All four of them are in trouble!!

If I can vent for a minute.
I try really hard to take extra time to get ready to look nice for my family. I try hard not to embarrass the kids by the way I look. So today I did not do anything different. We were running a little late to church so I grabbed my shoes and earrings to put on in the car (I was not driving).
I sat through most of church watching a ladies earring almost fall out of here ear during the whole meeting, I do not know her so I just sat there and figured I would let her know when there was a break so she did not loose it. Just trying to be courteous. I never told her...Karma
We went through the whole 3 hours of church, it was really busy today. A little out-of-control at times. All in all a little stressful. So when I got home I went upstairs to change into my jammies (a Sunday tradition at our house!) I changed my clothes, took off my rings, bracelet..that is when to my horror I realized that in the hast of grabbing my earrings this morning, I grabbed an earring that was stuck to another. So I was wearing a black earring (dressed all in black and white), with a bright green and brown one dangling almost to my shoulder, on my right ear! I am sure that I pushed my hair behind my ear more then once. I am now destined to be the "crazy earring" lady at church! My family is in trouble! I am trying to think of the appropriate punishment of them letting me out of the house like that!

Camden is missing something..

Something happened to Camden last night. Not once, but twice! See what I mean...

Camden lost two teeth yesterday. The Tooth Fairy came and left Cam $5. It was a good day!

Kenzie's A BIG Freshman Now.. .Well not That Big!!

Hey Everyone... This time it's MEKENZIE blogging!!!!
So I started My freshman year of high school, and my first year of seminary this week, which is way too early for me!!! In Cali, it's not a school class you have to actually wake up, and go to church at 6:00 in the morning.... THAT IS WAY, WAY, WAY, TOO EARLY FOR ME!!! So Seminary was pretty lame, but hey you got to do what you got to do right??? So as I sat watching the clock in seminary, waiting for the second I get to walk onto the campus of SHELDON HIGH... I could not sit still, which isn't anything new, since I cant sit still as it is!!! Finally it was out, I ran out to the car ready to go, within the 5 minutes it took me to get there, I had managed to redo my make-up, hair, and check my outfit!!! Got to look good for those high school boys right? So I have to say the first day was pretty long, and it was kind of hard to find all my friends, partly because there are like 2500 kids at the school, and partly because everyone else but 1 of my friends tower over me!!! So lucky me: PE is my first class, yeah me huh?? I got pretty lucky one of my Best Friends, Sonny, no he's not a girl, is in my class, there were a few other friends in my class too. 2nd period is Photography, I wasn't so excited about this class, until I found one upside, I can learn to take better Myspace pictures!!! But by the end of the week I started to enjoy it!! Then Of course I have the all time famous Math Class... after only 3 days of learning and reviewing I already had to take a test!!! There's no messing around in that class!! All my friends are in that class, making it a little hard to focus but, hey got to have fun in class too right!!!Then I have Lunch with my best friend Brittney, I love her to death, and its pretty funny because she looks exactly, well pretty close to me! Last but not least I have World Geography, the lamest class, but the class I have the most fun messing around in... My teacher is pretty chill, and is really easy to make laugh!! In the end high school is pretty fun, plus there are a ton of cute boys to boy watch throughout the day!!! So only 9 more months of this crazy freshman stuff, then I will be a sophomore, not that I'm already looking forward to that.!!!

I have a G Rated blog!

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So my brother Matt rated his blog. I was not surprised when he was rated PG, he does like to use one very yucky word (I am trying not to risk my G Rating). When Camden saw he was rated PG he was concerned. We question some of the PG movies he wants to watch, so now he thinks he can't read Uncle Matt's Blog. Way to go Uncle Matt!

What did we do before computers???

