Our Eternal Family

Pictures of Jonah (oldest to youngest)

2011-10-30T14:06:00.000-07:00

Jonah McKay Greenhalgh

2011-09-09T22:38:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my baby is here and that it has taken me so long to blog about it! He is absolutely amazing. Even when he is up every 2 hours at night and when he wants to be held while he sleeps. I love him with all that I am. He is such a blessing to our family. I will share my birth story. My apologies if you have already heard this.

I was scheduled to be induced on my actual due date (august 8) at 9 PM. That morning the hospital called me and they had an opening for an induction! Obviously I was going to take it. We quickly got all our things together and arrived within 20 minutes! I was so excited to have this babe!

9 AM I was admitted.

9:30 AM We started Pitocin. I was having mild contractions. Nothing crazy.

10:30 Dr. Huish broke my water

Every half hour pitocin was increased.

By 5 PM my contractions were so awful. I cried through all of them. The anesthesiologist came in and I got the epidural. I know I wanted to try it natural but by 5 o'clock i was only at a 4! A 4?! Are you serious!? The pain was nothing i could have prepared for.

After the epidural i was finally able to relax and my body started dilating a little faster. Around 10 pm i was fully dilated and ready to push.

I pushed for a hour and a half! It was by far the hardest thing i have ever done. It was amazing and totally worth it.

Jonah McKay was born at 11:58 pm. Fifteen hours of labor and my beautiful baby was finally here. He came in weighing 7 lbs 12 oz and 21 in long and absolutely perfect.

We are still deciding who he looks like. I think you can tell he is an Adams baby. A lot of people say he looks like Kyle.

I have waited for this for so long. I love everything about being a momma. He is perfect! I love him so much, even when he wakes up every 10 min ALL night long. This is such a blessing. Jonah has such a sweet spirit and brings joy to our family.

He is almost 6 weeks old now! He is definitely Mr. Smiley. He loves his momma and his food!

I have a ton of pictures i need to post but this stupid blogger is not letting me upload them. SO i will try another time.

Those pictures I promised..

2011-09-09T20:49:00.000-07:00

Well some of them! Enjoy!

Follow Your Heart It's Never Wrong

2011-06-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

I suppose it's been awhile since I last blogged. We are just living this fabulous life of working and trying to prepare for sweet baby boy.

The week before memorial weekend we went to the lake with Kyle's parents and Lexi and her kiddos. It was a blast and the water felt wonderful.

Memorial weekend the Greenhalgh's got to go to Mexico. We had to miss out this year, maybe next year. This year my sister Natalie came down from Idaho. I love when all my family is together. It's crazy and wonderful all at once.

Our sweet baby boy is growing so much and I couldn't be happier. I love this little baby! We still don't have a single thing (well plenty of clothes) but my shower is tomorrow and I am beyond excited! I have less than 7 weeks left and so much going on between now and then. We are hastily putting money away so that I will be able to stay home and the stress of making ends meet won't be so... stressful. Staying home is very important to me. I want to be able to raise my children and not have to spend 7-9 hours a day away from them. Money is not that important. SO in excitement to have this baby there is also excitement in no more work!!

I have a ton of pictures so I will do a complete post of pictures. Here is a picture of us from Easter, only because a post is simple not a post without a picture!

You've Got My Heartbeat Running Away!

2011-05-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

I know it's been awhile since my last post. We don't have internet right now and I don't have the patience to try this on my phone. So while Kyle and I are babysitting my nieces and nephews, ( they are all in bed, all 5 of them) I am blogging :).

Most of you have probably been wondering how baby squirtle is. He is just perfect. He is active and healthy. He makes us so happy. We love this little guy and are so excited to meet him. It feels like such a long time, but 12 weeks is going to fly by. The first 28 did and I have so much going on until then. I love being pregnant! I love watching my belly move and feeling his kicks and twirls. My pregnancy has really been so easy.

For mother's day Kyle had flowers sent to the house before I could even say anything. He had the card signed "Dad and Squirtle". I really love that guy! I also bought myself a Willow Tree figurine. It was a good first mother's day. Next year will be better with baby boy here! EEEK!! so excited!!

Here is my baby belly at 28 weeks!! Crazy I know! I am so blessed to have this opportunity and to have such a healthy baby!

Happenings..

2011-04-15T19:45:00.000-07:00

Well not a lot has been happening. My belly is growing more and more. I'm beginning to think he is running out of room. I don't have a recent belly picture but I will take one next week around my 24 week Dr. appointment. We also have an ultrasound and I am super excited to see this little guy again.

We got our tax return and I convinced Kyle I need a new camera so that when Baby Boy comes I will be able to take frame worthy pictures. He shopped around and got a good deal on a Nikon D3100. I am still learning but I have time annnd there is always photoshop. Here are some randoms that we took, Hannah played too.

Baby Blaze. Seriously so cute. Momma in her birthday apron. She loves anything cow.

Mommas birthday flowers.

The pudgy-ist hand. Adorable.

Can you believe he is only 6 weeks?! He is such a tank!

Oh Goat-Goat.

How precious is this?! I love her.

Lady. Or Dumbo. Cause she is rully dumb.

Hannah and Bake. Our models for the night.

Mommas Aren't Always Right

2011-03-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

It's a boy! I fully believed it was a girl. Oh well, maybe next time. I love this little guy so much. I love that I can call him a boy instead of a girl. Kyle is really excited. He will finally get the wrestling partner I never want to be :). We have no idea what his name will be. Absolutely no idea. We have time.

Little misters face. I didn't think you wanted to see his boy parts so you get to see his alien looking face. We love it all the same.
AND the Momma. Finally a belly picture at 18 weeks. I think I just look fat. If you didn't know i was pregnant you would think the same.

Oh Sweet Baby.

2011-03-03T15:54:00.000-08:00

Today is a glorious day.

I went to the doctor and while the nurse was finding the heartbeat she kept asking "do you feel that movement?". I didn't feel it. Not at first. Then Sweet Baby kicked me!

It was such an awkward feeling. I'm sure she moved before today but I didn't know what or how it was supposed to feel. Now I know and it is wonderful. She (or he, we find out Monday) is quite the stinker, she kept moving away from the doppler. Just what we need another sassafrass. I love this baby!

Obviously NOT me. But you get the idea of the kick.

First comes love, Then comes marriage...

2011-02-06T18:21:00.000-08:00

Then comes a baby in a baby carriage!!

I don't really know where to begin. The last few months have been crazy (not just my normal crazy either ). We found out we are expecting the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. I surprisingly didn't cry like I always imagined I would. All I felt was joy and excitement. I had been waiting and praying for this moment for so long it was hard to believe it was really happening.

A few weeks before finding out, we attended the temple. We have taken many of our concerns to the temple to pray and ask for guidance. This time was no different. But this time I left the temple with a peace of mind. I knew that Heavenly Father has heard my prayers and that our children were included in "the plan". It has taken me longer than I would like to admit to actually realize and accept that there is a plan and I am part of it. So many times I would question what it was that I was doing wrong to not be blessed with something so precious. I suppose you can call it my "a-ha" moment, but it happened. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us, that he knows our wants, our needs and our desires. I know that if we have faith He will bless us.

