Where did October go?!

I know..I am lagging. But I have good reason: Moving back to my parents house in Corona the beginning of October, not having internet for 2 weeks or so and the biggest reason is getting up at 5:30am to go to work and not getting home until about 8:30pm. Really..would you want to blog after that? So...now that I hope you have forgiven me...I combined most of the stuff that went down from the last time I blogged. First up...Jocelynn. In my previous blog I mentioned Joce had her 2nd birthday. Well...the following weekend she had her birthday party, Sat. October 10th. My sister did such a good job at planning it all. It was a "care bear" theme. Jocelynn loves the care bears (which is great because my sisters and I loved them too when we were little.) There was pin the smiley face on "funshine" bear, a coloring station, a play-doh station..and so much more!Joce opening her presents. Tyler (her cousin who is 9 months older then her) really wanted to see her opening her presents. Actually...if he had a choice, he would probably have opened all of them. It was so funny. He was in the zone. We got Joce the outfit she is wearing...isn't it so cute?!!Jenn made the rainbow as the entrance when the kids would come in. There was a bubble machine when they walked through. Jenn, being the cute little homemaker, made her cute cake too!Here's 3 of Joce's cousins. They were so funny. We were trying so hard to get them to be all cute and hug...but this is the shot we got. It looks like a mug shot. ha! If only you could hear how we were talking to them behind the camera! :)Cute little family! BTW..check out how cute her bow is?! Jenn didn't have one to match that outfit, so she made it!! (She sells them too if anyone wants more details!) :) This was hilarious. They were care bear masks! The little eyes were so funny. Aiden wore it on his head almost the whole party. As James put it, "He's wearing that thing like he's a gangster!" He defintely wore that bear with style! :)Tyler and Joce with all her care bears.

Well, the following Saturday, October 17th was the BYU vs. San Diego football game. We were able to get tickets (thanks Bro. Lee!) I was so happy to be able to go to that game...since I had to work earlier that day. We had great seats and it was such a beautiful day...and yes, we won! We missed you Kev! After the game, we went to Outback and it was SO good. It was a wonderful Double date...minus..my date. So I guess I should say, thanks for letting me tag along with you on your date mom and dad! :) This was just a cute pic of Jocelynn showing me her boo boo! :)Then Halloween!! To make this Halloween even better....Keven was here! YAY!! He flew in Friday night, October 30th. It was so wonderful to be with him this weekend! Friday we went to the temple and dinner and then Saturday we just hung out. That night some of the family came over and my mom made "brains and eyeballs" for dinner! (aka spaghetti and meatballs). The lettuce had fake flies in it...which sometimes looked real. Aiden even said, "do I really have to eat that?" The costumes were so cute! Aiden was the "strong" black spiderman, Tyler was buzz lightyear, and Jocelynn was cute as a cupcake! Literally...she was a cute cupcake! We loved watching Jocelynn walk in her costume! Look at her cute little legs! My sister made this! I loved the matching little cupcake bag to put her candy in! And she even made the bows in her hair that had cupcakes! So cute! Great Job Jenn!Nathan is the newest of the bunch..and he is just getting cuter by the minute!! He was "bones"...and wore it very well! :)This pic cracks me up. We were trying to get the three brothers together. Aiden was suppose to hold Nathan up, but he kept sinking and sinking. Ty just is the funniest! Look at that grin!Oh my wonderful hot husband! I love you Keven!That Sunday, November 1st, Nathan was being blessed. My brother, Jason did such an awesome job. I was so grateful Kev was able to be there for that. (Thanks Rach for some of these pics!) Look at Nathan's smile!! He must like us or something or...he let it loose on Kev's lap?! :) Such a beautiful family!!

Uncle Kev with Nathan

Say it ain't so!

Yes, it's true...we can't even believe that our little baby Joce turned 2! Our niece, Jocelynn, had her birthday on Sunday, Oct. 4th. I still can't believe how fast time has flown by! It just seems like yesterday I was holding her and she was cuddled in a ball like this......(look at her little feet!! I think she is 2 or 3 days old here) Then just a year ago....

