THE KENNARD KLAN: January 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Happy 36th Birthday

For Gordon's birthday he decided he wanted to go skiing. We don't go often enough so we thought it would be a great occassion to go. We invited Seth and Alyson to come with us and we had a blast. It was a beautiful day.

Gordon, Brandalyn, Alyson, Seth

Seth and Alyson on the lift behind us!

Alyson and I - I forgot my coat, but it's a good thing I made Gordon take his even though he didn't want to!

Gordon and I

After skiing we were planning on going to dinner at Tucanos, but I forgot to make a reservation and the wait was 3 hours, so we went to Rodigio instead. After dinner Gordon wanted to go see a movie but Alyson and I thought it might be a better idea to relieve the babysitters (9 hours is probably long enough for 5 girls!). We had cake and ice cream with the girls, then Seth and Gordon went to a late movie.

Brynn, Taeya, Kira and Gordon with his cake minus a piece that he had to sneak earlier! It took us forever to light all 36 candles!

Gordon with Taeya and Anastyn

We got Gordon a new tie, a game, new windshield wipers, and he is still waiting on Seth to find him a new laptop (hopefully it will come some!) We had a great day and I think Gordon had a great birthday. I love him so much, he is a great dad and husband. The girls adore him too! Happy 36th Birthday - you old man!!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Dressed Up

Taeya brought me the Minnie Mouse costume she wore for Halloween when she was 1 1/2. She wanted to wear it. I convinced her that we should try it on Anastyn since it is her size. She looked so cute! Taeya decided to be Sleeping Beauty instead, she looked so cute too.

This is the pose Taeya gives everytime I take her picture lately - so silly!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Happy 1/2 Birthday

I discovered it was Taeya's half birthday today. She asked me if she could have a cake and I said of course, you only turn 4 1/2 once right? We had a fun little celebration. I bought her a pack of gum for a little gift and I even let her choose a treat out of the vending machine after gymnastics, what a special day!!

When I showed her the sheet cake I made she was a little disappointed. Apparently she wanted a barbie cake like I made her a few years ago for her birthday. She settled for putting Ariel and her pony in the cake instead.

I sure love my Taeya. She is fiesty, opinionated, a little gymnast and swimmer, she likes preschool, is into watching movies lately (especially on my bed), she is a great big sister and lets Anastyn play with her most of the time, she loves to get Anastyn out of her crib in the morning and after naps, she is tricky to get to sleep at night, she doesn't like cheese anymore, loves playing with friends, just learned almost all the words to the "Star Spangled Banner," loves the Bailey's new kitty, doesn't like to clean up her room or playroom, loves doing homework but gets upset if I try to correct her, loves to paint with water colors, has to have a snack in bed at night (such an aweful habit that I need to break her of), wines alot, gets frustrated easily, likes to be in charge, still loves sippy cups (she's not attached to them, but she prefers her beverages in them), her water always has to have ice in it, loves burrios, can count to 50, is learning to read a few words, loves books still, brushes her own teeth, finally wakes up in the night if she has to go to the bathroom instead of holding it forever, and wants to have long hair. I'm sure there are a million more things I could say about Taeya but these were the things that popped into my head first. We love you so much Taeya, we are so grateful that Heavenly Father sent up to you. You are such a joy to us!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A Week In Idaho

I watched Chantel's kids while she and Casey went to Hawaii again this year. We had a great week. I got a little taste of what it would be like to have 6 kids. I became an awesome little taxi service. One day I drove over 70 miles just driving kids around. I guess that is what I have to look forward to with my kids someday!

Taeya really looked forward to this week in Idaho. She loves playing with the boys and they are great to play with her, even if they don't know who the princesses are. She played some sore of girl pokemon during the week and was happy as could be! We did a lot of fun things with the kids: we went to Leo's of course (a chuck-e-cheese sort of place), saw the movie "Tangled" (against of few of the boys wishes but they really did seem to enjoy it), made chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies (on different nights), played games, played in the snow, cleaned out the boys closet (although they didn't really like that part), got ice cream, ate yummy food, watched movies, and had a great time. By the end of the week Anastyn had warmed up to the kids and actually let them hold her, at least for a few seconds!

We really did have a great time with the kids, we love them so much, they are so great. Hopefully we will get to go again next year.

Cael - what an awesome hat

Taeya and Cael had fun together playing in the snow

Making silly faces

My little "nakie" Anastyn

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bathtime

I watched Lawni's kids tonight. Taeya really needed a bath so we convinced Brielle to join her. Of course Bryce and Anastyn didn't want to be left out. I tried to get a picture, but it was impossible to get one of all four looking! Such cute little kiddos!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Years Eve/Day

New Year's Eve was spent in Idaho with family at the Huntsman's house. Chantel did her best to make us gain a few extra holiday pounds! She ordered take out from several delicious restaurants in town and we ate til we were stuffed, talked, played games and enjoyed time together.

A few of us partiers - Chantel, Kelly, Cynthia, Brandalyn, Mariel, and Kristy - don't I have beautiful sisters (and neices). We missed you Kimberly.

Cameron's baptism started at 9:00 am on New Years Day - his actual birthday! We were all a little tired from staying up so late partying! The baptism was so nice. Grandma Huntsman and Papa gave talks, and Chelsea and Cynthia sang a beautiful song (with chantel playing the flute).

Cameron and Casey

Cameron and I

Cameron and his cousins who came to the baptism

Our little family with Cameron - Taeya loves Cameron so much and was so happy that we got to watch him be baptized

After the baptism we went back to Huntsman's and had a delicious brunch. Again, we ate til we couldn't eat anymore! Since the kids went to sleep before the actual "new year" we celebrated after brunch. They loved the party hats and the noise makers!

Anastyn and Taeya

Our attempt at a family picture!

Asilia and Taeya

We had to leave right after brunch in order to make it to Salt Lake in time for the Kennard Family Reunion - which Gordon was in charge of. We had a busy, but fun, weekend!

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!

THE KENNARD KLAN

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Happy 36th Birthday

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Dressed Up

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Happy 1/2 Birthday

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A Week In Idaho

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bathtime

Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Years Eve/Day

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