7.07.2012

Getting caught up...

TAIGE IS MOVING ON UP TOO...
KINDERGARTEN!!!
WE ARE GOING TO MISS, MISS JANA AS OUR FAVORITE PRESCHOOL TEACHER!! 
I ALREADY HAD KOLBI ON HER WAITING LIST FOR 2013 (THAT'S HOW GREAT SHE IS!!!)
BUT THIS LITTLE LADY IS READY...
FOR THE...
{BIG}  SCHOOL!!!
I JUST WISHED I WAS....
HER BIGGEST FANS...
OH HOW WE LOVE HER AND HER "BIG" PERSONALITY!
-WE-
-ARE-
SO PROUD OF YOU
TAGEY MAGEY!!!

7.06.2012

BILLIE JO SWIMSUITS....
I AM SOOOO EXCITED TO START SELLING FOR THIS AMAZING BUSINESS!  
IT'S CUSTOM MADE SWIMWEAR MADE JUST FOR YOU!!!
YOU PICK THE STYLE, MATERIAL, COLORS AND ALTERNATE IT FOR YOUR LIKING!
I HAVE BEEN TO 2 PARTIES AND INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE!  
I CAME HOME FROM THE 2ND PARTY AND TOLD MY HUSBAND, "THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I AM GOING TO BUY MY SUITS."  NO MORE HASSLE OF TRYING ON 50 UNCOMFORTABLE, IMMODEST SWIMSUITS.
I GET THEM MADE TO MY LIKING! WHO CAN BEAT THAT???
THE PRICE IS COMPARABLE TO HAPARI AND DOWNEAST SUITS.  WHICH MY OTHER SUITS HAVE BEEN HAPARI WHICH THE OWNER OF BILLIE JO ALSO GOT HAPARI STARTED WITH A FRIEND SO THERE VERY SIMILAR.
IF YOU HOST A PARTY YOU RECEIVE 10% TOWARDS A SUIT AND IF YOU SELL (10) YOU GET ONE FREE!!! AWESOME!!
SO WHO WANTS TO HOST A PARTY FOR A FREE SWIMSUIT??
EMAIL ME AT NCCHRISTENSEN5@GMAIL.COM

6.12.2012

Remembering...

TODAY I'M REMEMBERING MISS KOLBI MAE!

  I HATE HOW MEMORIES CAN FADE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE AND IT'S ONLY BEEN 11 MONTHS.  WE ARE COMING UP ON THE YEAR MARK NEXT MONTH OF WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. 
 I HAVE BEEN MORE EMOTIONAL THIS PAST WEEK THEN NORMAL.  I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN RELIVING THAT AWFUL DAY ALL OVER AGAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALL I THINK ABOUT!  I TRY HARD SO HARD TO NOT DO THE "WHAT-IFS" I PROMISED MYSELF AND NATE I WOULDN'T.  BUT, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD WHEN SHE'S ALL I THINK ABOUT AND HOW THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT IN MY EVERYDAY ROUTINE WITH HER HERE.

