The Crazy and Exciting life of Jason and Kacy

Make way for baby #4!!!

2011-04-06T22:00:00.001-06:00

Jason here... for those who aren't on Facebook or missed the news, we have officially announced that Kacy is expecting baby #4! She is due on Oct 2, but given her history, we'll have a new monkey or princess sometime in mid to late September.

I am so excited to have a job where I'm not traveling so I can be home more often for this pregnancy, and especially after the baby is here. It was always so hard being gone nearly every other week right around when Kennidee turned one, up until I left Digital Gateway. I'm not sure Kacy appreciates me being around as much though, LOL.

Life is busy right now. Dawson has piano on Monday, soccer on Tuesday and Thursday and scouts on Wednesday. He is excited to be entering the Bear den soon (he just took first place in Pinewood Derby a few weeks ago, all thanks to Kacy's wicked car building skills!) Kennidee has dance on Tuesday and soccer on Monday and Wednesday. It is her first attempt at a sport, she needs to learn some aggression! Kyson can't wait to start playing sports, he's going to be a great soccer player and football player, or so he thinks. He also thinks he will be a good basketball player... but given the height (or lack thereof) of his parents, the boy has no chance.

And now can I just say....

I wanted to publicly post my appreciation for Kacy. She has struggled a ton since leaving Utah. We know this is where we need to be, but it doesn't make the distance between friends and family any easier (I even felt the blues over the Holidays of being away from familiar faces and places!). But it is especially hard when big events happen, like my cousin getting married in a month or two, and my step grandpa Forrest getting baptized this coming Sunday! So excited for him and Nana!

She has also been more sick this pregnancy than any of the others. Yet she manages to (usually) keep a cheerful attitude and continues wearing many hats around the house, and fill in for my inadequacies (which are many). She fills the role of taxi driver, tutor, chauffeur, maid, laundry and cook. On the weekends we usually let her play the role of sleeping beauty! She deserves it for all she does for us!

Kacy is truly one in a million! She has given me 3 (mostly) perfect kids, she is always there to put a smile on my face and remind me that life is to be enjoyed and that I should laugh more often. We recently took a rather lame cruise (lame because our ports all got canceled), but Kacy coaxed me into getting up on stage and singing karaoke with her. Those who know me realize that is COMPLETELY out of my comfort zone... but you know what? I had a blast! And would I do it again? By myself maybe not, but with her... heck yeah!

Kacy I know it may be a few days or weeks until you read this (when someone comments on it probably LOL), but I hope you know how much I love you. I know I have not always showed it through my actions or words, but I truly do love you. I strive to improve, life is a quest for perfection, sometimes we stumble, but it sure is nice when you're there to pick me back up and pat me on the back (or kick me in the rear) and encourage me to do better.

Here's to another flawless delivery! I've been pretty dang spoiled when it comes to the delivery room. She had Dawson before she even met me, yet I was destined to be his dad, so it's a good thing we met! She labored at home for several hours with Kennidee while I was asleep, then she woke me up and I drove like a madman to the hospital where she delivered within 30 minutes or so (she knows the exact numbers of course). Kyson was not quite as fast, we checked into the hospital in the late evening, she labored masterfully with him for several hours before delivering him just in time for me to get home to take Dawson to his first T Ball game (we didn't want him missing a game because of his brother!) And oh yeah... she didn't have an epidural with Kyson... talk about a trooper! It was pointed out to me that I may have told "EVERYONE" (likely meaning 2 or 3 people LOL) that she was screaming bloody murder... but either way, I would like to put it on the record that she was not screaming bloody murder LOL. She was in pain, but who wouldn't be? Then the fact that she was up and walking around and such so soon after delivery... Kacy is amazing!

Honey I hope you know how much I love you! I'm so proud of the things you've accomplished here in Lubbock. You are doing such amazing things in the relief society, and with the ward down here. There is a reason you are here, we both know that. I too hope that we can return to Utah someday (even though as you said last time you visited they are rude up there and don't know how to drive). But we're here for a reason, and whatever that reason is we will continue to find out. But it sure has been a great (almost) year here with you!

Forever yours (even though many times that thought scares you! LOL),

Jason

Kennidee finally loses her first tooth

2011-02-04T21:54:00.003-07:00

A few weeks ago Kennidee discovered she had her first loose tooth. She was so excited and has pretty much played with it non stop. Well she wakes up today and tells me she was going to have me pull it out the night before but forgot. So I told her when she got home I would pull it out (I love pulling out teeth). So tonight she is playing with her friends and comes up and asks me to pull out her tooth. I go to wiggle it and she panics. I told her to knock it off I hadn't even touched it. So I go to check it again in it is in my fingers. I said "Kennidee where is your tooth and she points to her mouth and then looks up and sees that it is in my fingers. She was so excited and ran to tell her Daddy. She has been so anxious to loose her first tooth. Well when it comes to bedtime she starts freaking out cause she is afraid the toothfairy will come in and hurt her. She didn't want to even put her tooth under her pillow. She is so funny. I just love that girl. Here is her with her first tooth and her first (of many) toothless smiles

Dawson's 1st Spelling Bee

2011-01-21T23:07:00.000-07:00

Dawson decided he wanted to enter the spelling bee this year. Since 3rd grade is the first year you can enter then we were new to all of this. They sent him home a few months ago with a book with a ton of words of all sorts of different origins. Some which you would never use. Since there were so many words we were a little unsure of what ones to practice but we did our best.
Before going to the school spelling bee Dawson had to win his class one first. He and another girl from our ward were the two moving on from his class. Dawson was having a hard time cause he felt bad. There was another girl in his class that really wanted to do it but missed a word on her class one which disqualified her from the school spelling bee. She was crying and really upset so Dawson felt bad and wanted to give her his spot. We told him that he was sweet for thinking of her but that he earned this and should still go for it.
So the big day finally arrived and he was nervous as could be. Jason and I went to watch him and I was so proud of him for even wanting to participate. There were 24 contestants ranging from 3rd grade to 5th grade. He made it through the first two rounds before getting out on the third round on the word Ferret. He ended up being 7th place out of the 24. I was so proud of him. He was totally sad when he got out and you could tell. But he was trying to be so strong. After it was over and I went up to hug him he just lost it. He just started crying and just wanted to go home. Jason and I talked to him for a few minutes telling him how proud we were of him and telling him that the fact he even tried was more then most of the students did. We told him that he should be so proud that he was even 7th when he was up against 5th graders. We did get him calmed down and he did go back to class. He is still planning that next year he wants to enter again. I am so glad that he didn't let this get him down and make him never want to do it again.

Dawson posing for the picture at the mic.

Dawson and his proud Mommy

Dawson and his Dad

So I have kind of a funny story about him getting out on the word ferret. Just yesterday he came home from school and was asking me if he could get a ferret. It was so random cause we have never been around them. We don't know anyone that owns them or anything. But we convinced him that he did not want on because of the story of the ferret biting off a babies fingers. So Dawson, Jason and I sort of found it funny that of all the words he could have gotten out on it was that. But just for memory purposes his attempt to spell it was Pharrot! I was 2nd place for my 5th grade spelling bee and I always wish I could remember what word I got out on.

Christmas with Dawson

2011-01-01T00:20:00.011-07:00

Unfortunately this year Dawson was in Utah with Glenn for Christmas. It was so hard having him gone. I kept telling him that when he got home I was going to make him go to sleep and celebrate Christmas in the morning so he had to have that restless night from anticipation. He did not think that was fair at all. I was only joking with him cause I think I was just as excited to watch him open his gifts as he was to open them. However I did make him put on his Christmas jammies as soon as we got home from the airport just for fun.

Dawson with all of his presents from Santa

His first Lego set. Yes I know he is 9 but he hadn't had interest in them til recently

His annual bathtub toys

His new wii Monopoly game

He had been asking for this for a while now.

Look how cute he is. I just love him

Kyson was just as excited as Dawson he had to help.

Apparently Dawson left some paper on the last gift and Kyson wants it off

This was the most exciting gift of all

I definitely think he was most excited for this too. His reaction was priceless

His New (to him) laptop from Santa

Dawson with all of his Santa gifts

We did have Kennidee and Kyson wait to open the "family" gifts as well as their gift exchanges between the kids so that they had something to open with Dawson. Also since they were family gifts and the exchange gifts were from Dawson too we thought it would be fun for him to be able to see their excitement.

The boys got matching hats from Mom and Dad.

Dawson got Lego Harry Potter from Grandma Rinnie and Papa

His new minky/satin blanket from Grandma Lourenco

Kyson loved his Toy Story 3 toys from Dawson and Kennidee

Kennidee got a daybed from Dawson and Kyson for her American Girl doll that she got from Santa.

Sometimes they can get along. Those moments are definitely ones to cherish

Kyson can't just hug without tackling. I love that boy!

Kyson was excited to see what Dawson was getting

The kids opening the family gifts

Scene it and movies for the family.

All in all it was a good night. We were so glad to have Dawson home with us again. It is amazing how much you miss your kiddos when they are away. Nothing is harder then sending your little man on a plane by themselves. he had a good time though and was ready to be home. He was singing "It's the best day ever" all night til bedtime. We sure love him and glad he had such a great "late" Christmas.

New years Eve

2011-01-01T00:19:00.009-07:00

For New Years Eve this year we decided to have a get together with a few good friends. We let the kids just run and do their thing while the adults enjoyed some fun time with Jason's new Christmas present......Xbox Kinect. It was so fun of course everything is much more fun with good friends and good food. We all made some good munchies to enjoy throughout the night! We really had a good time and I am glad we were able to get together. It just would not be New Years without having a get together.

Us cute and crazy girlies!!!

Breanna and Chad

Cori and Travis (Kinect is serious business)

Kellie and Dave boxing

Jason running some hurdles

This was me doing the long jump prior to breaking my toe. So sexy!!!

Breanna bowling for our team

Chad bowling for his team!

Cori being Cori!

Cute little Kennidee

Kyson wanted a picture of me and him.

Of course Dawson wanted one as well.

Cori taking sexy pictures of herself! Isn't she lovely???

Kyson of course wanted a picture of him with his woody doll

Kyson was taking pictures with the camera!

I am so grateful for the great friendships that we have made in the short time we have been here. It has definitely made the holidays more bearable.

Christmas Eve party

2010-12-27T00:20:00.001-07:00

This year being that it was our first year away from family for Christmas we decided to have our own Christmas Eve party. Kellie, Cori and I got together for our official "planning" meeting. We planned dinner, invite lists and all of the festivities for the party. For dinner I made an awesome marinated shredded ham, then we had cheesy potatoes, rolls, lots of munchies, fruit salads and had lots of desserts too. It was seriously so fun. We started the night off with dinner

and then went into the the first festivity for the night. The famous Ugly Sweater Contest.

And of course the winner is....... Jason! Complete with lights and all

What is a Christmas party with out Santa Clause????
And don't forget his elf.
You can't have Santa without a screaming child. To bad this screaming child happens to be Santa and his helper elf that came along. Doesn't Santa know that Business and pleasure doesn't mix???
Kennidee telling Santa what she wants for Christmas

Kennidee's reaction to her broken candy cane. A broken candy cane tells Santa you have been bad that year. Kennidee was a bit concerned.

Kyson was not so sure about Santa. He just wanted to take his present and go.

While the kids played Bingo the adults enjoyed a traditional white elephant exchange. It was so fun. There were some great gifts going around. The pictures tell it all on this.

We seriously had such a fun time with all of our friends this year. We were so sad to miss our family Christmas Eve party. This was seriously the only thing that got me through Christmas Eve this year. It was such a blast and I am so grateful to all the great friends I have made so far.
After the party the kids said goodbye to Buddy the Elf for the year

and within 20 minutes there was not a creature stirring in our house not even a mouse.

Christmas Eve bowling

2010-12-26T00:18:00.000-07:00

So Christmas Eve a bunch of families from our ward went bowling. I was back and forth about whether to go or not. It was early and Christmas Eve. I was having a party at my house that night and felt like I needed to be home to get ready but in the end I decided to take the kids and go. I am so glad we did. It was a fun time for Jason, Me and the kids. Kyson loves bowling. He is so fun to watch. Everytime anyone got a strike or spare he would run up and say "Give me Five." We had such a great time and I look forward to making Christmas Eve bowling a family tradition.

Rough Day!

2010-12-23T01:55:00.002-07:00

As Christmas Day approaches it has gotten me thinking as well as a little down. I have been thinking a lot about all of our past Christmas'. We have spent every Christmas eve since we got married with Jason's family at their Christmas party. Although at times there has been a bit of drama it is something we have looked forward too. White elephant bingo was always fun. The kids singing waiting for Santa to come to get their last minute wishes on his list and of course just seeing how much the extended family had grown since the year before.
Christmas day usually consisted of rushing in the morning to get things done so Dawson could leave or the morning dragging while we waited for Dawson to return at one so we could open presents. Grandma and Papa, Nana and Grandpa Forrest and Grandma Lourenco would all make their appearance throughout the day and then we would usually do dinner with Kim and her family.
During the holidays Jason and I would have our Christmas date to Melting Pot. We would take the kids to see Temple Square, check out the lights at Thanksgiving point and lots of game nights.
These things are all things that I feel that I took for granted. Now that we are 1100 miles away from family it is making me really miss all of these things. I am sad that Dawson is away from us for the Christmas break. I am also sad that we are missing out on all of these "traditions" that we had started without even realizing had started.
I know that this move was what we were suppose to do. It just seems like these last few days it has been a little rough on me. The kids are really homesick. They are also missing their big brother Dawson. Of course Jason really could care less. To him not having all the family obligations is a relief. It is amazing how different men and women are.
We do have a Christmas Eve party planned with several other families in our ward and it is going to be a blast. I just wish we had all of our family here to share this wonderful time of the year with us.

