Tuesday, April 7, 2009

IT IS OFFICIAL (for one anyway)

I bet it is not long for the other to follow suit....... Kiley is a licensed permit driver! He just left with his dad for his first drive. I will have to let you know how it went and how he did.



Kiersten has been very good with Kael lately and Kael is obsessed with his hair. He is always playing in Kiersten's hair for some reason. It is hard to get a pic with his hand down!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

April Fools!

Happy April Fools Day!

Toni tried to get a reaction out of Kim today by having Kael in a dress when it was time to pick him up after work. I do not think Kael minded a bit because he was complete smiles as usual. Do you think purple is his color? Since he likes so sleep on his stomach so much it even looks like he has make-up on with his rosey little cheeks~ HAHA

I also "heard" there was a little foolery going on at dads today. He has worked so hard on his house is it really for sale by owner? What about his new truck? It is for sale too! I thought he might decide to keep it with the white and black additions.......

Kiersten decided since it is a new month he would try out a new look. He must not have liked it much as he has decided to be himself again already.


And not to be left out Kiley thought he would change his appearance too! He decided it would be a fun Aprils Fools joke to run into a barbed wire fence. Oh yes, RUNNING full speed in the dark and hit it. Cut his thumb and he will have a NICE scar on his stomach/chest. He is very lucky that it was not worse. (To his defense he did not know it was there)





Friday, March 27, 2009

I have been a slacker!

It is no surprise but I have been slacking on sharing pictures and events!

Kim finally got Kiersten and Kiley to hold still long enough to get a really good picture of them in their soccer uniforms. (if you have ever wondered before why we are able to get so many pictures of Kael but never post any of the other 2, now you know why) They are both go go go and never stop from morning til night.
Less than 6 months to their 'SWEET 16' and neither has a learner's permit yet. It does make it hard when they are so busy and the office is only open 2 days a week in Vernal. I can't believe they are almost 16! BLOWS MY MIND! On another sad note, by the time Kiersten and Kiley turn 16 Kael will be 1. HMM, where does the time go?
Mom and Chuck were nice to bring out some buckets that Kim wanted so we were able to play some games at Toni's house for a while. Too bad Toni was designated photographer because she didn't get to be included in our wonderful pic. Thanks Toni for the game day at your house! (and yes, I ate all the remaining peanut butter cookies YUM)Toni is still 'our sitter' and takes care of Kael while we are at work. He loves the cereal and the fruit and probably eats more of it than he should but if it makes him happy I don't feel I should restrict him while he is growing so fast. (growing fast is what he does BEST) If I didn't know better I would say he looks like he is tapping the tray saying "come on Toni, BRING ON THE FOOD!"

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

just the news

Kiersten kept teasing us all telling everyone that he was not going to try out for the soccer team. Well the morning of try outs he changed his mind. YEAH!!
Both Kiersten and Kiley made the freshman soccer team. They start playing next week. I hope the both have a great season and enjoy every minute of it.
Soccer pics will hopefully be coming to a blog near you soon.

I actually got off work at a decent time tonight so I took Kael for a walk. He loved it (as he did before it got so cold) He was sad when I started undoing his straps to come in. With the time change so close hopefully we can get in a walk most evenings after work. (And I can only hope that my dog tiring extra long days at work are behind me)

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Kael and his pal


Kael hanging out with his best pal. He has decided that he does not like to sleep so he spends many hours awake. I didn't know it was possible for a little feller to stay awake so long~

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Mr. VJH

For those of you not from Vernal, VJH stands for Vernal Junior High. (It sort of surprised me when someone asked what that was)

Kiley decided to compete in the Mr. VJH competition and really enjoyed doing it. His escort was Taylor Henline and he liked the chance to get to know her better too. (He had been too shy to actually talk to her before asking her to escort him but has wanted to talk to her all year)

He created shirts for himself and his escort and they decided to have their names and their basketball jersey numbers on the back of them. (She plays too) Go 5 and 10!!!
He was escorted in and then they had to do a dance that they created.
He had to recite a nursery rhyme in his PJ's (he chose Little Miss Muffet) while holding his favorite stuffed animal.

His talent was juggling set to "Out of Control" and he did very well. He then invited a teacher (judge) up to participate and both teachers added humor to the routine for him.

They had to do 2 assemblies as the auditorium is not big enough for all of the students. Both assemblies had different teacher judges so the outcomes were a little different.

At the end of his talent in the second assembly he presented Taylor with a dozen roses (that he paid for himself) and thanked her for being his escort. (What a gentleman!) As the judges tallied their votes the contestants did a dance choreographed to "Dancing Queen" and they all wore a tiara. It was priceless and had great humor! (Kiley added his back hand springs too)

Kiley won 1st runner up on the second assembly. No more early morning practices and now all is said and done but he seemed to have had a great time! Good job Kiley for being willing to put yourself out there and make memories you will never get a chance to do again!

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Lunch with grandma

Kim's family is able to get together every Wednesday and have a family lunch for those that can attend. One person is picked to choose the menu each week and then everyone brings something from the menu to eat. (we usually luck out and get something very easy) Typically there is a main course, side, salad, rolls, vegetable and of course dessert. They are a family of amazing cooks so the homemade meals are always a treat. Wednesday Angie got to pick the menu since it was her birthday meal! (Happy Birthday Angie and Debbie too! Earl's is coming up quickly) We had Earl's wonderful fried chicken (no one does it better) mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade rolls, green beans, green salad and chocolate pudding cake with homemade ice cream. YUM YUM!! Makes your mouth water doesn't it?
Kael, Jagger and Sierra are lucky enough to get to attend the meal. After grandma Jeanne was finished eating Sierra wanted to hold Kael so she helped her out and this picture is the very cute outcome!
Until next Wednesday.....