Melon Days.....Latest project.....Blah Blah Blah

It's been a while since I've posted, but here is what we've been up to.

Last Friday, we went to Green River for Melon Days so Shane could play in the softball tournament. He played Friday night, and then we went and stayed the night in Moab. On Saturday morning, we headed back over for the parade, fun at the park, and yet more softball. My dad had his car in the parade, and somehow I ended up driving it, and my dad ended up in the old car in front of us with his friend. Shane's team did really good....they killed every team they faced, and took 1st place.


I'll just leave it at that, I won't go into the fact that there wasn't much to do in Green River between games, the championship game was at 4:00 AM, and we had to get back home for church at 9:00 AM.....the things we do for softball.


Ok...so, those of you who know me, know that I like to have projects going. I'm always up for painting, or rearranging, or building something. We moved into our house in July, and I was so sick that I really didn't care what stuff looked like. Well, I feel better now, and the wall paper and drapes were starting to get to me. I asked the owners of the house if I could make some improvements, and they gave me the go ahead. So I removed the wall paper, took the drapes down, painted, and replaced the light fixture. Here are the before and after pics.

BEFORE

AFTER - (the walls are tan if you can't tell)


Next project will be the wall paper in the Kitchen.

Half Way There

Since I am 20 weeks pregnant, I thought I would post a few pictures. I can't believe I am already half way there. Time has really gone by fast so far. I am starting to feel great! My morning sickness (more like all day sickness) is almost all the way gone, and I am starting to have a lot more energy.

Kennedi can't wait for her baby brother to get here, she is constantly touching and tickling my belly, and has to kiss him every night before bed. She also has a name picked out, Shane Baby Brother, and she is not budging on it.

On The Road Again.

On Friday, we headed to Logan to spend the weekend with Shane's Grandma Knudsen. She has a farm of all kinds of animals, and a big barn that the kids like to play in. We had a good time, and Kennedi got to experience some new things.


On Saturday, they got out a couple horses for the kids to take turns riding. Kennedi was so excited. This was the first time she had ridden a horse (surprising since Shane grew up riding horses as you can see from the pics to the left, ha ha). By the end of the afternoon, she was riding completely by herself, leading, kicking, and all.



Here is Kennedi with some of her 2nd cousins, Caleb & Anica Knudsen.

Kind of boring to watch, but I had to film her riding.



Saturday night, we went to the "Celebrate America Show" at USU, with Shane's parents, Grandma Knudsen, his sister Shae, Grandpa Spenser, and the whole Shakespear clan (excluding Dallen, who just entered the MTC). It's a fancy dinner, followed by a show put on by Celebrate America Singers & Dancers and Larry Smith Orchestra. This years theme was "Aloha USO". It was so fun to get dressed up and be with family.

OH BOY!!!!

We had our 5th ultrasound today, and got to have another peek at our cute baby.

Here is a picture of his face on a 4D scan.
As soon as I saw this shot, I said "oh boy", so that is what she wrote...it is definitely a boy!

Here is his little profile.

He weighs about 11oz, and measures a week ahead...YAHOO, hopefully he comes a little early because we can't wait to meet this little guy!

First Day of Preschool

Kennedi started her 2nd year of preschool yesterday. She was excited to see her locker and desk....luckily she was distracted and didn't notice that she didn't get either.

It's nice that it's just around the corner from our house, so we can just walk her to school.

Of course, she thinks she is pretty cool.

Dani tagged me, so here it goes.

20 Years Ago....
1. I was 7 years old, starting the 2nd grade.
2. My best friends were Destiney Bolton, and Lizzy Byrd.
3. I thought my teacher was REALLY mean!! (the old Ms. Pini)
4. I was involved in dancing and piano.

10 Years Ago....
1. Starting my senior year of high school at Grand County High.
2. Missing all my buddies that had graduated that past year.
3. Playing my last season of volleyball (took 3rd in the state).
4. Planning on attending Snow College after graduating.

5 Years Ago....
1. Pregnant with miss Kennedi, and sicker than a dog!!
2. Living in Cedar City.
3. Working on my Bacholers Degree at SUU.
4. Enjoying being married to Shane for 2 years.