Elf on the shelf day 3 and 4

2010-12-23T01:39:00.004-07:00

So still every morning the kids are anxious to go and find where Buddy is hiding. Yesterday morning he was hiding on the counter in the kitchen. Since we spent most of the day baking cinnamon rolls he didn't leave. Apparently we were fun to watch. When we did finally get done we left to take cinnamon rolls to Jason's work and when we came back Buddy was waiting in Kyson's room to see if he was taking his nap. He then disappeared into Mom and Dad's room where Kennidee was sleeping. When Kennidee woke up she was a little freaked out knowing she had been being watched while she slept. She wouldn't even go back in the room since Buddy was sitting in there. During bath time he wandered into Kyson's bathroom and waited on the counter to make sure Kyson washed behind his ears and the bottom of his feet. He then snuck into Kennidee's bedroom until he was ready to go to his nightly resting spot before his visit to the North pole in the mug on the hearth.

This morning Kennidee woke up to Buddy spying on her while she was sleeping. She decided that she was going to just go climb in Mom's bed to get away from Buddy. Later he decided to go watch Kyson and Kennidee play a game in the family room. He went to make sure Kyson was taking his nap then wandered into the kitchen and then we found him hanging out in the Christmas tree. The kids thought that was pretty funny. He pretty much hung out there until it was time to go and report at the North Pole. I sure hope he is giving Santa good reports of the kids or they might be a little disappointed Christmas morning.

Corn Dog, Corn Dog. They are so good to Kyson!

2010-12-23T01:35:00.002-07:00

Kyson is so funny and he loves to walk around with Dawson's Ipod touch and listen to songs. Well lately every time we sit down for dinner Kyson says he doesn't want what we are eating. He only wants a corn dog. So he comes in my room the other day with the ipod singing along with it to a song by Ryan Shupe called Corn dog. I was able to record Kyson with my phone without him realizing what I was doing. this video makes me laugh every time I see it.

Be sure to go to the bottom of the page and pause the music player to hear.

Crafts!

2010-12-23T01:23:00.003-07:00

So a few months back I came across this great website that sells craft kits. I love doing crafts but I like others ideas better then my own. So this website was perfect for me because I didn't have to come up with the idea. All I had to do was order, get the paint and mod podge and make the time to do the craft. These cute little kits come with all the wood (sanded and cut), paper, embellishments and instructions. I made several for gifts for Christmas and of course several for my own. So if you are looking for some cute crafts to do or gifts to give this is the place to go. These are also great for super Saturdays and girls nights out. To check out all the other fun things that are to come click HERE

Elf on the Shelf day 2

2010-12-20T22:13:00.007-07:00

Today the kids anxiously woke up to find Buddy. They had a more difficult time finding him today. After his visit to the North Pole last night for his nightly report he found a nice comfy place to sleep in our manger by our tree. After the kids found him he decided it was time to wake up and climbed out of the manger.

I got in the shower and when I got out I found Kyson and Kennidee in the living room talking to the elf telling him what they wanted for Christmas. After I of course had to have them pose with the elf.

We went on with our day and at nap time he was found in Kyson's room. During Kyson's nap he disappeared into the living room later being found on top of Kennidee's fan in her room. Kennidee and Kyson were freaking out that he was able to get clear up there.

When he finally got down from the fan he went and enjoyed some time on the sofa. Decided to check up on me in the kitchen while I made caramel and then headed to his nightly resting spot in the hot cocoa mug on the fireplace until the kids fall asleep so he can go report to Santa on day 2 at the Plott house.
Kyson went down for his nap so well thinking the elf was watching him and going to report his behavior. At one point today when Kyson got mad at me he told Buddy to tell Santa to put Mommy on the naughty list. We had just as much fun today with Buddy as we did yesterday.

Dawson going to Utah

2010-12-20T00:11:00.003-07:00

Today Dawson had to fly out to Utah for Christmas. The new statute allows Glenn to have him every other Christmas for the full break. It was so hard to send him on a plane knowing he wasn't going to be back until after Christmas. The last week has been a bit emotional for Dawson. He really wants to see Glenn but he really wants to see his brother and sister open their Christmas gifts as well. You could tell he was very sad when he got on the plane but he was trying to be so strong. I gave him several hugs and just told him it is going to be fun and it will be alright. When he gets back we will have Christmas with him. The kids will save the family exchange gifts and the family gifts from Santa so that Dawson can be part of that.
This is going to be a very hard Christmas. Being away from family for the first time and also having Dawson gone. I knew moving here that we were going to have to send him away. I knew that we would no longer have family here for the holidays. I didn't realize it would be so hard. I know that Dawson needs to see Glenn. He loves him. He misses him. He went from seeing him every other weekend to now only seeing him a few times a year. I know that Glenn really needs to see Dawson as well. His wife has been having some medical issues and also was laid off from his job and I know that having Dawson 1100 miles away is hard. I hope that this only makes us all stronger. We have to do what is best for this special little guy regardless of how hard it is on us. I just pray that he has a wonderful Christmas and returns to us safely and happy.

We are definitely going to miss our Christmas eve party this year with Jason's family and having family come visit on Christmas. But we love you all and miss you all very much.

This is a picture of the kids at the airport getting ready to send Dawson off.

New Christmas outfits

2010-12-20T00:04:00.003-07:00

I always buy the kids a new church Christmas outfit. This year we had a lady in our stake that we were able to order these darling dresses from for a super price. I had a hard time finding something that matched well for the boys so this was as close as we got. But since it was the last Sunday before Christmas the kids got to wear them to church. Here they are after church showing them off. Aren't they the cutest??? I love these kids.

My three Angels. Kennidee, Kyson and Dawson. (Kyson does not have a bloody nose. He has been sick and his nose is so sore that it keeps cracking and bleeding. It is now scabbed over and hopefully on the mend)

These boys are best buds. I am so glad they love each other so much. Kyson is such a big cheeseball though.

My beautiful baby Girl. Having a girl is so much fun. I just wish there wasn't so much drama at such young age.

Elf on the Shelf

2010-12-19T23:44:00.004-07:00

Today we started a new family tradition. My sister Kori had called me yesterday and asked me if I had heard of a story called Elf on the Shelf. She told me that this is a story about an elf. With the book comes a little elf doll that is magic. He magically moves around the house spying on children to report back to Santa. You name your elf and can tell him what you want for Christmas but you must NOT ever touch the elf. If you touch the elf he loses his magic and has to be placed back in the box by a parent using rubber gloves for 6 hours to regain his magic.
The kids woke up this morning to the Elf on the Shelf book sitting on the kitchen table. No one heard the alarm go off and no one saw anyone put this magic book and Elf on the table. We sat down with the kids and read the story and then registered our elf that we now call Buddy. We sat him in his box on the hearth and the kids sat around watching for him to move and break out of the box. You would hear the kids talking about how his leg moved, his eyes or his hands. When the kids went to get ready for church Buddy broke out of his box and the kids returned to the family room to buddy sitting on the heart out of his box. Later he moved to the mantle and then decided to go and check out the train around the tree. A few minutes later the kids heard the train going and they ran out to find that Buddy had plugged the train and and was going for a ride on the train. Dawson entertained him by playing him Christmas songs on the piano when all of the sudden the train stopped. He came running into the bathroom to tell us that Buddy now had magically stopped the train. We went off to church and came home to find Buddy in Dawson's room. He later moved to Kyson's and then on to Kennidee's. We told the kids that he must be doing bedroom inspections to report to Santa. When the kids woke up from naps Buddy had found his place on top of the fridge. Later he moved over to the counter and then onto the couch to enjoy a little television. After he had enough TV he went to the table and watched the kids skype with their Grandma's and then all of the sudden he was gone again and had magically relocated to the huge hot cocoa mug by the fireplace where he waited for the kids to go to bed so he could head back to the North Pole to report to Santa on the kids behavior for the day. He will be back again tomorrow for another report.
This is seriously the funnest thing for the kids. Kyson would walk around the house "I gotta find that freaking elf'' and the squeal with joy when he found him an giggle. They have all been so excited to see what Buddy was going to do next or where he was going to pop up. At one point I told them he was freaking me out and I was sending him back to the North pole and they pretty much broke down in tears. Later I told them I was going to touch him so he lost his magic and Kyson cried and said "You will be on the naughty list Mommy." They have been so good to follow the rules and not touch the elf in fear of being on the naughty list. Dawson was leaving notes for the elf and was excited to find that he had received a reply.
If you don't have any family traditions this is seriously the funnest thing. Our kids are really enjoying it. I love the magic of Christmas to a young child and this just brings the magic into our house even more for the kids.

Here are just a few of the random pictures of Buddy hiding around the house on Day 1

Kennidee Dance recital

2010-12-17T21:47:00.000-07:00

Tonight Kennidee had her first dance recital with her new dance company called Dance Gallery here in Lubbock. They do it differently then what we are use to as far as the costumes go. In Utah they got a costume that they ended up using for the Christmas recital and then again at the end of the year. At Dance Gallery the Christmas recital is a much smaller scale and they just use a leotard you have from home with some of their stockings and headbands. Prior to the recital they had Santa and Mrs. Clause come for photos with the kids and then they sat on the front row of the recital to enjoy all the dances. Kennidee's group danced to "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas." It was so cute and Kennidee did so good. I love watching my little girl dance.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-07T14:12:00.008-07:00

I was going to use family pictures for cards this year but decided to just snap a few of the kids by the Christmas tree. They turned out pretty cute for it being 9:30 at night. So here is our Christmas card for 2010

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.

Our New house

2010-07-30T14:36:00.009-06:00

So we are officially moved to Texas. We have been in the house a month now. It turned out so beautiful. It has been really hard being away from all my family and friends. I miss them all so much. I never realized how much I needed them until I moved 1100 miles away. We have met some really great people and our ward is amazing.
Dawson had to fly out to Utah to stay with Glenn for a month and that sucks. I miss him so bad. I have never had to be away from him for that long. Sending your little 8 year old boy on an airplane by himself was the worst thing. I bawled and pretty much have been depressed since he left. On top of all of it Glenn has been a major butt and not allowed him to talk with us numerous times. But after he comes home I just have to remember that he will be with us non stop until Christmas.
Kennidee had her birthday on July 9th and it was really hard being away from family for her birthday. We did invite a few of the neighbor girls over just for cake so she didn't feel so bad. It is amazing how much you take for granted having family around.
Kyson was just so excited to have his own room and his bed and blankets back that he has adjusted pretty well. I got most of the house put away within a week and even started hanging things on the walls. It has been a lot of fun having a new house and getting to decorate.
All in all I think this is a good move. I know after much prayer that this is where my family is suppose to be. As far as the reason...I have yet to find out. I am sure in time we will know.
Here are some pictures of our house the week we moved in.

A really crooked picture of the exterior.

My Master Bedroom and my new bed and bedding. LOVE IT!

Kennidee's room
Kennidee's bathroom

Family room

Dining area
Boys Bathroom

Master bathtub and toilet closet area.

Our master bath with separate vanities and the door into the master closet.

Kitchen

Another view of the kitchen

Here are a few pictures of us celebrating Kennidee's 6th birthday her in Lubbock

7 years ago today...

2010-05-05T06:03:00.000-06:00

I asked for Kacy's hand in marriage... SHE SAID YES! I've never been happier! I won't post the story again, but you can find it in the blog archives under last May.

The last 5 months have been among the hardest of my life. Being away for 2 weeks or longer at a time have really taken their toll on me. I absolutely cannot wait for her and the kids to get to Texas so we can be a family! Hopefully only 5 or 6 more weeks.

I love you Kacy! My life has been blessed in countless ways since you came into it!

Can't wait to have a last big date night in a few weeks. An early anniversary celebration!

This is the picture I used to propose to her, the note says Will You Marry Me (we still have it packed up somewhere), so for more on the proposal story you can go here.
http://jasonandkacy.blogspot.com/2009/05/6-years-ago-today.html

Blog Break Over

2010-04-13T01:17:00.001-06:00

Okay so I have been such a slacker with my blog the last year. I am working on playing catch up. I am backdating everything though so it is in the right order. Be patient while I get it up to date. There has been so much going on with our lives. We are currently building a home in Texas and we just sold our house in Lehi. It was only listed since The end of December and when we listed we priced higher then expected to give us time to find a place or build in Texas. Of course as soon as I dropped the price it sold in 5 days. Unfortunately our times did not match up so I am going to be living at my Mom's house til school is out and the new house in Texas is done. I will update more on this as i get more up to date on everything else. It will fill you all in on why we are moving and such. So far I am only as far as May. LOL

Day Two of framing

2010-03-23T23:06:00.000-06:00

Here are the photos from Day 2 of framing. I am still amazed at how fast they can do the framing

This is a view of the back of the house

This is the view from the front

Day 1 of Framing

2010-03-22T22:52:00.001-06:00

They started framing today and it is amazing how fast the framing can go up. It is also amazing to see it take shape.

This is the side of the house where Kyson and Dawson's room will be

This is the full view of the house

The left sid of the house is whree the guest bedroom, Kennidee's bedroom and Master will be

Just another shot of the left side.

Check out my Slab

2010-03-19T01:06:00.002-06:00

So we finally were able to get our foundation. They finally got enough dry weather to lay the slab. I am so excited and can't wait for more progress on the house! Due to the weather they were going to have after the foundation was poured they had to cover it with tarps and stuff. But we are glad to have it done.