I know I got a little spiritual but I am truly grateful for all the blessings we have. Back to baby. I am about 14 weeks, due date August 8. I have had morning sickness like no other. I'm sure there are some who have it worse. I don't really have an appetite. Actually the opposite. Thinking about food makes me sick and some of my favorites, fast food and soda, sound horrific. With all this going on for the last 9 weeks or so I have actually lost weight. My Dr. is not concerned. He said I have plenty of time to gain it back.

The above picture was taken at 8 weeks. Our little peanut is doing great. I had an appointment at 12 weeks and we were able to hear the heart beat. It was the sweetest sound I have ever heard! I have another ultrasound at 18 weeks. Hopefully baby will be cooperative and let us know what he or she is. I'm going with girl. If it's not, my little boy might be confused since I have been calling him a girl since day 1 :). Either way we are so happy. This sweet baby has already been such a blessing.

Thank you to all our family and friends. We probably would have given up a long time ago if it weren't for all the love and support you offer.

Back to December.

2011-01-13T20:16:00.000-08:00

Oh December! We had so much go on I don't know where to start.

Kyle Graduated from ASU!! (SO proud!)
Dan and Kate came from Arkansas
Baby Ivy was born
Christmas festivities
Rose, Chuck and children came from Idaho
New years festivities

We are just now getting back in the swing of things and recovering from all the madness. Yeah, I am lame and I didn't use my camera so no pictures.

I don't like to make New Years resolutions because I never remember them. I am however, excited for 2011 and all the firsts we have to look forward to. I will try to be a better me and a better blogger. :)

Psychadelic.. Okay Just Tie-Dye.

2010-12-01T20:41:00.000-08:00

Hannah taught us how to make shirts.

Kyle is wearing my shirt because his didn't turn out the way he wanted. I tried to do a peace sign. It kinda worked.

Harry Potter part 1

2010-12-01T20:24:00.000-08:00

SOOOO a whole bunch of us went to see Harry Potter! It was a wonderful night. I love being with these girls and I love how much they obsess about HP. Katie was around here somewhere. Her and her brother Bryan got to the theater a 9 a.m. I showed up around 4. The movie was, as some may say, EPIC.

It was also a family affair!

(Hannah, Daddy-o, Momma, Sterling, Olivia creeping, Rena)

Ketchup... (ew)

2010-12-01T19:52:00.000-08:00

Here goes a whole lot of nothing. I have no excuse for not blogging the last 2 months. So here is some of what we have been up to.

We carved pumpkins with Hannah and Baker. We chose to skip the patch and buy them cheap at wal mart.It was a lot of fun giggling and mostly making fun of Bake.

(yes we are the weidos who take a family picture with their dogs)

I'm on a BOAT!

2010-09-26T20:53:00.000-07:00

We FINALLY had a Saturday where we could go to the lake with John Jones. Katie and Ferenc came and John's son-in-law Corey and his two oldest boys, Dallin and Bryant, came too! We always have so much fun on the boat! We went cliff jumping, (which literally scares the pee out of me. I'm not even exaggerating. I was feeling "fearless" and decided to try some of these reckless activities Kyle finds so amusing. Well, I climbed my little hiney up this very steep and unsafe cliff. But to get to the "jumping" part you have to walk over this scarily narrow part. At this point I'm complaining but I made such a big fuss about being fearless I HAD to do it. I get up there Kyle jumps, Katie and Ferenc are waiting behind me and I freeze. I get so weak in the knees I can't stand up. Seriously I was up there for a good 10 minutes! I freaked out! After I had a million mental arguments with myself I was able to convince my rational side that I would be okay and that if I wasn't John and Kyle were waiting in the water to save me. So I jumped! Screaming the whole way down! After everyone made it safely off the cliff we went on to safer activities like tubing! That too was short lived. Our favorite raft had a hole! BOO HOO! So we went for a swim. The water was AMAZING. Katie and Corey tried to wake board while the rest of us relaxed on the boat.

Isn't he handsome!

We brought a Tupperware full of melon and grapes. Dallin was hiding in the cupboard where he discovered them and was eating secretly! Between the two boys they ate the whole thing!

Katie and Ferenc!

Captain John
These boys had incredible amounts of energy when we started our day. They were knocked out before we even docked the boat!

Thanks John for a fun Saturday afternoon on the lake!

Fearless!

2010-09-19T19:38:00.000-07:00

I have OFFICIALLY hiked the Grand Canyon! Well, 21 + miles. I am not a hiker by any means. I made it half way up Camelback and turned around. This is so not my thing. But I did it. Kyle LOVES this kinda stuff and I feel bad not doing it with him. Honestly I enjoyed myself. It was crazy but that was expected with my parents, brother Sterling and sista Hannah. Sterling had us singing every song we could think of. If we weren't singing loud enough he definately let us know. We had a lot of fun teasing each other (also expected) and supporting each other through the madness. My favorite part was hiking for a few hours and then stopping to see how far we had come. The canyon is ridiculously gorgeous. I may regret this but, I want to do it again! Enjoy some pictures Kyle took!

P.S. The text above somehow got underlined! I can't figure out how to fix it... sorry!

One year, six months

2010-09-08T21:57:00.001-07:00

March 7, 2009 my childhood friend passed away. We were "friends" when we were 3. I wish I knew him as an adult. I wish I could say i knew him at all. I have a few memories of him and I will always remember him as the blond curly haired little boy with a smile so contagious. When we were 3 he was my boyfriend and I was going to marry him at McDonald's. It is a silly memory but I wish he was here to laugh about it with me. Today would have been his 22 birthday. I know where he is and I know he is happy there.

This weekend I'm going hiking with my family to The Grand Canyon. We are doing a 3 day hike. I'm nervous/anxious/excited/scared all at the same time. But I will do it and I WON'T cry!

Day 30

2010-08-15T19:03:00.000-07:00

Whatever tickles my fancy.

My Sunday has been pretty good. We went to church, taught our kids, came home and took a nap. We had left over pei wei for dinner. Kyle is watching tv while i catch up on here.

I have this show recording on my DVR as we speak. I love it!

And I hate that it is just a summer show.
While I am watching DDD I will be lounging in these bad boys! A pair of True Religion Sammy's. No that is not my body

and no I didnt pay full price for them. I paid a whopping 24.50 for them at name brand

because I am my mothers daughter and love LOVE LOVE second hand stores. ( just not her kind of second hand stores)

I will also be enjoying a big glass of this! I am addicted. Seriously. Have a happy day!

Day 29

2010-08-15T18:53:00.000-07:00

Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days.

I am not really sure what I want to accomplish. I have said it before but I want to be healthy and not the lazy bum I am. I want to be a better me and make sure the people I love know it! I want Kyle and I to be happier than ever. To attend the temple more often. I want an ACTUAL savings account, with money in it. I want to go on vacations and go places I've never been. I want to do more hair and work in a salon. I want kyle to start his career in a different state (sorry families). I really do want to move. It's just the 2 of us, and probably will be for awhile. So why not? I have lived in AZ my entire life. At this point in my life I am ready to roll with the punches and to stop questioning "The Plan".

