Kanyon play out side now.

Before

2010-08-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

You can see there is no fence

We took the tree out to build the fence

It is a pretty big back yard till we built the fence

This was our yard when we bought it. 2 years ago. No fence, dead grass, no water and no flowers.

Hospital= Sent home

2010-08-22T13:22:00.001-07:00

So on Friday night, I went walking into WALMART feeling some contractions, not bad. I got the few things I needed and was on my way home when I felt another one, so this time I timed it. They were coming every FIVE min apart. I wait till I felt like it was time.
Well about 9:00 it was time, so I called Kevin's parents and told them what was going on. I then called KEVIN and told him to leave work and meet us at the hospital. They got here fast and we drove to the HOSPITAL. We got all checked in and waited them to tell me what was going on. I was still DILATED to a 3+ and still 70% EFFACED. So nothing had changed. I felt dumb being there. It is still a few weeks early so they wanted to give me SHOTS to stop the contractions. I had to have three very painful shots. It did work though. So I ended up have a bladder INFECTION and that was causing me to have contractions. So in the long run it was good I went up to the hospital.( Sometimes you just never know)
The baby is doing fine, but just kinda small at this point. We are not ready to see HER for at least 2 more weeks.

On the brighter side of things my BIG brother Chris and his Wife Jordan had their first child Friday night. They had a little boy, named him CARTER LEE PENMAN. he was a big baby, 8 pounds 8 ounces. 20 inches long. Mother and BABY are doing great. I can't wait to get to ST. GEORGE and see this new little baby of their's.

Sprinkler System

2010-08-11T19:46:00.000-07:00

When Kevin and I bought this house there was a few things it didn't come with. A fence, so last SUMMER Kevin built me a fence for BOONE. Then he said this summer he was going to put in a SPRINKLER system. I said we could go without one. I would water the lawn. Well I didn't win that BATTLE. So he started putting it together at the first of summer. It takes a lot of time when you do things your self, and it cost a lot of MONEY.
So Kevin has worked really hard to get the sprinkler system done. The front yard is done. It works great. Kevin has done a lot of work in the back yard. He has tilled up most the back lawn to make it more even. We have not had nice GREEN grass on the side of our yard since we moved in. We got our SOD and Kevin laid it all out, It looks great and is so nice to sit on grass. I am very EXCITED to see what the whole back yard will look like. Kevin said he will get it all done by Aug 28Th. I know he will. He has worked so hard to get it our yard looking nice. I know when it gets done we both will be very pleased with the SPRINKLER system. I am happy after all I didn't win the BATTLE!

I am also so lucky to have a great husband who can do anything. I wonder what I did to deserve a great HUSBAND!

New yard!

2010-08-11T19:19:00.000-07:00

Front Yard is done. My dad came over to help.

Ya it looks funny where they had to dig, but it will grow back here soon.

We wanted to try and grow some ourselves, It is taking so long though!

Back yard that is done!

Doesn't it look good! Much better then dirt

This is where my roses will go. So excited about roses, as you can see not done yet. Maybe next week

And the dead grass. Not done yet.
More to come when it's all done.

33 Weeks

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

Well I have made it to 33 weeks, went in yesterday for my check up, baby is growing well, 4.Pounds 4. ounces. Doctor thinks she will come a little early, which is fine with me. Even though Doctors don't know everything. Babies will come when they are ready. So we shall see. Kanyon was 2 weeks early so maybe this one will be around the same time.

I am feeling good, and staying active. Couple of weeks ago I had some major heart burn and I was ready to be done. It has gone away for now. So far this pregnancy has been good. I have enjoyed it. I will be sad when this is over. I love feeling her move all the time, it is so cool. Anyways we are doing good.