  I WONDER WHAT SHE WOULD BE DOING IN THE MIX OF THE OTHER KIDS ENJOYING PLAYING WITH THEIR FRIENDS DURING THIS SUMMER BREAK...WOULD I JUST BE ENJOYING MY TIME PLAYING WITH HER OR WOULD SHE BE RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH TAIGE AND MACKENZIE.  WOULD SHE STILL BE TAKING A NAP DURING THE LONG HOT DAYS, WOULD I BE TRYING TO POTTY TRAIN HER, WHAT OTHER WORDS WOULD SHE BE SAYING AND  WOULD SHE BE SPEAKING SENTENCES, I WONDER WHAT SHE WOULD BE DOING WITH HER COUSINS, BEING BOSSED AROUND OR BEING THE BOSSER, AND THE ONE I WONDER ALOT IS ...WHAT WOULD SHE LOOK LIKE???  WOULD HER HAIR BE STILL GROWING OUT AND HER BANGS CAUGHT UP WITH THE REST?  WOULD SHE STILL HAVE A PRETTY BABY FACE OR GROWING ALITTLE MORE MATURE? WOULD SHE STILL HAVE HER CREASE IN HER CHUBBY LEGS? AND I MISS SEEING HER FINGERS AND THE DENTS IN HER KNUCKLES,
QUESTIONS I WILL NEVER HAVE ANSWERED WHICH HURTS!
I REMEMBER THINKING WHEN SHE WAS BORN...HOW PERFECT SHE WAS!!!
I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN NATE TOLD ME I COULD NAME HER "KOLBI MAE"  IT WAS LIKE THE 3RD DAY IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN WE FINALLY AGREED ON HER NAME.  I TRIED SO HARD TRYING TO COME UP WITH A MIDDLE NAME TO NAME HER AFTER MY AUNT JAMIE OR COUSIN JADEN, BUT NOTHING SOUNDED GOOD UNTIL "MAE" POPPED UP IN MY HEAD.   "KOLBI MAE" IT WAS AND OH, HOW IT FIT HER!
SHE WAS PERFECT FROM DAY ONE!
WHEN I THINK BACK ON THE ACCIDENT I REMEMBER WHAT SHE DID EVERY SECOND THAT DAY...THE WAY SHE SMELLED, THE WAY SHE SAT STILL FOR ME TO DO HER HAIR FOR CHURCH THAT MORNING, WHAT SHE WORE, WHEN SHE RAN INTO HER ROOM WANTING A BOW IN HER HAIR TO MATCH TAIGE, THE WAY SHE ACTED TOWARDS NATE ALL DAY SHE LOVED HIM, AND I KNOW SHE WAS LETTING HIM KNOW HOW MUCH THAT ENTIRE DAY, WHEN SHE FELL ASLEEP ON THE BAR IN THE MIDDLE OF EATING HER DONUT, WHEN NATE WOULD THROW HER UP IN THE AIR HER GIGGLE, WHEN NATE MOOED SHE'D SHRUG IT OFF LIKE HE WAS JUST A BIG DORK.  
I REMEMBER WE KEPT TRYING TO KEEP HER AWAKE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM NATE'S PARENTS AND THE WAY SHE WAS GETTING ANNOYED BY ALL OF US, BUT IT WORKED SHE FINALLY STARTED DANCING OR BOBBING HER HEAD A BIT.  HER BIG SQUEEZE AFTER I GOT HER OUT OF THE CAR AND THE KISS SHE GAVE ME RIGHT BEFORE I SAT HER DOWN SO SHE COULD PLAY WITH THE BIG KIDS.  
I KNOW SHE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING NEXT AND JUST WANTED HER DADDY TO KNOW HOW MUCH SHE LOVED HIM, CAUSE HER ACTIONS AND BODY LANGUAGE WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAT DAY.  
NEVER WOULD SHE BEFORE PICK NATE OVER ME, BUT, THAT DAY SHE DID. THE LITTLE "STINKER"
I KEEP SAYING I JUST WANT MY "OLD LIFE BACK" IT WAS SOOO MUCH EASIER THEN,  I HAD THE PERFECT LITTLE FAMILY!  I FEEL LIKE I WAS ALOT MORE HAPPIER AND MORE FULL OF LIFE THEN I AM NOW.  DON'T GET ME WRONG...I AM HAPPY JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY.  SOME DAYS I FAKE IT TILL I MAKE IT THRU IT,  WHICH I NEVER FELT LIKE I HAD TO BEFORE.  BUT, I AM HAPPY JUST SAD I DON'T GET TO WATCH ALL 3 OF MY KIDS GROW UP AND SEE ALL THEIR MILESTONES! 
I STILL HAVE THE PERFECT FAMILY!  I'M JUST ONE OF THE "LUCKY ONES" WHO HAS A SPECIAL ANGEL WATCHING OVER ME NOW!
IT'S FEELS GOOD SOMETIMES JUST TO TRY AND
REMEMBER......!!!
I THINK REMEMBERING IS HEALING, I DON'T EVER WANT TO FORGET THIS CUTE LITTLE MUNCHKIN, YES!  SOMETIMES IT HURTS TO HAVE THE MEMORY BUT, HOW BLESSED I AM TO HAVE THEM WITH HER!
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5.29.2012

Schools' out for ...

