Birthday Weekend!

So this weekend I got to celebrate my bday with my side of the fam! My mom picked me, Kennedy, and my sister up and took us back to Bountiful for a sleepover. Kelin came up when he got off from work! That night we had a nice dinner at my Grandma's house and it was soo good. We had my fave meal ever tostadas and my very favorite strawberry and whip cream cake! Yes I am def going on a diet this week! After we watched my favorite movie Breaking Dawn for the 5th time for me:) ha! The next day we woke up and headed over to the zoo! It was such a gorgeous day and was in the 60s! It was super crowded but we didnt mind. Kennedy loved the zoo. Her favorite animals were the monkey and the lions. As soon as she saw the monkey she said, "woooow"!! Haha it was super cute. After the zoo we had dinner and headed back to Provo! It was such a great time and it always makes me sad to leave my family after spending a weekend with them.

Tonight we finished the weekend by celebrating my bday with Kelin's side of the fam. All of the cousins came over and we had homemade pizzas and red velvet cupcakes. Have I mentioned I am going on a diet this week lol? Kennedy has so much fun with her little cousins! She sure is going to miss them when we head back to the Burg. She has also started saying "nigh nigh" to everyone when it is her bed or nap time. This weekend Kelin is taking me bday shopping to spend my money..yay!!:) This weekend went by soo fast and was so much fun! Waaah I cant believe tomorrow is already monday and Kelin has to go back to work! Oh well hopefully it is a great week:)! Here are some pics from this weekend..Enjoy!!

my cute little family pooped after a long fun weekend! Am I a blessed girl or what?:)

Fun times with Kennedy:)

So one of the greatest things about living in Utah is being close to my family! I get to see my sister Christine who is at BYU and lives 5 min away, and my mom and younger sister Kailey who live about an hour away in Bountiful. My mommy has come up to Lehi to see me like 5 times and I have loved it! One of the fun things we got to do over presidents day was go to Chuck e Cheese! Unfortunately Kelin and Chrisitine couldnt go because they had work and school. It was so nice of my mom and Kailey to take us because obviously Kennedy is the only one who would truly be excited haha! When we got there Kennedy was going crazy running all over the place trying to get on every ride and get into everything that she could. It was so fun to see her in that environment. It was funny though because she didnt like any of the rides when we put a coin in them and they started moving. All she wanted to do was look at Chuckee and eat her pizza haha!

 My girl and I!

 Loves her some fruit punch:)

haha this was the best photo of the day! Next time I need to get a pic with my mom and sister!

Well we have about a month and a half left here in Utah! Time has been going so fast and we have been having so much fun! The weather in Orem has still been pretty great despite a little bit of snow here and there. I am able to take Kennedy on walks most days however, which is so nice because for 1 whole hour Kennedy isnt able to make a mess, run around, or break things! Yes its great lol! Kennedy has so much energy that by the end of the day I pratically pass out ha! I just love her outgoing energetic little personality though. Kelin is still loving his internship and Kennedy and I miss him when he's gone but we get to spend lots of time with him on the week nights/weekends. Kelin's bday was on feb 23rd and I am not allowed to make a big deal out of it because doesnt let me:) ha! But it was really nice, we went to sushi as a family and opened presents. On Sunday alot of his relatives came over for another bday dinner.  My bday is coming up in less then 2 weeks on March 13th. I am soo excited because I love my bday haha its the best day ever!I think we are going to see the Hunger Games for my bday because Kelin and I are both obsessed!! So I have to blog about a few of the new things Kennedy is now doing..
-says "uh oh" constantly
-says" hi" to ever single person she sees
-puts on all of her daddies ties that she finds in the closet and says "bye dad"
We just fall more in love with this little girl everday!

Lately:)

So not much has changed since my last post! The weather here in Provo has been beautiful these past 2 weeks:)! Kennedy and I have have spent alot of time outside on walks and playing in the back yard! I am soo thankful for the sunshine because staying inside all day makes me go crazy!! Kelin is still working hard at his job and is still loving it! I love seeing him come home with a big smile telling me all that he has learned/did that day. We are still loving it here in Utah and having fun with our little Kennedy. Kennedy has also been having lots of fun with her cousins who come over a couple times a week and for Sunday dinner! I am honestly sooooo baby hungry, especially when I see Kennedy playing so good with her cousins. She has so much fun with them and is so sweet and cute to them! So hopefully some day in the near future she will have one..or two more siblings:)!
Here are the pics I promised..:)

 backyard play area:)

 Kennedy loves playing outside!

 Kennedy LOVES the puppy Ricky:)

 Playing with her cousin Ty(she was playing with his hair)

 haha they are so cute together!

my sweet happy little girl:)
Well that was kind of a pic overload but you get the idea of what we have been up to:)!