Opening up a present at 1 years old.And now look at this cute little thing?! I can't believe how much a toddler grows from 1 year to 2 years! I mean think about it...walking and talking in full on sentences and so much more. (This is my time to brag...) :) Jocelynn has always been super smart. My sister started showing her "baby signing times" videos and it taught her how to sign and learn words and sounds. I remember when I would watch her, it was so easy because she would just sign what she wanted. Apple? Ice Cream? Milk? More? Then she started learning more....at 14 months she recognized the letter M for McDonalds and said the sound. Then at 16 months she recognized that the stop sign was an octagon. (I know...it is?! haha jk) I remember when we went to the Mac store and I think she was only a year and a half and we were at the keyboard. I pointed to a letter or number and she said it...sounds and all. I think the best was when you asked her who the first president was and she says "Washington" or you ask her who the prophet is and she says "Monson!" Or the President now is "Obama!" I could go on and on...she never ceases to amaze me. She is just so special to her Aunt Jessie and Uncle Kev. Here's our cute little one recently. She is so funny and so full of life. Jocelynn is one of 10 (almost 11) grandkids. Jordyn and Jocelynn are the only girls and the rest are boys. She loves them so much and it's so fun to see them take care of her.
On Sunday, we watched conference at my parents house and had cake to celebrate her birthday. This Saturday she is having a "Care Bear" birthday party so it should be fun!!!

We love you so much Jocelynn! We hope you had a wonderful birthday!!

I know you want it!

Yes...it's true! You do need some sweet couches don't you?!! So Here's the thing...Kev and I are selling our couches. We are selling all that you see...couch, love seat and chair and ottomon!! We are selling them for $600 OBO!! Take a looksy and let me know if you or someone you know may be interested! They are wonderful couches, we just don't have anywhere to put them when we move! They are microfiber so it's easy to clean.

The Newest Addition!!!

Well, this last weekend was pretty exciting for my family! I called my sister in law, Rachel, Friday afternoon because I was planning on painting the new babies room. Her due date originally was Sept. 27th. When she went to the doctors a couple weeks ago, they told her that she would be induced on the 22nd if the baby didn't come before then. She had been on bed rest before then because she was having high blood pressure. Well when I called her on Friday, Sept. 11th, she told me she was in the hospital and dialated to a 3! I couldn't believe that she was going to have the baby soon! The doctor didn't tell her that they would keep her there and she kept saying how she would be so mad if they made her go home. (which she has every right to be!) So I told her that I would come down right after work to watch the kids just in case. (They have two other boys, Aiden (4) and Ty (2)) After work, I went to their place and my brother called....she was staying and having him soon!! That night, Aiden, Ty and myself played games and watched a movie and peeled apples! (they have this cool peeler!) :) Then my brother called me at 3am! Rachel gave birth to Nathan Cade Kirk at 11:46 pm September 11th! He was a little guy!! 6 lbs 7 oz 18 3/4 inches long! We went to the hospital Saturday morning. Doesn't she look awesome?!

The cute family!!

Nathan has a full set of hair...blonde hair that is!! I've never seen a full set of blonde hair before!! Usually it's dark hair or peach fuzz! He must be something special! :)

ha! I love this pic of the older brothers looking at baby brother!

Cute boys! I loved Tyler's hand on my shoulder! :)
THe proud daddy!

The Kirk Boys...
I had to post this picture...funny little Ty. I swear he kept putting his fingers in any hole he could find! His ear...his belly button...his nose!!

Congrats Kirk Family!! We love you guys and thanks for giving us another nephew!! :)

A weekend with My love!

Friday, September 4th I flew out to Utah to be with Kev and the Todd family. It was so wonderful. Kev and I have been away from each other for 3 weeks since Kev started school. We've been keeping busy and miss each other very much, but know that it will be worth it in the end. Have I mentioned how madly in love with him I am yet?! Anyway, Kev picked me up from the airport and we headed towards Kamas, UT. (near Park City) Kev put together a camping trip that we could do with the family and it was a lot of fun! We got there Friday night and left Saturday. We rented ATV's for 24 hours and just had a blast! There were these trails that you would go up and went through some serious off roading on parts. This isn't even all the way to the top! This is half way and look how beautiful it is!

Bryan cracked us up. Keven and I rode in the front so anyone that were behind us got a mouth full (and face full) of dirt! This was after we went in the morning! He was wearing his glasses and took them off and that's when we saw this wonderful uni brow!! :) Thanks for letting me post a pic Bryan! What a good sport! :)

Here's Kev's little sister Kiley making a cool little spear from a branch.

Saturday morning, Sept. 5th, the girls and Bruce went out on the ATV's and Kev and Bryan made breakfast!
Here's what some of the 4 wheeling looked like. SO MUCH FUN!Here we are at the top!!
Bryan and Dana

Here they are again...with Kev in the back on the mountain! :)
Here's a closer look........