SUMMER!!!
WHAT TIME IS IT? SUMMER TIME!  WHAT TIME IS IT???
SUMMER TIME!
WHEW MY KIDS MADE IT THRU ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR!! 
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD!  
KYSON WILL BE MOVING UP TO THE 1ST GRADE.
and TAIGE IS OFF TO KINDERGARTEN! 
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL MY TIME NEXT YEAR??
FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN 2011
FIRST DAY OF 2ND YEAR PRESCHOOL 2011

...MORE PICTURES TO COME...

5.28.2012

OH HOW I MISS THIS CUTE LITTLE BABY OF MINE!  
 
TODAY IS MEMORIAL DAY, AND I AM FOREVER THANKFUL FOR THE VETERANS WHO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM EVERYDAY.   I AM THANKFUL FOR THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE THE COURAGE TO LET THEM GO, NOT KNOWING IF THEY WILL RETURN OR NOT.
SO TODAY I REMEMBER THE SOLDIERS WHO  SACRIFICE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

BUT, ALSO AM REMEMBERING KOLBI MAE...HER SMILE, HER LAUGH, HER CRY,  HER WHINE, HER HUGS, HER KISSES, AND  THE LOVE SHE BROUGHT INTO OUR HOME!  

EVERY MORNING HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ME SINCE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE KIDS WOULD GET HER OUT OF BED AND SHE WOULD COME RUNNING INTO MY ROOM I WOULD ALWAYS GREET HER AT THE CORNER OF MY BED, SHE WOULD GIVE ME A BIG HUG AND THEN I WOULD SNEEK IN A KISS ON HER CHUBBY CHEEK THAT WAS ALWAYS SOOO SOFT. THEN OFF SHE'D GO TO PLAY WITH THE BIG KIDS.
OH HOW I MISS THOSE MORNINGS!  OTHER MORNINGS SHE WOULDN'T LET KYSON OR TAIGE GET HER OUT OF HER CRIB, SHE WOULD JUST YELL, "MMMMOM!"  AND WAIT TO GIVE ME HER MORNING LOVE UNTIL I WOULD PICK HER UP AND SET HER ON THE FLOOR. 

"THOSE WE LOVE DON'T GO AWAY,
THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERYDAY,
UNSEEN, UN HEARD, BUT ALWAYS NEAR,
STILL LOVED , STILL MISSED, AND VERY DEAR."
-ANONYMOUS

5.24.2012

OGDEN MARATHON

FEWWW....I MADE IT THRU LAST WEEKEND RUNNING MY FIRST EVER RELAY MARATHON!
MY LEG WAS 5.3 MILES AROUND THE DAM.
I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MY BESTIES FOR GETTING ME TO DO IT.
MY FRIENDS WERE AWESOME AND MADE SHIRTS INSPIRED BY KOLBI.
DESIGNED BY BRYNNY HERSELF!!
THE BEST PART IS MY "FOREST GUMP" TAPE!
I HAVE HAD MAJOR SHIN SPLINTS THAT NEARLY PUT ME IN TEARS, SO MY FRIENDS HUSBAND NATE TAPED ME UP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE BIG RACE AND IT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.  I WAS ABLE TO RUN 9 MIN. MILES, WHERE I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 12 MIN MILES TRAINING.
SO JUST YELL, "RUN FOREST, RUN" WHEN YOU SEE ME COMING!
I'LL POST SOME PICTURES SOON.  BUT, FOR NOW YOU CAN CHECK SOME OUT HERE...
                                        View Photos from Zions Bank Ogden Marathon 2012

5.22.2012

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION


THIS LITTLE MAN
IS NOT SUCH A LITTLE MAN ANYMORE...
HE WAS SO EXCITED ONCE HE SAW HIS GRANDMA ROBBY SHOW UP!
I LOVE THAT FACE...IT'S PRICELESS!
IT'S OFFICIAL!!! HE'S MOVING UP TO THE 1ST GRADE!
LIVY,  AUNT TASHA, AND GRANDMA (KRIS) ROBBY!