Utah life

Well we have been living in Utah for a month on Tuesday! Can you believe how fast time flies? So far everything is going great and we LOVE it here! The first week was hard for me and  I missed Rexburg for a bit. I wasnt used to all of the people and traffic that comes with being in a bigger town! After about a week tho I got over it and now I dont really want to leave haha! Their is so much to do here and I love being around so much family. Its crazy being able to drive down the street and be right next to a mall and pretty much every store you could imagine!  This never happens in Rexburg where their is virtually no shopping options. We have spent a couple days stopping into all of the stores we havent been able to go to since life in Idaho. We generally dont have much time for that anymore however, because Kelin just started working 40 hour weeks this week! He was originally only going to be working 30 hours unpaid but after the first week or 2 his boss decided he was doing so good they would give him more hours and pay him! What a blessing this is to our little family and we are so grateful how that worked out! We went out to sushi this last friday to celebrate and it was such a perfect and fun little night with my family. I probably emberass Kelin with how much I brag about him but he is such a hard worker and I really coulnt be more proud of my talented hubby. I am still a stay at home mommy and I am so thankfull to be one! Greatest job in the world and I feel so lucky. Kennedy is now 15 months old and cuter than ever! We are living with Kelin's aunt and uncle while we are here and they have a 3 story house so most of my time during the day is spent chasing Kennedy around! This has actually been amazing cardio so I am not complaining:)! Some of Kennedy's favorite things to do are
-chase Ricky around(the dog)
-say bye to everyone while waving(even strangers)
-blow kisses
-grab my hand and drag me all over the house
-read books
-talk even though we pretty much have no idea what she is saying
-scream
-talk on the phone
I really wish I was better at taking pics but I will post some this weekend because I know those are more fun to look at then reading words:) that is pretty much all we have been up to lately! We are so grateful for Kennedy and the sweet little blessing she has been and still is in our lives. I look forward to the crazy and exciting journey life continues to takes us on as a little family!

Finally..

So it has been forever since I have blogged and I have quite a bit to catch up on! We were very busy this holiday season but had an absolute blast! For Thanksgiving we flew out to Chicago to be with Kelins family and spent about a week there. It was so much fun and I know Kelin had an absolute blast being able to be with his whole family all together again! Kelin got to play basketball with his brothers and dad, and even got to go black Friday shopping. It was also a very relaxing time for us because Julie, Kelin's mom watched Kennedy a ton and we were very grateful for that! I even got to go tanning a bunch in Julie's tanning bed, which was very nice because I dont get to see the sun very often living in Rexburg;) Kennedy had a great time and even got to meet her cousins for the very first time! She had a great time playing with them and stayed up until 11 almost every night..she normally doesnt do this ha!  We all had such a great time being with Kelin's family and the time flew by way too fast! I wish we would have taken more pics!

For Christmans we were off to Utah to be with my family. We had a great time relaxing and I especially enjoyed being around my sisters and mom again because it has been a while since we have all been together! Kelin had a rude awakening realizing how is life is going to be with girls however because he grew up with all brothers! Lets just say their were a few cat fights and hormones raging at times and Kelin didnt quite know how to handle it:) but my sisters and I eventually made up and got over it quickly! I told Kelin this is what he has to look forward to when Kennedy gets older if we have anymore girls. I think he is really hoping our next baby will be a boy now! My favorite part of the trip was going to the Salt Lake temple and looking at the temple lights. All of us were very cold besides little Kennedy who was wrapped snuggly in her stroller with blankets, gloves, and ear muffs. She didnt make a sound the whole time we were there! She was so amused with everything going on around her. Christmas was great and Kennedy was very spoiled! I loved that Christmas was on a Sunday this year and it was so nice being able to go to church and remember the true meaning of Christmas.

After the holidays we got all settled back in Rexburg and Kelin started a new semester and was doing great! After about a week and a half Kelin got an email saying he was selected in the top 13 to recieve an accounting internship in Utah and that they would be choosing 3 to come to Utah. We had been praying about Kelin doing an internship for a while and so I knew he was going to get it! Sure enough we found out a few days later that Kelin got the internship and we had to be in Utah in a week. After a quick freak out session we quickly made plans to move to Utah! We have been here for a little over a week now and Kelin is 3 days into his internship. He is loving it and getting along with his boss great! We are so grateful for how everything worked out and came together for us to be here! Everything just fell into place so perfectly and I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for helping us and blessing us with this opportunity. I have seen his hand in our lives so much since we have been married and I am thankful he has been with us on this journey. Kelin's internship wasnt going to be paid and we found out 2 days ago that he will be getting paid! I am grateful for the tender mercies of the Lord and I know he loves all of his children and as long as we reach out to him and include him in our lives he will be there for us and help us in all things. We will be in Utah until April and then Kelin will have 3 more semester left(one year) I look forward to the journey ahead of us  with great faith and excitement!!:)

Kennedys photo shoot!:)

So one of the girls in our ward makes these amazing headbands and baby clothes and asked Kennedy if she  would model some of her new stuff for her face book page. Of course I was thrilled and said yes right away!  I LOVE how the photos turned out. If any of you are wanting baby clothes or headbands you should totally check out her page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=535043335#!/MandaBOWtique.. her prices are totally reasonable and all of her stuff is adorable! The photographer was also AMAZING and here is the link to her page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=535043335#!/C.ThielPhotography..enjoy!!