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Kaylee

Kaylee turned 7 months on Monday!

I can't believe how fast time how flown by since she joined our family!

Here are some fun "facts" about Kaylee!
~She is usually a VERY happy baby...as long as someone is paying attention (playing, holding, or talking) to her.

~She almost always "goes with the flow" she's happy just about anywhere...in her car seat, stroller, ect.

~She L.O.V.E.S. men and teenage boys. Owen and Tanner can get the biggest smiles from her! A few weeks ago I had to leave during the sacrament because she kept squealing at the boys passing the sacrament. If they walked passed and didn't look at her she would squeal louder to try and get their attention!

~She loves her brothers and sister. She loves it when the try to pick her up and hold her...it scares mom but she thinks it's great!

~She can sit up on her own. Once sitting up she gets SO excited and starts flapping her arms all over the place and falls over. It's a vicious cycle, but she thinks it is so much fun!

~She makes the funniest faces.

(Sorry Lucie, this is not the best picture of you!! You just woke up!)

~She is crawling all over the place....

...She follows me everywhere I go. Once she finds the room I am in, I hear her happy squeals and turn around to see Kaylee smiling very proudly at me!!!

~She LOVES ice cream! If she sees you with a bowl and spoon there is no stopping her! She will attack you until you give in and share with her. And yes she really attacks...grabs your bowl, grabs your spoon, grabs your face, hits your face, claws your eyes...whatever it takes!

~She sucks her index and middle fingers when she is tired. I know it will be a pain to break her of this habit, but it is just too cute!

Best of all....she puts herself to sleep! I feed her, give her a kiss, and lay her in her bed. She smiles at me, puts her fingers in her mouth, and closes her eyes. She then sleeps ALL night (last night she slept for 10 hours!)!

Rainy Day

Back in September it rained...not for very long...not very exciting. Lucie however thought it was WONDERFUL!!!! She kept asking if Mom and Kaylee and Lucie (she says Sue cee) could play in the rain. I gave in both girls (and Mom) had a great time!
Lucie is always ready for any kind of adventure! She is always looking for and thinking up fun things to do! Life would be SO boring without Lucie around! :)



It doesn't look like it here...but Kaylee thought it was SO fun to chase Lucie in the rain!

I Am A HORRIBLE Mother (and blogger)!

If you don't want to read my ramblings scroll down to see more new posts!

There are 2 very good reasons I have gotten so behind on my blog:
The first...After "catching" up on all of our summer activities I of course blogged about the first day of school, the following week I went to blog about a very important event (coming soon!) and realized that I had forgotten to post Kody's 5th birthday. My first thought was to "edit" my post and no one would ever know. Then I remembered some conversations that Logan and I have been having. I have been trying to teach him that EVERYONE makes mistakes even Mom's and Dad's, we need to acknowledge that we have made a mistake, and then fix the mistake. With my own words ringing in my mind I realized that even though Logan (and Kody) do not read this blog, I still need to acknowledge and fix my mistake.
The second....while getting ready to blog about the "important event" (which I have made to sound like it is huge when really it's not all that big of a deal) I started thinking about all of the personal information I share about my family. So, to make a long story short, I have been trying to decided if I should go private with our blog. What is keeping me from going private you ask? I am secretly a blog stalker....there are many blogs I have found of past friends (and acquaintances...I can't believe I just admitted that) through "blog hopping". I enjoy reading them and would be devastated if they went private since I do not have the guts to tell them that I am reading their blog. :) What if I have loads of secret fans that wait, checking my blog everyday for my next exciting and informative post? Then I got scared at the thought of a bunch of crazies looking at my kids ....I know, the only crazy here is me!

July 2, 2009 Kody's 5th Birthday!

Kody I am SO sorry I forgot to add your birthday to the list of exciting events this summer! Happy Birthday! I hope you had an AWESOME day!

If you ask him...his favorite part of his birthday???? Going to lunch at Wild Buffalo Wings with his Uncle Owen! Thanks Owen!!!! :)

Hayes Hero!!!!

Kody was chosen to be the first Hayes Hero of his class!

Kody was SO excited to bring his poster and show and tell item to class on Monday!

Great Job! We are SO proud of you!

Keep up the good work!

Let's Go Fly A Kite....

One of the "perks" of being a Hayes Hero in Kody's class is getting to pick out of the treasure box. Kody picked out an Iron Man kite (which ended up being 2 Iron Man kites). Since it was Monday and it also happened to be windy we decided to take the kids to a nearby park a fly Kody's kites. We had so much fun! Now every time we have a windy (or breezy day Logan and Kody ask if we can go to the park and fly the kites again!)

Kaylee chillin' in the stroller!

Dad, Lucie and Logan flying the kites!

