Zane and Kim

Easter Sunday

2010-04-04T21:09:00.004-06:00

We decided to take a trip to visit Braxton! Of course Kadee was a Baby Hog! Braxton spent time cuddling on everybodys shoulder. He love to cuddle! He had been having a couple of rough days. They thought he had RSV again, but it turns out that he has asthma. Poor Kid. Now he has to do breathing treatments. All in all, he is a doll and we hope to get to spend more time with him

In other news... Kadee now has a job. She is working at Little Acorn. It is the fast food joint that is at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. You should stop by and see her. She makes great shakes and you know she gives good hugs.

Jess is now working at Dominoes Pizza. I know this will come as a big suprise to everyone. He is now an official Pizza Delivery Man. He really like to get tips. Money is always good also....

Dal is still looking for a job. If you know of any, please let him know. He is getting tired of cleaning my house. Until he finds a job, my dished will be getting done and he is about to start on the windows. Don't tell him. He might throw a fit...

Zane is still working at Barlow during the week and Heritage on the weekends. He also teaches Karate at Heritage on Wednesday nights. He loves working with the boys..

We are looking forward to our trip to St. George. We will be meeting John and Kerry there, and spending a few day resting and touring. We can't wait!

Check out the picture of Kadee at the end of this post. I am not sure where she gets the ideas for her outfits. I guess they reflect her personality. CRAZY!!!!!!!

Until Later......We love ya!

OUR FAMILY!

2009-12-26T00:02:00.003-07:00

It all started when Leslie kept asking us for a family picture. The crazier the better, she said. So this is what we came up with. Look at Zaners hot leg, and look....Jess can still pick Dal up. As for Kadee, well, she is just Kadee......

Leslie made us an awesome gift. She gave us a framed coy of the Family Proclamation, with our family picture on it. No matter how crazy we are......WE ARE STILL FAMILY!

BLESSING DAY

2009-11-01T22:07:00.003-07:00

4 GENERATIONS.....DAL, GRANDMA, BRAXTON AND ZANE....

GRANDMA USING HER MAGIC TOUCH TO PUT BRAXTON TO SLEEP.....

4 GENERATIONS. KIM, BRAXTON, GRANDPA AND DAL......

BRAXTON JUST KEPT STARING AT GRANDPA. HE REALLY WANTED TO TELL HIM SOMETHING IMPORTANT!

AND....OF COURSE........BRAXTON WITH HIS FAVORITE AUNT....."KADEE"!

HALLOWEEN

2009-11-01T21:59:00.003-07:00

So this is Braxtons first Halloween. Doesn't he make a cute "TIGGER"! First he was really tired, but when he woke up, it was time for treats.

Lorie, Tom and Dillon came by trick or treating and Dillon was happy to share his swedish fish. So Lorie immediately went to work letting Braxton "lick the fish." He absolutely loved it. And he is a verrrry noisy licker.

Apparently this was not his first treat. Grandpa Johnson gave him some pepsi. He claimed it was to help get rid of the hick ups.

Anyway, he was the cutest Trick or Treater that came to our house!

Introducing Braxton Cole Johnson

2009-09-26T22:32:00.002-06:00

This is Dal and Megans baby, Braxton Cole Johnson. He is such a cute boy. He was born on August 21, early in the morning. and he weighed in at 6 lbs 1 oz. He really looks like a mini Dal. We get to go see him anytime we want, and he has even made a few trips to Grandma and Grandpa's house. He has a great mommy that takes really good care of him. Dal loves to "go see his boy!" Sometimes I have to remind him, that when grandma is around, she is the one who should be holding him.....

Cameron sent him a pacifier from Tennessee. See the Big Orange Pacifier with the Big "T" on it? Braxton was not sure he liked the taste of it, but he posed long enough for a picture.

These pictures were taken when Braxton was 5 weeks old. We are looking forward to his blessing day which will be November 1st......

Camping over Labor Day!

2009-09-26T22:03:00.007-06:00

Ok, so here are some pictures from the big family campout that we had over Labor Day. We went up Springville Canyon to a place called Kelly's Grove. It was absolutely beautiful. We had our own pavillion and lots of room. Some of the guys even went golfing at Hobble Creek Golf Course.....

Amelia waking up from her nap.

Matt, Kent and Leann just relaxing.

Jess and Uncle Shon. Shon had to shave for work. Something about a Mask Fitting? Sure Shon....

Grandma, Kristen and Taylor spent some time playing cards.

Baby Amelia

Devin, Kadee, Cassie and Klynton decided to see how cold the water in the river was.

Kadee and Amber, freezing in the morning...

Linda, Leslie and Molly were working hard at pedicures.....

Kalob had fun doing just about anything....

Devin, Cassie, Klynton and Christian....

Jess and Baby Amelia....

Molly and her Girls....

I'm Back!

2009-09-18T21:07:00.002-06:00

I have been told to "update my blog." It would take me forever to that so I will just give a list of "Current Events!"

1. Baby Braxton Cole Johnson: Born to Dal Christofferson and Megan Johnson on August 21. He weighed in at 6 lb 1 oz. He really is not getting any fatter, just longer....I swear he is as tall as his daddy!

2. Kadee turned 15 on September 16th. She is such a cute girl with incredibly awesome friends. She is smiling or giggling all the time..(well mostly), she is texting ALL the time and pretty much never home. She is always at her friends.

Well, I am updated.......Maybe more later......

