Hello Utah!!

Well, we made it! Things are crazy, more posts to come...

Change

Kelly says the blog is too orange now, but I love fall colors so we will leave it "too orange" for awhile. :)

So, we are moving!! We decided Phoenix is not the place we want to raise our family-- and about the time we decided on that, Kelly got an email from his friend telling him he should apply for a job at their office in Utah. He fixed up his resume that night and emailed it back to his friend, and a couple other places. We figured maybe things would start happening and we'd be back to Utah by the end of the year. Well, within a week, Kelly had two interviews and a third company had given an offer. And about a week after that, he received offers from the other two, as well. It was a tough decision, but he finally settled on Horrocks Engineers, (not the job with his good friend, but maybe in the future). So here it is not even a month later, and we are frantically packing to be in Utah by next week. It's amazing how the Lord works...everything has just fallen into place. We are so excited! Lots of people think we are crazy for moving this time of year because it's finally getting nice here and cold in Utah--but we are actually excited about that part, too. Okay well--we realize we are in trouble because 70 feels cold to us now, but snow!! yay!! and maybe even a "white Christmas"!! We are "seasons" kind of people. We are looking forward to four distinct seasons. We are also anxious for "real" grass, basements, NO SILVERFISH or SCORPIONS, Magelby's Fresh, mountains, Kelly's excited to fish the Provo, I'm excited for Roberts and other real scrapbook stores, and of course we'll be by our FAMILIES!! So what's being a little cold in comparison to all that?!? Our only problem is leaving Darin and Shelly...we will sure miss you!! Move to Utah!! ;) Well, there you have it. That's the somewhat short explanation of our sudden change--so, we're hoping to see some of you soon!

Oh, and I can't post without adding a picture of Karly, so here are some of her after her first birthday party a couple weeks ago. She had a great time! They played with animal balloons and had little hats, which obviously Karly didn't want to take off. They also had a pinata full of toys, candy and play-dough. It was fun, (but a little exhausting for the moms).

Umm...oh yeah

By the way, we're moving!! It has all happened very fast, but we are excited to say we are moving back to Utah next week (hence the moving boxes). Yay!! More info later...

Happy Halloween...BLEH!

...that "bleh" would be the sound of Karly puking. (She hadn't even had one piece of candy yet!) She had been poking at her tummy all afternoon and saying "ouch". It was very sad, but then she would go play and act fine. So, we decided to go ahead and go to the ward "trunk-or-treat", but as I pulled into the church parking lot..."BLEH!" Poor thing--we feel so bad for her, she was sick on Halloween last year, too! Meanwhile, I'm left to wonder why there are so many crevices in car seats...yuck!

We carved pumpkins last night...ok, well I carved a pumpkin and Karly colored on a pumpkin. (Kelly chose to pack.)

She helped me clean out my pumpkin, and even had a little taste.

These were taken this morning, before the tummy-ache.

And these were my amazing Mummy Pizza's that I made for dinner. Karly didn't get to eat any, but Kelly sure seemed to enjoy them. I also made Franken-jello, but they weren't picture worthy (maybe next year).

Chicken Little

Old Navy has the best Halloween costumes!! Shelly and I were looking at them the other day and I was having the hardest time deciding which one to get. The lion, zebra, and monkey were all very cute. And actually, I passed over the chicken thinking it wasn't as great as the others. But that was until I put it on Karly! Shelly and I had to pull out our cell phones and take pictures--she was so cute!! And what was even better is that she knew how cute she was and just stood there with a big grin on her face.

I tried to get some good pictures to share, but Bella thought Karly was a huge stuffed toy to play with and wouldn't leave her alone.

And then...

Mom turned the tables on Bella.

She has a costume too! Our little angel...

This is her "please get this off me" face.

"Please, PLEASE get this off me!"


I'm so lucky!

Do we like "The Office" at our house?

Ummm...yeah! 'Nough said.

(Ok, but actually I do have to say that first: sorry this video is jittering--I was trying not to laugh at my baby's awesome dancing, and second: Karly does not wear the same shirt everyday. She just happens to be wearing the same pink polk-a-dot shirt everytime I film her...or am I the only one that noticed?) :)

Word of the Day

CAPEESH?

