tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66316201618340998132012-01-28T09:04:10.527-07:00Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.comBlogger1191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-62078344741774750462011-11-20T00:43:00.002-07:002011-11-20T00:52:17.309-07:00

I've pretty much fallen off the blogging bandwagon but not for lack of desire...just motivation!! :) But I wrote down a few things lately that my girls have said that have been so funny & something I wanted to remember for many years to come.--------------------------------------Scenario with Kambri: She's running around being naughty and I plead with her to please be good. Her response: "It's

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Mom had a 3 day class down in St. George for work. Lindsay and I put the idea out there that we'd like to get away with her. So, off to St. George we went. It was nice to just do whatever we wanted (i.e. sleeping, computer time, reading, shopping, etc.) Lots of fun times were had and it was just what we needed. Poor Mama having to go to school though was kind of sad. We dropped her off for her

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Just thought I would add that I stay more motivated when people actually comment on the posts!! :) Makes me see that people actually take time to read my complete randomness. Truly, this blog is ultimately an online scrapbook for our family, but I do love to hear from all of you!!!

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Hollie had a water party with her friends. We played in the sprinklers, put the sprinkler under the tramp, tried doing a water pinata (note to Family Fun Magazine- it didn't work work as stated) and cake & ice cream! It was a lot of fun. Friends who joined us:Lacie, Shaylee, Kassi, Karli, Kyra, Kambri, Haddie & Zoey Then on to the family party that night! Thanks to Aunt Sissy who

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The kids and I were all downstairs doing our various things and Taylor was listening to music on youtube. We all kinda started singing and then Hollie & Taylor started singing this boy/girl combination song together. They sounded SO good. They have both got such talent with music. I had to take pictures, if for no other reason to capture the moment of them being within 2 feet of one another and

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We are the proud new owners of 3 furry little bunnies!Hollie got one for her birthday from Uncle Adam (a surprise that Shaun was in on, unbeknownst to me, as I had been saying no bunny for months!) Well, it wasn't good enough for just one...they had it covered and Kambri got one as well.Then Taylor wanted one. I told him that we would wait a few weeks and see if the newness of them had worn off

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Hollie's class put on the cutest little puppet shows. Each group wrote their own story and then made their puppets to go with them.So cute! She did a great job!Holl got asked to jump in and take the place of one of the students who was absent, and did a great job without having practiced the part.Kambri and I, Grandma Leslie, Grandma Brenda & Grandpa Mike were all able to arrange our schedules

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Taylor was in the choir this year and we got to go to 2 of his concerts. They did a great job and I LOVE to see him interested in music, as it's something that I very much enjoy. He has a great voice and I look forward to seeing him in more time to come as he matures even more with the singing.I got a new camera not long ago and I need to learn more about the settings. Unfortunately, this was

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We have officially had a teenager in our house since November- I can hardly believe it. Better late than never for some long overdue posts, eh? It feels unreal to have a kid that old.A sad attempt at an iPod cake.And I've forgotten how a teenagers needs are fairly simple. Music, books, video games, friends, distance from the family. We had a fun little family party and then he had a friend

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The girls decided it would be a lot of fun to walk in Dad's work snow boots! We laughed and laughed as they kept trying to stand up all the way in them.Almost there... Tada!!!

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My dear, sweet cousin Anne just gave me the idea of a 30 things before I turn 30 list. (Sidenote: she's always given me grief over being older than me...by like 10 or 11 days. Joke is on her this year! She's gonna be the big old 3-0 before me!!! Haha!)30 things before 30- Updated1. Weekend getaway with Shaun2. Go to the temple 3 times, all different temples3. Lose 30 pounds4.

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I had to document this before I forgot it. My kids constantly say things and I put it in the reserve part of my memory (aka worthless part...haha) so I can be certain to remember it for years to come.We put up our Christmas decorations on Saturday and this conversation took place Sunday evening. Due to technical difficulties (broken tree stand for the SECOND time) we put off doing ornaments the

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We/I like sleep time a LOT! Maybe it'll wear off on my girlies after all.Uncle Chris stayed the night and the kids were all super excited. Kambri grabbed her blanket the next morning and went and crawled up next to Uncle Chris who was still trying to get some ZZZZ's in.How sweet is that?As Chris taught my children so readily, this should be a "Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey" moment!Hollie got some

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School shopping brought a new excitement into little Kami's room. Let me set up the scene for you. I am in the living room playing the piano for a few minutes and then realize it's really quiet. I go to check on Kami and this is what I see. She's trying to wipe off glue from a glue stick off her foot. I then look and see that her shoe straps are cut off. Yes, that's right. Her brand new

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Then it was off to do Black Light Mini Golf. It was actually very cool. If there hadn't been so many distractions, we may have had a 'real' game of mini golf.We decided to try it out being treehuggers.Fun with Uncle Chris- he made it even more fun!The kids enjoyed chasing the ball around and when all else failed, they'd help it into the hole with a hand or a foot. :) Then the goofiness began.