Kody flying his kite!

Kody and Dad!

Back to School!

Logan and Kody were SO excited for the first day of school!

I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up!

Logan 2nd Grade 2009-2010

Kody Kindergarten 2009-2010



Lucie didn't want to be left out!


In front of the school!

May to August (I told you I was behind!)

I can't believe the summer is already over! We had such a blast! The flash on our camera broke in June so the only pictures I could take were outside, and by the end of the summer I just flat out forgot it. Oh well!

Cub Scout Day Hike
On May 30th Jared helped take the cub scouts on a day hike, Logan DESPERATELY wants to go to scouts, so Jared caved and took him along on the hike. Logan was SOOO excited, I don't think he slept much the night before! :)

Water Day
The last week of school the first graders had a "Water Day/Camp Out". Logan thought that they were really going camping. It took quite a while, but I finally convinced him that they were only "camping" for the school day. They sang camp songs, earned merit badges, played water games, ate hot dogs, cooked on the grill, and made S'mores (in the microwave). He had so much fun!

Jeremy and Brittany's Wedding
The first weekend in June, Jared's younger brother Jeremy got married! Jeremy and Brittany asked Logan to be the Ring Bearer. Logan took his job SO seriously! I have NEVER seen him stand so still for so long! We all had a great time visiting with family! Welcome to the family Brittany! We love you tons!!!!


Owen's Graduation
The following Monday Owen graduated from Spring Valley High School! Congratulations Owen! We are so proud of you! Thanks for being such an awesome example! Go Grizzlies!!!! :)


Curtis Rex Reunion
Just 2 days after Owen's graduation we headed back up to Wyoming for a Curtis Rex Reunion! Mashelle and Jimmy planned a FUN weekend! Our kids keep asking when we are going to go fishing and bowling with their cousin's again! This is also the weekend our camera broke, so I only have pictures of fishing!

And so the rest of the summer is not forgotten:

Jared & I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary! Love Ya!

Celebrated Jared's Grandpa and Grandma Welling's 60th wedding anniversary!

Had an awesome Brent MacKay family Reunion!

Threw my sister Carrie a baby shower!

Attended a FUN Robert Raymond Rex Reuion! (Kody cried when it was time to leave! He has so much fun with ihis cousins!)

And TONS more! Hope you all also had an awesome summer!!!

I am so behind on my blog (and everything else) so I decided to do NOTHING!!!! :)

Yes it has been not only "one of those days", it has been "one of those months". I am tired of washing the SAME clothes, picking up the SAME toys, making the SAME beds, what we watch on TV is even the same. Logan has decided that he wants to be a weather man for "Fox 5 News" when he grows up (I know random). So we have been forced to watch the fox weather channel over and over again, he says he needs to study for weather college :) (for those of you who have not been lucky enough to watch, it plays the same weather forecast with the same comercials ALL DAY long). I feel like I am stuck in the movie Ground Hog Day. Jared thinks it's sounds like fun and that I need to find the humor in my days so, I am taking his advice. My funny conversation of the day:

Kody: MOM!
Me: What Kody.
Kody: MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?!
Me: I ran away. (actually I was sitting at the computer)
Kody: No you didn't you're right there.
Me: I'm not Mom, Mom ran away.
Kody: Are you a Transformer alien?
Me: Yes.
Kody: No you're not.
Me: Are you sure?
***Kody now stares at my face for what seemed like forever****
Kody: You are an alien!!!!
Me: How could you tell?
Kody: Your eyes are blue, everyone else's are brown!

Have a wonderful day! :)

How did I ever live without you????

I would like to introduce you to the newest LOVE of my life:

The Sit and Stand Stroller.

How I have gone almost 5 years with out one I will never know. I wish I would have bought one sooner! Jared tried to get me to buy it when Kody was about a year old and I thought they looked kind of cheesey, oh how I wish I would have listened to him! :)

Lucie loves it, she can get on and off by herself (BIG plus for Miss Independent) She can sit down or stand up on the back!

I LOVE it!

Kaylee loves it! While in her infant seat she can look at me...which is the best view anyway right? ;)

I LOVE it!

Logan and Kody love it! They have decided to take turns standing on the back while Lucie sits.

Did I mention I LOVE it? Oh how much easier it has already made my life in the 2 short days we have had it!

Don't make the same mistake, if you have two little kids (or more), go out and buy it right now! The best part? Almost any infant seat latches into the front!

Sisters

Lucie just can't get enough of Kaylee. She is always right in Kaylee's face talking or singing to her. Kaylee LOVES it! She will "talk" to Lucie and try to sing along. This video is from this morning right after we took Logan to school! Lucie's song is a combination of one she made up (she does that quite often) and "Slippery Fish".