Day 27 and 28

2010-08-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

This Month in Great Detail.

Well the month isn't quite over but this is what I've got so far and coming up!

Hannah turned 19!!
Destiny (hannahs amiga) got baptized
The Greenhalgh's (EVERYONE) had a BBQ for Aunt Karolyn and all the progress she has made
We started a journey to healthiness. Kyle and I work out together 5 + days a week (the weekends are tough) and Tiesha and I are walking/jogging/running 2 miles 4 days a week. Not to mention we have been eating mostly at home (mostly because we are BROKE)
I want kyle to take me hiking because in September we are hiking THE GRAND CANYON!! Yes, I'm finally going to do it!
Kyle goes back to ASU on Thursday the 19th! Can you believe he only has one semester and then he will be the proud owner of a college degree?!

Well I think thats August for us. If anything fun happens you will know ;)

My Year in Great Detail.

January-I can't really remember this far back. Kyle started his second to last semester :)
February- Let's see, Devin came home from Brazil. Lexi and Eric announced their bundle numero dos!
March- My nephew Ca$h Money was born. He makes number 14!!
April- Lots of birthdays. Kyle and my Dad share a birthday!
May- Sister Nicole announces her suprise bundle number 4! We also vacayed to Mexico :)
June- I have no idea...
July- I turned 21!!

p.s. Spell check isn't working please don't mind my bad grammer.

Day 26

2010-08-10T19:01:00.001-07:00

My Week in Great Detail.

If you read my last post you will get the idea of my week. I go to work almost everyday. Yesterday I picked up crickets for the lizards and a rat for the snake. I put money in the bank. And I did BOTH my workouts. Tomorrow I do Alyssons hair :) She makes me smile! And when I do hair I don't work at Pete's and that makes me even happier. Thursday and Friday look a lot like today. Friday Satuday and Sunday are potential date nights or game nights. Sunday we get to teach our little munchkins! We love teaching sunbeams! Last Sunday they children were getting restless so we played simon says. They don't really get the part where you DON'T say simon says and get people out so we just always say simon says and copy eachother. Well one of our little boys was being simon and he does the normal "touch your head, touch your toes." He then says "eat a hamburger!" I start giggling and then pretend to eat a hamburger and the rest of the children follow suit. It was so funny! Oh sweet children!

Day 25

2010-08-10T18:54:00.000-07:00

My Day in Great Detail.

My alarm went of at 8. I dedcided I could work out later this evening, which I have yet to do and it's almost 7. I went back to bed for a hour, yes I could sleep all day if I wanted. Got to work around 10:20 and was there sweating till about 4. I then made the half hour drive home. I brought in the trash can from the curb, rested on the couch till 5 ish. Then I started dinner. Chilli, corn and cornbread. I am now catching up on blogging and in 30 min I will do my workout video. At 9 I will meet Tiesha to run/walk around Mountain Views track. Then I get to go to bed!!

Day 24

2010-08-10T18:12:00.000-07:00

Whatever Tickles My Fancy.

I turned 21!! Kyle was in Puerto Rico for my big day so I spent it with my family. I had a BLAST! I got a pedicure with my sisters and momma, I went to the movies with my sisters and my nephew (we share our birthday), had dinner and cake with most of the family and Katie. We finished the night with MoJo's frozen yogurt. When Kyle got home we went out to Melting Pot! It's our favorite. It was a splurge, but you only turn 21 once ;)

We are birthday twins. He was born on my "golden" birthday. He's lucky he is cute!

Day 23

2010-08-10T18:09:00.001-07:00

A Youtube Video.
This is SO stinkin' cute!

Day 22

2010-08-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

A website.

www.peopleofwalmart.com

HILARIOUS!

I could literally look at this page for hours.

Day 21

2010-08-03T20:36:00.000-07:00

A Recipe.

I have been on this S'mores kick for like a week now. I made these bars for dessert. They are still cooling but they smell fantastic.

*Edit- They were really good. I should warn you, they will induce a sugar coma.

Smores Bars
Source: Lovin In the Oven
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs1 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt2 king-sized Hershey's milk chocolate bars (if you want a more subtle chocolate flavor use regular sized chocolate bars; enough to fit)1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff (7 1/2 oz jar)
Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix at a low speed until combined.
3. Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized Hershey’s bars should fit perfectly side by side, but break the chocolate (if necessary) to get it to fit in a single layer no more than 1/4 inch thick. Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff. This part can be tricky. I made little disks with the dough and formed them into a sheet on some parchment paper then transferred it over. Spread it around gently.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Makes 16 cookie bars.

Day 19 and Day 20

2010-08-03T20:22:00.000-07:00

A Talent Of Mine AND A Hobby Of Mine.
After A LOT of debating I came to the conclusion that I may be good, or even great, at many things but I don't really think I'm talented. Here are a few things I consider myself to be talented at but in reality they are just hobbies :)

Baking- I love to bake and try new things. I compare my sister Tiesha to Betty Crocker and I compare myself to Tiesha. I'm not the best but I try.
Cooking- I come from a big family. There are a lot of good cookers. I love learning from them and can't wait to share our family recipes with my own children.
Crafts- Yes I do them. Yes most of them are fairly easy. Yes I enjoy them. But I'm no pro. And often I find my creativeness is taking a break from the project I tried to start.
Hair- I LOVE to do hair. I LOVE making people feel good about themselves.

Day 18

2010-08-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

Whatever Tickles My Fancy.

I have decided to re-decorate our downstairs bathroom. It has always been thrown together because I couldn't decide what to do with it. I have seen a few projects on some blogs that I wanted to try and finally decided to do them and put them in the bathroom. I'm hoping to get started this week. You will have to wait till I'm finished for pictures. I can assure you it will be beautifully crafty!

Day 17

2010-08-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

An Art Piece.

Starry Night has always been a painting I admire. I by no means know my art but this is beautiful and I like it.

Day 16

2010-08-03T20:09:00.000-07:00

A Song That Makes You Cry.

Tim McGraw's My Little Girl.

My Dad had 6 girls. Yes 6. I know that no matter how old we are 33 or 16 we will always be his babies.

Day 15

2010-08-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

A Fanfic.
Here is a fanfic website for the Hunger Games.
http://www.fanfiction.net/book/Hunger_Games/

Day 14

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

A non-fiction book

I don't normally read non-fiction. Not that I don't like them. I read this one many years ago. I liked it even though it is terribly graphic and sad.

Day 13

2010-07-28T12:58:00.000-07:00

A fictional book

I just finished Last Song. I really liked it. I like Nicholas Sparks. I haven't watched the movie yet but am planning on it.

Day 12

2010-07-26T14:11:00.000-07:00

Whatever tickles my fancy.

