THE KENNARD KLAN: October 2010

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Lake Powell in October

I know I already said this in my last Lake Powell post but I LOVE Lake Powell and everything that goes along with it. So when Ryan and Kristy invited us to come with them the first week in October I was so excited. Gordon told me he wouldn't go if we took Anastyn, so sadly (and against my best judgement) we left her home with Mariel (thank you, thank you, thank you). She was naughty and sad the whole time (wouldn't let Mariel out of her sight, and wouldn't let her kids even touch her), but we had an awesome time at Powell. The weather was so perfect. No wind, no rain, not busy, the water could have been a tad warmer, but it was so relaxing and fun, a perfect October trip. As always I took a million pictures and had a hard time narrowing them down. The pictures ended up a little out of order also, but oh well!

Gordon and Taeya on the wave runner

Taeya was so brave and jumped off the top of the houseboat. Kimball wanted to do it and Taeya thought she would try too. She had Gordon do it with with her, the look on her face was hilarious. She did it a few more times, so she must have enjoyed the "butterflies" in her tummy.

Taeya and Gordon getting ready to jump.

We got Kimberly to strap on the wakeboard and she did awesome, I think she enjoyed it too!

My cute little fishy Taeya.

Kierra

Garrick ended up solo on this trip. Kelly and Jayne got sick and stayed home, we really missed them.

Dad, just happy to be there!

Taeya insisted on taking a few dressups. Kierra and Taeya did wear them for about 1/2 hour one afternoon, so i guess it wasn't totally pointless! She loved sitting on the back of the boat while we were driving -not so safe, but she sure looks cute in her Ariel costume.

She tried waterskiing again and earned her newest snuggly "sparkles." (a bear stuffed animal)

She got all ready and was excited and happy.

She got a little nervous when they took off, got up for a second and fell right down. We will blame it on Ryan the driver (it's always the drivers fault, right??) She skiied again the next day and popped right up stayed up for a while til they hit some rollers!

Despite the look on this Karsten's face he actually does smile and is so darn cute, but man is he stubborn when it comes to picture taking!

Taeya and Daddy were little buddies on this trip, probably because they are both fish. I love this picture of Taeya because this is her stance all the time!

My mom enjoyed this trip because it wasn't so darn hot! She didn't even get in the water, or put a swim suit on for that matter but we were glad to have her there and we sure love her!

Gordon took all the kids wakeboarding everyday, by all the kids I mean Taeya, Kierra, and Daylen. They all had a blast.

Gordon taking a turn with no kids - he looks pretty darn good for a 35 year old!

Kierra, Daylen, Taeya, Karsten and Kimball hanging out at the back of the boat!

Cute little naked bum!

One afternoon we went on a boat ride, it was probably the smoothest ride through the channel I will ever experience. We went and looked at the dam then headed to Antelope Point Marina for some ice cream. We enjoyed just hanging out and letting the kids play in the wading area.

Mom and Kimberly - so cute.

Taeya and Kierra, best little cousins.

Karsten and Daylen

Kimball, Taeya, Kierra, and Daylen - these kids played so well together the whole time.

Kimberly and Karsten

Me and Gord

Kent's boat leaving the Marina

Kristy and Daylen

Gordon wakeboarding with Kierra, look at the smile on her face.

Kimball - he loved wakeboarding, but spent most of the trip fishing!

Gordon and Daylen - Ryan forced Daylen to wakeboard with him and, as you can see, he wasn't too excited about it.

If you look close, you can see that Daylen still wasn't so excited about wakeboarding.

By the end he was smiling.

Kindof!

Me enjoying the lake!

Kimberly, Garrick, and Me (not sure where Ryan was?)

Garrick wakeboarding - why is it that boys can pick up this sport so easily, he did great!

Cute Taeya and Kierra again - they traded sunglasses and thought that was really cool.

Once again, this trip was so great! We loved it. I missed Anastyn and felt so bad that she wasn't very good for Mariel, but it really did make the trip much more relaxing to have her home. Thanks again Mariel, for watching Anastyn, and thanks to the rest of the family for a fun weekend!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Cabin

We spent the last weekend of September at the cabin. It was a beautiful weekend and we really enjoyed some family time. The other assigned weekends this summer we were busy and couldn't use the cabin so we were anxious to go. The weather was perfect and the scenary with so awesome with the leaves just starting to change.