All covered up to keep it safe and dry

Picking things out for the house

2010-03-08T23:27:00.010-07:00

So our house has been super delayed due to the wicked winter they have had in Lubbock. Our house by this point should have been as far as framing and partially or fully bricked. Well that didn't happen. I was so bummed. I flew down to Texas with Kori to pick out everything. When I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING. We had to choose carpet, paint, cabinet stain, tile, grout, plumbing fixtures, appliances, light fixtures and pretty much everything. I had one day to do so. Amazingly enough we got everything picked out and we didn't even argue about any of it. Building a house doesn't cause too many fights apparently. Maybe building while we are seperated by 1100 miles is the way to go. I am retarded and did not take any pictures of anything we chose except the brick. But I did take some random pictures of other things. While we were there our footings got poured so I did get those pictures as well.

This was at Ferguson's where we chose out our fixtures, tubs, appliances and all that exciting stuff.

Kori trying out one of the toilets. LOL

Who seriously names their restaurant this??? I mean seriously. We thought it was so funny we had to take a picture in front of the sign. I am sure some won't get as big of a kick from it as I will. That is just my maturity shining through.

This is a house with the brick I chose. I love it!

This is our new neighborhood. This is next to our house looking down the street.

This is across the street from us and down that side of the street. It seems like it is a very quiet nice neighborhood.

And finally something exciting to post. Our lot is no longer just dirt. Our footings are in and now hopefully the weather can cooperate so they can pour our foundation and get the ball really moving.

Parent Teacher Conferences

2010-02-02T00:54:00.002-07:00

Today I had parent teacher conferences for the kids. First was my appt with Mrs. Harris for Dawson. I don't usually worry about him cause he is always the ideal student. So when I get in there and meet with her of course she has nothing but awesome things to say about Dawson. He was tested in his reading as high as they are allowed to test them for 2nd grade and passed with flying colors. His accuracy has gone up to 100% and he read as fast as most adults. His Comprehension is as high as they rank as well. So in that area is his the highest in his class. He is always telling me that he needs to do better at math. I think he does wonderful and always ask him why but never get an answer. Well Mrs. Harris says he is doing awesome. I told her that he was concerned about it and she said that is because there is one girl in his class that her Dad is a Mathmatician and she is doing better then everyone in the class. So not only is he smart but he is very competitive. She said that she wishes he wasn't moving and could stay in her class forever. She said he is always on task and is such a respectful little boy. She always has them set goals for themselves and his goal was to get better at Math and to keep all four legs of his chair on the ground. I loved hearing such wonderful things about him. I left and couldn't have been any prouder of my little man.

Next we were off to Mrs. VanLangen for Kennidee. I was really nervous about going to see her teacher. Kennidee is definitely a different type of student then Dawson is. When she comes home from school and I ask what she had learned I typically get the answer of "I don't know" or "I can't remember" followed by "so and so said I looked really cute today and they liked my hair or clothes." Oh My goodness!!! What does a mother do??? So we got in there and her Mrs. VanLangen told me that Kennidee is right where she should be at for her reading and math stuff. She said that Kennidee is a great student and she has never had any problems with her. She said that she pays attention and is always on task and that she is a great student to have in class. I left feeling such a relief. I was on cloud 9 the rest of the night knowing that my kids are doing so well in school.

Being a parent you realize more things. The one thing I am learning more and more is the importance of education. I want my children to enjoy school and have it not be a struggle. I want them to know that Mom and Dad are here to help them with anything that they don't understand so that they can always enjoy it and excel! I am so proud of Kennidee and Dawson and am so grateful to have them as my children!

The Big Move

2010-01-30T23:17:00.003-07:00

So in December Jason took a job in Lubbock Texas. He had served his mission there and we never thought we would ever be moving there but the opportunity was too good to pass up. So Jason and I flew out to Texas on December 28th to look at houses again and meet with builders. After about a week of deciding we ended up choosing our builder Randall Fuller (Royal Construction/Robert Wood). We had an idea of the house that we wanted so we sent Randall our ideas of plans with the changes that we wanted made and we settled on our lot. Now we are just waiting for our plans to come back from the architect as well as for the weather to clear up so they can start out new home.

Here is where our new home will sit

Here is the first draft of our plans. Still a few changes need to be made but you get the idea. I am so excited to be building a home that I can actually choose the colors and everything I want. It will be so much fun.

Yes it's true... we're moving

2009-12-11T09:59:00.004-07:00

So the blog has still been very neglected, we promise to catch up on it at some point!

But for those who don't know.... we are moving to Lubbock TX. I (Jason) have accepted an amazing offer with Cash Register Services. I will be the Director of Core Business Systems and Accounting.

I start on January 5th, working 2 weeks in Lubbock then home for a week.

Kacy and the kids will be moving down in June once school is out.

So stay tuned of exciting updates as we hopefully start building a home and prepare to move to Texas!

In the mean time, if you are not our friends on facebook, you can see more current updates of what we're up to on there. Find us at jasonpbyu@gmail.com or kacy215@gmail.com

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Ya'all Come back now ya hear!!!

2009-11-27T00:48:00.000-07:00

Okay so most of you know that for the last 5 years Jason has been traveling for work. His position was a software consultant for Digital Gateway and his job was to train and do conversions for their clients who purchased the E-automate software that Digital Gateway designed. Well there have been several times in the five years where customers have wanted Jason to come and work for them. A few years ago we actually had flown down to Arizona to check out a possible job offer. We never felt good about working there and decided that it was not for us.
In July of last year Jason had flown out to Lubbock for 10 days to do some training for a company out there and then in October they had him out again. Well during that time I received a text message from Jason's phone that said "This is Brad, are you ready to move to Texas?" I just kind of laughed and called Jason and apparently he and Brad had been discussing a possible job opportunity. I just told Jason to tell Brad to make it worth our while. Well I didn't think much of it after that and then a few weeks later we were scheduling flights out to Lubbock to check things out. Brad had picked us up at the airport and gave us a car to use. They put us up in a hotel for a few days. The night we got there we went to dinner with Brad and his wife and one of the other owners with his wife as well. While we were there the kids and I were introduced to all the employees of CRS and met with a realtor and were looking at properties. It was crazy and I was nervous as heck about this. The day we were getting ready to leave we had taken the kids to a park and while we were sitting there I just knew this was what we were suppose to do. I knew that for one reason or another the Lord wanted us in Texas. So after returning back to Utah an offer came in and then the fun of counter offering and accepting began. Within a week or so it was final. After lots of prayers and negotiating we made the decision that this was what we were suppose to do. Now for the fun of finding a house and making the big move

Blog vacation apparently

2009-07-21T09:54:00.004-06:00

To those who are wondering what has happened to our blog... Kacy has been very busy with photography and editing her pictures, she's also had some amazing projects going on at the house... she painted a red accent wall in our bedroom, and then with the help of our brother in law Shea, she has tiled the bathroom and put in a new toilet. I'm very impressed! So we'll get back to blogging once things slow down. Dawson is in Baseball right now, then Soccer then Flag Football... and there's a game called Farm Town which is taking up lots of time for many people right now! LOL.

At some point we will update the blog with stuff from Taylor Swift and Hawaii and the projects. Plus Kennidee has turned 5 and Kyson has turned 2. Crazy how time flies!

In the mean time, I just want Kacy to know how much I love her! Next month we celebrate our 6 year anniversary. I have something very cool planned for the weekend of August 21/22!

I love you more and more with each day, week, month and year Kacy!

Lehi Days and Dance performance

2009-06-27T23:44:00.000-06:00

The big tradition around her is the Lehi City Days. It runs all week and there are different activities all week. One of the big ones I love is the baby contest. I love to show off my kids even if they are grumpy butts that won't even look at the judges. I told Kori to come up and bring Tatum cause she is full of personality and I knew she would win. Well as expected she did! Kyson would not even make eye contact so I did not expect him to win. But it is still a lot of fun.

Kyson after the contest. Isn't he handsome

Cute little Tatum. Of course that sweet face and crazy personality would win! Way to go Tatum

The next fun part of the week is the parade. The kids always look forward to the parade. They get lots of candy and of course there are always great floats but the best part is by far the Marshmellow guns that Mom takes every year. We did however get in trouble with them this year and were told we had to put them away.

Tatum on the Float in Fridays Parade. She was so tired. It was a very long day for her

Kyson watching the parade and waving

Kennidee and Gracey on the Ward float

Dawson on the back of the float

Kennidee coming to sit with us after the float was done

The last thing they do with the Lehi Round up Days is they have a big wahoo at the park on Saturday. They do performances, Crafts, Food, Crafts and all sorts of fun things for the kids to do. This year Kenidee got to perform with Showcase USA. It was so fun watching her out there even though it was super hot!

So much fun. I love living in Lehi. It is getting pretty big but still has that small town feel.

Congrats to Niki and Paul on their beautiful little girl!

2009-06-26T23:36:00.000-06:00

While we were in Hawaii on June 16 my Best friend Niki gave birth to her beautiful baby Girl Lydia Anne Sparks. She is such a beautiful little girl. Niki has two little boys and definitely needed a princess in her family. I can say she was well worth the wait. Congrats Niki and Paul on the beautiful little girl. I was lucky enough to take her first pictures. What a doll she is!

Surprise for Our Princess

2009-05-26T23:22:00.007-06:00

So Jason and I decided that we were going to surprise Kennidee with tickets to her favorite singer of all time. TAYLOR SWIFT! She absolutely loves her. She knows most of her songs word for word. When we heard the tickets were going on sale we could not pass up this chance. However we did not tell her. So the day of the concert we headed up to The Energy Solutions Center for the "Big Surprise" When we got there the big bus with Taylor Swift on the side was there and we stood her next to it to take pictures and then told her it was time to go home. She was just like "Okay." She had no clue what to even expect for her big surprise. So finally we gave her the ticket and walked in the Concert. She was so stinking excited when she realized what was going on. She had so much fun. She was dancing and singing with the songs. I love being a parent and putting a smile on my children's faces. Yeah going to concerts are a little extreme when she is not even quite 5 but she will remember this concert forever. Kori and her girls also came with us. After the concert we went around back to get autographs when she came out but unfortunately we were unable to get them. We did get a picture with one of her dancers and she did wave from her bus as she exited the property. Besides the surprise for Kennidee it was one of the best concerts I have ever been too. Taylor is a great performer and worth every penny that we spent on tickets!
Kennidee and her Golden Tickets

Kennidee with Shyanne and Sierra

Jason, Kennidee and I

Kennidee and one of the dancers for Taylor Swift

Kennidee enjoying the concert

Taylor waving from her bus

Kennidee Preschool Graduation

2009-05-22T00:22:00.000-06:00

Kennidee had her preschool graduation. I can't believe my baby is going to start Kindergarten in the fall. They definitely grow up way too fast. Her preschool did a super cute little program for us. I just loved watching her. She is so shy and it is definitely out of her element. But she did great. Mrs. Jensen was such a great teacher and I think I am just as sad to leave her as Kennidee was.

Kennidee and Mrs. Jensen

Kennidee and Mrs. Lancaster

Kennidee and Mommy

Kennidee and Grandma Lourenco

Kennidee with Mom and Dad with Kyson

Daddy and his little princess

Kennidee Spring Dance Recital

2009-05-19T00:07:00.004-06:00

Kennidee had her second dance recital of the year. She had so much fun in dance this year and she improved so much from the first recital to this one. We just love her and I love having a girl to do all the fun girly stuff with. She danced to Rockin Robin and Rock and Roll is here to stay.

Mother/Son Campout

2009-05-18T23:30:00.000-06:00

This year our ward decided to change things up a big and rather then a Father/son campout and Mother/daughter they swapped it. So on May 16 Dawson and I headed out to the camping spot with our tent, games and munchies in the car. We had such a great time. I love spending time with Dawson. He is such a sweet boy. So we had dinner and then we sat around with some of the boys and played cards. I taught them Skip bo. I was so glad the weather cooperated and that we didn't freeze our butts off. I will always cherish the times I get to spend one on one with my kids. I forgot my camera but thanks to Jamie we at least got one picture.

Wicked!

2009-05-18T22:57:00.000-06:00

On May 2nd Jason and I were lucky enough to go and see Wicked at Capitol Theater. We had purchased tickets on a presale several months back. Before we went we had dinner at Texas Roadhouse for dinner. YUMMY! We went with sister Steph and my Niece Kylee. All I can say is WOW! This was seriously amazing. I had heard nothing about it so really didn't have any expectations. I am also not a huge Wizard of Oz fan. It was such a fun night and I highly recommend seeing this show if you ever have the chance. Of all of the Broadways we have seen this is by far my favorite.

Disneyland

2009-05-06T22:34:00.000-06:00

I have been the worst slacker and have been so busy therefore resulting in my blog suffering. So I will be back dating a few posts. So in my previous Easter post I promised to post about the "Surprise" Disneyland trip. So here it is.

The afternoon of Eater Sunday we loaded up in the cars and headed to the happiest place on earth. After a 9 hour drive in traffic we finally arrived at our hotel and after 45 minutes finally go checked in. What a joke! We had 4 day park hopper passes so we went to Disneyland Monday-Thursday. It was super busy due to Spring Break. We now know why we always go at not so busy times. We had a total of 12 kids and 7 adults so it was a little chaotic and trying to keep everyone happy was quite the challenge. But most importantly the kids had a blast. By the end of the trip we were all ready to be home in our own beds with a little peace and quiet.

Kyson and Daddy on the Teacups.

Tegan, Kennidee, Shyanne and Dawson

Kim, Me, Kori and Mom

My cute little Family

Grandma with all the Grandkids

Jason being his Grumpy Self

Me and my cute kiddos
Dad and Dawson on the Screamin'

Kennidee and her Grandma (She loves her Grandma)

Kim, Kori and I with Mom.

6 years ago today....