This is about Kyle not me. He spent 12 days in Puerto Rico. Granted he was working. I missed him so much. And he missed my 21st birthday. I know right?! Its okay I spent it with my family and Katie. Here are some pictures of his wonderful trip. Its beautiful and I want to go back with him... someday.

Day 11

2010-07-26T14:02:00.000-07:00

A photo taken recently.

I have seen better days. It will do. And I like how I tell Kyle to smile and this is what I get. Typical.

Day 10

2010-07-26T13:56:00.000-07:00

A photo taken OVER 10 years ago.

It was either this or a dumb school picture. I'm not sure how old I was. Seeing that it was taken at Grandma Paulie's, we were probably living there. Which puts me at 4. That is my guess.

Day 9

2010-07-23T22:13:00.000-07:00

A photo I took.

Once again this is Oregon. I really want to get out of here. This will always be our home. I think we are ready are ready to move on to something else. I welcome this change with open arms.

Day 8

2010-07-23T22:10:00.000-07:00

A photo that makes me angry/sad.

It's just not fair.

Day 7

2010-07-23T21:46:00.000-07:00

A photo that makes me happy.

He's my boo and I love him.

Day 6

2010-07-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

Something that tickles my fancy..

Well you see AZ has been miserable lately. For those of you who get to stay inside your air conditioned home or office DO NOT know what I'm talking about. The ever so lovely Pete's Fish & Chips does not come equipped with such luxury. On most days it feels better outside than in our humid hot box. For this reason I have been dreaming of our future that will be here before we know it. Kyle has ONE more semester at ASU and then we move on to greater things (more schooling). One of our choices is beautiful Oregon. I have been there recently and LOVED it. Portland is such a cool city. My favorite part is, you guessed it, the WEATHER. I am totally fine with leaving my hometown and the only place I have ever lived for some cooler weather and a new experience with the one I love most. Here's to Oregon and I pray that we do get this opportunity.

Day 5

2010-07-19T23:45:00.000-07:00

Favorite Quote.

Easy Peasy.

"Come what may, and love it."

- Joseph B. Wirthlin

Day 4

2010-07-18T14:53:00.000-07:00

Favorite book.

I love to read. I will read almost anything. I like to buy books so that my personal library keeps on growing.

My Sisters keeper is such a good book. I have yet to watch the movie. I heard how it ends and it's totally different from the book. I don't like that. I could re-read this book a thousand times. My paperback copy is falling apart it's been through so much.

The pact is another Jodi Picoult book i can read a thousand times. I grew to love this author. I own almost every book she wrote. I think I have read all but one.

I recently read these. They are AMAZING.

Oh yeah. I read Harry Potter. The books are better than the movies.

AND I read twilight. Don't judge me until you read them.

P.S. I miss Kyle SO MUCH!!

Day 3

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

Favorite T.V. show..

Here are a few that I love to watch. There are lots of shows i like to wacth but these are some I actually have on DVD.

Day 2

2010-07-16T08:44:00.000-07:00

Favorite Movie.

I really can't pick favorites. These are some that I truley enjoyed. I quote Juno and Elf ALL the time. It's hilarious. P.S. I Love You is just a good movie. I love it!

Day 1

2010-07-14T21:46:00.000-07:00

Favorite Song.

I DO NOT have a favorite song. I actually despise picking favorites. Call me weird but hey, it's true. If I must pick it would have to be something by Yellowcard. Together (kyle and I) have seen them 4 or 5 times. Maybe more. We love their music and we are sad they are on a hiatus. Their old music will have to suffice. This particular song is about his dad. I LOVE my Daddy. He is the best person I know. I aspire to be like him. He magnifys his calling, he works hard to provide for his family, he loves us and c'mon who doesn't like his humor? My dad has been pouring concrete for 17 + years in this Arizona heat and not once have I heard him complain. TROOPER!! I love him with all my heart!

Call me a copycat!

2010-07-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

I am jumping on and doing the 30 day blog thingy. I feel lame because I have nothing to blog about.. EVER! So here goes nothing...

30 Days

Day 01 - your favorite song

Day 02 - your favorite movie

Day 03 - your favorite television program

Day 04 - your favorite book

Day 05 - your favorite quote

Day 06 - whatever tickles your fancy

Day 07 - a photo that makes you happy

Day 08 - a photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 09 - a photo you took

Day 10 - a photo of you taken over ten years ago

Day 11 - a photo of you taken recently

Day 12 - whatever tickles your fancy

Day 13 - a fictional book

Day 14 - a non-fictional book

Day 15 - a fanfic

Day 16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 17 - an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)

Day 18 - whatever tickles your fancy

Day 19 - a talent of yours

Day 20 - a hobby of yours

Day 21 - a recipe

Day 22 - a website

Day 23 - a YouTube video

Day 24 - whatever tickles your fancy

Day 25 - your day, in great detail

Day 26 - your week, in great detail

Day 27 - this month, in great detail

Day 28 - this year, in great detail

Day 29 - hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30 -- whatever tickles your fancy

Guess who came to play?!

2010-07-06T22:17:00.000-07:00

Miss Reagan Allure!!!

That's right y'all! We got to play for HOURS with this tornado of energy!
(yes she is in between our window and shutter, it was pretty funny)

We went on a walk. (she kept saying "hold you, Reagan.)

So Kyle carried her most of the way :)!

Down the street from us are cows AND horses!

She wasn't so sure about touching them. She kept making their sounds.

The knowledge this girl has is INCREDIBLE.

This munchkin LOVES to be outside! We were only home from our walk long enough to get a drink before she was running around asking for Goat Goat. We did feed her dinner inside but the rest of our play time was spent outside!

When bedtime rolled around we followed the simple instructions we were given and laid her down. I stayed with her rubbing her legs until her eyelids were heavy. Since she wasn't in her own bed I wanted her to know I was there and that I loved her. When I whispered "I love you" she whispered back "I wuv ou." She is so stinkin sweet!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE being an aunt! It's been my role since I was 12. What a blessing it really is! Between my 3 sisters I have 14 nieces and nephews and one on the way. On Kyle's side there are 2 and one on the way! We are truly blessed to be surrounded by such sweet spirits. And to be able to watch them grow! Thanks family for having cute kids and letting us play (babysit) with them :)

Blah, Blah, Blah.

2010-06-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

I suppose no news is better than bad news. Am I right?! I feel like I'm neglecting my dear blog lately. So I will blog about nothing and everything all at once.

Kyle is still not working. Which means I have to pick up the slack until he does.

Even though I'm tired and cranky I somehow still find time to cook dinner (I'm pretty sure heating up left overs counts), keep our house tidy, spend time with my husband, exercise, and teach sunbeams.

This is just another test Heavenly Father gave us and I pray every night for strength and patience.

Since I haven't blogged about our sweet sunbeams I will enlighten you. They are AMAZING 3 year olds. They have such sweet spirits and spunky attitudes. They make us laugh so often.

Just last week we had one of our girls say the opening prayer. She always has such thoughtful prayers. This time I had to giggle it was so sweet.