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Linz and I had made plans to take the kids to Kangaroo Zoo before summer started. It's right by Chris and Mikes house in North Salt Lake so it made the trip all the more worthwhile. Then factor in that I found a screaming deal on 1/2 price admission tickets for there..and my family and Linz's were off to the zoo.It just so happened on our way that we would run into a wreck mess and then

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All the girls loaded up in the Bess' Van and off we went to the Treehouse Museum with the moms in tow.Hollie, Kambri & Haddie had a good time and it provided a few hours of summer afternoon fun! (And it was FREE day, which makes it perfect for moms!) Such cute little firewomen! It must run in their genes. :) ...The girls raced off to put out a fire......stopped to make sure that all was well

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At work we decided to team up and participate in the MS Walk. Our team was called the 'Alpine MS E-Lemon-ators'. Pretty ingenious, right?!I walked for 2 ladies I work with, Tracy & Jeannette, who have MS as well as my 'Aunt' Diana. This particular disease is something that hit close to home when my mom was going through a lot of health problems a few years ago and they were thinking it was MS.

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Kambri loves spending time with Haddie and her Aunt Sissy!! She loves riding bikes, and Haddie is so kind to share with her when we play at their house.However, I realized after looking at these pictures that she is starting to look too big for the bike. Sometimes it takes pictures to point out the obvious things to me... Thanks for playing Haddie! I love spending time with you!

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I can hardly believe my lil' Princess is already 8! Hollie is such a joy in our family, we love her so much!What a beautiful girl she is!!She decided on a self-portrait for her b-day!We relighted the candles several times so the smaller girls could have 'their' turn!!A rather quick cake...but I think it still turned out cute! Hollie got a lot of fun presents. She loves clothes and got several

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After Hollie's baptism and luncheon...(and a good lil' nap) we all decided to venture out to the drive-in to see Toy Story 3. Best as I can tell and recall...it was a decent movie! :)Grandma thought it was going to be sooo fun to have all the grandkids with her in the back of their truck. I'm not sure she thought that by the end...Is it time yet for this thing to start?! We're starting to get

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Our sweet Hollie was baptized on July 3rd. It was a very special day for us as a family. Not only was she baptized, but Shaun got to baptize her. It was incredible and I'm sure a moment none of us will forget any time soon. He did such a great job. She got a little nervous just before and I just kept reassuring her that she looked beautiful and we were all there because we love her so much!!

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I realized there are some things I haven't blogged about. Some not blog worthy and others definitely!!! There really is no Readers Digest version so sit down and relax. :)Taylor- see post that I had to backdate to November of 2009 for record-keeping sake. What a fabulous blogger I am!!Tay is getting so big on me. He is growing up into a young man and it frightens me. (Don't tell him I said

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So I really don't like posts about me, but after looking at these pictures I couldn't help myself. Mind you the fact that I hate pictures taken of me and all that stuff and don't like the focus...but I was in some serious denial. Pictures don't lie!!So I'd decided I was growing my hair out. (Mainly because Shaun likes me with longer hair.) However, because my hair is so fine when length is

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The majority of the time Hollie & Kambri play together so well. They have the most creative imaginations and I feel so proud when I see them coming up with something to do that captures their attention.This particular night they made costumes out of Walmart bags and were pretending like they were Princes & Princesses. The cutest little ones I know!!!

