Kellen & Hobbs

Dear Faithful readers, adoring fans; and for those of you that aren't either, I will start at the beginning. About a month ago, the three of us packed up our things and moved...down the street. During this overly eventful time I broke Kellen's crib, thus resulting in the purchase of a new one; one that I thought to be sturdy and well built. Either I have a ridiculously strong toddler or a poorly built crib, maybe a little of both. As you can see from the photo below that once again we have another broken crib, and this time it wasn't my fault.

During nap time, Kellen was having trouble falling asleep; witch can be the norm for him, if I have not properly worn him out first. After about an hour of him talking, jumping, screaming, crying, and giggling; I decided to go check on him, and try to explain to him what it means to "Go To Sleep." Upon my arrival I found a broken crib. During one of his wrestling session with Hobbs, he must have kicked the crib, and broke the bar. So we scolded him, got him out of bed, took a picture, and then grabbed the wood glue. Our attempt to fix what Kellen had done was met with sore defeat. The next night, sometime after we put Kellen to bed, I heard a funny crack/pop sound from Kellen's room. I went to go check on him, thinking that he must be asleep by now, but instead I was greeted with the most beautiful smile, and a pile of broken wood on my floor. Two pieces of broken wood to be more precise. I don't know how he did it, but he was able to kick out the bar with a clean brake on both ends. It looked as though the crib was made like that. So with it being late into the night, and there not being much we could do about it right then, we just turned the crib around in the attempt that Kellen would stop messing with it, and not see a perfect escape route from his prison we call a crib. The next morning Kellen awoke early as usual, and me being like any other tired mommy, "If he makes another sound I'll get up then." When I entered Kellen's room I found a tired, slightly worried cutie standing outside his crib. Evidently he discovered the whole in his crib and thought it just might be big enough to fight through, and decided to give it a go. And when he was out, he wasn't sure what to do next. So in the end Preston suggested that we glue the bar back into place and turn Kellen's crib into a day bed. I wasn't so sure Kellen was ready, but I new that he wasn't liking his jail any more. I agreed to try it out and see how Kellen did. To my amazement, Kellen did perfect during his nap: didn't get out of bed and didn't fall out either. That night he seemed a little nervous about bedtime, but he now loves getting in and out of bed on his own. He is such a good boy and stays in bed during his naps, and through the night. I have to say, I was not expecting that at all. He is only 20 months, but he understands a lot more then I think he does.

Triathlon at Rigby Lake

I did a Triathlon, or should I say Duel-athlon.

This has been a goal of mine for over a year now. But it doesn't really count, and I will explain why. Triathlons are swim, bike, run, and they are always in that order. Well, I did run, bike, run. The reservoir that we were supposed to swim in didn't get enough water. So to many of the racers dismay, the swimming portion was replaced with a run; and i will be the first to say, I am not a runner! I am a swimmer. So by taking away the swim they took away my advantage.

The race turned out to be 2mile run, 13mile bike, 3.1mile run.

This is my friend Stef, she did the race with me. She did amazing.

And we're off! The bike was by-far my favorite part. I actually passed people on the bike. I am crossing the finish line. Yeah! Notice that I forgot to put my Knee brace back on after the Bike. I thought I was going to die. Preston is my hero. He stood around for 2hr with Kellen on his back so he could take pictures of me. I love you so much. I had so much fun racing and will defiantly do another one. I could have never done it with out the support of my loving husband, Preston.

Photo Booth

Preston found a cool new feature on his computer, I mean just look at it, it just so cool.

It's called photo booth. It give you a 3 second count down and then takes your picture. I mean come on, how cool is that! And if you couldn't tell it was really late at night.

BBQ with Cory & Stef

This is a little swing-set at Cory & Stef's new house.

Kellen loves to play with Stef.

These are our friends Cory & Stef. We met them a year ago, right after we moved up here. They are great friends and we love them. Kellen thinks the world of them both and sequels with excitement when we get to see them. Sorry to all you Aunts, Uncles, and cousins, it looks like Cory & Stef are Kellen's favorite.

Kellen drives the Bus

This is a little bus at the mall. Kellen was having so much fun with it. I think he liked it mostly because it had a steering wheel and a phone. He loves to drive and talk on the phone. Watch out pedestrians.