Her prayer went something like this: (she has a speech impediment) Dear Deavenly Dauder, Dank dou dor dis day. Help us to demember dedus, help us to demember dwist, help us to demember da holy ghost. In da name of dedus dwist. amen.

Translation: Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this day. Help us to remember Jesus. Help us to remember Christ. Help us to remember the Holy Ghost. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Isn't that adorable?

We love our calling (yes we team teach. its fabulous). I love that I get to spend 2 hours with these silly kids. They may be 3 but they certainly have strengthen my testimony more than they know. This calling came at a time when I needed it. I know there is a plan and I know I'm a part of it. I know this Gospel is true and I love that I get to teach it to His children.

Well On My Way!

2010-04-26T20:41:00.001-07:00

For the past 3 weeks, 3 times a week, I have been meeting some of my favorite girls to do this!I am NOT a runner by any means. I swam in high school. which is challenging, yes. But it is nothing like this. I want so bad to enjoy it. I really do. Since we have started running I missed one day ( kyles birthday) and i am sore. My calves have never felt a pain like this. In swim you don't use your calves. All the power comes from your upper leg. I wish I looked like the picture above but sadly I look like this.
That's right. I look like Homer. Well at least that's how i feel. My running partners are so kind and stay with me when the could easily sprint the 2 miles before i make it to the half mile marker. Running is a challenge like no other. But I am determined. I have plans to run City of Hope's Walk Against Breast Cancer on October 10 and also the PF Changs half marathon in January. I am totally okay with not running the entire thing. For just starting that would be amazing. I will try my hardest and do my best.

I am ready to be in shape and prepare my body for children. To quote JD (from scrubs) "I am very insecure about my doughy physique." So I am doing something about it! Wish me luck!

Happy Birthday To You!

2010-04-26T20:22:00.000-07:00

April is a CRAZY birthday month for us. We have Ferenc on the 8th, my mom on the 11th, Kyle and my dad share a birthday on the 21st, and we have Tiesha on the 22nd.

I like to get everyone a present to show how much i care about them and i love the fact that they are in my life. I got my mom a date night and a pedicure and i got my dad a new work watch. Tiesha got a target gift card and my babysitting services.

Kyle being the love of my life also got a present. Even though he hates his birthday and thinks its absolutely ridiculous to celebrate, i wanted to show him that birthdays can be relaxing. So i made him breakfast and had his presents waiting on the table. He was SO not happy about that. I had to open them that's how stubborn he is. After breakfast we then went back to bed until 11! It was bliss. We went to lunch at In n Out and then i had to do hair so we went to Tieshas for a few hours. Then we went to dinner at Applebees (not my choice). Then we headed to ocean blue for dessert. We ended the night by cuddling on the couch. it was just like any other day off but better.

I am so grateful Kyle was born. He is truly a blessing in my life and I will never forget it. I love him with every fiber of my being. Happy 23rd Birthday to you handsome man!

Count Your Blessings

2010-04-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

I know that its been uh.. AGES since my last post. Not a lot has gone down, nothing even remotely exciting. I figured since I have nothing new to say I would FIND something. The other day I was blog stalking (no, no you heard me right.) and I came across this poem. The girl wrote how she heard this in sacrament meeting during someones talk and how it helped her. I read the poem, which is rare when I'm "stalking", but I'm glad I did. More than once I thought to myself "exactly! I say/feel this way all the time". I sometimes get in these moods where I become so obsessed about everything I don't have, I can't see what I do have. There are many things I wish we had and have an extremely hard time seeing the blessing behind why we are where we are. I am utterly blessed in life. I have a husband who loves me so much he can see past my "moods" and kindly reminds me of The Plan I am a part of. I know that I have an amazing life and that in due time my hearts greatest desire will be fulfilled. I know that Kyle works hard to give us a good life and that his hard school work will pay off and it will get easier. I know that we will still have trials but I trust my Heavenly Father and I will never be lead astray. Be happy with who you are. Be happy with what you have. Just BE HAPPY.

SATISFACTION
I wish it were wintertime.
I am so tired of this heat.
I’d be happy if it would just snow again.
Is this snow ever going to melt?
If I had a ten-speed, I’d be happy.
That’s all I want…a ten-speed bicycle.
Boy, I’ll be happy when I get a car.
No more begging for rides…
If I were just older.
Old enough to date…then I’d be happy.
I’d be happy if I could stay out later at night.
One hour later. Is that too much to ask?
I will never be happy until I am going steady.
Once I graduate from high school I will be happy.
I need a job.
If I could just find a job, I’d never complain again.
I want to go to college.
I’ve got to get out of these dorms.
The rules are starting to get me down.
Once I get into an apartment, I’ll be happy.
I need a place of my own.
I want to travel.
How can I ever be satisfied with life if I never see the world?
I want to get married…settle down.
I’m tired of roaming.
I’ll be happy once I’m married.
If we only had a little more money…
Children will make me happy.
As soon as I have a baby, I will be satisfied.
If you could only talk…
I wish you were still a baby…
If I can get that job, I will never ask for another thing.
A house.
New furniture.
If the children could take care of themselves, I’d be so much happier.
If you buy me a second car, I promise…nothing else.
A dishwasher.
How can I deep up with all these dishes?
I need a dishwasher.
Boy, will I be happy when the kids go to school.
I wish the kids would come home.
I simply won’t be satisfied until I get a housekeeper.
I’ve got it! A camper will make us happy.
We could sneak off…enjoy one another…
Motorcycles.
That’s it!Maybe a boat will make us all happy.
Once we get out of debt, we will be happy.
You know, we ought to take a long vacation.
Not worry about the money.
Really relax and enjoy ourselves.
Maybe that would make us happy again.
I need a raise.
Who can live on this salary?
Everything would be better if I were making more money.
I need to get more involved in the community…I
f I just had a church responsibility.
I wish I had more time to spend with my family…
I’d be happier…They’d be happier.
We need a summer place.
A place where we can be alone.
We’d be happier if we were alone more often.
It is so lonely here.
I wish the kids would spend some time here with us.
What fun is a summer place without kids?
I’d be happy if the children were more independent.
As soon as they go off to college…
Our kids never come to see us.
Always off heaven knows where.
After all we have given them, they ought to visit us at least on holidays.
Listen, if we had a few grandchildren, we would never ask for another thing.
Why can’t they understand…we don’t want to raise our grand kids…
When was the last time the grandchildren came to visit?
We won’t be satisfied until we set aside some money for retirement.
I would rest easier knowing our cemetery plots are selected and paid for.
Once we retire and slow down, we’ll be happier.
There is nothing to do.
I need a hobby.
I wish I felt better.
I’m always taking medicine.
If I felt better I’d never complain again.
I’d be happy if we could catch up on these doctor bills.
We better sell this big house.
Move into an apartment.
Things will be easier in a smaller place.
Don’t you miss the old house?
I wish the children would stop by to visit more often.
I am so lonely.
A few more visitors would make me so happy.
Can’t people understand? I need my rest…
I’ll be happy once I get into a good rest home.
No, I won’t be happy until I move back home again.
I wish I weren’t so sleepy all the time.
If my eyes…If my legs didn’t ache…
I’d be so happy if I were young again.
I’d be happy if it would warm up.
I can’t stand the heat anymore.
I wish I had someone to talk to.
I would be happy if I had a friend.
I want to sleep.
Rest would make me happy.
If this would all just end…then I’d be happy.
As a rule, Man’s a fool.
When it’s hot,He wants it cool.
When it’s cool,He wants it hot.
Always wanting what it’s not.
Never wanting what he’s got.
--Peggy Ball Fugal (slightly modified)