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Kambri's Sunbeam teacher brought her her own personal Book of Mormon, CTR ring, and her crown that said "I am a Child of God". It just so happened that she was able to share this exciting moment with her boy, Gus!She was so proud and has been carrying it around in her little scripture bag. Kambri loves to sing Primary songs and to go to her new class. Her favorites right now are "Jesus wants

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So I've been informed that it's way past time for a new update. There's not much to report on, which means things aren't too crazy, so that's good?! :) Taylor got braces put on a month ago (pictures coming soon) and he looks cute if I dare say so myself!! :) Shaun is busy 4 nights a week now between fire drill and his fire classes to get his FireFighter 1. I'm learning to really make our time

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Here is the much anticipated surprise project I was frantically working on for Christmas. Years after my little sister Michelle died, my mom had mentioned that someday she wanted to make us all a quilt using pieces of Michelle's clothes.As the granddaughters have come along my mom would start sending a few things home with us here and there for them to wear and then when they were outgrown we'd

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Warning: Picture Overload!!We got together for dinner and presents at Lindsay's house later that evening. As some of the these pictures will surely portray, we're a bit of an eccentric group when we get together, and that's putting things mild at best. Taylor and all the other kids got lumps of coal (candy) from Chris & Mike.My Mom & Dad spoiled Linz & I with the Cricut Expressions! I can

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I must start out by saying that I consider myself pretty lucky with our yearly Christmas Day 'wake-up' time which ends up around 7:30 or thereabouts. I remember my parents telling us we couldn't get out of our beds any earlier than 6:00, and us laying there for what seemed like hours before just watching the clock.Checking out the goods from Santa.Some of the highlights for Taylor were some

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It is our tradition to get together every Christmas Eve with Shaun's family for our Christmas Party! When I was younger we always got together with my dads side of the family on Christmas Eve and I looked forward to it every year. It always helped to preoccupy my anxious mind. Somewhere along the way that got changed and we stopped doing it that night and it really made me sad. It was

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The Fire Department/Ambulance had a Christmas Party for the kids. There was a magician who came and taught a few of his tricks, and then Santa rode in on a Fire Truck and the kids met him outside. Then after sitting on Santa's lap Shaun gave us the tour of some of the trucks and his gear. It was neat for us all to see and to gain a better appreciation of all that goes into being on the

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We took the kids to see Santa at Box Elder Credit Union. I thought for sure the place would be packed, but as soon as we walked through the doors Santa greeted us. Kambri doesn't like Santa, and being the mean mom that I usually am, I still put her on Santa's lap for a picture. I have many pictures of Hollie crying on Santa's lap and can't remember for sure with Taylor. Seems like he always

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So it's been pointed out a time or twenty that I've REALLY been slacking on my blog. I agree. I have no excuses, period. Actually I could come up with a few of those as well, but I'll spare you the gruesome details.So here's some of the things that have been going on at the Bess's house lately. Hopefully 8 new posts will suffice. Perhaps now that I feel more 'caught up' I can enjoy getting

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Dear, family mebers.I want a baby that grows. I want DS games for my DS. I want a cat that purrs like a real cat. I want eveythinge you want to give me. I just want stuff that will last for a year. I like Crismas very much. I just don't like car recks. I just want a good Crismas.Love,HollieMy cute, cute Hollie! This was her letter that she wrote up for the family. I'm just wondering what

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Our poor little Kambri ended up very sick with a kidney infection. We took her into the doctor and normal white blood count for her age should be 10,000 and hers at the time was 21,000. Our doctor was very concerned and she was not keeping anything down and he was afraid she was quickly becoming dehydrated. He gave her an antibiotic shot in the office and told me if we weren't able to get some

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Taylor started playing the violin in orchestra this year. He had his first performance and they did great! He just seems too grown up for this mother's liking.

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Hollie has been dancing and prancing around for years and we finally got her signed up for dancing. She is taking a ballet class through a division of Infinity Dance. She is absolutely loving it and this seems to be something that is her niche. She makes up her own little dances and they're really pretty good!

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Kami started riding the bus out to the Early Learning Center preschool after her 3rd birthday. It was quite the moment seeing her climb on such a big bus and being so little. She adapted quickly and has such a nice bus driver and bus aide. She is doing amazing out to her school and her speech has improved drastically over the last several months. She has the nicest teacher there and really

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Happy Birthday Kami! What a joy she is in our lives. She is getting so big! She was officially potty trained by her 3rd birthday and continues to do excellent with it, SUCH a big girl. This is Kambri and Gus, who is Grandma Leslie's new 'baby'. Kambri calls him 'My Boy'! It's the cutest thing ever. It's a known fact that when Gus and Kambri are around, she's the little mama and takes

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It's never a complete trip to the condos without some time in the hot tub.We took the kids to the Bear & Wolf Discovery Center. It was actually a lot of fun. We sort of liked this big teddy bear couch. Maybe we'll have to think about investing in one....???The girls look so deep in thought here with these bears.Great times were had with homemade root beer. It captured the attention of the kids

