Saturday, November 27th, our sweet little KayBree decided to be baptized. My niece, Marlee, made this cute little invitation for KayBree's special Day!
The baptism was amazing. I let KayBree plan the whole program which made it even more special. She picked her two favorite songs; Baptism and I know my Savior Loves Me. I thought they fit perfectly! She asked her Aunt April to give a talk on Baptism and her Uncle Harley to give the talk on the Holy Ghost. They both did an amazing job at directing the talk to KayBree and making an impression on her about the decision she was making. Josh baptized her and did an awesome job! Then my brother Aaron confirmed her and gave her one of the most wonderful blessing I have ever heard!
All of us after the Baptism. We all look silly but KayBree looks pretty and that is all that matters right? After the baptism we decided to just go out to dinner. KayBree chose Ruby Tuesday, her favorite restaurant!
She got a new scripture purse, scriptures, hymn book, childerns song book, little notebooks, scripture stickers, scripture marking crayons, a CTR necklace and CTR ring. I don't think she has put down the purse with all of her new goodies in it since she got them!
Thank you to everyone who came and supported her on her special day!
We got our Family pictures taken by my friend, Cordie, in July. I love them!
KayBree has had a fun year so far in second grade. She loves her teacher Mrs. Lewis. She has found a joy in reading. She is determined to read the 1st book of The Diary of a Wimpy kid seven times. I think she is on her fourth or fifth time. She loves helping me out with Kaia. She is such a good big sister I don't know what I would do without her. If I ever have a migraine or I'm just not feeling well she will take Kaia and let me take a nap. She turned eight in November and it has been the most stressful month ever! I wanted to make her eighth birthday perfect, so basically it turned out to be a birthday month. Every weekend we had something to do. I even threw her a friend birthday which is WAY out of my comfort zone but it turned out to be perfect.
Daimen started the summer off by breaking his arm. We have a nasty little girl named Angel that lives by our park and she decided that she didn't want Daimen to be at the top of the slide so she pushed him off the side. He landed on his arm, went limp, and passed out. He never cries long after he gets hurt so after a half an hour of crying and holding his arm weird we decided to take him into the ER. Of course when we got there he stopped crying so we didn't think it was broken but they took an X-Ray and sure enough it was. They casted him in the ER and about a week later he could take his cast of by sliding his arm out so we went and got another one put on but this time it was a waterproof which was much needed since it was the summer.
He started Kindergarten in the Fall and loves his teacher Mrs. Larsen. She is the most amazing kindergarten teacher and I would suggest her to EVERYONE! He is doing an awesome job with his school work especially his math, which he didn't get from me. We are so proud of him!
Little Kaia Bean is a crazy, crazy baby. She loves to make big big messes all throughout the house. I'm pretty sure she has a daily schedule of mayhem; tear all of her folded clothes out of the drawers, go to the bathroom dump out all bath toys, hair clippies, and bows and if the toilet is open throw everything she can into it, then off to the pantry closet where she pulls out all of the cans and boxes of food she can reach, then to her diapers and wipes pulling every wipe out of the wipe case and throwing the diapers in every direction, then to the kids pencils, markers, and crayons dumping them all of the floor, then to the kitchen cabinets... the list goes on and on. She is a tornado! We love her little spunk and sass though. I honestly cant keep up with the messes so I enlist the help of KayBree and Daimen. Daimen always says, "Mom, it is really hard work to have a baby!" Yes it is Bud. Maybe this will help him remember how hard babies are to take care of when he starts liking girls too much... haha.
She is 15 months old. She talks so much and it's nice to be able to communicate with her. She figured out that if she says please she can get people to give her anything she wants. She loves chocolate, cheese, and Dora the explorer. She loves her "kids" and is so sad when they leave to go to school. She is a sweetheart and makes everyday a better day for all of us.
Josh is still going to school. He is finally done with regular classes and is now in the Secondary education program which gives him an opportunity to spend time in the classroom. This semester he was put into the sixth grade with Mrs. Schow in the Willow Valley Middle School. He absolutely loves working with the middle school kids which surprised both of us because we were set on him teaching high school. Mrs. Schow asked him if he would give a full lesson to her students. All she told him was that the unit they were on was the Greeks. He forgot until the night before he had to give the lesson. He stayed up until after four putting together a lesson on the Greek Gods. I was so stressed out for him but of course he did amazing and his one day lesson turned into a week lesson. Mrs. Schow loved the lesson plan so much she asked if he would give her his power point and other handouts he had made so she could use them from now on. He was made to be a teacher, kids are just drawn to him. Next semester he has to work with High School students. He will do great I'm sure. He wants to do his student teaching next fall with Mrs. Schow and she said she would love to have him back! I am so excited for him. He comes back from class just grinning from ear to ear because he is FINALLY doing what he loves. I am so proud of him!
As for me... I am doing the same old stuff. We are expecting our fourth baby and second boy in April. Daimen and Josh are excited to have our family even so the girls are not winning anymore. I have been having some health problems lately due to the pregnancy, but hopefully things are looking up.
Oh the joy of Mothers Day. This morning I woke up and had to deal with screaming, fighting, crazy children. While trying to get everyone fed and clothed for church my whole house was torn apart by the tiny tornado. I had one of those mornings that make me seriously question my sanity and why I ever thought being a Mother was something I could do. Then I went to church... and when I walked into the Chapel and heard all the other screaming, fighting, crazy children I felt infinitely better. Everyone appeared to be having the same day that I was having. Happy Mother’s Day! Or at my house today, I am having a Happy Smothered Day! 
But then we figured out we could play peek-a-boo through the hole in the side of the bed. She thought that was pretty cool and it got us through a couple of hours!
KayBree was pretty sad when Kaia wasn't home and almost cried when she first saw her. Kaia was pretty happy to see the kids too. Coming home was so nice for me and even for Kaia, she just wanted to get down and crawl around and play with her toys.
Second... KayBree turned Seven in November so we had to throw her a last minute fairy princess party where they even made and decorated their own fairy wings.
Fourth... Daimen is a little Ninja two days a week. Do you see that look? He means business, and yes his hair is dyed once again only this time it is red/orange like his best friend Will.
My sister bought this red dress for KayBree when she was born. It's Premie and Kaia is 4 months old in this picture... sad.