Love ya, KIM

May 7, 2009

2009-05-07T23:25:00.002-06:00

Summer has officially began. We spent the whole evening at the Ball Park. Yep, ball park hamburgers are still the best with ball park french frys close behind.

Kadee's team won their game, 22 to not very many. She played catcher most of the game and did a great job. Everyone at the ball park asks Zane why he calls her Harold. (Mostly it is because she calls him Fat Albert.) But only at the ball park.

Jess has been working up at the Schofield Boy Scout camp for the last couple of days. He should be home Sunday morning to spend Mothers Day with me. They are working on a new building up there.

Dal spent the last 30 or so hours at home. Lucky kid had the stomach flu. T0morrow he goes back to work, driving "The Big Truck."

Tomorrow night we are going to a Rodeo. Yep, it is the High School rodeo here is Spanish Fork and Kent & Missy's daughter, Taylor, will be competing. She is 5th in the state for Barrel Racing and I understand that she is a Roper Girl too. We can't wait to go watch her.

I am so excited for summer. Please let us know when your softball, baseball, soccer, or whatever other events are and we just may suprise you and show up.

Kadee and I will be walking with our friends in the Race for the Cure at Gateway on Saturday. I can't think of a more fun thing to do on Mother's Day Weekend. We have named our team "The A, B, C's and double D's."

My mom will be gone 10 years, this fall. I hope she is watching us "Race" this weekend!

We can't wait for the BBQ at Matt and Molly's this weekend. I am looking forward to tasting "Ugly Steak" and spending the day with Zanes wonderful Mom and the family!

1st BBQ OF THE YEAR!

2009-03-22T22:51:00.002-06:00

Today we got together with some of the neighbors for the 1st BBQ of the summer. It started out great! Then came the wind.....Then came the wind.....quickly we moved indoors!

Oh well, it was a great way to start the spring/summer off.

Thanks Mary and Lou for having us all over to your house......We can't wait for the next one....

Has anyone been outside lately?

2009-03-19T21:07:00.002-06:00

The weather is absolutely perfect! Tonight when I got home from work, I jumped into my levi's and a T-Shirt, (yes I said T-Shirt), and Zane and I went for a walk. It was great! The weather was awesome. The sun was still shining. It felt so much like spring.

This morning when I woke up, I could hear birds chirping outside. Wow, I thought I must be dreaming. I hope it stays nice tomorrow!

SLACKER TRACKER

2009-03-13T22:34:00.005-06:00

Ok! Face it, I am a slacker. I can admit it! I am sure you are calling me one too! Life has been a little crazy! Mostly just my job. I used to love to work overtime. Now I'm thinkin that part-time would be great. Even though I know that is just a fantasy. I can't afford to work part-time.

When Kadee was just a baby, my pediatrician (Dr. Freestone) said to me: "This girl is not going to watch the parade, she is going to be the parade." Now I know what he was talking about. But how did he know? Now you know why I work full time and Zane works 2 jobs.

Kadee just finished basketball season, she is still in dance and she is anxiously waiting for softball season to start. She has already been practicing with her friends. She practices dance, softball, dance some more and did I mention that she is practicing a dance for the Stars Assembly try-outs? (I think she likes to dance.)

Today, I spent the day with my dad. I told he that he is a really bad influence on me. He lets me shop! He lets me buy material! He lets me drive! He eats candy with me! He lets me take him to the Doctor! He lets me take him to weddings! We went from Spanish Fork, to Provo, to American Fork, to Lehi, to American Fork, to Spanish Fork, to Fountain Green, to Ephraim to Fountain Green and back to Spanish Fork. We saw it all! It was a fun day. We went to Cousin Larry's, son Chets wedding and it was fun to see and visit with family. Those Ingram cousins are funny. I call them my cool cousins.

When we got home Danielle was waiting for her Grandpa! She told me she loved me (just so I would give her more treats).

Hayden turns 14 tomorrow! Yes he is taller than me. We get to go to Sizzler for lunch and have a big party. I can't wait to feed Danielle Ice-Cream!

Now I am going to bed! Zane will be home from work soon. He will take one look at the house and know that I haven't done 1 thing at home today. That's because my dad is a bad influence on me!

I THOUGHT I WOULD BE BETTER AT THIS....

2009-02-16T19:25:00.002-07:00

I was going to be such a good blogger, but.....I must have a boring life. The things that I would like to post, would get me in big trouble.

I have had a nice 4 day weekend. Tomorrow I get to go back to work. I am so lucky........I really shouldn't complain. At least I have a job. There are a lot of people who do not have jobs.

Friday, my first day off, I spent in bed and bonding with the porcelain god. I can't say that was how I wanted to spend my day off, but that is what I did.

Saturday, Valentines Day, I cleaned the house, baked a cake, made homeade soup and watched a couple of movies with Zane and Kadee. (A sick mom only gets one day off.)

Sunday, we did the church thing and just hung out for most of the day. I had to go to my first girls camp meeting for the year. I think it will be a lot of fun this year. It will be different hanging out with the Stake instead of our ward.

Today, I went to lunch with Lorie. We had a camp planning meeting at Mi Rancherito. Well, at least we had lunch. Then I took Kadee and Jess shopping. Jess mostly hung out at Barnes and Noble. Kadee is looking for shoes for dance. White, skater shoes! No color. Just the right kind and just the right size. We still have not found any. We have 12 more days to complete our mission. We did find her some cool socks, cami's to wear under her shirts and and a new keyboard for the computer. The day was not a complete loss.