Huntington Beach

Warning... this is kind of long!!!!

Monday we met my parents in Huntington Beach. Logan and Kody were SO excited to play in the ocean. Logan asked if we thought there would be killer whales for him to ride on. :) Everyone had a blast!

Some Highlights:

Logan headed straight for the water. He kept shivering from the cold, but refused to get out! He also thought that he was one of the "big" boys!

Kody was SO excited to dig a big hole with Jared...he worked so hard! I think he was a little disappointed to find that Owen and his friends had buried themselves in it. He later decided it was ok when he saw the pictures and decided they looked really funny!

Kody fell sound asleep on the beach...too cute!

Lucie had a HUGE smile on her face the whole day!

When the water would touch her feet she would pick them up like the water was hot (or cold)!


You can click on the picture to make it bigger!


The Ride Home:

Everyone zonked out before we got to the freeway...except for Kody!

I was a little worried when Jared said he wanted to take this trip! I kept thinking "Seriously? Four little kids (one being a newborn) huge crowds, long lines! You've got to be insane!" Boy was I wrong! We had so much fun!I am so glad he talked me into it!!!! I can't wait for our next vacation! :)



Hanna...this is for you!

San Diego Zoo

Sunday morning we headed over to the San Diego Zoo. I can not believe how big it is! Kody and Lucie LOVED all of the animals! Lucie asked if she could have a baby Koala "just for Wucie". Logan kept trying (and a few times succeeded) to climb over the railings. I don't know if he was trying to get a closer look or if he was a tad bored...probably a little of both. We finally realized that Logan would stay off the railings if he could take pictures of the animals...so we have a ton of pictures of just animals...but what ever works right? We decided to rent a stroller at the zoo since we did have one at Sea World and my arms were killing me! The strollers we different and Kaylee couldn't sit in them. So Logan, Kody, and Lucie took turns in the stroller and Kody and Lucie took turns riding on Jared's shoulders.

Kaylee was awesome, she was a tad fussier but it was windy (which she hates) so she ended up being covered by a blanket most of the day...

What a FUN day at the zoo!

Coming tomorrow...Huntington Beach!

Sea World

I know, it's pretty sad, but Jared and I have never planned a real, just our family, family vacation. We have visited family, and been on vacations with our extended families, but never just us. The summer weekends seem to fill up by February so we decided to start our summer a little early this year! We braved the crowds (which weren't really that bad) and went to San Diego! We have soooo many pictures, so I thought instead of a major picture overload, I'd share just a few!

We left about 5am Saturday morning and went straight to Sea World, the kids LOVED it! Logan wants to swim with the whales when he gets bigger (which is HUGE considering his fear of almost ALL animals!)

Kaylee was such a trooper, she had a few fussy moments, but not very many! Sadly Kaylee and I were behind the camera so we didn't make it into very many pictures... We didn't even get a picture of all of us together! Oh well, I guess that means we'll have to go again soon!

Here is one of my favorites: It is Lucie and Jared watching the fireworks after the Shamu Night Show! They were all in awe all day! So much fun!!!! (and yes Lucie's hair does look a little funky...her hair thing broke and I didn't pack any extra's in the diaper bag... so poor Lucie walked around Sea World that evening with one pig tail! Now I'm wondering why I didn't just take the other one out...ooops!)



Coming Tommorrow...San Diego Zoo!

Just Smile

Just thought we'd send a smile today!

Kaylee's Blessing

On Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 we blessed our new baby girl, Kaylee Anne Rex. Jared gave such a sweet blessings! I love how different and personal each one of our children's blessings have been. Thank you so much to everyone who came! (We missed those of you that couldn't be there!) We are so thankful for our families and for everything they do to support us! WE LOVE YOU! Here are a few pictures from Kaylee's special day!

Logan's Birthday

April 24th was Logan's 7th birthday! Where has the time gone? I can't believe that my little boy is getting so old!

Logan was so excited for his birthday! I woke him up early and Owen came and took him to Denny's for a surprise birthday breakfast! Logan was SOOOO excited to go out with just him and Owen (Logan wants to do everything my brothers do, he will hear a youth dance announced at church and say "I'm going with Owen and his friends to the dance." or "I am going to do _____ just like Tanner!").

Logan has been asking me all year to come and eat lunch with him at school...so I brought him Subway (one of his favorites) and cupcakes for his class. I also got to play with him at recess! :)

That evening we headed to Olive Garden, the kids thought it was wonderful!

After dinner the waitresses sang Happy Birthday to Logan, the whole restaurant clapped along...he was VERY surprised, and embarrassed, the look on his face was priceless! On the way home he told us that it was "SO cool".

"Where's the exit?"

We got home and opened presents and sang to him again!

Happy Birthday Logan!