Lagoon Day

2010-07-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

So I never really knew Lagoon could be so fun. We had a BLAST. Kanyon loved all the rides, she was not scared at all. She is so brave. Her and Landen had a great time sharing the rides together. There was some that Kevin got to go on with her, he said that all she would say is FAST FAST FAST.
She was a good girl and just never stopped going. She went on most the rides 2 or 3 times. Her favorite ride was the Gas and Go. She and Landen could not get enough of it. She also loved the bumber cars, Landen could not get the car to turn, it was so funny. Kanyon just laughed and had a great time. WE were very glad the GREENS invited us to go. It was a great way to spend sometime together.
Thanks Denny and Brittney!

Last day of JUNE

2010-06-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

Wow June has flown by. Seems like just yesterday it was still cold and raining. We are happy for the sun though. It is nice to play outside.

Alot has happened this month. We are very thankful for all the prayers that were said to help Kevin get where he is now. We are very blessed to have such great support from our family and friends. We both felt really good about him taking this new chapter in his life. We know it is a drive down to work everyday, but we also have plans to move closer when school is done. Don't worry not for like 2 years.

He had his first day last night, and he said he thinks it will be a great job. He is very excited to go back and learn more. He is on the Electrical Engineering dept. so when things break down he will fix them. He loves to fix things, so this will be a good job for him.

We have done alot this month and still have more to get done. Kevin was able to get my garden all done, we planted a little late, but things are starting to grow. Kevin is still working on the sprinkler system hopes to get it done by school starts. Our back yard is looking better, we planted trees, flowers, and some yellow bushes.

We went to the Doctor and baby is still growing very well, right where she needs to be. I have not had any signs of pre term labor this time, as of last time I was on bed rest all summer, so we are one step above last pregnancy. This little girl is a mover, she does not stop moving, I can feel her at anytime of the day. When I was pregnant with Kanyon, she never moved, sometime I would go like a few days and she didn't move. She is still kinda calm even now. So I hope Kevin and I don't have it in for us!

Kanyon is talking more and more, she can put words together and knows what they mean, she loves to be outside doing anything she can, from spraying Boone with water, to playing in the sand box. That girl loves to be out. It's so dang cute how she gets so excited to go outside, she screams and claps, and just dances, she loves it. It's really fun to watch her grow up. She is a shy girl around new people, but she learns to love people as well.

So that was our month, busy with everyday things, and we are still loving life!

4th Of JULY

2010-06-29T14:01:00.000-07:00

I love the 4Th, I have always looked forward to doing something fun. This year we don't have any plans. I know we are going to the ward BREAKFAST, but the rest of the day we don't have plans. KEVIN will get off work at 1 and be home by 2 am, so he wont even be going to the WARD breakfast. But I still need something to do during the day. What are some of the things you and your families have planned? I know we will be going to see FIREWORK'S. We better go at least!!

Potty Training.. Really not so fun

2010-06-29T13:43:00.000-07:00

So Kanyon went to the DOCTOR when she was 18 months old, The good Dr. said she is very smart and ready to be potty train. So I am thinking that would be great because I am having baby number 2 and I don't want to change both.
We got a little potty chair and she didn't want to sit or HAVE anything to do with it. So we showed her what is was for, and she got the hang of it. She seems to like it now. OK so now she likes to just sit. She says potty and will go poop. She only comes to tell me that. She wont to the pee thing. I don't know what to do. She pulls her pants down after she goes pee in the diaper, so I think she knows she needs to go. I just don't know how to get her to tell me she has to pee. Any ideas out there? She is ready, she is smart I just want HER to be potty trained before the baby. So HELP! I got like 2 months left!

New Job!

2010-06-24T07:08:00.001-07:00

Kevin got a new job! Ya. He starts on Monday. He will be working for Merit Medical. He is in the Engineering part. I don't really know what he will be doing yet. I do know he is very excited and happy to start something in his career. I could not be more proud of him. Down fall is, he works in South Jordan, from 4pm to 1 am. So we will have weekends and the days that I have off. So it will be hard at first, but we can make it work. I am still very excited for this new chapter in our life. It's a big one. Pizza hut has been good for the 3 years we have been married, but I think it's time for something new.