2009-05-05T08:00:00.002-06:00

I posted this last year, but the blog was fairly new.... so for those that never saw it, here you go.... LOVE YOU KACY! Thanks for everything you do! I am grateful to have you in my life! XOXOXOXOXO

So here's the story... 6 years ago in February we had started dating again (after I scared her away the first time). While we were not dating, I had decided I was going on a single's cruise in May. Well by the time the cruise came around, we were dating again and had decided that we were going to get married.

We had gone out ring shopping and found one. So while I'm en route to Houston, Kacy calls and says that the guy at the other store will give us a better deal with the same Diamond we had picked out. So the jeweler calls me and we get it financed. So while I'm on the cruise, I'm trying to figure out a way to propose to her. I thought about spelling out "will you marry me" on the beach and taking pictures, but that wasn't working too well.

So we thought of taking this picture, then on Cozumel I bought a frame to put the picture in.

When I got back to SLC, I told Kacy that I called the jeweler and the ring would not be ready until the next day. Meanwhile I ran to the mall and picked up the ring, then got the photo printed out, I put it in the frame and wrapped it back up in the newspaper they wrapped it with in Mexico.

I headed to Kacy's apartment and gave her the picture, then got the ring out, got down on one knee and proposed (while little Dawson was climbing all over me as he was excited to see me again).

Long story short... she said YES!

Easter 2009

2009-05-03T21:03:00.003-06:00

Since we were in St George for Easter this year we had to do things a little different then usual. The kids got their Easter outfits the week prior and got to wear them to church then. They still got their baskets at Kori's house. When we realized that we were going to go down over Easter and that Spring Break was that week as well then we decided to surprise the kids with a Disneyland trip. The kids had no idea. They did however know that Kori and Kim's families were both going. They were not really too jealous cause they know they get to go to Hawaii this summer. But on Saturday Kennidee started telling Kim that her Dad said she could go with them. Later that evening she told Jason that I told her she could go and then she told me that Kim said she could go. So Easter morning they got their baskets and so I told them we had one more surprise but that they had to trade their baskets for the other surprise. Kennidee slowly folded up her swimsuit, got her webkin and her candy and put it back in the basket and handed it over to me. Dawson on the other hand did not think that was fair and finally gave it to me and said "I know you are going to give it back". Well does he know me or what? So after they gave us their baskets we handed them an envelope with 60$ from the Grandma Rinnie and Papa for Easter and then a Disneyland ticket. It took them a minute to realize what that meant. Once they realized though they were super excited and Kennidee had to run to show her Aunt Kim that she really got to go now.

Dawson with his Basket!

Kyson with his easter basket

Kennidee with her Basket

Since there were so many cousins down there that weekend we planned a breakfast with 4 of the 6 siblings and their families followed by a Easter Egg Hunt with the cousins. It was so fun and the kids had a blast. After all the fun we loaded up our cars and headed out for our 9 hour drive to Disneyland. Yes 9 Hours!!! I will post the Disneyland trip later.

13 or the 28 Grandkids in our family! Crazy I know.

Easter Egg Hunt @ Staheli Farms

2009-04-29T20:26:00.005-06:00

So for Easter weekend we were going to be in St George for our nephew Chris' baptism, and our other nephew Zach was getting his Eagle Scout. We headed down Friday afternoon, and found out that Kori's husband Randi's family has a huge easter lunch and easter egg hunt at their farm the Saturday before Easter.

At the farm they had some baby goats, Kyson absolutely loved the goats. Here's a picture of him trying to kiss one of the goats, and giving a hug to another one.

Look at the friend Dawson found. Actually someone found him in the field and gave him to Dawson. You'll notice the crocodile tears on Dawson's face... he was having a bad day. Every kid had an egg in the field with their name on it with $1 in it, well apparently there was another Dawson there and that Dawson took 2 eggs, because our Dawson's was gone. Then he sees a kid holding this frog and thinks that it was in an egg and he is mad because he wants a frog... well the other little boy gave the frog to Dawson, so we had to tell him that he was not going to keep the frog... he was NOT happy about this. But as he (almost) always does, he got over it.

Anyways, the kids had a great time. Thanks to the Staheli family for having such a fun Easter party!

Pain is gone! Well mostly!

2009-04-10T23:28:00.001-06:00

So on Wednesday I had to finally go to have the lithotripsy for my Kidney stone friends. I had to get up at 4:30 to be there by 5:30. I was really nervous. Jason was super nervous too! When they took me back they did a xray to see where the stone was and it had moved down the Ureter alot more then the doctor ever thought would happen. That was what was causing so much pain. It was ripping pretty bad. However they were able to successfully blast it and I started passing pieces immediately. The first day I felt pretty good but Thursday I was pretty sore and felt as if someone took a bat to my side and smacked me really hard. The doctor said to plan on being sore for a while. But I was just glad to finally have it over with. I woke up really happy from the procedure and was making Jason take pictures. However I don't remember. That night my wonderful neighbor brought us over dinner even though I had told her I was okay. We were super grateful for her thoughtfulness and it worked great for Thursday when I really did not feel okay. Thanks to all of our friends and family for all your help with the kids and all your phone calls and thoughtfulness.

Me just before they took me back for surgery. I was seriously looking so hot in that hat!

Me right after they brought me out. I don't remember telling Jason to take this but apparently I kept telling him over and over to take a picture. I think it is hilarious!

This was me checking in with My Mom or Kennidee I can't remember. But I can't be away from my phone too long.

Happy Birthday to my Dawson!

2009-04-07T23:23:00.003-06:00

So my little Dawson just turned 7 years old on Saturday April 4th. I can't believe how time flies. It seriously seems like I just had him. He is such a sweet boy and we are so glad to have him in our family. Since he gets to have a big party when he turns 8 we did not have friend party just a family one. On his Birthday though we took him to dinner. He chose to go to Tucanos. We just went with the family and Grandma Lourenco. On Sunday we had Cake and Ice Cream and then Monday Nana and Grandpa Forrest came down and took us to Brick Oven. So Dawson got to celebrate his birthday for 3 days. What a lucky boy. He got a new bike and some DS games and a few other things. Even though he did not get his pet hamster that he wanted I think he still had a pretty good day.

Pain, Pain Go away and don't come back forever!!

2009-04-03T21:18:00.000-06:00

So back in December I had a fun trip to the ER and found out that I had several kidney stones and was told to follow up with the Dr. Well I never followed up cause I felt okay even though I did not know if I had ever passed them. Off and on for the last few months I have had pains here and there in my kidney area and just ignored it. Well Jason had left for work to Alaska and I really didn't want him to go. I kept hoping all week that his flight would get cancelled. So Jason calls me at 730 and tells me that his flight from Seattle to Alaska was canceled and he would probably be heading back home on Wednesday. I was so excited!!! So that night I started cramping really bad and couldn't sleep most of the night. After I got Dawson off to school I decided that I should probably go to the hospital cause I could tell that my Kidneys were acting up. Luckily my neighbor Deana was a life saver and came and sat with Kennidee and Kyson while Kim dropped me off at the ER on her way to work. So I checked myself in and left a message for Jason. However being that it was April fools I was afraid he was not going to believe me. So I made sure that I told him several times on voicemail and text that this was NOT an April fools joke. So they took me back and I would say my pain level was only about a 7 or 8 at that time. Well they gave me some pain meds and some phenegran for nausea and then sent me to have a CT scan. Well I started having a bad reaction from the Phenegran and was having a major panic attack and my legs were so restless and achy that I couldn't hold still. The lady doing the CT scan was getting mad at me for moving and I was getting so claustrophobic that I started freaking out on her. So then when I got back to my room they were giving me stuff to try and reverse the reaction that I was having and before I knew it I was so knocked out that I did not even remember Jason getting there. At some point during all this I was calling my Mom from my phone and just sitting there, I also went into the bathroom to go potty and then just sat on the floor til the nurse knocked to see if I was okay. I was so doped up that I crashed finally and did not wake up til 5 in the evening and I don't remember anything in between. They ended up admitting me with hopes that they were going to be able to do lithotripsy that day or first thing in the Morning cause the Kidney stone had grown into a very large stone and was stuck in the Ureter are. So they kept me just to find out later that they won't have a machine to do the surgery til next week. So they sent me home Thursday morning and I was feeling great all day Thursday and did not even have to take any meds. Well Friday the Stone decided it wanted to try and move again and I took two, yes two Lortabs and it didn't even touch the pain. I was so nauseous again and was definitely above a 10 this time on the pain scale. So my Mom took me up to the hospital again where the doctor ordered stronger pain meds be given through a shot. Well they finally worked and I felt soooo much better. Apparently even if I feel okay I need to keep on top of the pain meds until they blow this thing up. So I feel like I have been popping pills all day to keep myself able to function and keep the pain under control. I go in Wednesday for the lithotripsy. I hope I survive til then. Here are some pictures Jason took of me in the hospital just to prove to everyone that this was not just a bad April Fools Joke.

Just a piece of advice for anyone ho has kidney stone problems. GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF AND FOLLOW UP WITH DOCTOR LIKE THEY SAY TOO. IT WILL AVOID A LOT OF PAIN! And yes they are pretty comparable to giving birth as far as the pain.

Attack of the church bench!

2009-03-22T20:47:00.003-06:00

Jason and I have always said that Kyson was going to be our first child with broken bones or stitches. Kyson has no fear. He is always trying to climb up bookshelves, counters, dressers...etc. So today at church during sacrament meeting he was goofing off. He kept walking across the bench, getting down walking to the other end of the bench, getting back up on the bench and walking across again. Well during the passing of the sacrament he walked towards Jason and took a step off of the bench resulting in him smacking his head on the wood corner of the thing that holds the hymn books. Jason picks him up as he is screaming. I look over and his head is gushing blood. Of course it is quiet so everyone is staring at us as we run out with blood dripping all over Jason's white dress shirt. I run out not even thinking to grab our bags or keys. Luckily my friend Deana came out and went and got the bags for us. At the time we thought for sure he was going to need stitches as bad as it was bleeding, but after we went by Kims house and had her look she said he would be okay and to put a bandaid on it. So we went home and gave him a bath and cleaned out all of the clothes and then gave Kyson some tylenol and let him take a little nap. Thank goodness he seems to be doing okay. I have been watching him closely for any signs of abnormal behavior. I was so freaked out though. I have never seen a head injury like that and I don't do well with blood anyway. So here are a few pictures that we took of Jason and Kyson when we got home before clean up started.

This picture shows the back of his shirt however when you took the shirt off it was drenched on the inside. It was puddling up at his neck. Sick I know.

Daddy looks like he was just in a war of some sort. He even has it on his face. Gross. We are sure glad that Kyson is okay though.

4th and 4th Tag

2009-03-22T20:21:00.003-06:00

I got tagged by my friend Erin. I have been tagged before and never got around to doing it. Due to the lack of blogging the last month I figured I would go for it this time. So here is my 4th picture in my 4th photo folder. It is a picture of my cute niece Brianna at the Breaking Dawn release party in August. We had so much fun and I am glad I was able to take her.

I tag Niki, Melissa Beagley, Brittany, April and anyone else who wants to do it!

Happy 30th Birthday Kacy

2009-02-13T22:42:00.004-07:00

Our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, aunt, neighbor, road raging driver on I-15, etc, Kacy Lynn Lourenco Plott, passed peacefully from her 20s into her 30s on February 15th. She was remembered in a surprise party (spoiled a few days prior by her sometimes annoying but always loving husband Jason) on Friday the 13th. Many long time friends, co-workers, family members and neighbors attended the festivities. Featured guest was Bertha the Birthday Fairy, who reminisced about memories from their days growing up together in Orem. Kacy then honored everyone with some songs on Karaoke, and even convinced her tone deaf husband to sing a duet with her and then a solo. Jason wishes to apologize to everyone for the bad memories they may have from witnessing this, however he is not liable for any emotional damages incurred.

A great time was had by all. We look forward to many more years and memories with Kacy, she just may not be able to remember them all now that old age is setting in :)

Thanks to everyone who showed up or sent birthday greetings to Kacy. Sorry honey that I spoiled the surprise.

Here's some pictures from the night as well as videos of Bertha the Birthday Fairy and Karaoke.

Harlem Globetrotters

2009-02-09T22:26:00.003-07:00

I (Jason) am not a huge basketball fan, however I have memories of going to the Harlem Globetrotters when I was a little boy with my Grandma Plott. 3 years ago I was able to take Dawson to see the "Silly Basketball Players" as he still remembers them. Well I had won a 4 pack of tickets from KFAN 1320AM, and since Kacy was a party pooper and didn't want to go, Dawson was able to bring his cousin Austin. Kennidee was more interested in the popcorn and climbing to the top of the arena (as if our seats weren't already nosebleed seats)... Kennidee also showed that she is just like her mom... she can strike up a conversation with ANYONE. She wandered down to the bottom of the section and was having a conversation with the usher lady, then she noticed a "grandpa" and she sat by him and talked to him for a little bit.

The show is really almost the exact same as I remember it when I was little, but it was fun seeing the kids enjoy the Globetrotters antics. Dawson and Austin were cracking up when one of the players "farted" while playing Globetrotter football, and they were really laughing their heads off when one of the players kissed a guy in the crowd on the lips.

We had a fun night seeing the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters once again defeat the Washington Generals!

Hinder Concert

2009-02-07T22:46:00.000-07:00

This last weekend I was able to go down to St. George and see Hinder in concert. I was so excited to spend a few days with Kori. Kennidee and I left on Thursday to go down. We had lots of fun shopping, going to dinner, dying hair and going to the concert. I really like Hinder however since I always buy edited CD's I did not realize how much swearing is in their music and not only that but when they would just talk to the crowd they swore soooo much. I had alot of fun with Kori and her friend Lisa however I do think that I would not be purchasing tickets to their concert again anytime soon.

Kori and Me at the concert!

Kori, Me and Lisa!