Now we are settled in front of the tv and the computer. I am thinking it is time for bed. Maybe I will just take a nice hot bath and read my book! I can't think of a better way to end the day!

Missing in Action

2009-01-30T22:57:00.003-07:00

It seems that this week has been crazy. I am not sure why, but it seems that there has been something going on every night.

Guess what I did today......I played with matchbox cars, transformers, went to lunch, and then I played with the marble game. Daffany and Jase came over and Ihave been told that I have the best toys. Jase wanted to stay at my house. I wish I would have taken some pictures. I think Daffany and I had more fun than Jase.

Tonight, I took Kadee and Amber up to Little Acorn to see Kimmi at work. It was so fun. (Kimmi was not sure that she wanted us to watch her do her job.) We waited for her to finish and then they all went grocery shopping with me. They pushed each other around in the shopping cart and giggled a lot! I kept telling them to go away from me and go somewhere else in the store. It was a little embarrasing.

We have a busy weekend. Zane has to work a double Saturday so that he can have Sunday off. We have 2 baby blessings, Dal's birthday and it is Super Bowl Sunday. I hope there are some good commercials on TV and Jess is looking forward to the half time show.

I can't believe Dal will be 21. I am not old enough to have a child that is 21. I am also not old enough to say that I have been married for almost 23 years. Then again, Jess just turned 19. AHHHHHHHHHHHH. (Why do they still live at home?)

The Flash did it again!

2009-01-26T22:30:00.002-07:00

YEP! The Flash won again! They stepped on those Red Ants from Fort Wayne. Zane and got moved down to the front row by Flash Fox. I think the Fox has a thing for Zanes Bald Head. I must say, I actually enjoyed the front row this time. (Except for the fact that you can see everywhere that the players sweat.)

Thankful Thursday!

2009-01-22T19:06:00.002-07:00

1. THE GIFT OF GIVING: Tonight, Zane and I donated blood. You just never know when someone you care about might need it. Or, maybe even someone that you don't know, might need it.

2. MY FRIEND LORIE: She always goes with me when I donate blood. She is usually my desigated driver. (She can't donate blood because her blood is green!)

3. MY NEW PRINTER/COPIER/SCANNER: Mostly I am thankful that Zane went and bought it for me and Jess installed it. Trust me, there was much more to it than that. It took Zane 2 trips to the store and Jess multiple minutes to install it.....

4. BECKY: THE NEW RN AT WORK. She is the best. She is so funny and makes work a really fun place to be. You just never know when she will "POP" your personal bubble......

5. MY SISTER: She always thinks about me (or so she says). We live to far apart! And if I want to go see her, I might have to go to the prison. (Isn't that cool!) Things that make you say HMMMMMMMM!!!

3 for 3

2009-01-18T14:58:00.002-07:00

It is the 3rd Sunday in January and I have made it to church all 3 Sundays. And, Have I mentioned how much I love our new church meeting schedule. 11-2 is the bomb. You get to sleep in and there is even time for a nap after church.

Today was a little more stressful. Dal and I were the only ones going to church at our house. Kadee is with her friends in Mt. Pleasant (they had to be to church at 9, ha, ha, ha,), Jess is at Grandma's house and Zane is working a double at Heritage. I woke up around 8 and immediately went back to sleep. I woke up and 9, rolled over and went back to sleep. At 10, I drug myself out of bed and dorked around instead of getting ready for church. The house was quiet, it was cold outside and I just knew I had plenty of time to get ready. I checked my email, looked at the paper on line, drank a ruby red squirt, and even checked out to see how cold it really was outside. (9 degrees.) By then, I was in trouble. I had to book it to get ready. Dal even beat me ready. (That is a miracle in itself). Well, we made. And even on time!

Lorie fed me fruit snacks in Relief Society and she even had one of my favorite books in her bag. "The Little Red Hen." (She promised to restock before next week.)

Well, it is nap time! Time to find the sick blanky (that what we call our favorite quilt) and wrap up.

Family Night

2009-01-11T22:28:00.009-07:00

MEET AMELIA!!

Isn't she beautiful. She makes a perfect little sister for Sister Christian.

I must say, there were a lot of Baby Hogs at the family party tonight. We were all wanting our turn holding her. (I think Kadee held her the most and I ran a close second.)

Have you ever hear of the Kings English. Well, lets just say that Bart, Mom, Molly, Klynton, Jess and who knows who else was singing with Elvis. Bart put the headphones on and had his own little jam session. Kadee knows the moves. (She needs to learn to keep those hip moves to herself.)

Molly took Jess into the bathroom and gave him an awesome haircut! He looks so handsome. He posed with Heather and Grandma to show off the "NEW DO"! This was about the time the Elvis thing was going on.

And here are my cute kids. This is one of the few moments that they look like they really love each other. Ok, maybe they just "like" each other.

Weekend!

2009-01-10T22:06:00.002-07:00

So, I drug myself out of bed on Monday morning and went to work anyway. This week went a lot faster that I expected it to.

We have the "Big Family Party" Sunday night at our house. I can't wait! Molly is going to bring us a "new suprise!" I wish she would just post a picture on her blog. (If I lived closer to her, I would do it myself.) You can bet that I will have my camera warmed up.

I bet Ya'All can't wait to see what it is.......Me Either!

On Strike!