Fathers day Weekend

2010-06-21T20:28:00.000-07:00

Ok so this is what WE came up to.

Sharon and Brad's trailer had a tree in it. There was a big wind storm and it was so POWERFUL it knocked over a big tree. Landed right in the trailer. No one was there when it happened.

Didn't stop us from having any fun, Kevin took the kids four wheeling. Brad and Sharon have some they let us use. Kanyon was not too sure about it at first.

Then after a while she loved them, she had a great time with dad, she wanted to go again. She kept saying slide. I guess Kevin took her on a few hills and she thought it was a slide. She had a BLAST

Then came the raft ride on the lake, Kanyon was so EXCITED to go. She was even willing to wear her life jacket. She had a good time on the raft. The bad part, 20 min into the ride she fell asleep. I thought it was really hot and I didn't have as much fun as the boys did. Denny and Kevin could not paddle very fast, they had a hard time with that. I didn't even offer to help. Maybe if I did paddle we would have moved FASTER

I think Kevin was singing a song.

I started getting sick, so I had them go back, it was ok because we were not very far. We got out and had to wait for Kyle's group to come back. This is Kanyon and Landen waiting. Kanyon does not look happy.

But she looks happy here. She smiled the most when she was on the 4 wheeler. Her and Braxton would just play on them for fun. She REALLY wants one now. Maybe one day!

The Carpenter Family also had a good time four wheeling.

So overall we had a pretty awesome trip, the food was good, the people were great, and everyone just had a good time. Causey is a really nice place to take your family. The lake was not to far, and we found some good trails to go on. I loved our weekend. It was nice to spend some time with Kevin. I am very lucky to have him as my HUSBAND. He is a good man and does so much for us. Kanyon just loves her daddy so much. It's really cute seeing them play. I am happy he is my best friend, I am happy I get to spend the rest of my life with him.
Thanks honey for all you do! Happy Fathers day!

Having Faith

2010-06-14T09:41:00.001-07:00

I don't ever really talk about spiritual things on my blog, I don't know why. I guess I just don't, but I had a good experience last week I thought I would share.

Ok so you know Kevin works at pizza hut and goes to school, and does side jobs when he can. I work at a day care. Well Kev's been trying so hard to find a job in his field or do something that can give him 40 hours. He looks up and applies almost everyday for something. He gets emails back that just say they have chosen someone else. I know how hard this is on him. I would hate to get email after email saying that to me. I would get really discourage. Kevin he doesn't, he just hangs in there and knows something will come of it. Something will happen. Last week I only worked a few days, as some of our kids don't come in the summer so it makes it less kids. I started to think about money, bills, food, the new baby, how are we going to pay for things if Kevin can't get 40 hours and I only work 3 days a week. So on Thursday when I didn't go to work, I stayed home, cooked dinner and just did things I had to catch up on. It felt good to get things done. I made cookies for a friend who had a baby. I got to read in my book. The best part was I spent the whole day with Kanyon. She loved it. She really needed mommy time. I was sad though that I didn't work. So I went to bed sad and running numbers in my head about how we can get by. I felt a peace come over me, and it was like everything will work out, don't stress about it. We pay our tithing and we will be blessed in some way something will happen.

Friday morning I woke up and had another day off, I was just like ok, that's fine. Kanyon and I spent another day together watching the rain, we started pottie training her, and she did really good. I saw a friend walk by and I stopped her, we talked for a bit. I told her about Kevin not getting 40 hours, and me only working a few days. She said she has been there before in her life, she knows what it's like. We talk about how can I keep from getting discourage. She said have faith. Faith it the only thing I can have without spending money. She gave me some good ideas to cut back on spending, I am cooking more, I even sowed something in stead of buying something new. I am finding things that need to be done instead of shopping, or going somewhere and we can save our money. She also told me that this is a lesson for Kevin and I. It's helping us be strong for one another and help encourage us to keep moving forward. (that's how I took the talk) We talked about blessings and tithing, she has such great faith and knows everything will be ok. I think her faith is starting to rub off on me, because I have not been thinking about bills, or any problems sense we talked. The lord knows where we stand, and he will help us along the way. I can only leave it up to him. As well as do my best and do my part. The lord wont shut the door on our family. He just wont. I now have faith in that.