Uncle Martel

2010-02-25T16:20:00.000-08:00

If you haven't heard my uncle Martel passed away this weekend from a heart attack. He was the first of the 8 children to die. It seems unreal. I was in complete shock. I just kept thinking that he wasn't much older than my dad. They held a private funeral for him and there will be a memorial on March 6Th. I wasn't very close with my uncle but i loved him and i am sad that he's gone. I know that Heavenly Father has a plan. We may not always understand it but it's meant to happen. Its obvious that Martel has things to do in heaven. We are an eternal family. I know he is in paradise with grandma and grandpa. I will always remember him and how he teased us. (Its an Adams gesture that means "i love you"). My little sister wrote on her facebook "We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will."
My Dad and his siblings. Thanksgiving 2009. Everyone being in the same place at the same time is rare with them. Its like some one listened to that little voice inside telling them to take a picture, you don't know when it will happen again. Top Row:Martel, Claude, Norman (dad)Middle Row: Lynn, Stewart, Gary. Bottom Row: Annette, Janette

Martel and Ardie.

Careful..It's a long one!

2010-02-09T19:11:00.000-08:00

So We have been so caught up with life this past month I haven't had any time to blog! Well I'm back and here is our life for January. We got to babysit Merek one Friday! We LOVE this kid! He is getting older and is more playful and just a cheese ball. He was SO happy all night playing and laughing! Every time he saw Goat Goat he would giggle a ton! SO CUTE! But it always seems around bedtime he realizes who we are and cries! We have had him at our house twice and both times Nat picks him up crying. I don't get it! I guess he only loves us when we play!

We went to Outback with Lee and Tiesha and the crazy kids! We love these kids and love spending time with the family!
I went on one of Nicole's crazy coupon shopping trips, where she goes to like 4 different stores! While we were walking out we saw fake mustaches in the quarter machines so we bought a few! Nicole was crying she was laughing so hard! They were pretty hilarious!

Last but certainly not least, We brought little Lady home!! I adore her of course. She slept in our bed for the first week and only had a few accidents in the house. She has been really fun to have and can even hold her own against Chevy and goat goat, well for the most part! Goat goat cant stand her and always rams her. Chevy just thinks she is annoying! I think she will enjoy her in a few months when they are the same size!!

Here's to a New Year..

2010-01-05T18:46:00.000-08:00

7 of the 13 grandkids at the zoo!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Another year together!!

It's FINALLY 2010!! For some reason I am really excited to start this new year. It's not that 2009 was bad. It was full of wonderful experiences and some stressful trials. 2010 just feels promising. Kyle will be graduating! I am using this new year to finally lose some weight! I know I know you dont think i need to lose weight but I do. I just want to be healthier! Im cutting back on soda and all the pete's i eat! I am trying to work out everyday. Im also going to try and focus on the here and now. The Lord will bless me and my family. He has in the past and for that I am eternally grateful.

Is that poop or chocolate?!

2009-12-29T20:28:00.000-08:00

ITS ..... CHOCOLATE!! A chocolate facial that is! I love that Kyle humors me when i have brilliant ideas!
I love you boo!

Baby sisters!

2009-12-29T20:20:00.000-08:00

I know i know they arent babies anymore. But they will always be my baby sisters and i LOVE them!!

2 down.. eternity to go!

2009-12-13T20:21:00.000-08:00

Wow, really its been 2 years?! They have gone so fast! I am seriously so blessed to have Kyle as my husband. He is so amazing. These past 2 years have brought us some trials we never thought we would face. But together, with the lord on our side, we were able to see the blessings in our trials. I love this guy with all of my heart! My heart is filled with such joy when i am reminded we are an eternal family. Being sealed to my husband had always been a goal in my life and to actually fulfilled it, is a wonderful feeling. Kyle does so much for our family i could never thank him enough. He will be graduating next december and will have a career! I am so proud of him! Even though its been crazy and wonderful and sad and happy i am still madly inlove with him! Kyle will always be my best friend!

Just Married!2 years and counting!

You're a falling star, you're the get away car.

You're the line in the sand when I go too far.

You're the swimming pool, on an August day.

And you're the perfect thing to say.

And you play it coy but it's kinda cute.

Ah, when you smile at me you know exactly what you do.

Baby don't pretend that you don't know it's true.

you can see it when I look at you.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times

It's you, it's you, you make me sing.

You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,

And you light me up, when you ring my bell.

You're a mystery, you're from outer space,

You're every minute of my everyday.

And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,

And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.

Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,

And you know that's what our love can do

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times

It's you, it's you, you make me sing.

You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

You're every song, and I sing along.'

Cause you're my everything.

you did what to your sister?!

2009-11-29T14:53:00.000-08:00

A couple nights ago i was over at my sister nicole's and decided to go grocery shopping with her. It is always an adventure with her coupons and takes a couple hours. At Basha's, stop two of three, we found some Halloween masks on clearance. After trying them on and taking pictures of each other, we decided to buy them to scare her kids. Nice, I know. They were a dollar each and a little frightening.

We stopped by her house on the way to the last stop and scared her kids. Sayer was already asleep so he missed out on all the fun. Cora was a little scared but not too bad. Renner, on the other hand, was terrified! We were sneaking down the hall with our mask on and Renner came out of my room, saw us, screamed, shuffled backwards and then ran as fast as he could back to the bed with his Daddy. We laughed SO hard!

After that we got a brilliant idea to go scare Halley when she got off work. We snuck through the back gate at my parents and climbed up on the roof to get to Halley's window. We stuck our masked faces in her window until she noticed us, screamed and ran for Mom! We were dying! Then Hannah came up the stairs and they were arguing over who it was. Halley was certain it was one of Hannah's friends. After going throught the possibilities with Hannah saying no to them all, Halley screamed, "Who is it then? You don't have any other friends!" More laughter from us!