2009-01-04T17:14:00.002-07:00

I don't want to go back to work! Do the Holiday's have to be over? I'm not ready to go back. I want to lay around, wrap up in a blanket, read a book or watch some movies.

CAN'T ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

IT'S MY DADS BIRTHDAY!

2008-12-31T18:51:00.005-07:00

So today is my dads birthday. He is "83" years old and according to him: Everyone parties for his birthday! (Only because today is New Years Eve also.) He shares his birthday with 2 of his "Great Grandkids." Jaquel and Brock. (Janae's daughter and Amy's son.)

These are some of my favorite pictures of my dad.

The top one is from this summer when we went camping. This is how dad spent most of his time. Relaxing by the fire!

The next picture is when we were sitting around the fire one night playing a game. You would try to wrap your lips around your teeth and say names of fruits, without letting the other people see your teeth. Dad was a great sport and he played along too. It was so fun and funnnnnny!!!!! We all laughed a lot....

In August, at the American Legion Bar-B-Que, dad received the American Legion Award of Merit!! He has been a faithful memeber of the American Legion forever! He used to like to participate at Veterans funerals when they would shoot over the graves. It was a sad day when he decided that it was just to much for him to do. He would say about the funerals, "It is the last rightfull honor that we can pay these brave men!" What an example of patriotism and honor.

Every year, My sister Kerry and I try to take dad on a trip somewhere. It is always a ton of fun. The 3 of us take off, usually without a real plan, just a few ideas. This year we went to Idaho. While we were there, we were able to take Dad to see where his Dad was buried. It was out in the middle of farmland, in the middle of nowhere, in a really neat cemetery in "Lund, Idaho." We heard some really neat stories. The name on the headstone was hand scratched with a stick (we think.) It was a trip we will never forget!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! I WISH YOU KNEW HOW TO WORK A COMPUTER SO YOU COULD SEE HOW AWESOME YOU LOOK!

The 3 Amigos

2008-12-27T07:39:00.004-07:00

What do you get when you have 3 girls hanging out at your house? Well, you never quite know! First there was "Mom, can we have waffles?" And then, while waiting for Mom to cook the waffles, the girls discovered the sharpies. Black Sharpies. "Look what the girls grew over the holiday. Hair on their chin!" (Thank heaven for tape. So much cheaper than hair removal.)

So, then while Jess, Zane and I were watching "Mama Mia" in the front room, the girls were making their own movies in Kadee's room. Staring: "Kimmi's Feet"! (Don't ask, I didn't.) Apparently something like a puppet show to Taylor Swift's music. (Romeo is the left foot.) I wondered what the occaisional screaming and giggling was. However, we were laughing pretty hard in the front room while watching Mama Mia. Jess kept making comments about having to be on crack while watching it. (But him and Zane did not leave until it was completely over. So they must have liked it.)

At almost midnight, the girls were asking, "What time do we have to go home?" I can't believe they didn't just ask to sleep over. It was so cold outside, I probably would have let them. Then I would not have had to take them home. One last picture of the girls, showing me their double chins. (NOT!) They are so funny. Music and each other makes good entertainment for these 3. I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring.......

A NEW BORN BABE!

2008-12-26T11:44:00.004-07:00

Christmas came a little early for Jaelyn, Darius and Cahill this year. "CONNOR RAY SIMONS" was born on Friday, December 19th around noon. He is so cute!

The family seems to be doing great. Cahill doesn't seem to notice that there is a new little munchkin in the house.

Kadee and I took a little trip to Benjamin, to visit them on Christmas Eve. Of course Kadee called me a baby hog, but what else is new. I just had to give him a little kiss. I tried to give Cahill a little kiss, but I couldn't catch him.

Cahill is full of life and stopped running long enough to pose for a picture. He is definately living his "2's" to the fullest. He can talk better than most 2 year olds and when it is time to leave he will tell you, "SEE YA - BE YA". Which means, "See ya, wouldn't want to be ya."

Thankful Thursday (posted late Wednesday night)

2008-12-17T23:22:00.008-07:00

1. I am thankful for "Little Kids." Whether it be the little ones that I am related to or the little ones that come into my work, I love kids. They say the funniest things. They are the cutest things. I get to hold babies at work, and then give them right back to their mommy's. I get to wind Danielle up and then go home.

2. I am thankful for our "Sick Blanket." Even if I am not sick, there is nothing like wrapping up in our sick blanket for a nap or just to get warm.

3. I am thankful for My Dad. He can be so entertaining. I am never quite sure what he will say next. He pops popcorn for me to cover with goo-ey stuff. He picks out all the hard kernals. He takes me to lunch after I take him to his doctor appointments. (I am just telling you the thankful stuff.)

4. I am thankful for the Holiday Season. It makes (almost) everyone happy. It makes people even happier when they are doing something nice for someone else. I am thankful that I get extra days off this year around the holiday.

5. I am thankful for Blogs so I can keep up with other people. I am thankful for email so I don't have to handwrite letters to those I love. I am thankful for the computer. Even if I don't know how to operate it very well.

6. I am thankful for Kadee's laughs and giggles. There is nothing like listening to a person laugh. Kadee laughs all the time. Even when she is by herself, she laughs at herself. It is contagious! She makes us all laugh. Especially when she doesn't understand the punchline in a joke. And her hair is not even blonde!