Gordon bought Taeya a fishing pole before this trip and she was so excited to go fishing. Sadly we didn't catch any fish, but we still had fun.

Anastyn wasn't such a great fisherman. There wasn't really any place for her to walk around. We had only been at the lake for a few minutes when she slipped on the rocks, bumped her head and got all wet. Thank goodness she didn't mind just wearing a diaper.

Taeya wanted to go swimming so badly. I meant to bring her swimsuit but I talked myself out of it because I knew the lake would be really cold. She insisted on getting in so we just took off all her clothes! She didn't want to get in without Gordon. He is such a good sport - he got in, then she did, but they both lasted about 2 minutes. I was cold with just my feet in the water!

(both the girls were naked but I "put" a swimsuit on them both!)

Our little family. Pictures never do the scenary justice - it was so beautiful.

Me and my girls with a view from the boat launch ramp.

Anastyn loves to play with daddy!

My beautiful Taeya - she loves the water, just like her dad!

Taeya is turing into such a great big sister. These 2 really do love each other. Anastyn liked this side of the lake much better - she could walk around freely!

We sure do love the cabin.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Bath Time

The weather has been so nice this fall that we have been outside trying to enjoy every minute we can before it gets cold. The kids love the mud, always! I just couldn't resist taking a few pictures of dirty Anastyn and Bryce, they are just so darn cute!

A bath is a must after getting that dirty in the mud. These 2 had fun together in the bath. They are both such happy babies.

These 2 thought they needed a bath too - they always have fun together if water is involved.

Moments to Remember...

10/31/12 Anastyn did not want to go to sleep tonight, probably a result of too much trick or treating candy. As I'm trying to get her to stay in bed she says to me "I need to tell you somethin," I say "what" and she proceeds to tell me nothing really. Than she says "I need to tell dad somethin." I said that she could tell me and I would tell him. She says "dad, is a good worker!" Than she says "I love him this much," and she spreads her arms out as wide as they can go!" Love this girl even if she won't go to sleep at night!

04/03/11 We were talking to Taeya about Noah's Ark and the flood, and she said "that was good cause the whole Earth had a big drink of water!"

03/29/11 Taeya: "Mom, dad thinks sandwiches are made out of sand, but I think their made out of whitches."

02/19/11 Taeya was giving her penguin a little checkup with her doctor kit. She took the blood pressure and then said "just what I suspected." Gordon laughed and said, "you're going to be a great doctor someday." Taeya looked at him and said "I don't want to be a doctor, I want to be a paper maker."

12/10/10 Taeya: "I know why we do karate, it shows Jesus that we love him."

12/2/10 Taeya and Brielle were playing and Taeya didn't want to share her princess castle. I was trying to help her share and she said to me "mom you're ruining a princesses dreams."

11/28/10 Taeya: "You're ruining my life!"

11/01/10 Anastyn: this is what she says pointing to what she wants, "a, a, a, a, a, a..........." she knows how to sign a few words but this is what I hear all day long from her!

10/21/10 Taeya was down stairs watching a halloween movie with Gordon. I went to get her to take her to bed and this is what she said to me: Taeya: "That girl turned itno a girafica (Dracula) but it was just pretend."

10/09/10 This has been one of Taeya's common phrases lately, she says is bratty like: Taeya: "I don't even care."

10/07/10 Taeya: "This is the worstest day of my life."

09/26/10 Taeya: "This is the best day of my whold life, cause I catched a lady bug!"

09/23/10 Random conversation Taeya and I had: Taeya: "She has a great body." Mom: "Who does?" Taeya: "Ursala" Mom: "What does it mean to have a great body?" Taeya: "Infesterating - is that right?"

08/20/10 Taeya: "Mom you're the best mom in the whole world cause you do puzzles with me."

07/26/10 Anastyn took her first steps

05/24/10 Gordon and Taeya were watching princess and the frog. She was watching the part where she kisses the frog and he is supposed to turn into a prince. Taeya looks at Gordon and says, "I'd kiss a frog if I turned into a frog!" Funny how she didn't want to become a princess, just a frog!