It has been a little stressful....one of our most important pieces of technology has not been working.....it is our lifeline to the outside, link to what is going on in the world, to our friends, family, and to work (although I did not miss that so much), and finally it is always there when we get bored, sad, or anxious. My computer (internet) has been down. I did not realize how much we would miss it. Kelly even came home early from work on Friday and...get this....he just sat here. My kind boss is allowing me to work from home. No work is getting done but no need to worry, it will wait.
Not knowing what to do. I continually hit the internet button over and over hoping for a small miracle, it never occurred. Kelly, (my hero), tried everything. Comcast could not come out until Tuesday so he went to Frontier thinking he would change service. They told us they could come out on .. Tuesday. So he decided he would go and buy a modem. I got on the phone with Comcast to connect it and for some reason there was an error and they said it would take a few days to work out the kinks, it should be working by......you guessed it Tuesday. At that point I was NOT happy. This machine is a big part of our family life. In fact it is safe to say our whole lives are on this computer. Phone directories, calendars, banking ( I even put off a shopping trip becasue I was not sure how much $ I had - scary!), everything!!! So when the nice lady at the other end of the phone told me our last option failed and it would be Tuesday I might of overreacted a little. I politely, yet firmly explained that, that would not work for me. I would need a solution before getting off the phone with her. She gently said she did not know what she could do. After I explained I needed it for work and other inportant info (I did not say so I could go shopping!), she still had no answer. I told her that I was not going to be able to wait until Tuesday so whoever she needed to talk to find a solution I would wait. I did wait about 10 mintues until a mystery appointment opened up at between 2-4pm (it was 1:30). A miracle, or annoyed customer service rep. What ever it is, I will take it...I am off to shop!

Just call him Einstein!

You know those CAT 9 tests the kids have to take at school every year (I think they are called SAT in Utah)??? These are the test that determine at what level the kids are at (how smart they are!). Well...***BRAG ALERT*** Kellens teacher from last year (the awesome Ms. Ludu), called to tell us that Kellen aced the writting portion and he only missed 1 in the mathmatics! Kellen had been telling us he aced it - we figured it is his high self esteem talking, we never would have figured he was right!! For those of you that have been keeping tabs on Kellen via his Carepage at one point this year the school district was giving us a hard time about Kellen missing so much school. I hope they call me in again....I will go with test results in hand!!

We Went Hollywood!!!

It has been a busy week around here. ALL 3 kids have been out of school for the last week together (Mekenzie starts Monday! The boys are off until the 18th of Sept). I have been preparing for the Corporate Year End at work so I have been extra busy but I wanted to make sure we still did some fun stuff (I am working from home most days so I am here...but they are bored). So Wednesday we went to the California State Fair. The kids had a good time but it was hotter then the depths of hell!!!! After we took out a loan just to get into the park ($$$) we started with the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" You can see a lot of the pictures we took in the slide show above. We got to see Spongebob, Mekenzies boyfriend Patrick, The Jurassic Park Dinosaurs, and a whole lot of "hot" pirates (It was a billion degrees)!! We took lots of pictures then needed some time to cool down so we went into the "Counties" Building. The kids always like walking through the exhibits and loved the Solono County booth because they gave them Jelly Belly's! We walked through exhibits with some scary creatures (snakes, frogs, and lizards). There were some fun places to take pictures so we did. We all had a good laugh when Kellen posed for the Fish picture (see slide show) - Mekenzie stepped out and we go to walk away...Kellen is not with us. That would be because his head is STUCK in the hole where the fish is. Have you ever had that feeling like you, (or your not so smart kid), were going to be the butt of the joke when you have to call the fire department? Well I did! Being the great mother I am (Mother of the year, here I come!!) I walked away, hysterically laughing. We all walked away. I believe tears were coming out of Mekenzies eyes she was laughing so hard. The nice gentleman sitting in the Coloma booth never offered to help, he was laughing too hard. We did not go too far and Kellen finally joined us complaining of a headache. I warned him that next time I am walking faster and farther!!!!
We went on to see the baby pigs,(born earlier that morning)cows, and other animals! Then it was off to do the one thing we never miss at the fair "FUNNEL CAKES""! They were good, like always. It is our once a year treat we look forward too all year. While we were eating I recalled seeing a funnel cake maker thingy at Ross. Next year we are going on a trip to Ross for our funnel cakes, not only that...have you been there? We might be able to see some animals while we are there!
Mekenzie had seen the Mechanical Bull and was dying to ride it so after her going back and forth for a long time (remember it is 1 billion degrees outside!), I tell her it is her last chance.
Not to be outdone Kellen had to go too!
The Ride lady (Not her technical name) was impressed with Mekenzies Bull riding. She kept asking if she had done it before (I knew Mekenzie was sneaking to the bars to ride the Bull!!) She did an awesome Job riding the bull, she even drew a crowd! (That is why Kellen looks so horrified, people were watching!).
We finished the day watching the "Hollywood" Diving show. We got front row seats hoping it was like Sea World and we would be in the "Splash Zone"! Impressive, but we spent a lot of time hoping to just get a little wet!!! We all got in the car hot, tired, and out of money. We will look forward to next year (or maybe I will remember this and we will stay home). All in all it was a good day of time spent together, making memories!