7. I am thankful for Jess. He has really taken Christmas serious this year. He is handmaking all his Christmas gifts for others. He is doing his part in saving money. I couldn't keep up with the dishes and other stuff around the house if it was not for him. He even has spent a lot of time with his grandpa lately.

8. I am thankful for Dal. If it was not for him, I would not get to wash the gray right out of my hair. This way, I get to try out different shades of brown. (To cover the different shades of gray.) He also keeps us young by having to search for things. He always seems to move our stuff and never puts anything back where it belongs. He also keeps the fridge clean. (I mean mostly empty.)

9. I am thankful for my hubby. He takes me to basketball games, goes shopping with me (occaisionally), cleans the ink out of my dryer, went to the grocery store for me and so much more. He works hard for our family and puts up with a lot from his wife. He supports my wild ideas and lets me do pretty much anything I want. "Whatever" is a word that he uses alot,
when communicating around our house. "Whatever, I Love Him."

10. I am thankful for my bed. It must be late because I am rambling about what I am thankful for. Goodnight!

Have a great Thursday......

The Weather Outside is "FRIGHTFUL" or worse!

2008-12-13T22:35:00.003-07:00

I knew there was a storm coming but that doesn't mean that I approve. I love snow at Christmastime, I just wish it could magically appear.

I think I am getting a little closer to being ready for Christmas. I spent most of the day Friday shopping. Then I went to the Flash Basketball game with my boyfriend. (I just wish they could win a game this year.)

Today I wrapped presents, made homeade hamburger soup, did laundry, and of course, took a nap. (With 2 blankets because I could not get warm.) I took dad shopping this morning and it started to blow and snow before we could get back home. I started outside to take a picture to post on my blog, but it was too cold, so I never made it out the door.

I had more errands to run tonight, but I waited until Zane got home so the jeep would already be warmed up. Then I made him go with me. Let me just tell you how much he loves to go to the Dollar Store. "He hates it!" He just can't keep his comments to himself about how he truely feels about the dollar store. You should ask him about it sometime. Just plan on him giving you an earfull.

I can't believe Christmas is in less than 2 weeks. It seems like Thanksgiving was just last week. Kadee is hoping that Santa will put a Pomegranate in her sock instead of an orange. I hope Santa even shows up! Christmas is just not the same when all the kids in our house are over 14.

Maybe we will get to sleep in this year.

HELP!!!!!

2008-12-07T22:23:00.004-07:00

I NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES!!!

GOOD OLD SPANISH FORK CITY NETWORK UPDATED THEIR EMAIL AND I LOST ALL MY ADDRESSES. I HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME OLD EMAILS AND TRIED TO RECOVER SOME OF THEM BUT I AM MISSING A LOT!

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES AND ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY THAT YOU THINK I MIGHT NEED OR I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE....

kimmer29@sfcn.org

Thanks and LOVE YA ALL.........KIM

The Weekend is Over....

2008-12-07T22:16:00.003-07:00

I am sad to say that the weekend is over. I can't believe that I have to go to work tomorrow. With any luck I will get sick tonight and then I won't have to go.

I had great weekend! Friday I got some shopping done and Jess even went with me. Saturday was a big family day. First, Kalob got Baptised. He is such a cute kid. We went to Lehi at 10 for the Baptism and then had a great luncheon after. I got to go to one of my favorite stores in Lehi. "Broadbents." They have such cute stuff.

Then I got to spend the day with most of the girls in the family. We did a lot of shopping and then we met the guys back at our house for pizza. It was so much fun. It was one of the big family Christmas parties. We had a blast.

Sunday I slept in, missed church, did laundry, took a nap, decorated my tree and mostly just vegged all day. Oh, I made chicken noodle soup with homeade noodles. Shon came to visit on his way to work and we sent some soup to go with him. It has been such a relaxing day.

I hope everyone has a great week. LOVE, KIM

GOLLY WHATTA DAY!!!! BUT A GREAT ONE AT THAT!!!!

2008-11-30T22:14:00.004-07:00

The alarm went off really early today. We had to be in Mt. Pleasant by 8:30 so we could drop off stuff at Molly's and be to the church. The farewell started at 9am. Colton gave a great talk. The whole chapel and most of the cultural hall was full. Family, scouts, friends and ward members. He did an awesome job. He is going to be a great mission.

After church we went to "Aunt Molly's" and the grazing began. There was so much food and people. It was great. We love food.

At 4:00, back to the church we went for Klyntons Eagle Court of Honor. He is such a cute kid. And he is getting a little taller too. The O.A. Scouts did an awesome job as usual and the Eagle's Nest was full. 3 of those Eagles were mine. Zane, Dal and Jess! That is 100% of my boys. I was a proud mom. Zanes mom should be proud too. Bart and Colton were there too.

As we were leaving, Colton gave me a hug and said "SEE YOU IN 2 YEARS." I didn't like that very much, so I ignored him. After all, he really isn't going to be gone that long, is he?

COLTONS FAREWELL

2008-11-29T22:38:00.003-07:00

Sunday is the big Farewell for Colton. The countdown is on! Only 4 days until he heads out for the MTC.

I hope he hurries to India. Someone needs to soften the hearts of all the terrorists there. If anyone can sweet talk them, "Colton Can."

It has been fun to watch him since he received his call. He loves to go to the Temple and was extremely disappointed to find out that they were closed over the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Les has been such a trooper. I haven't seen her cry near as much as I thought I would. Can you just imaging the Blessings that are about to come her way?