HE'S COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE FIRST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  HE ENJOYS DOING MATH AND WRITING.  IT'S BEEN QUITE THE BATTLE WITH  READING.  HE DOES A GREAT JOB READING, UNFORTUNATELY HE'S LIKE HIS MOM AND DAD WHO DON'T LIKE TO READ!
SO PROUD OF YOU LITTLE MAN!!!   IYA!

5.17.2012

Backtracking

LIFE IN REWIND....
MARCH     

KYSON DECIDED HE WANTED TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE LEPRECHAUN THIS YEAR, SO HE MADE HIS VERY OWN TRAP
AND HE SAT IT OUT SIDE...
BUT THAT SNEAKY LEPRECHAUN WAS ABLE TO GET IN AND GET THE BAIT AND JUMP OUT KNOCKING OVER THE JAR MAKING A GLITTERY MESS ON OUR FRONT STEPS.
*I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE KIDS WAKING UP TO FIND A MESS IN THE KITCHEN AND FINDING THEIR LITTLE GREEN SURPRISES.  SINCE WE WERE RUSHED OUT THE DOOR BY MY PARENTS TO GET TO EAGLE MTN.  THE KIDS MADE SURE TO WEAR GREEN, THEY WEREN'T ABOUT TO GET PINCHED!

APRIL

WE WENT UP TO WOLF CREEK AND STAYED IN THE IN-LAWS CONDO FOR A NIGHT.  THE KIDS LOVED IT, THEY WERE SOOO EXCITED ALL THEY WANTED TO DO WAS JUMP ON THE BEDS AND RUN LIKE INDIANS THRU THE PLACE.  WE DID SOME SWIMMING, COLORED SOME EGGS...
THEY WERE SOOO SWEET, THEY DIDN'T WANT KOLBI TO FEEL LEFT OUT SO THEY DID A FEW FOR HER AND WROTE ON SOME SAYING, "WE LOVE  AND MISS YOU KOLBI MAE" AND "I LOVE YOU KOLBI FROM YOUR BIG BRO."
SHE'S NEVER FORGOTTEN AROUND HERE!
AND WE DID SOME EASTER EGG HUNTING...
WE HAD TO HURRY AND GET HOME FOR OUR CUTE NEIGHBOR BRYNN'S BAPTISM.
EASTER WE WENT TO MY SISTERS IN EAGLE MTN. AND ATE SOME YUMMY GRUB AND THE KIDS DID MORE EGG FINDING.
IT WAS A GREAT EASTER BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME IF I DIDN'T POST SOME OF LAST YEARS PICTURES WITH LITTLE MISS MAE...
SHE LOVED FINDING THE GOODIES.  SHE'D COME SHOW ME EVERYTHING SHE WOULD PUT IN HER BUCKET LIKE SHE WAS SO PROUD!

SHE WAS EVEN A TROOPER FINDING WHERE THE EASTER BUNNY HID HER THINGS!
AHHH ISN'T SHE JUST THE CUTEST LITTLE THING!  I JUST LOVE HER!!♥

5.16.2012

Spring/Summer

GEESH IT'S SPRING BUT, FEELS LIKE SUMMER!
 
SPRING IS ABOUT THE PULLING OF WEEDS, GETTING THE MOWER OUT TO MAKE SURE IT STARTS, CHECKING THE SPRINKLERS, PLANTING SOME NEW, FRESH FLOWERS.  AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT HAS CONSISTED AROUND OUR HOUSE!  MINUS CHECKING TO SEE IF THE MOWER WILL START, INSTEAD MY MAIN SQUEEZE DECIDED TO JUST GO OUT AND BUY A NEW ONE OF THESE BABIES...
NEEDLESS TO SAY HE IS THE MOWING MACHINE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.  HE GETS 4 YARDS DONE IN 25 MINUTES.  SO, I CAN'T COMPLAIN TOO MUCH RIGHT?!?

 YARD WORK-TO ME IT'S A LOVE/ HATE RELATIONSHIP! 
I LOVE WHEN IT'S DONE AND LOOKS GREAT BUT,
HATE 
PULLING WEEDS,  MOWING THE LAWN AND PLANTING FLOWERS WHICH I CROSS MY FINGERS DON'T DIE ON ME!
 