Co-pilot

 Preston took these photos earlier in the week, when the weather was nice; now it's miserable and rainy. Kellen was about as happy as a tornado in a trailer park (Cars).

Outrageious Gas Prices

Preston and I have been riding our bikes a lot instead of taking the car. We live in a small enough city that we can get to just about anything with out going to far. Yesterday was the first time I put gas in the car in almost 4 weeks, I had no idea it was getting so high.

So here is what I am doing, Post a comment and tell me your city and state and how much you pay in gas, and I will add it to this Blog for everyone else to see.

The price of gas has really gotten out of control, and there is not a whole lot we can do about it. But there is one thing that we can all try. Hang up the car keys, and leave the car in the garage 1day a week, 2 if you can manage without it. It's good for your pockets and great for the environment. for every gallon of gas we use, we put 19 lbs of CO2 into the atmosphere.

So if we all drive 1 less day a week, we could make a huge impact on our environment, and maybe the gas companies might feel it too.

• Rexburg, Idaho $3.88
• Sacramento, CA $3.90
• Fort Worth, Texas $3.76
• Layton, Utah $3.77

Random Photos from a Random life

Kellen is feeding himself now, and he thinks this is the best thing in the world.

It takes a lot for me not to reach over and help him or tell him not to play in his food.

Don't ask me whats going on here, because I have know idea. For some reason he just keeps pulling everything down. When he gets things the way he likes he leaves it a lone. He must get it from Preston.

We let Kellen run around the house naked after bath-time because he really likes it. I hope this photo doesn't offend anyone, we just thought it was funny.

Grocery Store... This is a plastic bat Preston handed to him, Kellen has been wanting it for months.

We have been playing outside a lot this week but for some reason every time we leave the house we always forget to bring the camera. I will try to do better. The weather is warm and Kellen is loving being outside for a change, and so are Preston and I. 8 months of cold is long enough.

Kellen outdoors

This is Kellen's new play area. I say that because this is were he wants to spend all of his time. When we wakes up in the morning he will take my hand, walk down stares and run strait to the back door. Of course it's too cold, to early (7am) and I am to tired. So I tell him we'll go outside in a little bite. The good thing is that the weather has warmed up a lot, and he no longer has to wear a sweater outside. We have been spending most of our time at the pool, the park, and on the Bike (His second favorite thing to playing in the dirt).

Our new Home

This is our new place. All of these photos were taken from the entry-way. It's a very long floor-plan. I would right more but Kellen has just woke up from his nap. But don't worry, I have a lot of pictures of Kellen yet to come. He is just getting so big. 

We have Internet finally

I have felt so lost without the Internet, and my blog. Is that crazy? Well anyway, we are finally all settled into our new place. We are excited to be living here, and Kellen likes this place much more then our apartment. It's not much bigger, but it allows him to explore more on his own, without me chasing after him and telling him what to do. The above photos are Kellen and I heading out the door to go swimming (in door pool). That is the entry of out new place and our new set of stares. The next Blog will have some more photos of our new place. 

Moving Fiasco

I know that I say this now, but I never want to move ever again! This has been the worst move thus far and here's why. When the ward came to help us move we were only partly ready. Only about half the house was packed up, but we had some great strong men that didn't care that much. While Preston was taking the first truck load over to the new place I broke Kellen's crib. Let me just say it again in case you read it to fast. I BROKE KELLEN'S CRIB! It was pretty old, and it kind of just fell apart when I was disassembling it. (It won't fit through the door all put together) And now is where you need to read very carefully. We tried to put Kellen's crib back together just for the night, so that he wouldn't be as stressed about a new place. Very big mistake. while Preston and I were doing that, Kellen fell down the stares (about 9pm). Keep in mind though that Kellen knows how to go up and down them very well, I think his foot just got caught in the carpet and caused him to fall. So.... Preston rushed out of the room, flew down the stares to a limp, not moving baby, contorted at the bottom of the stares. As soon as Preston picked Kellen up he stared to scream. Kellen had a bloody lip and a very pail face. I held him in my arms while Preston gave him a blessing. Kellen was not looking good at all,we debated about taking him to the ER. After an hour or so I gave him some crackers to help keep him awake (he was up past 11pm). I am pretty sure Kellen had a mild concussion, but was doing just fine by morning. It was very scary, but it reminds me how blessed I am to have the Priesthood in my home.