Now we will have 2 missionaries to write. Cameron is way excited for Colton to get out into the Mission Field. I can't wait to hear the stories.......

Like it or not, Christmas is on its way!

2008-11-29T08:10:00.004-07:00

I tried really hard not to go shopping on Black Friday. I did pretty good until Zane went to work and then I caved. Although, I didn't go to any of the major places. The top places that I went were: Grocery store, Christmas Craft Show (at the fairgrounds), Seagull Book, and the Dollar store. Woo Hoo......

Last night was the "Light Parade" on mainstreet. Kadee, Kayla, and I took Danielle to the parade. We ate french fries and drank rootbeer. Danielle was a riot. She was only a little interested in the parade. She was more worried about Kadee, Kayla and Lindsay (who were up on top of the jeep.) She wanted to know if I was going to kick their butts.

Then she tried to steal my camera. The whole time she was wrestling with me, she was asking, "are you mad at me?' I wonder where she has heard that before. She definately know how to push buttons, but it is really hard to be mad at her....

Notice the wierd hair on Kadee and Kayla. That was their alternative to shopping. They did each others hair. Again. And yes, there was another sleep over last night at our house. And the night before at Kayla's house. By the time I got home from my little shopping spree, they had done their hair, decorated the windows with expo markers and who knows what else. Never a dull moment with teen age girls around....

Now for the Rest of the Story

2008-11-21T10:48:00.004-07:00

Ok, so....Let me tell you about the day after the all night twilighter party.

I proceed to tell Zane that it is my turn to drive the jeep and he can have the man van for a day. So off I go to work. Yep, you guessed it, I got pulled over. AND.....drumroll.......I got the ticket. (I guess it is a challenge to see how many times you can get pulled over and warned to put mud-flaps on your jeep, before you get the actual ticket.... ) I guess if you are the "guy" owner of the jeep, you are not guilty by omission, if you forget to tell your wife that you have been pulled over too. I just mentioned to the nice Highway Patrol person that he wouldn't want to be at our house that night. It seems that everytime I drive the jeep, I get pulled over. Last time it was for suspected DUI. And that sheriff didn't mention anything about the mud-flaps. Guilty....DUI.....I had a Ruby Red Squirt open and in the drink holder. (No ticket.....)

I figured everyone needed a laugh today. I have needed one all week. It has been the week from _ _ _ _! (It was so bad that Jess even cooked dinner last night.)

Everyone have a great weekend and "COME SEE US AS THE BOUTIQUE!"

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, DIDN'T BUY THE T-SHIRT!

2008-11-20T07:43:00.004-07:00

THANKS MOLLY FOR THE TWIGHTLIGHT (MIDNIGHT) SCREENING OF "THE MOVIE".

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK......

WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OUR FAMILY PARTIES THAT LATE AT NIGHT.......

Thankful Thursday

2008-11-13T23:37:00.001-07:00

I have 22 minutes before Thankful Thursday is over....I better hurry.....

1. Family First

2. Good Friends

3. Entertaining Job

4. Home!

Save the Date.....

2008-11-12T21:32:00.002-07:00

Hey everybody. Come see us at this awesome boutique...and bring some friends and of course some money.! See you there........

Twilighter!

2008-11-12T21:29:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I am not a real big twilight fan but apparently I am an Esme! Zaner says he is going to the movie. I wonder if he will take his girlfriend....ME!

Scriptures?????

2008-11-08T22:32:00.003-07:00

Ok, I can't resist putting this on my blog. As I was getting ready to leave, I looked over and thought Bart was installing a hitch on moms van.

Nope! He was not reading the instruction manual for the hitch, he was reading the scriptures with Colton....

I guess he was reading an instruction manual.

"PRICELESS!"

Coltons Special Day

2008-11-08T22:20:00.002-07:00

Check this out. He is already waving goodbye.....

We spent today with Family. (It actually started yesterday.) Zane went down early on Friday to help his Mom with some honey-do's. I think he enjoyed the day off from both jobs. Only to go to another one. He cut a hole in the side of Mom's house for her puppy door and built her a new ramp for her new race scooter.

Today we got up early, had eggs and toast for breakfast and headed to Manti to the Temple. Today Colton went through the Temple in preparation for his mission. Again, I ask, "Do they really send Missionaries to India?" How many are there? How long will it take for him to get a letter? Can he email? Inquiring minds want to know. Now!!!!

After a great day at the Temple we headed to Mollys house for a fabulous lunch. No one in this family does anything small. Dagwood sandwiches, chips and yummy desserts. Food always tastes better with family......

Thanks for a great day Colton.....We are excited to get mail from India.....

I Remembered This Week!

2008-11-05T21:26:00.002-07:00

I am going to post this tonight and then I will be ahead of the game for once.

1. Telephones....without my cell phone, I would not be able to talk to my sister, all the time.

2. My Bed.... I thought you were supposed to gain an hour with day light savings. I have been even more tired since the time change.

3. Pebbled Ice...I know that seems a little wierd but when we are out of pebbled ice at our house, we are out of groceries. It's time to head for the store.

4. Health and Dental Insurance...We had gone 2 years without any. I am thankful that we were healthy and had no major accidents.

5. My kids....I know I complain about them alot, but they keep me entertained. Sometimes it is even free entertainment. Usually followed by "can I have some money?"

Meet the Baby

2008-11-01T21:38:00.002-06:00

This is.......

