I know its eary for Christmas...

But I feel like I missed fall, so I am getting a head start on Christmas... and I loved this background! - 4 weeks wasn't enough!

Fall - Our Lives over the last Monthish!

Fall Drives....

We always go for Fall Drives up the canyon, but this year,
we ended up missing prime time to do it because of McKelle's
hospitalizaion.... But Kenton had a school project to collect
Leaves so we went up Little Cottonwood and got some leaves
and took a few pics.....
I am already looking forward to next year, I was bummed out!


Kenton tried his foot in Soccer! He loved it!


Harvest Time!!!We were finally able to pick our pumpkins, the kids
have been dying to do this all summer long!

Happy Birthday to You!!!

Lance had a birthday.... I don't know if he wants

his age posted.... We went to Cheezecake YUM YUM!

And had a little family get together afterwards!

One day I was downstairs, and I come up to find

McKelle doing this....

Her Princess's were swimming or bathing, I cant

remember now, but I though it was hilarious, sinse

she got the stool, filled up the sink and had

all of them in it... What could I do but laugh,

can't turn my back on her for a minute!

First and only dance class.... Poor baby, she

can't keep going right now, I am hoping soon!

I never knew I would become a NURSE!!

This is one nights left over syringes!!!

I have had to learn how to give McKelle

her antibiotics at home every day,

so this is the left over garbage!!

McKelle Is Home!!

McKelle was admitted to Primary Childrens 2 weeks ago with bacterial pneumonia.

She had been sick with a high fever for a few days,

and the doctor's didn't diagnose it for 5 days...

Once she was admitted she underwent surgery and sedation procedures to place

chest tubes and perform a VATS on her lung.

A Life Saving Coloring book with "Magic Markers" was given

to McKelle by my sister. It was the only thing that she would sit up to do!

SWOLLEN!!

McKelle turned into someone else at the hospital, all the fluid
they gave her to keep her fevers down and to hydrate her,
made her into a balloon!


After a week of laying on the back of her head, her hair was sooo

tangled, it took me over an hour to brush it out, and put it into braids...

Then we had a nurse that I loved named Marielle, and a couple of days later
we again combed out the tangles and she french braided her hair for me...


FINALLY!!! After almost 2 weeks she was able to take off her oxygen and
get out of her room... We went for a wagon ride around the hospital!

Both Lance and I want to thank everyone for everything

over the past few weeks...

All the prayers, food, love, support, and kindness

shown to our family during this time.

We truly appreciate everyone's concern for McKelle.

After all her procedures and surgery, she is finally doing better!

We truly are grateful for the power of the priesthood,

and for our Heavenly Father hearing and answering prayers.

Thanks again to everyone during this trying time. We Love You!

1st Days of School!!

My Baby is in Kindergarten!!! Where has time gone?!

I can't beleive this is here already! I didn't post right away,

I think I was in shock!!

I still am ;) I love that Kenton is developing,

but I have a hard time when I see him do things

I remember doing as a kid - That is when I know that this

ALL COUNTS!

I have a huge responsibility - Can't he just stay little forever!

McKelle had her meet and greet with her preschool teacher

the same day asKenton's first day of school,

which actually worked well, because

McKelle has been begging to go to school with Kenton

for 6 months!

Here Kenton is lining up for the first time!

He will get used to hearing bells for the next 13 years! ;)

And this is McKelle's 1st day of Preschool!!

Does every little girl want to grow up so fast!?

Alas my kiddios are growing up! Maybe I do need one more! ;)

UH OH The Big 3&0's!!! (Better Late than Never)

So McKelle turned 3 and I turned 30!!! Can any believe that! I never thought I would have a hard time with it, but I did! I don't feel like I have accomplished enough to be 30!!!




My birthday is always around father's day so Lance planned a surprise party for me at his father's day BBQ (which was on my B-Day), so I totally wasn't expecting it!






I can't believe it has come and gone, and I will never be in my 20's again! MY OH MY!!! Hopefully the next 10 years, I pack in a lot!

And then there is my little PRINCESS McKELLE!!

She is now 3!!!

Thank You so much to Rebecca and Heather!!! I couldn't have made that cake without you Rebecca, you totally made the party for me! I have wanted to make McKelle a fun cake that she would be in awe over - and I wish I could upload the movie of her seeing her cake the morning of her birthday - her eyes were dazzled by it!


And Heather - you are amazing! How do you whip out a hair do like that in no time and effort!

It really made her into a princess! Thanks so much for your help!

This was so much fun to make - BUT SO MUCH WORK ;)

I might take a birthday off before I do it again ;)

So at the beginning of the Party all the princesses went around following the clues in the story book to find where the Jewels for their Crowns were. They were hidden around the house in the Jewelery Boxes. ( A Troll had taken the Jewels and left the scrolls with clues written down!!)









Once we found the Jewels, we made our Tiara Crowns for all the princesses!





Then we played place Cinderella in her window...




And here they all are with their crowns!






Next we made poison apples and then we played
pass the poison apple




Then after cake and ice cream, we opened presents...




When GIRLS ATTACK!!


Mckelle got a vanity and as soon as all the little girls saw it, they were all fighting to be right by it! It was so funny, they all wanted to play with it, so it created a little problem.... man, we are the same even at 3!


I shopped all over the place trying to find a vanity that I like that would hold up, but wasn't outragiously priced. I found this one online, and luckily it came the day of her party, so Lance was putting it together while we were outside playing games...

I Love this Picture of McKelle, even though she looks 6 in it I swear!

All her hair really makes her look so much older than she really is!

Happy Birthday McKelle. I said if I got a girl, I would want her to be a girly girl - and boy did I get one! I love you so much! You are the funniest little thing, with so much personality! You make me so happy, and I love watching you grow and learn. You remind me of myself with your imagination and girly ways!