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I realize it's been like forever and a day since I've posted. Just quickly wanted to let you all know I'm alive and well and will be updating here shortly. Life has been very busy this last month. We went on vacation to West Yellowstone for a week (pictures to come) and then came back and got kids ready to start school. School is in full swing, and I don't care if the 'Rotten Mom Police' get

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I was a little late jumping on the 'Double Coupon Promo' at Smith's, but I still ended up with some fairly decent deals. (Or at least I thought so!) You should have seen my trip though, I basically went up and down every aisle seeing what coupons matched up for a good deal.My poor Hollie was bored to tears by the time it was all said and done, but in fairness, I forewarned her and she still

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-26226407482033277852009-08-08T01:00:00.007-06:002009-08-08T01:50:19.537-06:00

Swimming lessons are over for the summer, thank heavens!! The kids all did really well, but by the end of this second session I am most definitely DONE!Taylor did great in Level 4 and passed this go around. His teacher said he just needs to become more confident in himself and quit telling himself that he sucks all the time. Unfortunately, that comment is not news to us. He really struggles

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We decided to take a venture over the mountain to Willow Park with the kids a few weeks ago. The highlight of the outing was definitely feeding the ducks. They all thought that was pretty great!The highlights of the zoo were the peacocks, ducks, flamingos, and monkeys. Kambri was pretty confident in feeding the ducks until one got a little to close to her hand, but then her Daddy showed her

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-74348368484237388372009-08-07T10:59:00.000-06:002009-08-07T11:17:04.919-06:00

Of course no trip to Willow Park would be complete without a trip to the playground. After looking through these pictures, I realize I have my own set of cute little monkeys.

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All in all we had a good time!

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After many weeks of this wiggly little tooth...Hollie finally lost her 1st baby tooth!And then a week or two later, she lost her 2nd tooth next to it. It was quite the dramatized event at our house when both took place. (I think it may have something to do with the fact that she's seen how antsy both my mom and I get over these things.)And, after all the hard work of getting her 1st tooth out,

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-22564748541876980312009-07-20T08:00:00.001-06:002009-07-20T08:00:03.780-06:00

Ok, it's happened!!My baby and I made it through her first day of preschool with tears shed by both of us.As part of the Up to 3 program Kambri just started the transitional preschool that she will go to now until she turns 3 and will then start the district preschool.We've been preparing ourselves for this preschool and have anticipated that it was going to be a bit of a struggle. Kambri is

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-30063982963122221792009-07-19T08:30:00.000-06:002009-07-19T08:30:01.252-06:00

We had quite the eventful day here! We went from swimming lessons, to lunch at the school with Katie, her kids and her sister Chelsea, and then on to the bowling alley. It took a lot longer than I expected for a single game with 5 kids, I guess I forgot to factor in the point that they are kids. But I loved visiting with Katie Jo. Taylor was having a bit of a moment while we were there, but we

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I am ashamed to say that this was Hollie's 1st year in swimming lessons and only Taylor's 3rd or 4th year. So, it was a much needed thing this summer.Major accomplishments for Hollie were getting comfortable with going completely under water. She has never been one to go all the way under, so I'm proud of her for that. Plus, she conquered her fear or the diving board and kept going on it over

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-86388676342546803152009-07-18T00:23:00.001-06:002009-07-18T00:26:31.272-06:00

We went swimming as a family at the Brigham City pool as part of Kambri's 'Up to 3' Summer Community Events. We only went for about an hour, but we all had a good time. Shaun didn't stay in long though, he opted to get out and be the photographer for us. :)My friend Tia and her family happened to be there as well so the older girls had a good time going down the big slide together! Kambri was

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Lindsay and I are trying to take up this whole 'turning junk into treasures' trend. So, a few weeks ago we got up and went out on our yard sales trek. The main highlights of the event for myself were these:My family room is being done in the outdoorsy moose/bears type thing and this basket was the right price at $1. So far it's holding remotes in it, but we'll see what it becomes.I'm going to

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-52251320397061196072009-07-06T02:08:00.004-06:002009-07-06T02:35:45.412-06:00

We were able to go to Lagoon as a family last week and Taylor brought his best friend Keaton. When I was a kid growing up, I don't remember us missing a year of going to Lagoon. It was always one of the main highlights of summer.Although it was quite an eventful morning trying to make it there, after the kids' first session of swimming lessons and my Dad's truck blew up, ...we still managed to