05/23/10 Anastyn's top tooth came popping through!

05/09/10 Anastyn officially started crawling on Mother's day.

05/03/10 Sunday was Stake Conference and the theme for the conference was Temple Attendance. For FHE we were talking about the temple and we told Taeya that one of the speakers said that Heavenly Father walks the halls of the temple. Gordon: "What would you do if you saw Heavenly Father?" Taeya: "Heavenly Father can I have a kiss? Now can I have a hug?"

04/30/10 Taeya: "When I growed-up, i'll never be mad to my kids and if they want candy i'll listen to them and give them candy." (This came totally out of the blue while we were driving, it made me wonder if I wasn't being nice to her that morning?!)

03/22/10 While we were at the salon fixing Taeya's hair that she and Brielle cut, I noticed that Anastyn had her first tooth. A cute little bottom tooth. She hardly complained, she seemed a little more mellow than usual, but not fussy at all. The second bottom one appeared a week or so later.

03/18/10 Taeya was talking to Gordon on the phone, she had all sorts of things to talk about, but this comment made me laugh out loud. She said "Dad, Kimball's leg is all better, that's good, for heavens sake!" (Kimball broke his femer on New Years Eve and Taeya was amazed that it was all better).

02/19/10 On my birthday: Taeya: mom, how old are you? Brandalyn: I'm 31 Taeya: (In a quite voice, almost like she's thinking) wow, that's old.

02/17/09 We are driving in the car and I am trying to put Anastyn's binki in her mouth. Brandalyn to Anastyn: Where is your mouth? Taeya: Right in the middle. (She said this in a very serious tone!)

01/25/10 We were driving home - on canyon road: Gordon: Taeya, help me watch out for deer. We don't want to hit one. Taeya: But we could take it home and it could be our pet, we don't have any pets.

01/14/10 Anastyn rolled from her belly to her back for the first time.

01/12/10 Anastyn rolled from her back to her tummy for the first time.

01/06/10 Taeya: "I want to be a lady when I growed up, uh, actually I want to be a gymnastic girl."

12/23/09 Anastyn laughed for the first time. She was watching Taeya jump on the tramp and obviously thought it was quite funny!

11/15/09 Taeya: "Dad, do yous bracelets hurt?" (Does his braces hurt!) She is always so concerned about them, she says she wants some "bracelets" on her teeth.

11/1/09 Taeya: "Mom, where's my computer? I'm going to send and e-mail."

10/31/09 We were trick-or-treating and decided it would be fun to visit Brother and Sister Anderson's house (Tayea's nursery teachers) but we didn't know where they live, Taeya said to me "maybe they live at the church!"

10/17/09 Taeya: "Mom, I is freezing cold." (This is a common statement around the house, apparently she is always cold)!

10/12/09 Anastyn had her first taste of candy today when Taeya so nicely offered her a taste of her ring pop! I think Anastyn liked it!

10/11/09 After Gordon blessed Anastyn in sacrament meeting Taeya said, "I want a big girl blessing!"

10/11/09 We are frantically getting ready for church on Sunday and Taeya was playing in the room while we were putting the blessing dress on Anastyn. Gordon says to the baby "now don't poop in your pretty new dress," and Taeya responds "okay!"

10/10/09 Gordon and Taeya were driving in the car and a man came on the radio, Taeya commented that the man was the prophet. Gordon asked her what the prophets name is, and she told him, a minute later she said "we should name our baby President Monson, that's a pretty name."

10/1/09 "My names not Taeya, it's Emily."

09/30/09 I took Anastyn to her 2 week checkup and thought Taeya should come and get a flu shot while we were there. I prepped her all morning long for getting a shot, she told me "she wouldn't even say ow!" (Which is the only thing she said when she got her shot at her 3 year check-up). They didn't have enough flu shots at the doctors office to give her one and she was so upset. The nurse offered to give her a shot of saline and Taeya would have let her, but I didn't think it was a good idea. She finally settled for a sparkly star bandaid instead.

09/26/09 Gordon took Taeya swimming at the Lehi pool. She went on the big tube slide several times with Gordon. One of the times the turned a corner and Taeya bonked her head on the side of the slide. When they got done Gordon asked Taeya if she wanted to go again and she said, "Yes, but don't drive crazy!"