BEFORE...


 
 
AFTER PICS TO COME SOON!!!  IT'S LOOKING FABULOUS!
SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK BACK!




5.14.2012

Happy Mother's Day

MOTHER'S DAY WENT WELL.  I WASN'T SURE WHAT EMOTIONS WERE GOING TO ARISE, BUT I MUST SAY IT WAS A GREAT BEAUTIFUL DAY.  MY CUTE HUBBY MADE ME BREAKFAST IN BED AND GAVE ME THE CHOICE OF EITHER A KITCHEN AIDE OR A BOSCH.  WHICH I THINK BOSCH IT IS WITH EVERY ONES COMMENTS.

MY KIDS GAVE ME CUTE ART FRAMES AND A PLANT.  THEN WE HEADED OFF TO CHURCH.  EVERYONE WAS SUPER KIND AND INSTEAD OF WORDS THEIR TIGHT HUGS SAID IT ALL THAT THEY WERE THINKING OF ME THAT DAY.  I RECEIVED CUTE POEMS FROM SOME FRIENDS....
Dear Mr. Hallmark,
I am writing to you from heaven,
and though it must appear
A rather strange idea,
I see everything from here.
I just popped in to visit,
your stores to find a card
A card of love for my mother,
as this day for her is hard.
There must be some mistake I thought,
every card you could imagine
Except I could not find a card,
from a child who lives in heaven.
She is still a mother too,
no matter where I reside
I had to leave, she understands,
but oh the tears she’s cried.
I thought that if I wrote you,
that you would come to know
That though I live in heaven now,
I still love my mother so.
She talks with me, and dreams with me;
we still share laughter too,
Memories our way of speaking now,
would you see what you could do?
My mother carries me in her heart,
her tears she hides from sight.
She writes poems to honor me,
sometimes far into the night.
She plants flowers in my garden,
there my living memory dwells
She writes to other grieving parents,
trying to ease their pain as well.
So you see Mr. Hallmark,
though I no longer live on earth
I must find a way,
to remind her of her wondrous worth
She needs to be honored,
and remembered too
Just as the children of earth will do.
Thank you Mr. Hallmark,
I know you’ll do your best
I have done all I can do;
to you I’ll leave the rest.
Find a way to tell her,
how much she means to me
Until I can do it for myself,
when she joins me in eternity.
~Jody Seilheimer
FROM SHAUNA

 "THE BUSIEST DAY IN HEAVEN"

It's the busiest day in Heaven, I'm planning a big surprise.
To let you know I love you and that no one ever dies.

Even though your down below and I am up above,
I'm sending you my wishes and LL MY ANGEL LOVE.

It's really quite exciting to plan this big event
For lots of gifts will come your way and all are Heaven sent.

First I'll take a bath my splashes might cause some rain
But knowing all the fun I'm having will help to ease your pain

Next I'll get some pictures in my halo and gown
So when you get to Heaven I can show you all around.

I have color crayons in Heaven and i will draw some stars so bright
and place them in the sky today for you to see tonight.

Then Jesus will have a story time and I will sit upon His lap
He'll tell me all about you just before I nap.

I'll awake full of energy and play a game or two
Before I finish sending all my Love to you

After snack I'll write a song for all the birds to sing
and know I've made you happy with all the joy it brings.

At night time I'll be tired but I'll still hold you tight
My arms will wrap around you and keep you through the night.

And when you finally slumber I will kneel and pray
asking God to bless you on this special Mother's Day.

Love,
your little Angel
~Kolbi Mae~
FROM BREANNE

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER SMILING CHUBBY CHEEKS AGAIN!  AND TELL HER I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HER!
I COULDN'T BE MORE BLESSED WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE ALWAYS KEEPING ME SMILING!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY.  I KNOW I HAVE THE BEST MOTHER EVER, WHO NOT ONLY IS MY MOTHER, BUT IS MY FRIEND, LISTENER, COMFORTER AND THE ONE I LEAN ON FOR MANY ADVICES....THANK YOU MOM FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!  WE LOVE YOU!♥
(MOM, TAIGE, AND COUSIN BAILEY)