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-76613183530918456882009-07-06T00:38:00.003-06:002009-07-06T00:48:00.641-06:00

I absolutely adore my niece Haddie! She is so much fun and does the cutest dang things. She absolutely loves stuffed animals and this is one of the many that she totes around my house when she is here.I love that she gets so excited when she sees me and yells, "Auntie"! I sure do love this little girl right next to as much as I love my own kiddos. All of us girls love getting together and

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-42408361974413959802009-07-04T01:31:00.012-06:002009-07-06T00:26:39.715-06:00

Wow! Hollie turned 7 on June 16th! I still remember the day she was born like it was yesterday. It's amazing how quickly time flies by. I am so grateful for Hollie and the joy she is in our lives. She is a very unique and entertaining child. She has such a sweet caring heart and is the most generous 7 year old I know! Hollie thank you for everything you bring into our family and for the

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"When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. ~Edward F. Croker"I am a very proud wife of one of Brigham City's newest firemen! Shaun has been wanting to get on with the fire department for several years and he has just started his new journey. He is extremely excited. I don't recall the last time I saw

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-5933477633753948652009-06-20T22:13:00.005-06:002009-06-21T01:36:12.314-06:00

Every year I make my kids' birthday cakes. Partially because I enjoy it, and partially because I'm too cheap to spend the $$ on the store ones when I can make it for a fraction of the cost.I've talked for several years about wanting to do a cake decorating class but never have. Well my friend Brittni and Nicole decorate cakes and I've seen several of theirs lately and it's brought my interest

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-64427241376431861702009-06-20T02:02:00.001-06:002009-06-20T02:03:52.400-06:00

About a month ago we babysat Haddie for a bit. Hollie had made this big deal to Lindsay that she was going to help baby-sit her. The girls were playing in the backyard and Shaun had a section of sprinklers on in the front while he was mowing the rest. My girls went around the sprinklers, but not Miss Haddie. She went straight through the middle of it. Then she found another section and went

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-71937976376000483402009-06-20T01:12:00.007-06:002009-06-20T02:14:04.525-06:00

I decided for my birthday that I wanted to go to Melina's Mexican Restaurant for dinner and that anyone who wanted to share my day with me could join me there!! ;) (Really it boils down to I didn't want to have to worry about any kind of a mess on my day 'off'- assuming that such a day even exists.)It turned out great. Melina's has become a place that my family frequents. Our dear little

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-54359171351899709272009-06-02T10:38:00.002-06:002009-06-02T23:17:08.606-06:00

I have added another 'division' of this blog...more of a place for organizing my random thoughts versus stealing my cute families fame! :) Haha.Nothing overly exciting, but if you care to see my twisted inner workings, feel free to follow! Keeping in mind that I did forewarn you of the content. I've got it listed in my blog list to the right. Hope everyone is doing well!

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I wanted to do a tribute to my little sister Michelle and tell her Happy 22nd Birthday! It's hard to believe it's been almost 18 years since she left us.I'm not sure I can adequately put into words what I've been feeling in my heart lately, but I know that Michelle and my Heavenly Father are very aware! I've really been struggling lately and it's caught me off-guard. The real hard times

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-37770773472856197012009-05-29T23:15:00.000-06:002009-05-30T00:10:56.476-06:00

I've totally been slacking this month, but here are some pictures taken earlier in the month.Taylor and Hollie take after their Dad! If there's even a small hole in something, they must make it as big as can be. And that is exactly what Taylor did with his pants. Only he took the scissors to this particular hole! My silly Kambri...trying to show off her high heel shoes. :) And our beautiful

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-61141633620995875872009-05-12T23:33:00.008-06:002009-05-22T23:21:25.205-06:00

Better let than never?! :) What can I say...this month has been busy.The night before Mother's Day Taylor helped me put together my Jell-O Pretzel Salad. Anyone who knows tell well enough knows that he doesn't typically do any of this type of stuff. But he helped me that night from start to finish and we both had a good time if I dare say so myself.Before/ After...With the after he even let

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-10124295318704955262009-05-12T22:36:00.005-06:002009-05-13T10:03:14.241-06:00

Hollie had her school opera and it was so cute! They've been working on it all year long. The students actually write this play as a class and then with help they set it to music.They were animals at Hogle Zoo who ran into each other and their spots ended up on the other animals. They had to come up with a way to get their own spots back. Hollie was a giraffe; the cutest I've ever seen.Shaun,