Kori yelling at everyone walking down the stairs. WooHoo!

The Drummer for Hinder. Nice Hair

The lead singer for Hinder

Kyson's Big Boy Bed

2009-02-04T22:29:00.002-07:00

We decided that it was time to move Kyson into a big boy bed. He has been freaking out in his crib the last little while. He hasn't really tried to climb out yet but we decided that he would be okay with a bed now. So Jason and I went and picked out a cute bed and dresser for him and a week later it was delivered. His first night he wasn't too sure about the whole thing but after he fell asleep he did okay. He has since fallen out only twice. He goes to bed really good and goes down really good for his naps as well. He won't get off the bed when he wakes up. He just yells for Mom! I can't believe how fast he is growing up.

Kyson checking out his new bed

Kyson deciding to try and climb up

Thinking it is pretty cool

Playing Peek a Boo!

Not realizing that we are going to leave the room and turn out the lights.

Mickey and Friends Live

2009-01-31T21:11:00.005-07:00

A few months ago I purchased tickets to take Kyson and Kennidee to Mickey and friends. Due to an accident we got there late. It was probably good cause I really don't think Kyson would have lasted for the whole time. But the kids did enjoy what they saw. We took trax downtown and Kyson thought that was really cool to watch out the window. Our seats were floor seats but the way the stage was set up made it a little difficult to see the whole stage. It was still fun though.

Kyson and Kennidee on Trax on the way to ESA

Kyson really liked the popcorn best!

Kennidee and Kallie from Handy Manny

Me and the kids during intermission

Family Fun Night!

2009-01-19T20:58:00.002-07:00

So we decided for family night we were going to take the kids to classic skating. My friend had been taking her kids and kept talking about how fun it was. Our friends Mo and Ray came with their kids as well. The best part about it was that the kids can take their scooters. I had not been skating in forever so I was a little nervous. But the kids had a blast. We are definitely taking them again sometime.

Draper Temple Open House

2009-01-18T21:19:00.003-07:00

So last night we were able to go to the Draper Temple Open House. We had requested tickets a few weeks ago and we had my sister and her family and a few of our friends and their families with us. I have gone to the Temple Open houses before but it was different this time cause we were able to take our kids. We did leave Kyson home with a sitter so that we didn't have him thinking that he needed to run around. It was such a neat experience being able to take the kids and being able to explain the importance and purpose of each room. There is always such a strong feeling of peace as well as the spirit when attending the Temple. The kids were so good and had lots of questions. Dawson was amazed at all the beautiful light fixtures. He absolutely loved the Sealing rooms as well as the Celestial room. He thought that being able to look through the mirrors and seeing forever was especially cool.I hope that the kids will always remember the way that they felt in the Temple yesterday. We are hoping that someday soon Dawson is able to go to the Temple and be sealed to our family. He really wants to and prays every night that he is able too.
If you have not yet had the chance to go to the open house I suggest requesting tickets asap HERE. I was amazed at the organization with all the people that were going. They have everyone park at different local Churches and bus you to the Temple grounds. After the Temple tour they have a beautiful reception area set up at the Church next door with cookies and waters for all the guest. They have it decorated beautifully with pictures of all the Temples around the world. It was so great and I hope you all get the chance to go.

Our Family at the reception after. No Dawsons tie isn't too short. He had untucked his shirt and looks like a goofball.

Walking with Dinosaurs!

2009-01-18T21:02:00.003-07:00

So on Wednesday Dawson and Jason were able to go to Walking with Dinosaurs at the ESA. We had purchased the tickets a few months ago and so this day was long awaited. Good thing Dawson got his teeth done yesterday or he may not have been able to go. So the boys headed up to Five Guys burger and then jumped on trax and were on their way. They had such a good time. Dawson was very excited to come home and tell me all about the Dinosaur poop. Jason is such a great Dad and I am glad that the kids get to spend so much quality time doing things together doing such fun things.

Dawson with the big dinosaur teeth behind him.
The famous Dinosaur Poop!

A trip to the Dentist

2009-01-18T20:54:00.005-07:00

So on Tuesday Dawson had to go and get two small cavities filled and two sealants done. The cavities were from last year that we never had filled. His last cleaning was excellent minus those two from before. He knew that we were going and was very nervous. When we got there he was even more nervous. So we got called back and she started to do the laughing gas and he freaked out. He put it on for a few minutes and then started panicking. We told him that he could do it without that but it would make him feel better with the gas. Well he didn't want to do it so she started to get the needle ready for the numbing and he freaked out and jumped out of the chair. After a phone call to Dad and some serious threatening with the consequences if he chose to not do it we finally got him to cooperate. It was amazing cause once he calmed down and let the Hygienist do what needed to be done he was a whole different kid. He said that none of it even hurt. Dad was so happy cause they were still able to go to the Walking with Dinosaurs the next day. I had to take a picture of him to send to Dad so I figured I would post it. Hopefully he remembers how scared he was and be better at brushing his teeth.

Jazz Game

2009-01-16T00:06:00.003-07:00

So on Monday my brother Ronnie called and said that he had tickets to the Jazz game but wasn't going to be able to make it. Well the big problem was that the tickets were in St. George with him. So after a million phone calls and several hours we were able to get the tickets reprinted in Salt Lake and put on will call for Us to us use. So I decided that it would be fun for Dawson and Jason to have a father/son night out. Well these tickets were not just ordinary tickets. They were VIP tickets. They were row 2 at one of the baskets. Also before the game started they got to go and have a big catered dinner at the ESA with all the players families and a bunch of other important people. Then at half time they were able to go back and get nachos and popcorn in the VIP room as well. They had so much fun. Dawson was so excited and best of all the Jazz won. Thank you so much Ronnie for thinking of us and giving your tickets to Jason and Dawson. This was definitely a once in a lifetime chance for them.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-15T23:29:00.005-07:00

Okay so I am super late on this post. For New Years Eve this year we went to Tucanos for dinner with our friends Jessica and Jake. After that we had a few more friends join us at the house for a night of Wii Fit, Guitar Hero World Tour and lots of yummy munchies. We had a super fun night. The kids just ran around downstairs playing while we "adults" hung out upstairs. We did not do anything exciting at midnight cause we were too involved in our games. All in all it was a great night. Enjoy the pictures! Excuse some of them cause Kennidee was our photographer for most of the night.

Tyler as he was being a party pooper and leaving!

Jessica and Jake

Me and Jason. Happy New Years!

Jessie
Brittney and Martin

Wyatt doing what he does best.... sitting on his butt. The only problem was that he was playing wii fit.

Just a bunch of random pictures of us playing guitar hero and stuff!

Christmas 2008

2009-01-05T22:37:00.005-07:00

We had such a great Christmas! The kids woke up around 8:30 and so it was nice. We were able to sleep in a little bit. Dawson woke up first and came and snooped before waking us up. He then woke up Kennidee and informed her what was in her stocking. He was so excited. We had the kids open their "Santa" gifts first then we had them open the gifts from us. Dawson was most excited about his Nintendo DS and Kennidee was most excited for her Pink Ipod. Yes she got an Ipod and she is four. What are you suppose to do when that is the only thing they are asking for. Kyson got a big wheel motorcycle and he played on that the whole time while Kennidee and Dawson opened theirs. Then we let him rip into his. It was kind of nice cause then we got to watch the kids be all excited about what they got. After the kids were done Jason and I exchanged gifts. Jason spoiled me again this year. I was so excited. I got him alot of things he wanted as well. Kyson hadn't been feeling too well so we stayed home all day. Plus the weather was bad. We only had Dawson til 1:00 on Christmas so Jason's parents came down at noon to see the kids and bring them gifts. We had invited Jason's grandparents over for a prime rib dinner and they were not going to make it so Jason drove up and got them in four wheel drive. So we had a wonderful dinner with Nana and Forrest, My Mom and our family. It was very nice. I love Christmas and was sad to see it over with. I hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas as well.

Christmas Morning, Kyson couldn't wait to get to his bike.
Dawson opening up his presents. He was so excited.

Kennidee opening up hers.

Kyson was not all that excited. But he was still fun

Christmas Eve

2008-12-30T22:29:00.005-07:00

So every year Jason and I spend Christmas Eve with his family. Usually his Aunt Sandy does a huge dinner at her house but this year his Aunt Colleen offered to do it at her house. Colleen did a wonderful Prime Rib dinner with all the fixins. It was wonderful. After dinner the kids all anxiously awaited the arrival of Santa. The use to hire a Santa to come but last year Nana decided to just purchase the Santa costume and then his cousin's husband Rhett dresses up and brings gifts to all the kids. Along with the gifts he brings candy canes in his hat. After each child sits on his lap they pick a candy cane out and if it is broke then you have been naughty that year. Well as the kids went up they were all getting ones that were not broke. Then our little Kennidee went up. She was so scared and we finally convinced her to sit on his lap. When she pulled out her candy cane it was broke. Her reaction was priceless. I wish I would have had a video camera. It was so funny. All the kids got their presents and then after they got to open them and were so excited. After Santa left we played the traditional game of White Elephant Bingo. We left with all sorts of interesting things this year. Hope the family enjoys the gifts that Jason brought. After we left we headed home and the kids were so excited to jump into bed so that Santa could come.

Me with the kids at the party. Aren't they the cutest ever?

Here are each of the kids on Santa's Lap. Kyson still does not like Santa

This Jason's cousins little girl. While we were singing for Santa to come she was totally dancing. She is such a cutie and has such a fun little personality that I had to take a picture of her.

Here are picture of the kids with their presents from Santa. Kyson had so much fun opening his that I took quite a few pictures so he has a collage. Be sure to notice those big brown eyes that I love so much. LOL

Polar Express

2008-12-29T21:32:00.005-07:00

A few months ago at Jason's company party we won tickets on the Heber Creeper for our family. We were able to chose what time we would like to go so we thought it would be fun to go on the Polar Express. So last Tuesday after Jason got off work we met him at the mouth of Provo Canyon and headed up. Luckily it was in between storms so the roads were not too bad. We thought it would be fun to take the kids in their Christmas Pajamas so before we left I got Kennidee and Kyson in theirs. We left with plenty of time to have dinner at Dairy Keen in Heber. Well I was not that impressed with it. But when we were getting ready to head to the Heber Creeper I could smell something and so I checked Kyson's diaper. Well lucky for us he had exploded up his back then when he stood it went right down his leg (Isn't he a little old for this)? So of course I was not prepared and had no other clothes for him. So I took him to the bathroom for a baby wipe bath. We then headed out the door with Kyson in a coat and nothing else. At least we had a blanket. Talk about horrible timing. Of course we had to be in Heber for this to happen where there is no Walmart, Target or anything for that matter. How in the world do people even live there? How do they survive? So we found this ghetto store called Kings and luckily they had some cheap pajamas that served their purpose for the night. We then headed to the Heber Creeper. While on the train they served hot cocoa and cookies and read the Polar Express. Mrs. Claus came around and then Santa came around and gave all the kids bells. It was so fun and the kids loved it. I hope that we are able to do it again sometime.

Dawson Christmas Gift to Mom

2008-12-25T23:32:00.006-07:00

So Dawson came home from school a week ago and he brought me a present. He insisted that I opened it now cause it was for the tree. So I opened the cute Reindeer bag that he made and there was a Christmas ornament with his picture. Then there was a coupon book. I as laughing so hard I had to scan it and post it. So here it is. Make sure that you read the From line as well. He is such a funny kid.

So now that you have read them the question is.... Did he not get it or is he just a little Man and figures that anything I get to do for him or with him is a privilege for me. LOL He is so cute and we love him. I am seriously saving this forever.

Kids Christmas Pictures

2008-12-25T23:14:00.002-07:00

So I went out and got the kids pictures done at Kiddie Kandids for Christmas a few weeks ago but I am finally posting them. They turned out cute. Kyson is the biggest goofball and laughs so much that it is hard to get a picture of him without his mouth open. He is so funny though and we loved the pictures.

Frosty the Snowman...

2008-12-23T10:19:00.005-07:00

The last week we have recieved TONS of snow! I (Jason) was working from home the day Kyson had tubes in his ears and most of my calls had cancelled on me, so I decided to take the kids tubing on a little hill over by Kacy's mom's house. They had a blast, but unfortunately I didn't have my camera. I did manage a picture of Kennidee making a snow angel in the front yard.

Well yesterday it DUMPED again. Kennidee has been asking me when we can make a snowman, and since this was very wet snow, I decided to make a snowman with her after work. Not the greatest one, as we were in a hurry to get it done before it was pitch black, but she was very proud of her snowman.

Also here's a flashback picture of a snowman that I made with Dawson several years ago. Look how little he was!

Viva Las Vegas

2008-12-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

After missing last year's Vegas Bowl, I decided I would head down again this year. Kacy had to work so I decided I would take the kids. Dawson went with me in 2005 and still talks about some of the things we saw down there, so I thought it would be a good time for me and the kids to make some memories and hopefully watch the Cougars beat Arizona... Well BYU played an unemotional game and lost (Please Santa bring them a good secondary and a new offensive coordinator would be a great gift as well). But that didn't ruin the night, the kids had a great time (we wont talk about the last hour of the drive down... left at 6 in the morning on Saturday, or the car ride home on Sunday afternoon). We saw the new Volcano at the Mirage (Kennidee was a bit scared), then we walked to the Bellagio and saw the fountains. Dawson kept saying he didn't want to see any stupid fountains but then he saw them and loved it. They finally got back to the hotel around midnight (1am Utah time) and were exhausted. They crashed and slept great until around 9:00 (10 utah time).