Back to the real world!

We have been thrown right back in to the real world!

Kellen was sick when we got home on Sunday and was still not feeling better on Monday so he stayed home from school. He was so miserable that when I had him at the table doing homework he would just fall fast to sleep, right at the table. It was sad but, a little funny at the same time. Poor kid. He is running for B track President at school and wanted to get his posters up so he picked himself up today and dragged himself to school. I am not sure he was feeling a ton better but he made it today (he did put himself to bed at 7:00 tonight).

Camden came home from school yesterday sobbing. I knew he was tired so I tried to talk to him only to find out he was in some extreme pain coming from one of his teeth. I looked in his mouth and he had a big hole (Mother of the year!) He was in for a cleaning in March and is not yet due for another but in that time a huge hole grew (could it be his lack of brushing??) I called the dentist and luckily they got him in today.

Mekenzie has had a tooth bothering her so I took her too! Mekenzie's was some sensitivity (thats my girl, sensitive!). Camdens needed a double filling and possible baby root canal. I told them just to pull it but, I guess that seemed insensitive to the Doc as he explained that it causes even more problems (again, mother of the year!). Did I mention we just barely paid off the last dentist bill??? I tried to get the dentist, (a good friend of ours), to tell him it was because he is not brushing good. That backfired as he explained he would not have any buisness if he brushed better - so go ahead an keep NOT brushing! Nice!
Finally, Kelly's car was having a small problem with the brakes on our drive home from Tahoe (it was scary!). He works out of his car, (we dont live out of his car yet, he just works out of it!), so I insisted he take it in as soon as possible. He took it to the shop today. $530 later the car runs like new. I wish I could get Kelly to run like new for only $530. Seriuosly! A little break? I was hoping we could ease back into our "real world". Guess not!!!

Wild, Wild Weekend

Me and Kelly got back on Monday from our "Anniversary Getaway" to Lake Tahoe. We left Thursday afternoon, which was our actual anniversary. Went to the South Shore instead of our normal North Shore location. It was beautiful! We spent Thursday traveling and then looking for a "decent" place for dinner. The traveling went well..however...I cannot say that about the "decent" place for dinner. We tried a few different places, but did not realize what a happenin' place Tahoe was on a Thursday night, and we would have to wait at most places we went for over an hour. Our first clue should have been when we found a place with only a 15 minute wait. I ordered an open face turkey sandwich, Kelly ordered Pork Chops. Do you remember when you went to school and they had their "Thanksgiving Lunch"? Processed Turkey, Wonder Bread, Stove Top Stuffing???? I believe that is where they got the recipe for my dinner. When I asked Kelly how is was, he just said it was not what he hoped for (he was trying to be positive!). We spent the rest of the weekend playing games, eating yummy food, and relaxing(!). We even went to a comedy show one night, it was nice to have a good laugh! It was a great extended weekend, without having to worry about work, house, or even the kids...... According to them they, "Partied like rock stars!!!" They got to stay home with Ms. (Nancy) Ludu (yes, the same Ms. Ludu who was Kellens awesome 4th grade teacher!!!!) She took great care of them and made sure they had a great weekend too. They got new Webkins, got to play lots of video games, hang out with friends, and the thing Camden has talked about most - have some candy and soda. We did not worry about them once. We cannot thank Ms. Ludu enough! She has been a great friend and support to us the last year! I am not sure we could have done it without her!
We had a good time and now we will look forward to next year...maybe we will change our tradition and add a few more getaways.....Our birthdays, Valentines, Presidents Day.......

