Christmas Morning

You never realize how much fun Christmas morning was until you have a little one to get excited for!  I will admit, I had a hard time sleeping that night because I couldn't wait to have Kinsey open her presents the next morning haha! We woke Kinsey up around 730am (this will be the ONLY year we have to do that on Christmas morning I'm sure) and immediately had her start playing and opening toys lol The first one was a piano from Santa and then she went through her stocking that had treats, sippy cups and little toys.  Then from mom and dad, she got books and more toys!  Brandon spoiled me like always with creative gifts that I LOVE.  Brandon is the best gift giver I know! He is always so creative!!!!
After we played with our new stuff we all got ready and headed over to my dad's house where we got LOTS more! Kinsey had a bag full of presents that was 3x her size ahah it was the never ending gift bag!
Then we went to Brandon's parents house and ate breakfast and opened more gifts again ;) Kinsey got a neat kitchen set that looks like a fridge and absolutely loves it! (I hope she is a better cook than me haha)
After all that we then went to my mom's house! She got us the pots and pans we asked for (since we never got any new ones and the ones we had were falling apart), and she made Kinsey the letter blocks that spell out her name and the coolest present any of us got for Christmas was a book she had made for Kinsey.  She took some of the blog entries I have done along with the pic and put it all together in a book!!! I couldn't help but cry when I opened it.. It means the world to me :) My mom also fed us a late lunch that was so delicious!!!! She made a spinach artichoke dip that is to die for!

first gift from santa

stocking goodies :)

she loved the paper!

Christmas Fun!

Wow do I have such an amazing family!!! I don't know what I would do without each and every single one of them! Brandon, Kinsey and I had such a GREAT Christmas.. We got SPOILED :)
This year I really tried hard to get into the Christmas spirit especially since we now have a little one.  So we went to the Christmas lights in Salt Lake and in Ogden, and I even bought the "NOW Christmas Edition" so Kinsey and I could sing along to Christmas music while in the car!
Decorating for the big day was quite hard for me this year because as you will soon hear about, Brandon and I bought a house and we moved out of our town home the day after Christmas!  I was not excited to take down my tree the day after :(  It was also very hard for me to leave all the decor out while I pack up the rest of the house.. I got so antsy to just pack everything and live out of boxes for a week ha. 
On Christmas Eve Brandon and I go to his side of the family's house first, then we head over to my grandma's to see my dad's side of the fam. This year Brandon's family decided to do a skit out of the scriptures and have all the little ones play a part. That had to be one of the cutest things i have ever seen lol Kinsey played baby Jesus and did such a great job!! We draped a white blanket over her head and she left it there the whole time! She just looked around at everyone and smiled haha she is a NATURAL! After we ate and visited over there we headed over to my grandma's. We opened presents and spent time with that family for a little bit before we all started to get partied out and very tired..

Dad and Kins at the Ogden lights

My everything!

Christmas Eve

I have the CUTEST family!

Kinsey playing Baby Jesus








boy do I have got some catchin up to do!!

The month of December and January have been THE busiest months I have ever had.. well except for the month before my wedding day.. so bare with me and I will get all caught up :)

I'm Married to an OLD man

On December 1st my hubby turned 23!!! He is not the type that likes to celebrate his birthday so we just had a casual day full of loungin by the fire, snugglin as a family and just being lazy!  His mom fixed us a great dinner that we went and ate later that night.. Ribs, salad, potatoes, cheese bread! YUM YUM YUM!  I feel bad I didn't plan out a big day full of activities but every year I have been with him (5 years!!) all he has ever wanted to do is just relax, so this year I thought I would let him do what he really wanted to do hehe.

It just so happens that my brother Colton's birthday is the 3rd so we had a combo birthday get together for him and Brandon.  My mom ordered pizza and we just had a great time as a family!

Another birthday in my family is my cousin Michael and his is the 8th so we will be having another get together with my other side of the family for those 2 guys this week ha ha..(now do you see why I just let Brandon do what he wanted to do on his real birthday?? poor guy is having 3 parties!) 

  I am so thankful to have him as my husband and daddy to my little girl! He is the best and puts up with my complaining and nagging so I know I am truly lucky to have him!!

Happy Birthday BABE! I LOVE YOU!

9 month old check up!

Now that Kinsey is 10 months old I thought I better get on here and update from her 9 month apt ha ha boy I suck at this whole blogging thing... I am just to dang busy!