Funny Kennidee story... we got a room at the Riviera for $29, gotta love the rates the week before Christmas! We walked into the Casino to find our way to the hotel check in, Kennidee immediately runs to a slot machine and pulls the handle, I explain to her that you have to be older to play these games, she asks how old, so I tell her 21. She then declares, as only Kennidee can... "When I'm 21 I'm SO going to play these games". LOL

So even though BYU lost, it was still a fun weekend for Daddy, Dawson and Kennidee.

Our Tiny Dancer

2008-12-22T12:04:00.005-07:00

So on Friday Kennidee finally had her first Dance recital. She is taking Dance from this wonderful studio called Showcase USA. They do such a wonderful job and have a ton of different groups. They have to do 2 different recitals on the same day and just split the groups. Now anyone that knows me knows how excited I was for this day. I seriously have been waiting 4 1/2 years for my little girl to have her first dance recital. Sounds silly I know. I was not sure how Kennidee would do cause she is pretty shy. But she did so good. We were so proud of her. She was so excited to wear her super cute costume and she was very excited to be able to wear Mommy's makeup. She looked so cute. She went right up on stage and performed. She was not sure where to look so she watched her cousin Talia on the other side of the group most of the time. It was so much fun watching my beautiful little girl up there doing something that she enjoys so much. They did their dance and sang to "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" Here are the pictures. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Kyson 18 months and surgery

2008-12-22T11:51:00.003-07:00

So Dec. 2nd I took our little Runt in for his 18 month appt. He is still itty bitty. He was in the 12 % for his weight weighing in at all of 22 lbs 9 oz and he is in the 20% for his height being all of 31 inches. He is so little. We also found out that day that his tubes that were put in back in January had fallen out and he had another ear infection already. So I called the ENT Doctor and they said to go ahead and bring him in. When we went in they suggested doing tubes again cause chances are he is going to keep getting them if we didn't. Plus we were still on the same deductible so that was great. So we went in last Thursday for tubes again. In January when we had them I was so scared for my little man but this time I knew what to expect and knew that it wasn't that big of a deal. He cried when they took him from me but I figured he would. He is such a Mommy's boy. But the nurses said that when he comes out of Anestestia he would cry. Well when they brought him to me after they all loved him. He did not cry at all. He just sat and snuggled with them. The kept him longer then usual cause he was so sweet and they did not want to bring him back to me. I thought that was funny. When they brought him to me we just snuggled until they told us we were discharged. I love our little Kyson. He is such a sweet boy.

Visit with Santa

2008-12-19T01:40:00.004-07:00

So on Tuesday we finally were able to take the kids up to see Santa. When we first got to the mall the line for Santa was not too bad. But we went and did pictures at Kiddie Kandids first and then ended up standing in line for 1 1/2 hours to see Santa. The kids did okay in the line however by the time we got to see him Kennidee was tired and would not sit on his lap which resulted in me being in the picture. I figured that Kyson would not want to sit on his lap so no surprise there. But this was the best picture that we could get.

While we were waiting in line we were playing with the camera. I thought this was just a cute picture of Kyson cause of his big brown eyes. I love his big brown eyes.

Tis the Season!

2008-12-13T22:18:00.004-07:00

So it has been a while since my last post. We have been so busy. I feel like this month is flying by and we have not been able to enjoy the joys of Christmas yet. I went back to Kiddie Kandids for Christmas and I also was on a commitee for the Festival of Trees. Well when we got back from St. George for Thanksgiving I ended up in the ER with Kidney Stones and a Kidney infection. Thank goodness Jason was able to stay home that day and help with the kids. Unfortunately he did have to go to work the next day and I still had to be Mom. So that week was a crazy week with the opening of Festival of Trees and then work. By the end of that week I was drained and tried my best to take it easy the next week so that I could get feeling better in time to enjoy some of the holidays. I am finally feeling alot better. Now I am ready to enjoy the holidays.

This time of year is my favorite time of year. Here is a few reasons I love Christmas.
* I love hearing Christmas music
* I love getting cards from friends and family.
* I love the Christmas lights
* I love the gift of giving
* I love the the whole spirit of Christmas
* Most importantly I love the true meaning of Christmas and teaching my kids about it

With Christmas less then two weeks away, shopping being done, company and family christmas parties being down we finally get to start enjoying the holiday season with our kids. We get to give them their Christmas pajamas, take the kids up to Temple Square to see the lights, go to Thanksgiving point to see lights and go on the Heber Creeper Polar express train.

I am so grateful this year for all that we have been blessed with. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope that everyone can remember Christ in Christmas this year and be grateful for all that they have be blessed with as well.

An Elf for Christmas!

2008-12-02T23:59:00.002-07:00

So the other day Dawson and I were having a conversation about Christmas and I asked him what he wanted for christmas. Well he has been telling us that he wanted a Nintendo DS for quite a few months now but for some reason this time I got a different response. Our Conversation went as follows

Mom: Hey Dawson so what are you going to tell Santa that you want for Christmas?
Dawson: I think I am going to ask Santa for an Elf
Mom: A real elf? Why?
Dawson: Because then he can just make me everything that I want him to make.
Mom: Okay well Santa fired some of his elves cause he couldn't afford to pay them so I don't think that he can spare any.
Dawson: Well maybe when he fires another one he can just bring it here
Mom: Well where will he sleep
Dawson: On my bed with me
Mom: well who is going to take care of him?
Dawson: Me
Mom: Well okay with what money
Dawson: well dads money

I gave up at this point because he obviously had thought through this prior to telling me this. It think it is so funny that he would think to ask for an elf. Sometimes he cracks us up.

The day finally arrived!

2008-12-02T23:44:00.004-07:00

So this post is a little late. But things have been crazy around here. So on November 20th I went to see the anxiously awaited movie Twilight. I had purchased tickets almost two months prior and was so excited. Well I did not have high expectations for the movie because movies are never as good as the book. So we had tickets for 11:59 that night and I was so exhausted from running all day but the excitement kicked in and surprisingly enough I stayed awake. So after seeing the movie I walked out totally disappointed. It was horrible. Terrible acting, low budget and NOT the Edward I pictured in my head. So I slept on it and still felt the same way. Several of my friends watched it the next few days and it was interesting to hear their feelings on the movie. Some agreed with the way I felt and others loved it. So after much thought I decided that I needed to see it again. Over Thanksgiving weekend while visiting family in St. George us girls decided to go and see it again. I have to say that I enjoyed it alot better. I actually now can't wait for the second one to come out. If you have not seen it yet then I suggest if you don't like it to go and see it again. I felt like the Bella was perfect physically however she was a little monotone. I was not too fond of Edward however in some parts he looks okay. Alice was perfect. Jasper as horrible and looked constipated most of the time. Rosalie was okay but not as pretty as she could have been. Emmett, Esme and Carlisle were awesome. Laurent, Victoria and James were great as well. I am still not sure about Charlie. So let me know what you think if you have seen it already otherwise I am curious to know what you think when you do.

All I want for Christmas is my two front (bottom) teeth

2008-11-21T11:12:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Dawson came home from a football game and was all excited cause he FINALLY had two loose teeth. Sunday at church during the primary program he kept wiggling them over and over again until they hurt. When he went to the dentist a few days later they said they were ready to come out at any time. Now I love, love pulling out kids teeth. My nieces and nephews would come over all the time just to have me pull their teeth. It is funny though when it comes to your own child it is a little harder to do. Finally I got up the nerve to do it and convinced Dawson to let me do it. I got the first one out and he was laughing until he went in the bathroom and saw the blood. He then refused to let me pull the other one. Finally after bribing him with McDonalds he let me. The second one bled a little more and so he was not happy. At 3:00 in the morning he came running into our room to tell us that the tooth fairy came and brought him 7 dollars. On Friday he took his toothfairy money and his money that he earned and bought a Webkin.

Bad word Socks!

2008-11-18T23:01:00.002-07:00

Okay so for about a week now Jason has been reminding me quite frequently that I needed to post a certain funny Kennidee story. Well I have been putting it off due to the fact that it is only funny because of my imperfections. But here it is anyway.

So a few weeks ago I was folding and putting away Kennidee's clothes in her room. She came in and was entertaining/bugging me while I was trying to hurry before the Tornado (Kyson) came in and unfolded everything and pull everything out of drawers. Well I handed Kennidee her socks and asked her to put them in the drawer. I then handed her to socks that were missing their match and asked her to set them right inside of the drawer so that we could find them when the other one surfaced. She takes the socks and sets them on the edge of the drawer so they are half way out and closes the drawer. Our conversation was as follows (Keep in mind we are both stubborn and our way is always the right way)

Mom: Kennidee put the sock all the way in the drawer.
Kennidee: No Mom it needs to be out like this
Mom: No Kennidee is doesn't need to be out like that
Kennidee: Yes it does. That way we can see it when we find the other one
Mom: Kennidee please just put the sock in the drawer right in front and then we can find it easy
Kennidee: No it needs to be like this
Mom: Kennidee just put in all the way in the drawer
Kennidee: I want it like this
Mom: KENNIDEE! Put the sock in the drawer. (Mom getting frustrated now and Tornado heading in the room)
Kennidee: Mom I want it like this. Then we can see it.
Mom: KENNIDEE, Just put the damn sock in the drawer.
Kennidee: Mom it is not a damn sock.
Mom: Kennidee don't say that word it is a bad word. (Hello Hypocrite)
Kennidee: I just said damn
Mom: Kennidee, That is a bad word. Mommy shoudn't have said it. If I hear you say it again then I am going to put soap in your mouth.
Kennidee: Okay Mom it isn't a BAD WORD sock.

Disney On Ice!!!

2008-11-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

On November 14 we took the kids to the Disney on Ice. Jason's Mom has always taken Kennidee and Dawson but this time we decided to go with her and the kids. It was probably one of the better Disney on Ice shows that we have been too. Dawson and Kennidee loved it and had alot of fun. Kyson was a little busy boy and wouldn't hold still, but he loved pigging out on popcorn. After we went to Hires with Grandma and Papa. It was a fun night for the kids.

Kyson enjoying his popcorn!!!

Kennidee working the camera.

Dawson and Kennidee. Aren't they so cute??

Me & My Girlfriend

2008-11-15T18:10:00.003-07:00

This morning I (Jason) had to run to the bank, Kennidee wanted to go with me, so off we went. Well, as any of you with kids know, you can't leave the drive through without getting a sucker for your kids. So I tell the teller "Can I get a sucker for my daughter", Kennidee yells at me "I'm not your daughter", so I ask her what she is, and she says very matter-of-factly... "I'm your girlfriend".

We got a good laugh out of that one.

Kacy has a few Kennidee stories too from this week, she won't let me post them though because she thinks I'll tell it wrong... so hopefully she will post them soon :)

So here you have it... a picture of me and my girlfriend!

It is Official! Jason is an old Man!

2008-11-11T21:45:00.005-07:00

Yes this is another super late post. On November 2 Jason turned 30. Well since he is older then me for 3 months I decided it would be fun to plan a party. Since we really did not have room at the house and it was suppose to be a surprise. Well he ended up finding out. So that just meant that he had to help get things ready. Well I had reserved a projector and was going to broadcast the BYU game but since there was no internet we had to settle for Rock Band on the Wii. It was super fun though. We had pizza and other munchies and of course cake. Thanks to everyone that came. We had a good time.

The old Man himself!!! Happy 30th Birthday! Hope you had fun!

So one of my friends had told me that they take their kids to the dollar store and let them pick whatever they want for the other parent for their birthday present. So while I was out running around getting things ready for the party we had to go by the dollar store and so I let Kennidee pick something for Jason. She wondered around for a little while and kept going back the the toothbrushes before she finally picked this out for Jason. She had also picked out toothpaste. It somehow got lost between the store, home and the party though. She was so proud of herself. Is she trying to tell her Daddy something? LOL.

Carving Pumpkins and Halloween!

2008-11-09T21:49:00.011-07:00

So I am super late with this post. It has been a super crazy week. Jason was out of town and I went back to work at Kiddie Kandids for the Christmas season. Yes, I am fully aware that I am crazy. But I missed it tons and needed a break. There is nothing better then a job that you can pretty much make your own schedule and have no obligations then to do your job and go home.

So Anyway the Thursday before Halloween Kennidee had a little program at school. It was super cute. They sang some halloween songs and did a parade. I loved it. Kennidee also was singing as loud as she could so that I could hear her. She tried to really get into it. I am so grateful for video cameras to save all these memories.

When I took the kids to Cornbelly's on Wednesday I let them pick out pumpkins and the next day I decided to take on carving with the kids. Now this is sooooo not generally my thing, I am not very good at it, but with Jason gone and the old pumpkins rotten I decided that they needed fresh ones for Halloween day. The kids got to pick what pattern they wanted. Dawson picked an easy one but Kennidee had to pick a challenging one. I finally finished at midnight. Gotta love it. They turned out great though.

Kennidee and Dawson cleaning out Dawson's pumpkin

Kennidee cleaning out hers.

We were glad Grandma was here to help clean them out too!

Grandma trying to feed Kennidee the brains of the pumpkin (That is what Kennidee told us they were)

Kennidee's Tinkerbell Pumpkin

Dawson's Mike Wazowski Pumpkin from Monster's Inc.

On Halloween we went to Dawson's school parade at the Elementary school. It is always fun to see all the kids in their cute costumes. It is always very fun to see the older kids and their clever ideas for costumes.

Mr. Dash Incredible

I really don't know what he is suppose to be but this is my Nephew Austin

And this is my nephew Kaden. He was a vampire. He tried to say he is Edward but not quite.