3 Years Ago....
1. Living in St. George.
2. Coaching Freshman volleyball at Snow Canyon High.
3. Shane and I were running Bulwark Ext. out of our home.
4. Enjoying my 18 month old Daughter.

1 Year Ago....
1. Starting one of the hardest years we've faced since being married, but ended up great!
2. We were getting ready to move to Chandler AZ.
3. Kennedi was starting her first year of Pre School, and I was totally bummed about it.
4. Getting to know a new city and making great new friends that will last a lifetime!

So far this year....
1. I finally got pregnant.
2. We found Shane a great new job.
3. Moved back to Utah.
4. Enjoying living by family again.

Yesterday I.....
1. Kennedi started Pre School.
2. We went and picked up our "new" fishing boat.
3. We went to Ephraim and had lunch and went to Walmart.
4. We went to Richfield for Shane's softball games.

Today I.....
1. Died my hair.
2. Started some laundry.
3. Cleaned my kitchen.
4. Just made Kennedi Mac & Cheese.

In the next year I'll.....
1. Have a baby.
2. We'll start building a home.
3. Catch up on my scrapbooking.
4. Go on a cruise with the Allens & Coombs!!

Now I tag: Brenda, Marci, Lindsey, & Kendra.

Labor Day Weekend in MOAB

On Friday, when Shane got done with meetings in Cedar City, we went home, picked up our 4-wheeler, and headed to Moab. On Saturday, we went up on the mountain with some of my family to do some fishing, eat lunch, and ride 4-wheelers. We couldn't go to the lake we wanted to because of the fires, so we ended up at this lame one, and the fishing was not good. Kennedi still had a blast though.


On Sunday, we just hung out at my parent's house. My niece and nephew were there, and Kennedi absolutely adores Kenzee. Kennedi and Kyler have more of a competitive relationship (they fight constantly).


More Kennedi entertainment!

My cute niece, Kenzee

My nephew, Kyler

Shane's little brother Coby, and his wife Jessica were in Moab over the weekend with some of their friends. They were being CRAZY, and jumping into the Power Dam, so we went up to watch them. Let me just say, I would NEVER do this, nor would I ever let Shane. There is a certain spot you have to hit when you jump in, and if you don't hit that spot, you hit rocks and die (ok, maybe just get paralyzed or break some bones, anyways, it's crazy!!).





My dad and Shane went on a 4-wheeler ride on one of the trails earlier that day. Here are some of the cool pictures they took.

Good old Cedar City

On Wednesday, we went to Cedar City for some more of Shane's work meetings. It was fun to go back, I was amazed at how much it's changed since we lived there 4 years ago. We had such a good time going to school there, and have a lot of good memories. We got to spend time with some of our friends that still live there, Kennedi and I spent all day Thursday with Tara and Jaggar, and that night we went to dinner with Jav & Tara, Trevor & Nichole, and all their kids.

On Friday, we met up with Joe & Marci Coombs, some of our really good friends that we met while living in AZ. Kennedi was best buds with their boys, Grant and Carson. We went to Discovery Park so the kids could play for a while and then went to lunch at the Pizza Factory. It was sooo good to see them, they are so much fun, we laughed so hard through lunch I was almost crying. We miss them a ton!

Sanpete County Fair

We had so much fun this weekend at the Sanpete County Fair in Manti. On Thursday, we went to the demolition derby. I had never been to one before, and it was way fun. I think about 5or 6 cars flipped over, so that added to the excitement.


Gotta love Kennedi....dancing away, not caring that there are hundreds of strange people all around her.






We had a perfect view of the temple from where we were sitting....it was so beautiful when it started to get dark.

On Friday, my parents and little brother Matthew came to our house. My dad hauled his Camaro over so he could take it to the burn out in Manti. They blocked off Main St and wet it down so that all the old cars could burn out on it, and then cruise down Main. Every time my dad went through, he took someone from Shane's family for a ride, it was pretty fun.