Webster's New Millenium Dictionary of English states the definition as, "do you understand?" Quite fitting for a toddler learning to express herself, right?! Our only problem is that I think Karly thinks it means cup...oh well, it's still cute.

Family Home Evening

Last night for FHE we decided to decorate our ugly, cinder-block fence with some sidewalk chalk. It started out with a purpose...Dad was telling Karly about Noah's Ark (see his fabulous picture below). But, since she has about a 30 second attention span, the lesson consisted of "see the boat?" and "see the rainbow?" At least we can say we tried, right?! Then we had fun adding some Halloween spice to our drab backyard!

Karly adding her own embelishments to her Dad's drawing of a dog...a Halloween dog?

Wooo..ooo....ooo, scary ghost!

Bella drew this amazing black cat, and even signed it.

Crazy kids

Last night, Karly and Bella were going crazy playing with each other. Bella would chase Karly and she would scream and giggle. This, of course, would drive Bella even more nuts and she would run all over the place like a mad dog. I was able to catch some of it, but Bella was distracted by the camera, so it doesn't quite show how much fun they were having together. Then, it all ended with Bella resting, yet always watching Karly--and even giving her a few kisses.

Pretty as a Princess

My mom sent Karly a new camera that she loves! When you push the button it says things like "You look pretty as a princess!" and "Oh, Beautiful!" She loves to go around taking pictures, although technically she always has it pointed at herself. :)

It tastes good, too!

Dancing Queen

Karly loves to dance! I'm probably a terrible mother for letting her listen to all the music I love, but I can't help it!! She's too cute when she dances to it...and the faces she makes are priceless. I was actually trying to record my favorite dance face, but it didn't happen--stay tuned, maybe I'll get it someday. Anyways, I thought this dancing with her baby clip was pretty cute. (The whining yell at the end is at Bella.)

Gee, thanks

So, we are at the check-out stand at Walmart today, and the checker is talking and smiling and playing with Karly...nothing unusual. But, then she says, "Oh, she's adorable--she must look like her father." Now, while I agree with this statement, I still have to say, in the words of Stephanie Judith Tanner "How RUDE"!! Gee, thanks lady. :)

Silly, Silly Karly!

Karly loves to look at the videos we've taken of her...especially the one I previously posted on here. Her reaction to seeing herself scream, is to scream and look shocked. It is so cute that I had to record it. So, here is a clip of Karly watching Karly!

Some Favorite Wedding Pics

These are some of my favorite pictures of Crissy's wedding. She married Alex Iund on July 5th, in the Timpanogas Temple. It was such a great day, and I have such a beautiful sister! Well, my whole family is pretty dang cute if you ask me!

This is the cake I made...yes, I made it...no, I may never do it again...

Family Dinner

We were so lucky to have Crissy and Alex come down for the weekend. On Sunday, Darin and Shelly came over too and we all had dinner together. Karly loved all the attention (see video below). Darin and Shelly also brought their bulldog, Spanky, so Bella had a friend to play with too.

Karly and Sissy

Karly, Sissy, Alex

Darin playing with Spanky and Bella.

Shelly lookin' at Sissy's wedding pictures.

Is he asleep?

Enjoying ice cream and brownies after dinner.

Licking the bowl clean, of course!

More Family Dinner

Karly loves Peek-a-boo!!

La Cucaracha Karly

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!Karly is a natural at dance!

We're Back!!

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!Wow! It's been a long time since we last posted! So, we thought we'd make a come back with a good laugh for everyone! (thanks to my friend Love always Lisa!!) Hope you enjoy...and get on and make one of your own--hours of fun for the whole family!

Popsicles

Karly is teething and had a fever today, so we decided to try and see if a popsicle would help. Well, from the first picture you would think Karly really enjoyed it--but as you look at the next few pics, you'll see it was actually Bella enjoying the popsicle!

Is there anything cuter than a bare belly baby?!

This is Karly's "What's the big deal, Mom?!?" face.

"I'm a good sharer!"

Then, we had fun rinsing off in the faucet.

And, of course, Bella joined in and got a bath out of the whole thing!