We made it safely off the roof to continue the fright fest. We stopped by the basement window and added a little fun to Sterling's T.V. watching. Then we went upstairs and peeked at Dad in the bathroom. Mom was trying to sleep through all of this (with her lights on). We snuck in and she looked at us, screamed and ducked under the covers yelling for my dad! Ha ha ha! We headed back downstairs to give Sterling a little more monster madness. And when they thought we were gone, we headed back up on the roof to Halley's open window again! It was so much fun!
Who knew two, $1 masks could provide so much entertainment? I kinda like my own Halloween in November. It is cheaper, and no one else expects it :D

New Moon

2009-11-29T14:44:00.000-08:00

Yes i am one of those girls who are practically obsessed with the twilight series. My friends and I are really big on midnight showing. Not just of new moon but harry potter as well. For the last harry potter some of my friends got to the theater at 9 am to save seats! This year was a little different. most of my friends are away at college or have small children. So it was just halley me and my mom! Halley and I went earlier in the week and bought shirts for ourselves and our mom. She LOVES edward! its so funny! We kinda procrastinated and didnt get our tickets till like the week before. Its a good thing we waited because my father in law being a teacher at tempe high, has a co worker who taught at arcadia. Arcadia was doing a fundraiser and showing new moon at 8!! the tickets were $20 a piece but it was so worth it. We got there at 5 and were 5th in line. they let us into the theater and 6 and gave everyone a free popcorn. It was pretty awesome! We had so much fun! I love my mom and baby sister and I REALLY love new moon!

G to the OAT

2009-11-29T14:32:00.000-08:00

I realized i haven't posted anything about goat goat since we got her back in march. She is so BIG! She has these crazy horns that she loves to get you with. She has been a wonderful addition to our little family! We love to play with her and chevy in the backyard! when you start running they both will come full speed at you. Goat goat gets a little crazier then chevy but she is still way fun! When we first brought goat goat home i went out and bought this 50 lb bag of molasses covered oats for her. She literally wanted nothing to do with them. we tried everything! in the end chevy ate them.. she really is a special dog. :) a few months ago we tried the oats again and it was a success! goat goat loves her oats! she has already finished the entire bag! seriously its like crack for her! We love her even though she is a little nutty!

This is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

2009-10-31T14:38:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I love love love this holiday! I was especially excited when Kyle said he would dress up with me! I love dressing up but its so much more fun with him. So our original plan was to go as a doctor and nurse. I bought a nurse costume and a doctor costume a few years ago. Unfortunately the doctor costume is one size fits all (36 - 42). Kyle obviously is not that big. Kyles sister let us borrow some of her scrubs. (Thanks Nat!!) I really wanted to dress up as a cute nurse but i needed leggings or tights so you wouldn't see my garments. I bought some tights but they are opaque and i thought it would be okay. I was VERY wrong. I had know idea what i was going to do. When i was describing kyles scrubs to him i said "they are surgical scrubs like Turk wears!" We love scrubs so i knew he would like them.. As i was saying this a little light bulb went off... "WE SHOULD BE TURK AND JD!" best idea ever!! So i got some blue scrubs and brown face make up for kyle. I couldn't find a decent wig so i thought i could just style my own hair and make do with what i had. Once again i was wrong! kyle wouldn't let that happen so he went to wal mart and came back with a mullet wig! I cut off the long part and made a very good JD. Halley and Charlie dressed up as Sandy and Danny and were AWESOME!! They looked so good! We went to Chase and Shalyse Halloween party with Eric and Lexi! It was so much fun! I'm kinda ashamed to say this but my favorite part of the party was the drinks they had. It was just regular ginger ale but they had all these different flavors you could put in it with some half and half! It made it this creamy flavorful drink! Oh the simple things in life :) Thanks Chase and Shalyse for throwing such a fun party and giving us a reason to be goofy!!

Pumpkin carving!

2009-10-28T16:30:00.000-07:00

Sunday night we carved our very expensive pumpkins! We had so much fun! Natalie and Merek came and carved a girly skull and cross bones! Nat did a very good job seeing as she didn't use a stencil ;)! Eric, Lexi and Reagan came too! They each had their very own pumpkins! So Eric carved tetris in his.. it kinda looked like a digital pumpkin smile!! however you see it, it looked great! Lexi carved a "G" but it broke and looked more like a "C"! Good thing we had toothpicks!! Lexi was going to carve Reagan's but the little miss needed to go to bed. So Lisa carved Reagan's and she did a traditional jack o lantern! It was AWESOME! Scott and Lisa Carved theirs into a scary tree man!! They were going to use a stencil but they needed it to be bigger so Scott just drew it on the pumpkin!! I carved a mummy! I will admit that i did use a stencil.. i use one every year. Now for kyles. Every year he comes up with something so imaginative!He decided he was going to fore go cutting the top and went straight to carving the sides. He carved flames and made his pumpkin look like hell! he even saved some pieces and used toothpicks to stick them in the middle! I love his creativity! I love Halloween and all the fun activities! Here are pictures of our night!

Fall Fun With The Other Greenhalgh's!!

2009-10-18T22:37:00.000-07:00

Finally a post that actually involves kyle! He keeps making fun that i always post about things i do and nothing about him. We finally had time to spend together so we decided to go to the pumpkin patch with Eric, Lexi and little miss Reagan. We had so much fun! Kyle was like a little kid. Within minutes he had found a GINORMOUS pumpkin. He decided to hide it so that we could look around and find one for me. I found one out of the million they had. Mine was definatly smaller than kyles. I want to carve something simple so i dont need a huge canvas. Kyle being the artist he is insisted on a huge pumpkin. We played with Reagan, went on a hay ride and through the corn maze. We also played with the animals in the petting zoo. They had a lot of goat goats, a brown cow, sheep and the cutest pot belly pig! i love farm animals. We then ate lunch near by. It was so much fun! I cant wait to have our own children and share this tradition with Eric and Lexi every year!

wide open spaces

2009-09-28T20:24:00.000-07:00

So Hannah is all moved into her cute little apartment in Portland. We were able to drive her up and visit Natalie on the way. It was a very fast trip but it was a good one! We drove up early Thursday and arrived in Idaho Falls just in time for dinner. We spent the night at Natalie's and we left just after breakfast. It sucks that we only got to be there for a few hours but those few hours were worth it. The girls are growing up so fast and are beautiful as ever. We drove another 10 hours to Portland. The next morning was moving day. we got Hannah all moved in, grocery shopped and ate lunch. we left Portland around 5 in the evening and drove straight through to Tempe. We finally made it home around 330 in the afternoon. Our trip was awesome and awesomely fast. we had fun teasing each other and yelling at kensington (our GPS who had an English accent). We also played the game where we talked with an English accent!! it was so funny! needless to say we had a B-L-A-S-T!!

I Love Her!

SISTERS!!

Everyone JUMP!!!

Hannah Mom and Dad

Family shot infront of Hannahs apartment

Hannah in front of her apartment!

Silly Family!

Family!!

Everyone hold Hannah!!

Girls!

Silly Faces!!

Normal Family Shot

Deagan and Jazzlynn

Family BBQ on labor day!!

2009-09-08T17:52:00.001-07:00

Every summer holiday my family swims and bbq's. These are just a few pictures of everyone swimming!

Rawlee Man!

Hannah, Sayer and Sterling

Karson being a cheese ball!

Hannah

Renner jumping off!

Baby Ty, Halley and Me

Nephi, Me and Renner! holding a dog a child and trying to take the picture was more difficult than i thought!

Dad doing his "c" jump!

Dad shooting the grand kids with a squirt gun!

Sterling attempting whatever trick Hannah tells him!

Jaycee Being Crazy!