So Saturday I got up and drove to Butte Montana to drop off my little brother to stay at Rashelle's for about 3 weeks. I was with my mom and we were driving and talking about how life is funny, and sometimes doesn't work out the way you had thought it would. I know from things she has told me that when her and my dad got married he worked at a little gas station and she was home with the children. Granted that was 31 years ago and yes times are different now, but her and my dad never gave up, they always had faith and new things would work out for the best. Well she was right, 9 kids later and my dad has a good job and it's not at a gas station. I thought about that. I thought well I guess Kevin and I are doing good. We do both have jobs and we work hard for our living. I think I just needed a little boost from my mom and talking to her really helped.

Sunday I came home and I saw Kevin and how much he did in the yard and how he was trying to get his homework done, and then we talked about work. He said he did end up getting 40 hours this past week, he went in for people and went in when it got busy. It was like there you go Kim there is a answer to your prayers. The lord was looking out for us. He was able to work 40 hours, not that it will happen every week. I was thankful for his boss having him come in and help, I was thankful for him willing to go in. I know don't see him much when he works late hours, but it's worth it in the end. I went to bed grateful he worked his 40 hours, I have a job, I cooked and fixed things with out spending to much money. I tried really hard to make it work and I think I did ok.
So anyways I just felt at peace at times when I was getting down. I have to trust the Lord and Kevin when he says something will happen. The timing is not right yet. Pizza hut needs him longer then he wants to be there. It will happen and when Kevin does get a better job we are for sure going out to a nice DINNER.

FLOODING!

2010-06-11T11:46:00.000-07:00

Well over fathers day weekend we always go camping, and we LOVE it. Last year we invited our friends to go and they had a good time also. So we were getting excited about this year's camping trip. I got a call, saying that the whole camp site is flooded. I am like OH MY HECK. So ya I was bugged by that. Kevin being so SWEET he said lets go anyways, and still have a good time. So I started looking up places around the area and found a few good spots near Causey Lake, then my BOSS the sweet wonderful person that she is said we could use her lot which is right next to Causey, if her son and daughter where not going there. So I called them and they will let us know. But ya we have SOME options still for our camping trip, lets just hope the places I looked at today don't start FLOODING!

Cooking!

2010-06-10T17:21:00.001-07:00

So I never use my crock pot, so today I was in the mood for some chicken. On my blog list is a girl who cooks with her crock pot everyday, so I looked up chicken and found this, I was a little nervous about making something new, but I went for it. I really liked it. Kevin liked it too. So this was a plus. I think next time I can add some more seasoning though, but ya it was yummy! Here is the recipe!
If you want more great ideas go to
www.365daysofcrockpot.com
or or you can find it under my blog list! she comes up with some of the best stuff.

4 bone-in chicken thighs

Garlic salt
1/4 cup Shirley J Universal Sauce
1 cup water
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 T Shirley J Pizza and Pasta Seasoning Mix
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained

Place the chicken thighs in the bottom of the slow cooker. Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt. In a skillet over medium-low heat, whisk the water and Shirley J Universal Sauce. Bring to a slow boil and simmer for about 7 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, paste, seasoning mix, and mushrooms to the skillet. Stir. Pour over the chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti with Parmesan cheese.

What a HOT day!

2010-06-06T17:43:00.000-07:00

Kanyon and Kevin waiting to down the slide

They made it!

And she loved it!

Kanyon and daddy

She loved the water

Kanyon is so brave, she stood in line and waited her turn and went down by herself.

Then she saw some kids hanging on the bar, so she wanted to also. Daddy had to help

Then she wanted to jump.

Her and Kevin had so much fun, she would get out all by herself and just jump.

My little swimmer