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-22442859717264850742009-04-26T22:17:00.007-06:002009-04-27T23:58:27.709-06:00

Thought I'd catch up on a few things. First off, thanks for all the comments regarding Shaun's invention. He seemed quite pleased to know that out of all the posts I've ever done, that this particular one received the 2nd most comments, ever! :) That seemed to make up for the fact that he wasn't overly amused that I keep posting such things. But the grandchildren will love reading about

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-13216029612135918982009-04-18T10:50:00.002-06:002009-04-18T23:33:53.309-06:00

I love this man! Can I just tell you that?! His mom always taught him that buying a single rose is more romantic than a dozen, because to give your lady a single rose you have to go hand-pick it and give it to her because they don't typically deliver single roses.So periodically, he shows up with a single rose for me. I can't help but love him!Now a completely different side of the spectrum

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-78382658797155749002009-04-15T22:52:00.005-06:002009-04-15T23:08:50.461-06:00

We had a relaxing Easter Day! After waking up too early (in my opinion) we all headed out to the living room to see what the Easter Bunny brought. The girls each got a new outfit and Taylor got a basketball and then of course their baskets filled. Hollie was pretty excited just thinking this is what she got from the Easter Bunny. But then I found a note on the counter from the Easter Bunny

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-88716784329644136522009-04-11T23:05:00.003-06:002009-04-11T23:17:36.560-06:00

The next morning we frosted the cookies. It seriously was a lot of fun. Periodically, I take a really BIG deep breath and go out on a limb and let the kids make a total mess of themselves. It is truly something that is extremely hard for me to do. (Kind of the same effect on my brain as nails down a chalkboard.) But it was well worth the fun that we all had! They did frost the cookies at

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-52059796599643218012009-04-11T22:53:00.001-06:002009-04-11T22:55:44.450-06:00

Over conference weekend we made Easter sugar cookies. I must admit that I don't normally do many of these types of things with the kids. I really need to do better and try harder to be more of a 'fun' mom! I get so caught up in the daily tasks of life that I overlook fun memory-making moments! Now let me tell you that they helped with the entire thing from start to finish. It was a bit

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-73112301839556804912009-04-10T23:16:00.005-06:002009-04-10T23:32:13.590-06:00

I've sort of been slacking on updating with our latest 'adventures'.So I finally decided to buy Dance Dance Revolution and give her a try. It's a lot of fun. We broke it out the first time for Family Home Evening and everyone had a turn, even little Kami!It's been a lot of fun and I'll get done on it after a session and the kids are asking me to come back and do it with them. So, they're helping

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-1926742698784622572009-04-10T12:25:00.003-06:002009-04-10T12:38:13.552-06:00

Kambri absolutely loves to help out with anything I will let her get her hands on in the kitchen...and then even the stuff I won't. :)She loves to take leftover mac & cheese (her staple food for all 3 meals) out of the fridge and cook it herself in the microwave. Well, she decided to do that yesterday. She was up on the counter, I turned my back for seriously 10 seconds as I walked over by the

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-51050856564106610412009-04-07T15:04:00.004-06:002009-04-07T20:39:41.105-06:00

Kambri is quite the lil' trooper I have to say. For a year now a speech therapist and service coordinator from the Up to 3 program have been coming into our home working with Kambri with her speech. We are making a lot of progress and her speech is now considered to be a mild-moderate delay rather than extremely delayed from when we started last April. That's extremely encouraging and it is

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-24194326326054973332009-04-01T01:22:00.003-06:002009-04-04T01:33:11.014-06:00

I love the cute little things my kiddies do...and then somedays I just get real frustrated with their constant messing with things.Case in point: The Fridge DoorCause: 2 beautiful girls who love to swing the door open and shut and grab hold of the middle shelf on the door. Resolution: Shaun with 4 zip ties and his cordless drillShaun has a unique way of sometimes fixing things and is

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-51289313740641983022009-04-01T01:10:00.001-06:002009-04-01T01:13:23.731-06:00

Hollie with her new TV invention that her and her dad created for school. This was one of those projects that she knew about many days prior to...but waited until the night before it's due to tell us about it! And unfortunately, she wasn't real clear on what she was supposed to do and in turn, neither was Shaun. This TV was supposed to do something really cool like send out a TV broadcast

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-13343631592308029012009-03-24T21:23:00.002-06:002009-03-24T21:44:49.055-06:00

Me, my mom, and Lindsay had a wonderful time at the Scrapbook Expo on Friday. We got down there early afternoon and stayed until midnight. We didn't really get much accomplished in the way of 'work', but we sure bought a lot. :) There were so many great deals to be had and we had a ton of fun! We have already planned that next year we'll be overnighting down that way and going both days.