So we came back to meet up with Keven's parents to go fishing, but it started pouring!! I mean, big time!! So of course...I ran outside! Playing outside in the rain is one of my favorite things to do!! The thunder was crazy and I told Kiley (Kev's little sis) to come play with me! The boys took the ATV's out before it started raining really hard so Kiley and I went running to go find them. They came back drenched and muddy...they had found huge puddles and were riding the ATV's through them! So what would anyone else do in cold...wet weather?!!! Kev and I and Bryan hopped on the 4 wheelers and found ourselves some sweet puddles and had some huge splashes!! It was SOOO awesome! Defintely worth it!! Obviously I didn't have our camera during that time.
So then the rain stopped and we made some foil dinners! They were so good!!

We got back to Roosevelt Saturday night and enjoyed a very relaxing day Sunday. Then Monday for Labor day, Keven, Bruce, Kiley, Bryan and myself went golfing. I'm really starting to like it a lot!! Maybe one day I'll get some clubs of my own! :) Then we went out to Park City and went to the Parade of Homes. It was so amazing! We went to Salt Lakes parade of homes, but Park City put it to shame this year! One of the homes was 10,000 feet that had a 360 degree view of The Canyons! After the Parade of Homes, we ate in Park City and then went back to Salt Lake to stay with Dana and Bryan. (Thanks guys!) I left this morning...crazy to think I was in Utah this morning! It was such a fun weekend! Less than 3 weeks and I'll see my love again!! I love you baby! Thanks for planning a wonderful weekend!

The Aftermath.......

to my blood fountain. :) I'm not sure if you can see that massive bruise...if not look harder...it's there. i promise. but once again....go donate ya chickens! ha jk :)

Don't let this freak you out!

Okay, so I am sure you are wondering "what's going to freak me out?!" by that wonderful subject line. So first I am going to say...today was a fun experience. :) I told my brother in law, James and he said "that's bloggable material" so before I proceed...let me start off by saying...go donate blood! Seriously, it's so selfless to do it. I know I know.. you hate needles. Well so do I! Seriously, can't stand them. But donating a pint of blood to save 3 or more lives? Why would a little needle stop you? It's not like I "crave" donating blood...but I have seen how important it is..and probably some point in my life, there will be someone I know that needs someone else's blood.

So moving on to the wonderful story. At work I am in charge of the blood drive. I organize it with the local red cross and thought it would be cool to have one at work, so I've done 3 since I've worked there. We always have really good turn outs and it's always a huge success. So today, I was one of the last ones. Nothing too different, same old stuff. Answer questions, prick your finger, squeeze a ball, and so on. Well as the lady is putting in the needle, she says "you'll feel some pressure." I'm looking up at the ceiling and well...I felt more than pressure. I SAW pressure! what does that mean, you may ask? Well looking up at the ceiling and all of a sudden there flies my blood! what the?! where did it fly too? Yea, how about doing a friggin waterfall on my neck! uh?! there's a puddle of my blood chillin on my neck! Don't ask me how it dodged my white capris but thank goodness! I got some splatter on my under shirt, but nothing on the top of my shirt! So she felt bad...I tried to make her feel better so just laughed about it. But then she says, "I am just worried that's going to clot" as she's touching my arm that already had a bump on it! Who says that?! I mean, doesn't clot = bad?! ha! i know...why am I laughing? The more I think about it, the more funny it is. ha! So anyway...I feel my bag up and I am doing good. Then she's feeling up those stupid tubes! I mean really...it took her longer to fill up those tubes then that pint bag! so then I start getting hot and they bring me a cold rag. I'm laying for a bit and eventually get up to go get my goodies.

I'm talking to a co worker and then I had to put my head down because I wasn't feeling to great and started thinking about the blood spewing from my arm. All of sudden someone says "you okay?" and down I go. ha! They kept talking to me but I was in the zone...the throw up zone. Actually...I think I gagged or something...hahaha...I totally forgot about that until now! So they got me to the little cot thingy and I laid down and then I was fine. Random! It kind of reminded me when I broke my arm and had to have surgery. I was doing good...crackin jokes and then the nurses twisted my arm. Who twists an already twisted broken arm?! So down I went then....got some free OJ and I was good to go.

So the moral of this story....tell the blood lady to make sure she sticks the needle in fast or make sure you wear not so nice clothes! :) hope this didn't scare you! and yes...I will donate blood again...and so should YOU!! :)