16 years and counting.....

Today me and Kelly are celebrating our 16th Anniversary!! It is so hard to believe that is has been that long, it really seems like just a short time ago that we met, and decided we wanted to do this! I feel so blessed and lucky everyday that I have Kelly in my life. He is a great father, and husband. He is one of those men who just see something and jump in to help, he does dished, laundry, and anything else that needs to be done (he makes a mean pork tenderloin!
We were talking last night about what we were doing the night before our wedding, (get your mind out of the gutter, we were helping cut fruit for the reception!!!), it got me thinking back to how much I thought I loved Kelly then and how close we were. Who knew that I would love him so much more now and only grow closer to him. He is a great man, and I am lucky enough to be married to him!!!
Here 's to 16 years......and looking forward to many, many more!

Here it is....

I DID IT!! I usually consider myself to be quite smart when it comes to the computer. I take great pride in finding anything and everything I need, fixing the little flaws that happen with computers, answering questions Kelly does not know, and even showing my kids how I can find ANYTHING they do on my computer with a few keystrokes. Why then was this blog so hard??!?!?!?!?! I have been trying to get this thing up since April!!! Now, here it is... not sure if it is for anyone other then us, or if anyone will even read it but, it is here. We are planning to use this as a family (Kelly even picked the background, he did not want anything too "feminine"). We all added our "favorites" and plan to post together (auuhhhhh, I know!!).

We have loved reading the blogs of our friends and families, it has been so fun to keep in touch with everyone and know what is going on in their lives. We are hoping this will be a good way to keep in touch and let everyone know what we are up too!

Here is a little rundown on what is going on in our lives......

Mekenzie will be starting high school this year (yes, we ARE that old), and she is SOOOO excited. She can not wait.!!! She is a huge help around the house and is a lot of fun to be around. We have had a great time this summer shopping, lunching, and just hanging out. She is a great student, and a great friend. She loves to read, do her hair and makeup, dance, sing, and hang out with friends. She is hoping to start some dance and piano classes this fall to work on her already awesome talents!

Kellen is in fifth grade. Kellen and Camden both started school in July and are getting ready to be off track!! He has a great teacher and is looking forward to the year ahead. Kellen has had a lot going on with his health but seems to be doing really well right now. He will continue to need medical treatment but it has been so nice to see him getting back to his old self. He is the jokester of our family and will do anything for a laugh. Kellen is a great student and catches on really quickly. He is playing soccer and looking forward to also starting basketball soon.

Camden, our baby, is in second grade. He loves school and is really smart. He loves to play soccer and baseball and he is also hoping to start piano lessons soon. He is the "calm" in our family and is usually happy to "go with the flow". He loves to work side by side with his dad helping to fix anything that needs fixing, he loves being his "right hand man", and doing whatever needs to be done (unless it involves picking up his room).

Kelly is busy with work and church. He is in Sales for Frazee Paint working about 60 miles from our house (Modesto - Stockton Area). He is working really hard to provide for our family and we are SOOOO greatful!!!!! He is in the Young Mens program in our church and works with the 14 -15 year olds boys. He loves his calling and loves the boys, I am not sure I could handle 14 year olds but he does a great job. He is a big fan of anything outdoors. He loves to fish, camp, and ride our 4-wheelers any time he can.

I am working part time doing the finances for an OBGYN's office. It has afforded me the ability to be home with my children and to have some "fun money". I am the Secretary of the Primary (18 month - 12 year olds), in our church which keeps me pretty busy. I love being the mother of my 3 children... they keep me running but I would not choose anything different. They are all great kids and I feel blessed to have them. I also have the greatest husband ever, and love being his wife!!! I love to read, scrapbook, "computer", and spend time with my family.

That is the condensed version of our family........
We will add pictures and more as our exciting life happens!! Till next time! :)