DAKOTA JACKSON DRAPER

He is the cute little son of Matt and Alexis Draper. (The grandson of Bart and LeAnn.)

He was born on Monday October 27th. He weighed 8 pounds something and he was 20 something inches long. Alexis says he has lots of hair.

His Aunt Heather was proud to show him off and sent us the picture. He makes me a "GREAT AUNT" again......

Cahill Turns 2

2008-11-01T21:14:00.002-06:00

When I asked Cahill to smile, this is what I got. Isn't he cute. He turns 2 this week and we got to go to his birthday party tonight. He loved opening the presents and he especially loved the frosting off the cake. No, he would not eat it with a spoon. He had to eat it with his fingers. Not just 1 finger, but 2 or 3 fingers. He told everyone thank you, (about a million times.)

He is going to be a big brother in December. I wonder if he thinks the baby will be a present from Santa Clause.

Be sure to check out the rest of the pictures. Him and Danielle had a great time playing in the big Tonka Truck. They took turns pushing each other back and forth across the room. What a cute kid.........

2008-11-01T20:59:00.004-06:00

So tonight is the Masquerade Dance at the High School. Jess went with a group of his friends that are still in High School. First they were going to Fat Cats to eat Pizza and go bowling.

Jess was not sure that he wanted to put the Vampire makeup on, but after a little begging from Mom and his date, he finally gave in.

So meet the vampires.....
Max, Jess, Lori and Kira. They are all the best of friends. I heard there was 8 in the group but only these 4 showed up for pictures.

I am sure it will turn in to a movie night before the evening ends. I just wonder who's house it will be. Oh well, they are great bunch of kids.

2008-10-31T22:46:00.004-06:00

This picture deserves a post of its own. I hear she was looking for a cowboy but she only found the John Dear. I guess that is better than a Dear John......

Heather, you are the greatest clown I know......

We love ya.......

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.....

2008-10-31T22:19:00.006-06:00

Kadee and Kayla insist that they are "NOT' to old to go trick or treating. So after putting on their Fairy Wings, off they went in search of the candy. I was going to stay at home, hand out candy and sew. I did stay at home, I did hand out candy, but I did not sew as much as I had planned. I was having to much fun. We had more trick or treaters than we have ever had. First we had the Pulhams and the Shell kids. Oh my gosh were they cute. And then along came Dillon. It was so fun to take pictures of the kids. Kadee and Kayla were more than happy to pose and Dillon was more than happy to show me his muscles. He even threw a few spider webs at me. Then I had a great suprise. Heather and Mary came to visit. We sat around the table, ate chocolate, had a drink and laughed alot. Heather is a great clown, even when it is not Halloween. At 9:30 I told Kadee that it was time to come home. Well, you guessed it. Sleep over time. At Ambers this time.....Yeah!! Check out the other pictures. It was a great night.....

CAMERON - HERE'S TO YOU!!!!!

2008-10-26T16:14:00.003-06:00

One of the best parts of my week is when I hear from our Missionary. I sent him the address for our family blog and in his letter he mentioned that he was not on it. Boy did I feel like a bad mom.

Some of you may not know that I have 3 boys. You may have thought that I only had Dal and Jess. Cameron is the son that was sent to another mother, (down the street.) It is great having a son that didn't cause me any pain when he was born.

Now he is serving a Mission in the Nashville Tennessee Mission. He is a fireball. Teaching, preaching and searching out those who need to hear his message. It is fun to hear the things that he is experiencing. (and eating). I am glad to report that there are spiders in Tennessee.

Those of you who know Cameron will know what I am talking about.

So, here's to you Cameron! We are all proud of what you are doing and excited that Colton will soon be in India, serving mission also.

Like I said.......... "FAMILY, WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT THEM!"

Thankful Thursday

2008-10-23T21:56:00.002-06:00

1. I am thankful for Family. What would we do without them?

2. I am thankful that my kids have good friends.

3. I am thankful that I have a job that I love most of the time.

4. I am thankful that I have talents to keep myself entertained.

5. I am thankful for my fabulous hubby!

Relaxed!!!!

2008-10-23T21:03:00.003-06:00

Ok. So I was talking to my sister last night and she proceeded to tell me how I let my kids get away with things that she never would have thought about letting her kids get away with. She tells me the same thing about her daughter. Well I have thought about this alot since tonight we have 7 teenage boys sitting at the kitchen table playing some Star Wars game. I have listened for a while and I still don't get it (the game.) They are weird. And did I mention they are really weird. After I made them a huge pot of spaghetti, 2 1/2 loaves of garlic bread and 1 gallon of koolaid, I have now retreated to the computer. (Yes, Zane is reading. Again, still , forever)

Kadee is at the big Jr. High dance tonight. The last thing I said to her was "No sleepover tonight." That was followed by "unless it is at someone elses house." She already had that in the works. Suprise, suprise, suprise.

Tomorrow is what I call a Dad Day. We get to go to a doctors appointment and then he tells me that we have to hurry home. I hope he buys me lunch first. He is going to take Hayden up the canyon to ride the 4 wheelers. He loves to get out of the house. And at almost 83 years old, I'm glad he still can.

"GOODNIGHT' AND "LET THE FORCE BE WITH ME"!

Your Right!

2008-10-21T21:51:00.002-06:00

This can be addicting. (I thought only caffeine and chocolate was addicting.)