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-88438869108728135682009-03-18T23:42:00.003-06:002009-03-18T23:55:50.564-06:00

Well I decided it was time for a post again, although I don't really have anything exciting to share! So I'm going to do a random post of what we've been up to. (Hold on to your drawers...this is exciting!) #1- I went to my friend Amber's house last week and she taught me to make some bows! I had such a great time, thanks again Amber. We will most definitely be planning a time to get

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-35342726066520245002009-03-13T22:55:00.003-06:002009-03-13T22:59:01.250-06:00

It's a frequent used phrase about "out taking a Sunday drive..." right?! Well, we had a Sunday night drive to the ER.The girls and I were finishing up a fun evening of playing together and it was nearing bedtime on Sunday night when I hear a blood curdling scream coming from Hollie. Without sharing too many gory details and protecting her privacy to some degree in the matter, here's what

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-80348450946491302302009-03-05T23:59:00.002-07:002009-03-06T00:22:16.924-07:00

Last Saturday my family, Lindsay's family and my Mom went to the Draper Temple Open House. It was a really neat experience and I'm glad we had the opportunity for my kids to be able to see inside a temple. I vaguely remember going through the Bountiful Temple before it was dedicated, mostly what stood out over the years was how beautiful it was. I don't know that you could ever get completely

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-80079460316294043732009-02-25T21:48:00.003-07:002009-02-25T21:50:32.679-07:00

Figured I should do a quick update although there's nothing overly exciting to share. I've been busy working on de-junking and better organizing things. Oh, and in the middle doing mom/wife things plus working. So, needless to say I've been busy.I started teaching Taylor and Hollie piano lessons this last week. They both seem very excited about learning and I hope to instill a love for music in

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-72825189628375562062009-02-16T21:32:00.003-07:002009-02-19T21:11:59.637-07:00

And last, but certainly not least, my Taylor Bug! (He'd kill me if he read that.) Since the day he was born he was called Tay Bug and Tator Tot. We dropped the latter one quite some time ago but I still call him my Tay Bug.While we were sitting at the table the other night and he starts freaking out about his mouth. Shaun looks in and his tooth is sideways barely hanging on. So out it came.

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-68274498601701401572009-02-14T22:10:00.003-07:002009-02-14T22:18:19.454-07:00

Oh my little Kambri! She's growing up so fast. Kambri has been adding new words everyday and it brings so much relief to my worried mind. She's starting to put 2 words together and it's happening quickly. The other day in the car I tried handing her drink to her and she tells me, "don't want it". I was SHOCKED! So she is definitely making strides with her speech.The binky is gone, gone, gone!

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-3775945952550201282009-02-09T22:39:00.004-07:002009-02-19T21:12:35.229-07:00

I've decided this week to blog individually about my kiddos. A good friend of mine once said that when she focuses on the good, it helps to block out the bad.I must be having cabin fever, because I'm just struggling pulling myself out of this slump I feel like I'm in. I was being a not-so-nice Mom and was having very little patience with Hollie earlier, but we got it turned around. After a

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-46902436579719271792009-02-02T21:30:00.002-07:002009-02-04T09:29:01.998-07:00

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. Consider yourself tagged if you're reading this! :)1. I have been married to Shaun for 7 1/2 wonderful years, and have 3 children with no more possible!2. I feel very inadequate in all areas of my life and it causes me some real anxiety some days.3. I nap every day if I

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My sweet Hollie says such witty things at times. Her and Shaun were playing yesterday and she wanted him to hold his arm out to his side and let her hang from it and lift her up and down. So she tells him, "Put your strength on, Dad!" I got the biggest kick out of it. Where do they come up with these things?So, of course I start psychoanalyzing her statement. And I've decided that sometimes

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Happy 29th Birthday Sweetheart! Shaun turned 29 on Friday! We had a family party that night with my family and his. Get togethers with both sides are always a little crazy, but we managed. I think he was pretty happy with what he got. He wanted money for a .22 shotgun, which is mainly what he got. So, he's well on his way to his gun, plus he got a few other goodies! (I must add that part of

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-49974577202306460112009-01-19T23:27:00.001-07:002009-01-23T21:34:12.667-07:00