After the parade I went and helped with Dawson's class party. I love being able to go and help out with the parties. I don't know what I am going to do once I have two kids in school next year. I am going to have to clone myself so I can be at both classes.
Jason got home after that and we headed to his work for trick or treating. Then we hit main street and then went to our ward Trunk or Treat. It was such a fun day but I swear we were running no stop. Kyson did not even get his nap and he was such a trooper. It was amazing how many other families dressed up as the incredibles. We also had a few people that thought it was such a cute idea that they took pictures with us. I am so glad that Jason came up with such a fun idea. If you need Halloween costumes the week after Halloween on Disney website is the best. You can get them super cheap. We have ours for next year already. I am super excited. However Dawson is getting too old and doesn't want to be part of our fun. So we still have to find something for the kids. Can't wait til next year.

Here is all of us at our Ward Trunk or Treat. How incredibly cute and original are we?

This is a picture of us with our Friends Ray and Mo and their incredible family as well. I thought it was fun that we were all the same.

(So Krystal, I think that the other five families that were dressed like that must have copied you as well. Apparently nobody get original ideas but you).

Cornbelly's with the kids!

2008-10-30T23:05:00.000-06:00

On Wednesday I decided to take the kids to Cornbellys Corn Maze. We had won some tickets at Jason's work party a few months back and since it was the last week I figured I better take the kids. Jason was out of town so luckily my Mom came with me. She was a great help. The kids were excited that Grandma was there too. Since it was almost dark we did not actually do the big corn maze but Dawson did the Kiddie maze. The kids did get to do alot of the other activities though and had a really good time. This time of year is so fun! I love it.

Me and the kids at the corn maze.

Kennidee loved these big peddle cart things.

Kyson loved the wagon

Kennidee and Kyson Dawson had already ran off

Dawson was a mad man on these. He was almost running over kids and parents.

Kennidee and her silly Grandma in the Train

The kids swinging. Grandma even joined in the fun

Dawson and his Grandma

Dawson and Kennidee racing down the slide.

Kennidee took this silly picture of Grandma. Kennidee loves taking pictures of people.

The kids had such a fun time. We are so glad that Grandma was able to come with us. Even though we froze. I let the kids pick out pumpkins to carve. After the corn maze we took the kids to dinner at Paradise Bakery. If you haven't been there they have really good salads and sandwiches.
(Jason you are sure missing out on all the fun this week being out of town) LOL

Our Halloween Lunch!

2008-10-28T23:30:00.000-06:00

Every year my friend Niki and I have had a Halloween lunch with our kids. We have the kids dress up and we rotate whose house we do it at. This year it was at my house. We do it potluck style. I had sugar cookies for the kids to decorate. It is always fun for the kids and fun for us Mom's to show of our cute kids. This year it was just Me, Niki and Jesse with our kids. It was alot of fun though.

Jesse, Niki and Me

The kids decorating their cookies.

Kyson and Ryker eating Lunch

Jesse and Niki with the kids eating lunch

How "Incredibly" cute are we?????

2008-10-28T23:13:00.008-06:00

So a few days ago we had our 1st annual Halloween party with Jason's family. All the cousins were there with their kids in Halloween costumes. Some of the adults even decided to dress up. Well last year Jason and I purchased Incredible costumes on clearance for this year. The kids thought it was pretty fun that we were dressing up to match them. Dawson even told me that when I go help with his party at school that I could dress up too. The kids had fun decorating Pumpkins as well as decorating sugar cookies. We had Pizza and lots of other muchies too. The kids had a good time. With exception of Kyson who kept falling off of chairs and getting hurt. He was very sad and it was a very long ride home for me. Jason had to leave a little early to fly to houston for work. I love Halloween and we are definitely getting alot of use out of the kids costumes this year.

Dawson was so proud of his pirate pumpkin!

Kennidee and Skylar

Jason, Kyson and Grandpa. Don't you love the coconut bra.

Alexis in her Little Bo Peep costume her Mom made. She is such a cutie.

Kara and Jake

Rusty, Kristen and their family!

Carving pumpkins with Daddy

2008-10-24T22:10:00.009-06:00

Thursday Kacy had Bunco, and since I will be out of town next week, I decided it would be a good night to carve pumpkins with the kids. My friend Tyler and his daughter came over.cThe kids had fun getting all the 'guts' out of the pumpkin, then carving them (or watching Daddy and Tyler carve them). I had bought a few books of designs for pumpkins, they actually turned out pretty cool. Dawson had to make an incredibles one since we're all being the incredibles for Halloween, then he had to put on his Dash costume, since Kennidee and Kyson had pictures in their costumes on the blog already. Kennidee wanted to make Cinderella's castle, I didn't think it turned out that great, but once we lit it up and turned off the lights, it looked pretty good. Kinsey (Tyler) picked out a skull and crossbones. Kyson was a great spectator, buckled in his high chair chowing down on a corn dog!

Here are the kids cleaning out the guts!

Here are the kids with their finished pumpkins!

And here are the pumpkins all lit up.

Halloween sugar cookies with the kids!

2008-10-22T23:53:00.000-06:00

So tonight we decided to make Halloween sugar cookies with the kids. I had made dough earlier in the day and then that night I helped the kids roll them out and cut them. They had so much fun. After we had them all cooked they got to decorate them. They had so much fun. I only gave them each 10 to decorate. The kids had lots of fun putting M & M's and sprinkles all over them. Kennidee was really good about using a Napkin when she got it on her hands. Dawson on the other hand would lick in between each cookie (this explains why they only had 10 each). I frosted the rest to give out to friends. It was such a good time and the kids enjoyed it alot.

Jason put frosting on Dawson's nose. At first Dawson thought it was super funny but then he got mad.

But you told me to Dad!

2008-10-22T23:16:00.003-06:00

So I wanted to wash Dawson's bedding today and I asked him when he got home from school to please go and get his bedding of his bed and into the laundry room. He of course did not listen and said "Later Mom" Well later came and he still did not do it. When Jason got home he told Dawson to go down and take everything off his bed so I could wash his sheets. Well a few minutes later Dawson came upstairs and Jason asked him if he had put it in the laundry room and he said no. So Jason followed him downstairs to find this.....

Well he did get everything of the bed like he was told. What can you do? Just laugh! No wonder it did not make it to the laundry room.

Another Proud Parent Moment!

2008-10-22T12:01:00.003-06:00

So 2 weeks ago at church Dawson volunteered to give a talk in Primary. This is the first time this year that he has done one and so I was very happy that he finally got to. I have a serious phobia of getting up in front of people and really don't want my kids to be like that. So Saturday night Jason sat down with Dawson and had Dawson choose a topic. Dawson chose Temples. Dawson then wrote his own talk. Of course when Sunday came around and it was time to give the talk he said the first line and then got nervous and hid behind the stand. Jason was lucky enough to give the rest of Dawson's talk. I am so proud of Dawson that he was able to write his own talk though. He has such an amazingly strong spirit. Every night he has to listen to kids scripture stories to go to sleep. He loves the Gospel and learning about it and can't wait to be Baptized and someday be sealed to us. Here is his talk!

My talk is on temples.

I love when we drive by temples, I feel good when I look at them, and when I walk around the temples I feel good because of the Holy Ghost.

In the temple we can be baptized for people who were not baptized when they were alive.

We also go for ourselves to receive blessings.

We also can be sealed to our family for eternity.

We are blessed to live so close to so many temples.

I hope that some day I can be sealed to my family in the temple, that would be a very special day for me.

In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

Time to Brag!

2008-10-22T10:21:00.004-06:00

A few weeks ago I had parent teacher conference for Dawson. Every parent can relate when I say that I was so nervous what she was going to say. At home I definitely have struggles with Dawson. Last year I always got good reports from his Kindergarten teacher but now he is in all day so I was not sure what to expect. Well I was so happy when I left. Mrs. Skillicorn had so much good stuff to say about Dawson. She said he is the most advanced student in reading that she has ever had. She said that he is doing wonderful in math and is a perfectionist in all of his work (I have no idea where he gets that from). She also said he is the most respectful little boy. I was so happy to hear that I seriously thought I was going to cry cause I was so proud of him. He was also very happy cause she sent chapter books home with him that night to read. He was running down the hall swinging it around telling everyone that he gets to read chapter books. Being a parent is so rewarding when you watch them growing and excelling so much. I love watching my kids learn new things.

Dawson is such a wonderful little boy. We are so blessed to have him in our family. He is such a wonderful big brother and Kennidee and Kyson look up to him so much. We love you Dawson.

Our little Getaway!

2008-10-19T17:59:00.007-06:00

Since it was UEA and the kids were out of school I decided to take a trip down to St. George to visit my family. So Wednesday we headed out after dance class. Since it wasn't our holiday time then I did not have Dawson. I had been invited to a Halloween party with the kids on Wednesday night. We got down here just in time to get the kids dressed and head to the party. It was at Kori's friends parent's house. They do it every year and they have a potluck dinner and then all sorts of little games for the kids. They even had a Hurst. Kennidee and Kyson looked so cute in their little costumes. They had a super fun time at the party. I can't wait til Halloween. I seriously love this time of year.

On Thursday Me, Kori, Jill and my friend Christy took the kids to Staheli Farms(I am a loser and forgot my camera this day so I don't have pictures from Thursday). They have all sorts of fun activities for the kids like a petting zoo, Corn slide, swings, straw tunnels and of course the maze. After dark they do a scary corn maze as well. Since Kori's kids are a little older they insisted on doing the scary corn maze. Jill was a good sport and offered to watch the little kids so that Kori and I could take her kids. Kennidee insisted on going through it as well. I explained to her that it was scary and she still wanted to go. Of course after she was so freaked I could not get her to stop crying. It really wasn't that scary but for a 4 year old I can only imagine.

Friday night I got to go out with my sisters and my brother in law. We went to Texas Roadhouse and that is my favorite. I love it. Saturday was a super lazy day. Kori and I made sugar cookies and then my friend Christy and Jeremiah came over to watch movies at my sisters house. Sunday Kori and I were bored so she cut and dyed my hair. So now I am back to dark again. I love it though. Tomorrow we are heading back home. It is nice to be away but I am ready to be home. Not looking forward to all the laundry that I get to do after vacation time. (Brittany want to come and fold)? When is my vacation from my vacation?

New Family Pictures

2008-10-13T23:39:00.006-06:00

So we went a little early this year to do our family pictures. Rather then the normal Kiddie Kandids ones that we do we thought we would do something different this year. There is this place here in Lehi that I have seen alot of people doing pictures at this place and loved it. I also like the "not so traditional" style. So here are our new pictures. We loved the way they turned out. Even though my kids were being huge stinkers. I felt really bad for Shelly cause the kids were so difficult. But here they are.

Here are some of the kids together and alone.

And of course we had to do one of Daddy with his little princess and Mommy with her little princess too.

We did one of Daddy and his boys and then a few of Jason and I.

Fall Tag

2008-10-13T23:01:00.003-06:00

I have been tagged before but this is the first time I have done this one.

8 favorite TV shows
1. So you think you can Dance
2. Young and the Restless
3. American Idol
4. The Apprentice
5. Dancing with the stars (Only depending on who is on it)
6. Don't forget the Lyrics
7. Big Brother (sometimes Jason got me into it)
8. Beauty and the Geek

8 favorite restaurants/food establishment (not in any particular order)
1. Mi Ranchito
2. Wing Shak
3. Texas Roadhouse
4. Olive Garden
5. Los Hermanos
6. Outback
7. Kimo's (hawaii)
8. El Pollo Loco

8 things that happened yesterday (it was Sunday and I was sick so not much to put down)
1. Watched P.S. I love you
2. Played Ticket to Ride on the computer
3. Washed some laundry
4. Cooked Dinner
5. Ate Ice cream
6. Sent Jason out of town (not by choice)
7. Took a shower
8. Cleaned

8 things to look forward to
1. Halloween
2. Going to St. George on Wednesday
3. Going to Hawaii in June
4. Getting Bills paid off so we can buy a new house
5. Trying Snowboarding again
6. Watching Kyson learn more new things
7. Christmas with the kids.
8. Kennidee's first dance recital

8 things I love about fall
1. The smell of fall
2. The leaves
3. The Crisp Air
4. Halloween
5. Thanksgiving
6. Wrapping up in blankets and not getting too hot.
7. Having more clothes to wear. I love all my hoodies
8. Electric bills going down due to the A/C not being on all the time.

8 things on my wishlist (okay I can't even think of 8 )
1. A new house (when we can do it)
2. Family being healthy and safe
3. Jason not traveling as much like usual
4. Re-finishing our bathroom
5. Dawson getting to go to the Temple with us
6. For my siblings and family to all be safe and find happiness
7.
8.

I tag... Catherine (i know you love being tagged), Melissa (both Melissa's), Brittany, Lacey, Niki and anyone else who wants to play

AND THE WINNER IS.....

2008-10-09T23:21:00.004-06:00

Okay so for our contest that we had earlier in the week here are the results. We actually spent $77.79. For those that guessed lower then $50.00 I really hope that you were just trying to stay below what we really spent. The winner for that prize is the one and only (Drum roll please)

Lacey guessed that we spent $70.00. Good Guess.

Now the next part of the contest was how much we would have spent. Some of the guesses make me wonder if people really grocery shop. You figure that Lucky Charms alone are around $4.00 a box unless on sale. So what we would have spent was $231.35. Now granted I would have never purchased some of these items had I not gotten them for less then a dollar but what a steal. So the winner for the 2nd prize is the one and only (another drum roll please)

Yes Tyler won the second prize. A man can you believe it. Well believe it I think he like grocery shopping. LOL So Tyler I know where to find you but Lacey send me your address and we will seriously send you a prize. Better Luck next time!

This is why I'm HOT!