I got my pictures back from our trip and I am so disappointed. The ones I took with my cell phone turned out better than the ones from the disposable camera. Oh well, I knew I liked my own camera.

Today was a bitter sweet day for our family. Last night we had another sleep over at our house. You guessed it, 4 giggling girls. All night (or most of it). You are probably wondering why we had a sleep over on a school night. Well, One of Kadee's friends from school was in a car accident over the fall break. Unfortunately, he passed away, along with his dog boomer. I was able to go to the funeral with Kadee and her friends and I was so impressed with the things that I learned about this boy. His name was Calvin Hansen and he was an incredible young man. Let me just say that I am glad that Kadee has good friends with good standards. I am sorry that they lost such a good friend, but I am happy that they understand "The Plan."

Zane has turned into a reading MANIAC. He is reading the Twilight series. Just so you all know, that is all he does. Go to work, read. Go to work, read........ He says that I am exagerating. I don't think I am. (Just ask the kids) He has read the first book and is over half way through the second one in less than 2 weeks. Remember, Zane is not a reader and when he does, he really doesn't read very fast.

Jess has a new hobby too. He does this wierd stuff with swords and fencing and costumes and stuff. I am sure it has an official name, but I don't know what it is. I just know that he loves it.

Dal is right in the middle of "The Hunts." We are hoping that he won't find anything to shoot. Especially if he is planning on bringing it home. We told him that it has to have gynormous horns or he really shouldn't shoot it.... Hopefully luck will be on our side....

As for me, I just go to work-come home-watch Zane read and do laundry. Oh, I forgot. I do occaisionally blog.......Just kidding. I really do more that that. I am just not sure what it is....

Be back soon
Kim

Back to Reality (and Laundry)

2008-10-19T19:00:00.006-06:00

Yup. I rode that Roller Coaster and Yup it is upside down. I only rode it once. That was all my gut could handle. I haven't been that nauseated since I was pregnant. But, I stuck it out and rode most of the rides once. Some of them twice. Some I even rode 3 times. Brice and I went of Revolution 3 times in a row. The last time we rode it, we went the whole time with our eyes closed and it was dark. That was the last ride I rode on. (Shouldn't have kept my eyes closed.)

Before we went to the park, we went to Target. We bought these cool gummy eyeballs. We had a lot of fun throwing them around. Brice tried his on behind his glasses. While we were in line, we threw them on the ground and watched when people said ooh gross as they slimed across the pavement. Then when we were in line on the rides, we would throw them up on the ceiling and watch them fall. (Sometimes on people.) The one guy didn't like it much when it fell on his shoulder and he didn't know what it was. The expression on his face was great....

Thank you to the Larsons for letting us tag along on their vacation. We had a blast! Our last words was "Plan another trip for us. We would love to tag along again."

I bought a disposable camera that I could carry in my pocket. I can't wait to get the pictures back to show you how much fun we really had. The cell phone pics just don't cut it......

Until next time..........

We are HERE!!

2008-10-16T20:29:00.002-06:00

We made it. I had no idea where we were most of the time. I just knew that it was a really long road and we were on it. On it forever. I drove to Vegas and then Zane drove the rest of the way. I drove great...He drove like a maniac. I know that I used up a bunch of my heartbeats. It was like being on a BOBSLED run. Or in a Nascar race. Zane and Brian were driving absolutely nuts. They said it was a necessity of survival because we are in California. Yeah right!!!

We are in a Hotel right across from Six Flags. We are anxiously awaiting tomorrow. It was 95 degrees when we got here. Hopefully only in the 80's tomorrow.

Brice is patiently waiting for us to go down to the Hot Tub so, I will check in later......

US

October 11, 2008

2008-10-11T21:03:00.003-06:00

Well, it is freezing outside. I keep seeing little white things blowing around. Could it be snow? It better not be. The temperature right now is 39.1. Not funny! What happened to fall?

We are having a hair dying party tonight. I colored Kadee's hair and she colored mine. Zane was a little jealous because he has no hair on his head to color. He would have picked pink I think.

Dal had his hair cut and colored tonight too. (Against my wishes). He now has a mop top and it is Black! I just don't understand. Megan must be a really good friend to do this for him.

Jess is off playing his Star Wars game with his buddies. I believe they started at noon and they must still be at it. He is planning a weekend long one for next week while we are in California.

Have a great night.......

Friday Night Sleepover (AGAIN)

2008-10-10T22:35:00.002-06:00

It seems that every Friday night we have a sleep over at our house. I am not sure why our house is so popular, but Kadee always seems to have friends over. Tonight she has Kimmie over. Of course there is alot of giggling going on from the girls and alot of eyes rolling by Jess. He is still trying to figure out the little sister thing. Actually, we are all still trying to figure our the teenage girl thing. Anyway, here are some really cute pictures......

I can't believe I am trying this.......

2008-10-10T21:52:00.003-06:00

Ok, Here goes nothing.......

I am jealous of everyone showing off their stuff and me not showing off too....so.....thanks to Shay and Molly, I am going to try to "BLOG". I am not sure I even know the proper terminology.

We had a perfect day....Kadee's best friend Kayla and her family were sealed in the Manti Temple and we were invited to go. Kadee was a little jealous that she couldn't go in the Temple, but she was there waiting when everyone came out. We all went for Pizza after with the whole Larson family and friends. What a great day. Kadee is so lucky to have their family to share. We are going to California next week with them. Magic Mountain, here we come. All of us.