09/17/09 The day we brought Anastyn home from the hospital I said to Taeya, "what do you think of your new baby?" She enthusiastically answered, "I think it's great!"

09/01/09 Taeya and I went to meet her preschool teacher today. After we walked out of the classroom, she said "hey, I didn't learn my letters!" I guess she knows what she is going to learn at school this year!

09/09 When Taeya refers to herself she will say things like, "do you want I to...." (instead of do you want me to..)

08/22/09 Gordon and Taeya were singing ABBA in the car and Taeya said, "I sing so good cause I'm a big sister!"

08/19/09 Taeya asked me, "Mom, are you going to be a baby when you grown down?" I just kind of laughed, then she said, "but if you're a baby, who's going to be my mom?"

08/19/09 On the way to my doctors appointment Taeya was talking to Gordon on the phone telling him we had a lot of doctors. (She has gone to a lot of OB appointments with me and she had recently gone to her 3 year check-up). Gordon asked her if she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up and she said, "No, I want to be a lady!"

08/13/09 Taeya and I drove by a man holding a sign advertising for 99 cent tacos. He was wearing a large cowboy/somberero. Taeya said "mom, there's a cowboy!" I didn't really want to argue with her about whether is was a cowboy or not so I just agreed. I minute later she said to me, "hey, cowboy's don't hold signs, they ride horses!"

08/9/09 On the way to church I was getting mad at Gordon for driving too slow, and he said a little sarcastically, "I love church," and Taeya said "Me Too!" (Although she wasn't being sarcastic)

06/10/09 It was a cooler day and Taeya told me she was cold and wanted her witch costume on. We put the costume on but not 5 minutes later, she came to me and said, "I need to change, it's freakin' hot!" Of course she quickly found a swimsuit to put on instead.

05/29/09 Whenever Gordon or I get home from work she will say "how was yous work?" Most of the time if she was in bed before we got home she will ask us the next day! 05/29/09 After we get mad at Taeya, or if she thinks we might be sad, she will say to us, "Are you happy?" If you say "no", she will wait a minute or so and ask you again, until the answer is "yes!"

05/24/09 I told Taeya that we were going to go run errands, so we get to the first store, I think it was Cooks Nursery, and she said, "Is this errands?"

04/7/09 Gordon's sister, Angie, is in town from Washington. When Taeya was born she made her a Winnie the Pooh blanket that she loves recently. We told Taeya to tell her thankyou for the blanket. When she did Angie said, "you're welcome sweatheart." Today she said to me "I not a sweatheart, I a Taeya!"

03/15/09 Once again in the middle of the night, I put Taeya in bed with me, this time she said to me "thank yous for sharing yous bed with me!"

03/14/09 Taeya and I were in Idaho visiting my sister. Taeya woke up in the middle of the night and I put her in bed with me. I had my watch on and when I put my arm around her back I scratched her a little bit (she insisted on wearing a sleeveless dress to bed). She said to me "owe that hurt, I a special, special girl."

03/13/09 "Princesses don't wear pants, they wear tights."

02/24/09 On the way out of the Disneyland park Gordon was holding Taeya and she said "I need a nap at night time." She quickly fell asleep on his shoulder after that.

01/18/09 I asked Taeya to help me clean up the hair things after I did her hair and she said, "No, I'm too dizzy." ( I am not sure if she meant that she was too busy, or if she just needed an excuse!)

12/08 Anytime Taeya does anything she thinks you will like she look at you and says, "Whatchu Think?" (What do you think?)

11/13/08 Taeya had on a pair of leggings that got a little hole in them. She looked at the hole and said "daddy fix it?" She thinks he can fix anything!

10/5/08 We were driving in the car and Taeya was playing with a toy phone. She had it up to her ear but didn't say anything for at least 10 minutes. I finally asked her who she was talking to, and she said "Grandpa," I asked her what Grandpa was saying and she said, "trick or treat!"

08/18/08 Last night Taeya found out how to climb out of her crib! She was talking to herself (hm, I wonder where she got that?) I could hear her through the door saying, "Careful Tae-ya" over and over. Curious I opened the door and she was teadering the bar of her crib avoiding a disaster!

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Lake Powell in October

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The Cabin

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