Anyways, Kinsey is growing perfectly!! Zane (her doctor) showed us her growth charts and she is climbing them just like she should be, so that makes us very happy :)  At that apt she weighted 16.15 lbs (20%), her height 27.25 (50%), and her head circumference 43 cm (25%). So pretty much she is a lean little girl with a small head, and I think that is so perfect for a girl! 
Kinsey LOVES to play peek-a-boo and play with any toy or thing she can get her hands on.  Brandon and I laugh all the time because she will grab everything she can reach and set it next to her and wont start playing until everything around her is pretty much in her lap ha ha I guess its a good thing she is an only child for now..
She is on pretty much the same eating and nap schedule..  I am trying to shorten her morning nap so she takes a longer afternoon nap, but that is a slow process ha ha She LOVES to eat with everyone else around her so she is now starting to have more of the foods we eat which is nice because who would want to eat mashed up pureed crap all the time lol
Kinsey is now crawling on her hands and knees.. She was over at my Mom's house when I got a text saying she was now using her knees instead of the army crawl :( I was at work and it made me so sad to think I missed it!!  Other then crawling EVERYWHERE she is now pulling herself up to stand on anything she can find.  A couple of days ago she even got brave and took her hands off but then realized what she was doing and fell to her bum.  This time is really rough for me because she falls and hits her head then has a bruise or lump and it makes me so sad!! She only cries for a second then is all better and wants down to climb on something else so I know it doesn't ever hurt her too bad.. I promise I don't beat my child!!  She has also started to pull herself up in her crib to call for us when she has slept enough ha ha I love my little QT!

She no longer only has just her 2 bottom teeth! She now has her 2 top teeth and boy are those things CUTE!!  I didn't know this until my mom informed me, but usually when those top teeth come in there is a gap in between them ha ha They are so cute and even show when she smiles!!! Now we have two top teeth to brush instead of just the bottoms.. At this rate we are going to have to start flossing lol

5 Generations!

Grandma and her GrandGirls

Kinsey and her cousin Adelynn

My Family

Halloween!!

This was Kinsey's first Halloween and I think she had a blast, in my opinion lol.  Brandon and I made her costume too!!  She was a cute bumble bee :)  We made a tutu and then bought a black turtle neck and I put yellow electrical tape in stripes around it then we found adult leg warmers that were black and white striped so we got those as well :)  She was all decked out in "bee" attire!  Brandon had to work during the day so that meant it was just me and my Kinsey beans to have fun during the day with all the festivities!!  We started by going to my moms to show her off to Grandma, Grandpa, and the uncles. They gave Kinsey her favorite thing, juice boxes. Then I took her to Lee's Market where they were having a trick-or-treat for little ones.  Kinsey didn't know what to think off all those people and all the crazy costumes.  She sat in her stroller as we walked around to the different stands to collect our treats.  She got a capri sun, lots of laffy taffys, "scarrots", and a few other little things.  She held on to the air head for dear life!! After we left Lee's we went to Brandon's moms house and she got more treats like suckers and fruit snacks.  Then I just had to go show her off to the people I work with lol.

After our morning of festivities my bumble bee took a much needed nap and so did I lol :)  Dad came home and then we were off to our friends Austin and Christee's house to trick-or-treat and watch the Utah game!  Kinsey loves being around those guys and even loves their new puppy Gracie ha ha 

Overall our Halloween was a very fun day and Kinsey had a blast!!!







Busy parents!

Brandon and I have been so busy with work, school, Kinsey, and the everyday things and even house shopping!!  We are still full time students, Brandon does online school with University of Phoenix and I go to Weber State. Brandon is still employed full time with Qwest and I still work as a receptionist at Ogden Clinic 2 min away from my home.  We just started shopping for homes last month and are looking into moving further south to the Kaysville area.. The only bad thing about that is your penny doesn't get you very much in Kaysville as it does in Ogden ha ha.  Brandon is the one who is being hard to please (who would have thought he he) so I have kinda left him up to finding the homes to look at.  I just requested to have 2 bathrooms and at least 3 bedrooms and I will be a happy girl! Our first outing when we went to go look at houses really gave Brandon a reality check ha ha they were mostly foreclosures so the carpet was GROSS and the walls were in serious need of some cleaning and paint.  I could see past all that and really liked some of them but I think a few of the homes just made Brandon cringe and not want anything to do with them ahah.  I will keep you all updated on the next adventure we have looking at homes ;) 

P.S. It a good thing we have an amazing friend and agent that is so patient with Brandon and I ;) Thanks Christee!!!!