On Saturday, my mom and I went shopping in Richfield (exciting huh...they do have some cute stores) and Shane, my dad, Matthew, and Kennedi went back to Manti to go to the car show and to the carnival. Kennedi had a blast. She is really tall for her age and totally fearless, so she could go on all but one ride. She went on the Tilt a Whirl with Matthew, the Ferris Wheel with Shane, and the swings all by herself.








Kennedi and Matthew (Uncle Bodee)

Olympics

Just like everyone else, I am totally into the Olympics!! Shane and I stay up late every night watching them. Last night we watched Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win the gold in beach volleyball. It was so fun to watch....my stomach was in knots the whole time. Can you imagine playing in the poring rain? But they were amazing!

I'm going to be a little sad when the Olympics are done.

Some Cute Pictures!

Here are some pictures I took on my phone. We had dinner at Shane's dad's house the other night, and afterward, Kennedi and unlce Coby went out to feed the rest of the corn on the cob and lettuce to Chet and Duggan.

No, this is not Shane, this is his little brother Coby. People come up to him all the time and think that he is Shane (I don't think they look that much alike...Shane has about 20lbs on Coby, ha ha).

Bees, Bees, Bees!!

So, Since we have lived in Redmond, Kennedi is NEVER in the house. She is always outside playing with the neighbor kids. Today, I heard her crying, or I guess I should say screaming outside, so I ran out the door to see what was wrong. She was holding her hand yelling, "I got stung by a bee again". Yes that is AGAIN! This same thing happened just last week.

After I got a band-aid on it (band-aids make everything better), she calmed down and told me that the bee died because it stung her. That made me laugh, apparently she was paying attention when she watch A Bee Movie.

The Dentist

This morning we got to the dentist's office in Springville at 8:00. They took Kennedi in and gave her some medicine and about 20 minutes later she went to sleep. Then they started on her teeth. She has very soft molars, which runs in my family, so the top two had to have fillings and the bottom two had to have root canals and crowns put on them. She slept through everything and did great until they got to the last one, the bottom right molar. She woke up and was totally freaking out. Me and two nurses had to hold her down, while the dentist continued to do the root canal. I don't know if it was hurting her, because she was still numb, or if it just scared her. After he got it done, she relaxed and went back to sleep, and I just started crying. I just felt so bad that she had to go through that. When she was all done, we drove home and she slept until 5:00 this afternoon. When she finally woke up, I asked her what she remembered and she told me that she woke up and the dentist was choking her and holding her arms and legs down. But she feels good now, and loves her two new silver teeth and she can't stop looking at them in the mirror.

We're back up and going!

Big thanks to Lindsey for the help with my background.

So we spoke in church today....and it went really good. Kennedi stood up and I whispered her talk into her ear and she did sooo good. She totally loves to speak in the microphone, and doesn't get nervous at all. Hopefully that stays with her as she gets older.

Tomorrow we have to go to Springville to a Pediatric Dentist. Kennedi has to be put under and get 2 crowns and 2 fillings. I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure everything will be fine. I'll post tomorrow to tell how it went.

UGH!!

Ok, so apparently my background isn't going to fix itself like I was hoping, ha ha, but just bare with me until I can figure it out. We have to speak in church on Sunday AGAIN, I just spoke on Father's Day, so I'm trying to get that prepared, and then I will tend to my poor blog.

Issues!!

HMMMM, where is my background??? I'm missing some other stuff too. Not sure what is wrong with my blog.....looks like it's having some cosmetic issues. Hopefully it snaps out of it on it's own, we'll see. UGH!!

Riding Bikes

My mom was at Snow College for Youth Conference the last couple of days, so Kennedi and I went up to hang out with her. They had some free time, so they told us we could ride some tandem bikes.
It was so fun! At first, my mom, Kennedi, and me were all on one bike. Then after a while, my mom went with another leader and Kennedi and I were on our own bike. We drove all around the campus, and I showed Kennedi where I used to live. It was really neat. Kennedi loved it!

Breaking Dawn IS HERE!!!

I'm so excited Breaking Dawn is FINALLY HERE!!! I have my copy and can't wait to start it on Monday. Shane is going to want to kill me, because once I get in to it, I zone the rest of the world out.

I was thrilled to see it is 768 pages.....I can't wait!!!!