I realize to most, these are just pictures of clothes. But to a 'penny pincher' it goes much deeper than that. So I frequent a place called 'Pinching Your Pennies' (PYP) and if you haven't checked it out, you NEED to! I have saved so much money over the last several years since I started doing couponing and watching for deals to be posted. A lot of people don't want to do the whole coupon

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Hollie and Kambri have been playing together a lot more lately. It's so fun to see them getting along and entertaining each other.This particular day I heard them calling my name so I turn around and they're all ready to get married.Wow, what beautiful girls I have!! My mom actually made the wedding dress Hollie is wearing and the veil. A few years ago for Christmas my mom made a whole bunch of

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Well, I just thought I'd do a real quick update on how the surgery went. All in all it was pretty smooth. Honestly, the pain I felt when I first woke up was a bit more intense than I had anticipated and I had a really hard time getting the pain managed at first. But I was in and out of the outpatient center in just over 2 hours. Seeing as I don't know of anyone who reads my blog that I

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Things at the Bess's have been a little wild lately, or so it has felt at least. Nothing major, just life!Kambri was doing really good with potty training last week, but has done some backsliding over the weekend. We'll get her back though, no worries. She's also been doing rather well with the binky. She still gets it occasionally at nap or bedtime, depending on the struggles we're facing at

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Well, I've been thinking about some new years resolutions for my whole family. (That's a new one right?! Making them FOR your family?) Actually, the goals will involve me as well.Kellie's 2009 Goals...1. I have this one in my head, but she shall not be named on this blog!2. Make it to the temple at least 10 times. (9 more to go)3. Find/develop a new hobby4. Increase piano skills, working

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We spent Christmas afternoon/night with my family! We got together at Lindsay & Mark's new house and had a great time.We read the story of the Savior's Birth and although it was hard holding the kids' attention, it's definitely something we're going to start doing every year. As you can see in the picture, even Hollie helped with some of the reading! That was special in and of itself.Everyone

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Christmas Day was a lot of fun with the kids! I was so overly prepared this year to catch the moment, and borrowed my dads camcorder. Well, after we opened all of our presents and everyone went their own little ways...I realized we videoed a good majority, but completely failed with the digital camera. So needless to say, all I have are a few after pictures of the girls playing.We bought a Wii

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I worked very hard this year for Christmas making crafty gifts for a lot of the family. I made these shadow boxes for my mother-in-law. I had so much fun with them and felt like they turned out darling! (I wanted to keep them for myself, if the truth be told.) I also made several vinyl tiles and magnet sets. I definitely have found something I'm enjoying and will continue on with this

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We had a great time at our annual Hansen Christmas Party. Despite being late due to Shaun having to work overtime, we made it in time for Santa and Mrs. Claus's appearance! This was the only time all evening that the kids sat so still and relatively quiet! My cousin Brett and his daughter Alexa were Santa's chosen elves! Kambri, Taylor, my niece Hadley and our cousin Marlee. My sweet Hadley

Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376983528679600790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631620161834099813.post-87172645518193403842008-12-18T22:54:00.003-07:002008-12-18T22:59:42.361-07:00

I went to the store the other night and Kambri found my fuzzy socks and decided she needed to wear them. Shaun said she carried them around for quite a while and finally insisted that he put them on her. She went to bed with them on, and when I saw her I couldn't resist a picture!Kiddos are so precious when they're sleeping.

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Taylor advanced from cub scouts to the Boy Scouts at this months pack meeting. It's hard to believe he's already done with that part. I remember when he first entered into scouts. They put me in as a den leader at the same time. (Don't laugh...I know what you're thinking. And yes, I knew nothing about the program and am still pretty much ignorant to it all.)Anyways. We make it a top

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Yes, I know. I've already posted on Taylor's birthday, but I didn't include pictures. Here are some pictures from the event. :)It was a bit of a wild crowd at times, but they had a good time!Taylor's cousins Austin and Colton and of course, Kambri and Hollie. They tried being as much a part of things as was allowed. Which of course, wasn't much! Boys will be boys!!

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Your Result: The Shy Worrier - People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with anyone or anything. They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you're boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren't.-----

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Well, it's that time of year! I've been busy working away frantically on Christmas projects for gifts. I've actually had a really fun time doing it. But, I need to really kick it into gear with my shopping. I feel totally unprepared this year and am lacking that 'perfect' gift for everyone. What can ya do? Tonight Hollie and I had to run to Ogden to run some errands. We had a great time

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