Chicken Wyatt!

Cora Skye!!

Group Shot!!

Sunday trips to prescott!

2009-09-08T17:28:00.000-07:00

My parents and younger sisters were driving up to Prescott for a Sunday afternoon in cooler weather, kyle was working so instead of being home alone and bored i tagged along. It was absolutely perfect!! We walked around the courthouse while mom and dad relaxed in the grass. Most of the cute little shops were closed but it was still fun to look in the windows at the fun stuff they have. when we went i was reading the lovely bones , its about a young girl who is murdered so when Hannah took er puppy on a walk and was gone for awhile i began to worry! i had my dad go looking for her after she didn't answer her phone. while they were gone this homeless man came ad started singing to us. he was quite the character. he basically told us his life story and how he got where he was. it was pretty hilarious. he called himself jungle Jeff! Hannah and my dad came around the corner to see jungle Jeff serenading us and they chose to avoid us! finally they came over and were able to take few pictures with him!

Sisters at the courthouse!!

jungle Jeff!! look at my mom she loves it!
Family shot!
Nephi was so tired.. she is the best guard dog!

Handsome Nephews!!

2009-08-29T19:41:00.000-07:00

I spent the day in Tempe with Nicole and her kids!! We played with my camera and watched Saturdays warrior!! I cut Runner's hair which before he had like surfer boy hair.. but now he is a handsome big boy!! They literally grow too fast!!

Silly faces!!

KISS YOUR BROTHER!!

More silly faces

The BEFORE...

AND AFTER!!

baby hungry...

2009-08-16T22:09:00.000-07:00

I don't really know how to start this blog with out it sounding like a depressing pity party. It is just something kyle and i have been struggling with for quite awhile. Before we got married we had always said that we would never prevent ourselves from having children. Its Gods will and we would welcome it with open hearts and unconditional love. We tried for a few months, despite people telling us to wait and telling us we were crazy. Babies are a huge part of my life. I became an aunt of 2 at the age of 12. Now there are 12 and one soon to arrive. Because children mean the world to me i didn't care if people thought we were crazy for wanting a family. After trying for a longer than i thought necessary i began to doubt our ability to conceive. Because a doctor wouldn't talk infertility until we had been trying for a year, i knew i had to keep praying and we had to keep trying no matter how difficult it was. During our months of trying it seemed like everyone i knew was pregnant or about to have a baby. Making me feel worse then ever. This little problem really began taking a toll on our marriage. I was obsessing over the impossible and taking it out on kyle. I love my husband very much but when i am feeling frustrated i can become mean. We figured out our differences and were finally on the same page. In February i made a doctor appointment with my OB GYN. He ran the necessary tests and found nothing wrong with me. I ovulated and I have 2 ovaries!! The next step was a sperm analysis for kyle. My OB told me that most of the time its the male. So we had the test done and it came back showing kyle has a low sperm count. It was difficult to hear something like that. I cried for a few days and confided this in a few people close to me. We were referred to a fertility specialist and we would go from there. Kyle had a really hard time accepting this new information and it took him a few weeks to come around to the idea of fertility treatments. So i made an appointment. I was told that if our insurance didn't cover this consultation (which i doubt it does) we would have to pay out of pocket. Which would cost $350!! Just to talk to a doctor. I knew kyle would never go for it so i cancelled it and called crying to kyle. I began to feel like this would never happen for us!! So here we are now. we have been trying for over a year and a half. Still no pregnancy and my hope is dwindling. I try to tell myself not to care and that i should just love where i am in life and love the time i get to spend with my husband with just us. I do love that we can go to a midnight showing of a movie, and go to eat at nice restaurants. But i still have this sense that something is missing. I know i should just be patient and stop complaining. It is just so FRUSTRATING.. i know that we will have children whether they be our own or adopted. So now everyone is updated and they can stop asking the infamous question "when are you going to have a baby?"

I LOVE YOU BOO!!

Im so lame..

2009-08-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

I never ever update this thing! But we got our computer fixed so now i can share with you my not very exciting life! Kyle, Katie and I drove up to Lake Tahoe at the end of July. Lori, Katies sister, was getting married and i was a bridemaid. I had never been a bridesmaid and then this year i got to be one.. TWICE!! it was so much fun! Tahoe is so beautiful. The wedding was awesome and Lori looked stunning. It was so nice to be able to go on a vacation with my husband. We dont travel very often because he works so hard for our family. Soon kyle will be starting his last year at ASU and our time together will once again be limited to church meetings and being able to sleep in the same bed. I love Kyle and all the sacrifices he makes! He is amazing and I couldnt be happier!

Summer is here!

2009-05-20T20:56:00.000-07:00

I know I stink at this blogging thing but I would like to blame that on the fact that our computer is broken. So really quick an update of the past few months. Lets start with the now and work our way back!

Katie and Ferenc get married in like 3 weeks!!!

My sister Natalie is visting for 2 weeks with her family. husband chuck Jazzlynn 4 and Daegan 18 months. It's always so fun to have them here.

My sister Hannah graduates from THS on the 21st. WOOHOO!! thats always liberating!!

Renner, Tyler Jr. and Rawlee all turn 2 within weeks of eachother!! Karson turns 4 on the 23. These kids dont stop growing. It's a love hate kinda situation. i love watching them grow but i hate that i get older. at least im still the cool aunt!

For kyle's 22 birthday he was allowed to buy a gun. yes a handgun, and yes im nervous still! we did take it camping this last weekend to shoot. I will proudly say i shot it once. like i said im nervous.

I think this will take us back to when we got goat goat. The same day we picked her up my childhood friend died in a rock climbing accident. we werent best friends but his death is really the first time i have had to deal. It really hit me hard. i cried for days, but katie says thats normal. im grateful for my belief in the church and knowing he is in a better place. and i will always be grateful for my bestie, katie who was there to answer all my questions of why? and to listen to me cry it out. i still think about him everyday and i may cry when i hear the songs played at his memorial.

I love my husband so much. This year has brought many trials and many joys but im glad i have someone to hold my hand through it. Thank you kyle!

Goat Goat!

2009-03-10T22:22:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Kyle had asked me if we could get a pygmy goat. At first i said no because he only wanted one so he wouldnt have to mow as often. But once i saw pictures of these adorable little goats i was sold! We tracked down this little boy who breeds them and we got to pick her out. She was the most mellow and the prettiest color. Since she was only 2 weeks old we had to wait until she was weaned off milk and was eating grass. She finally was able to come home and we love her. We named her juno, but my handsome nephew who is learning to talk called her goat goat. So we call her both! Here are some fun pictures of goat goat!

Las Vegas

2009-02-10T17:38:00.000-08:00

Katie and I took our very first road trip together. The purpose of our fabulous trip was Ferenc. He spent a very long year away from family and friends fighting for our country in Kuwait/Iraq. Las Vegas is where his unit is stationed therefore the reason we had to pick him up there. We had a lot of fun but we were more excited to bring him home safely! He is our hero and thanks to him and the rest of the troops we can live freely. ♥