2008-10-08T23:01:00.003-06:00

So Jason had a company party a few weeks back. It was for the whole families. Well one of the girls that he works with planned the Digital Gateway Olympic Events. They consisted of several different games like three legged race, balloon pop, potatoe sack race, balance the egg race and several other events. They divided us out into different color groups and let the games begin. For the most part the kids were doing all the competing while us parents watched and cheered them on. Dawson and another boy were winning them for our groups. We were not able to finish all the fun events that Krista had planned but there was also one more that the adults had to compete in. We could not have the kids do this one. So since I was the shortest in our group of the adults (well some of the kids too) I got volunteered to do this one by my wonderful husband who loves to see me make a fool of myself. So Pictures will explain it all. And by the way I did not win. Check out the guy next to me. He had the right idea.

I did volunteer Jason later for the pie eating contest unfortunately we ran out of time and were not able to do all of them.

Cute Handbags

2008-10-08T15:32:00.003-06:00

Hey this website has super cute handbags. They are also doing a free handbag contest. Click on the link above to enter.

Come on Down! You're the next contestant on the Price is Right!

2008-10-06T23:17:00.007-06:00

So Okay tonight my sister calls me at about 9:15 p.m. and tells me to get on my computer and go to this link. So like a good sister I obey. She then tells me to type in the following code: g84rcm so I follow then she starts telling me to click here and here and there and then print and blah blah blah. Next thing I know I am on my way to the local Albertsons with a list, a handful of coupons (now mind you I never ever mess with coupons) and best of all I am in my pajamas. However because I am in my pajamas and Jason is home I get to go without the Three Stooges in my arms. So I get to Albertsons at 10:05 and after filling my cart with 24 boxes of cereal, 8 ready to bake cookie doughs, 2 frostings, 2 gallons of milk, 4 pillsbury crescent rolls, toothpaste, 2 toaster strudels, 4 boxes of gogurts, 4 trix yogurts, 2 betty crocker cookie pouches, 2 betty crocker chessy potatoes, 2 grands biscuits, 4 pillsbury cinnamon rolls, 2 boxes of chex bars, a very long receipt and a ton of savings I head home. I get home so proud of myself and all the savings. I decided to lay it all out on the counter and show off the savings.

Now I am not going to disclose what I paid or what I saved. That is for you to guess. Yes this is a game! Jason decided (While I was carefully posing all the food on the counter for the big picture) that we were going to see who could guess what I spent and what I would have spent without ANY discounts or coupons. So whoever guesses what I spent without going over we will send a prize. Now there will also be given a prize to whoever can guess what we would have spent. So get your comments with your guesses fast. On Friday I will post my receipt and announce winners!!!! Happy Guessing!

***Guess must be submitted by 11:23 p.m. mountain time Thursday 10/9/08. One entry per household. The Plott family is not responsible for any taxes for prizes given. Not valid for residents of North and South Dakota, Delaware, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Prize cannot be returned. May be used for white elephant gifts at christmas parties. For full rules and contest regulations please send SASE to us with $5 inside. Yours truly Dewey, Cheatum and Howe Law Offices****

Mascot Bowl with the boys

2008-09-29T20:34:00.004-06:00

So tonight I (Jason) was planning on taking the kids to the Mascot Bowl in Lehi. A football game with various mascots against a Lehi Junior High football team. Kennidee decided she didn't want to go, so it was just the boys.

Dawson loved seeing all the different mascots, but wanted a tshirt for autographs, but apparently those were sold out, so we'll go earlier next year. Kyson wasn't so sure about most of them, but he had fun playing on the field during the second half when we moved down there.

Now for my proud father moment... Dawson sees the Ute mascot (on crutches as a setup for a trick play later in the game apparently) and tells him UTES SUCK (he was not coached on that), so Swoop lifts up his feathers as if he were mooning him, and then Dawson tried to kick his butt. Funny stuff!

Anyhow, Kyson showed that he's not ready to head down to BYU games yet, maybe next year, but he sure had fun playing with Dawson down on the field.

This is what we do when we are BORED!

2008-09-26T12:39:00.001-06:00

So I got this really cool straightener a few weeks ago and it does these cute little ringlets too. I love fixing Kennidee's hair. Yesterday at our Elementary school auction I bid on these cute flower bows for Kennidee. Today she picked out which one she wanted to wear and I had to find something that matched. She then insisted on having her hair curled. So just for fun we decided to go and take a few pictures of her outside. She is such a little poser. I love it. You would never know that she was the most horrible baby ever to take pictures of. She wouldn't smile for anything. Now she is all smiles all the time. She is such our princess. I love having a little girl. She is sooo much fun. Anyway here are a few of the pictures we took.

I got tagged again!

2008-09-16T22:02:00.005-06:00

6 Random things about me!
I am not really sure who to tag on this either cause I think I was tagged on this before and never got around to doing it. So I am going to tag Megan, Niki, Erin, Cara and anyone else that wants to. If you have already done it and I tagged you then sorry.

Random fact #1- I am so totally terrified of any kind of spiders, snakes or rodents. This is seriously retarded but I don't like even smashing spiders with my own shoes. Luckily we have our house sprayed and I dont see tons of spiders and have never had any rodents. knock on wood!

Random fact #2- I am kind of a perfectionist I go nuts when things are not done correctly. Things have to be done in the order that I do them and done the way I do or I go crazy. Dawson has inherited this "not so" wonderful quality from me. If he messes up on something he throws a fit and sometimes breaks or throws away whatever he messed up on.

Random fact #3- I absolutely hate folding laundry. I will wash it but I put off folding it for as long as I possibly can.

Random fact #4- I love having people over to my house for dinner, games or whatever. People are always welcome. When I build a house I want a huge kitchen and dining room so that I can have Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas, birthday parties or just get together with friends and family at my house. I seriously love hosting things. Maybe it is cause I love to cook too.

Random fact #5- I have to be multi-tasking. I can't just be doing one thing at a time. If I am cleaning the house then I am on the phone, If I am watching TV I have to be on the computer too. I get seriously bored if I am only doing one thing. I think that is why I loved working at Kiddie Kandids so much. It kept me entertained and busy.

Random fact #6- I absolutely love to sing. I love singing Karaoke or just sing to the radio. I love singing at church too but for some reason I am too chicken to join the choir. I sing all the time with the kids around the house and we rock out in the car together. I am not saying that I am good but I absolutely love it! Dawson and Kennidee love singing too. I can't wait til Kyson can sing with us too.

Our little Athlete

2008-09-16T21:31:00.004-06:00

So this year Dawson is playing Soccer again and he is also playing flag football. He has football practice on Tuesday and Thursday then the games on Saturday. Then he has soccer games on Wednesday. This results in alot of running around for Mom. He loves it though. It is also very fun going to watch all the games and see how much he has improved since last year. His team this year has won most of their games. Dawson is such a fast little runner. He has also scored several goals and assisted in quite a few more. I love that he enjoys sports. I think it is so good for him. I hope that he continues to enjoy soccer. It gets out some of that energy running up and down the fields.

Football is also very fun to watch. This is his first year but he likes it alot. I love watching him running after the kids and trying to pull the flags. He has stumbled over his feet a few times but he gets right back up. The little kids are so funny because sometimes they forget it isn't tackle and end up knocking people down. Kyson really likes watching the games too. He claps and then as soon as we get him out of his stroller he is trying to join in. I hope Kyson always loves his brother as much as he does now. They have such a special bond. Kyson lights up everytime he sees and he tries to do everything that he does. Even if it isn't something we really want him to be doing. LOL We love Dawson so much and we are so proud of him. Keep up all the good work.

A day that will never be FORGOTTEN!

2008-09-11T23:26:00.004-06:00

Today is the 7th annivesary of that horrible day that will never be forgotten. I can't believe it has been that long. I remember it like it happened yesterday. Jason and I were sitting here tonight watching the news from that horrific day. Watching it again just breaks my heart all over again for all the victims and the families that were affected by the events of that day.

Where we you that horrible day?????

I remember waking up that day and getting ready for work. I only had a 10 minute drive to work and had a CD that I was listening to so when I got to work I had not heard anything about what was happening. I remember walking into Kiddie Kandids and my managers face was in shock and she was trying to get sound on the TV or radio in the store. We were not able to get a signal but we finally were able to get the radio to work. The second tower had just been hit. I instantly was so worried that day for my sister who was on her honeymoon. She had flown out to Florida for a cruise on September 9th and was expected back later that week. I was so worried about how she was going to get home and if she was going to make it home safe. I just wanted to go home and glue myself to my couch and watch the news and make sure all my family and friends were safe. Unfortunately the Mall management felt we still needed to be open. There was the strangest feeling that day throughout the mall. It was dead and those that were there were all just wanting to be home with loved ones. I was pregnant with Dawson and remember thinking that I was not going to get the chance to safely bring this child into the world. I remember being so scared. Finally after I got off work I went home and sat in front of the TV and just sobbed. I don't think I moved off of the couch all night. The days following were such strange days. It was on everyones mind all the time. People were discussing it every where you went. I would get off of work and turn to the news again just hoping to hear that more people were able to be saved, that more families prayers would be answered.

The tragedy of September 11th will never be forgotten. Those who gave their lives will never be forgotten. We are so grateful for all of those men and women that continue to put their lives at risk day in and day out for us to have freedom and help keep us safe from these kinds of attacks. We are so blessed to live in America!

Random things about me!

2008-09-11T23:17:00.002-06:00

I tag Melissa, Niki, Kati, Lacey and anyone else who wants to play

4 Random Things I Like About My Husband:
He brings me flowers for no reason
He is such a good dad
he works hard to take care of us
He lets me tease him all the time

4 Movies That I Can Watch More Than Once:
Sweet home alabama
Family Man
A walk to Remember
What Happens in Vegas

4 TV Shows That I Watch:
American Idol
Young and the Restless
So you think you can Dance
The News

4 Places I've Been:
Hawaii
Tijuana
California
Florida

4 People Who Email Me Regularly:And I email back?
Mom
Niki
Michelle
Jason

4 Favorite Foods:
Wingshak Wings
Olive Garden Alfredo
Homeade Chocolate Cake
Ice Cream

4 Places I Would Like To Visit:
New York
Nauvoo
Mexico
Portugal

4 Things I'm Looking Forward To In The Next Year:
Hawaii
Halloween
Christmas
Spending time with my kids! I always look forward to that

Need a Plumber?

2008-09-10T00:42:00.011-06:00

***Warning the material contained in this post may not be suitable for all ages.
**Those that have weak stomachs might not want to read this post. Pictures are very graphic!**** You have been warned!

Okay so what do you do when your sink looks like this?

Our sink has been clogged for a few months now. It has slowly been getting worse and worse. Well on Sunday I was getting so frustrated because you could not even have the water on for a few seconds without it filling up. Then when you turn the water off it would take a few minutes to drain. So I asked Jason to fix it. Well he informed me that a few weeks ago he put some Drano in it. Well obviously that did not work cause I had not even noticed. So I told him that the pipes needed to be pulled apart under the sink and cleaned out. He just shrugged me off! Anyone who knows Jason knows that is not his idea of fun. Well we now can add a plumber to the list of things that I am. So now I am a maid, cook, taxi, electrician, receptionist, accounts payable, Doctor, Nurse, painter, counselor, interior decorator and plumber. Anyway enough of my tantrum. So tonight when I went in to brush my teeth and the sink was almost over flowing within a few seconds I decided that it was time to step in. So I got under the sink and pulled off the pipes. I cleaned them out and put them back on.

It was still clogged so I pulled out the pipe that goes into the wall. I cleaned that out and it was still clogged. So I went outside and found a stick (I was not using anything out of my house to go up into those pipes). I used the stick to try and clean out the pipe that is connected to the sink and then the one that is in the wall. Well I kept hitting something in the pipe. So I made this little contraption below.

Well I was scooping stuff out of the drain. Nasty, nasty stuff. The water was disgusting. If you look closely at the picture then you can see black stuff at the bottom that was like tar.

I was still not getting all of the crap so I finally stuck the stick into the pipe in the wall and twisted it over and over again. Finally I pulled out this.

What the crap is that? Seriously! It has got to be some nasty build up. I wanted to seriously vomit. But hey it is clean now and it drains. Kudos to Plumber Kacy!

Now for the serious complaining. So the whole hour that I am digging in the sink, going in and out of the house to wash pipes and find sticks, while every light in the stinking house is on, Where do you think Jason is? In the next room pretending to be asleep. As soon as I was finished and came to start posting this he went into the bathroom and did not even acknowledge me. Gee honey hope you got a good nights rest! Don't worry I left the bowl of nasty water with tar and other crap for you to go dump. Didn't want you to miss out on all of the fun.

You will be relieved to know!

2008-09-09T23:13:00.002-06:00

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This is pretty accurate!

2008-09-08T11:53:00.003-06:00

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Stability (56%) moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.
Orderliness (56%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly organized, reliable, neat, and hard working at the expense of flexibility, efficiency, spontaneity, and fun.
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This is mostly accurate. I am not sure about the orderly part.

Just because I can!

2008-09-04T23:15:00.009-06:00

Okay so on Saturday Jason finally bought me a scanner. I am so stinking excited. I have wanted one for a long time. We were at Costco and they had a super deal on this beauty.

I am so excited and have had fun playing with it and getting familiar with it. I have so many pictures and stuff that are from back in the day when we did not use digital cameras that I have not been able to get on my computer til now. We had a scanner when we got married but when we bought a new computer it was not compatible. The best thing about this one is that it is completely wireless so I can have it downstairs and be upstairs printing stuff off. I love it. Thanks Honey. So for my first attempt at scanning pictures I thought it would be fun to scan some of our wedding pictures since I was not able to post them on my Anniversary post. So here are some belated pictures.

One of our many engagement pictures. Dawson wasn't very happy cause it was so hot.

This was one of my favorite Bridal pictures

Our first picture as an Official Family

Jason and I with cute little Dawson

Jason was way too excited about this picture. LOL

Me and my cute Dad

Us with my cute parents. I love them!