THE KENNARD KLAN: February 2011

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Girls Weekend

For mine and Alyson's birthday Heather came back "home" for the weekend and we celebrated! We had so much fun talking, eating, shopping, and just being together. We even had a sleepover at Lawni's on Friday night. Heather, please come back again soon, we need another day of shopping! Thanks for the celebration girls.

After doing some shopping we ate dinner at "The Cheesecake Factory." Since it was mine and Alyson's birthday dinner we got candles in our cheesecake.

Benita and Mary came to dinner with us also but we forgot to get the camera out. Can you tell that we stayed up way too late the night before this picture was taken, man I look tired! I really love these girls.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Firestation

My ward started a Thursday morning play group. This particular Thursday was a trip to the local Fire Station. The girls loved it.

Taeya had an especially great time. She was one of the older kids so she got to be the fireman's helper. She told him her name was Emily, he kept asking for "Emily's" help and I had to remind her that that meant her! I laughed to myself everytime!

They let the kids take turns holding the water hose.

It was pretty powerful!

Anastyn had fun running around.

The kids also got to get in the truck - so cool!

They gave them these cute little hats, Anastyn wore her's for a whole 2 minutes and Taeya didn't even try her's on.

Every firehouse need a pole right?

The kids really enjoyed the ambulence also.

We would help Anastyn inside the ambulence, she would quickly walk through to the back where the fireman would lift her out and she just kept repeating this walk through.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

More Swimming

I know I take way too many pictures of swim lessons, but I got out the camera because Bryce joined the swimmers this week! He did awesome. We also wanted the girls to be able to swim together once more before the Milligan's move.

Anastyn floats really well on her own, she gets angry during lessons if they make her work too hard but she is "safe." The other day Chelsea (one of the instructors) gently pushed Anastyn in the water fully clothed just to see how she would do. She was mad, but she went right to her back and floated over to the side of the pool. We are so happy that she is doing so well, especially wil summer right around the corner.

I have a lot of pictures of these girls swimming together, but sadly this is probably the last time at JoD's pool. :( Taeya and Brielle have so much fun together in the water.

Bryce and Anastyn hung out on the steps together and had a great time.

Lawni and I made them float together just so we could take a picture and Anastyn wasn't to happy with me. The girls were splashing on her so that didn't help her sadness.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Happy Bithday to Me

I turned the big 32 this year. Crazy how the years are flying by, I can't believe I am 32. I sure don't feel 32, but then again, what does a 32 year old feel like??

Despite the age change I had a great day. Gordon made me breakfast in bed, then we had a nurse come and take our blood and all that fun stuff for Life Insurance (cause 32 year olds need life insurance, right??). I did a little exercising and got ready for the day, then we headed up to park city to check out the outlets. I am gone alot during the week between working and young women's so I hated to leave the girls home another night. So they came with us. Shopping would have been a whold lot easier with out them, but they did good considering. By the time I was done shopping (I shouldn't say "done" because I definitely could've spent more time but Gordon and the girls were "done") we were all starving so we ended up at Cafe Rio for dinner, since it was my birthday I did splurge and got a Tres Leche, yummy! After dinner we headed home and got the girls to bed then Gordon and I watched "Charlie St. Cloud."

Gordon got me some new gloves and some workout clothes. I got 2 pair of pants, 2 shirts, a pair of shoes, and some more workout clothes at the outlets. I was so proud of myself, the only thing I got for the girls was a pair of pajamas for Taeya! What a great day! Happy Birthday to Me!

Me and My Girls - it's impossible to get a great picture of all 3 of us!

Friday, February 18, 2011

Pre-Birthday Lunch

Alyson's birthday is February 18th and it is so fun to "celebrate" together. On friday (the 18th) Mary invited us over for lunch. It was so delicious. She made cream of potato soup, salad, homemade bread and a yummy berry trifle for dessert. I ate way too much! Thanks so much Mary!

Mary, Brandalyn, Lawni, and Alyson (Mindi left before we took the picture and we are sad that Heather wasn't there to join us:( )

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day

For whatever reason Gordon doesn't really like Valentines day (a little rude, right?) so I tried to make Valentines Day a fun family day. I would like to establish some sort of tradition for the day, but I am still working on that. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

These are the cute valentines day cards I had made for Taeya's friends this year. I think they turned out pretty cute. We also attached a little bag of goodies to the card.

The weather was a little warmer than usual so I tried, unsuccessfully, to take the girls picture together outside. I did get this cute shot of Taeya showing me a rock though.

My girls love the Bailey family so they headed right over while I was trying to take some pictures. This was the best I could do of the 2 girls together.

Taeya loved this little frog that sits on Alyson's porch, Anastyn is developing a friendship with him too!

Anastyn wanted to go inside so bad, she was mad that the door was locked and Alyson wasn't home. (Who knows maybe she really wanted to play with Alayna, or possibly the new kitty??)

In the afternoon while Anastyn slept, Taeya and I made sugar cookies. We made a big heart for all the girls, I frosted them and added each of their names. We ate Ableskeivers with the Bailey's and sugar cookies for dessert. (I don't think Anastyn liked sharing the chair!)

Anastyn decided it wasn't so bad sharing a chair afterall!

This just turned out to we a sweet little pictures, Alayna and Anastyn

Gordon did get me a dozen beautiful roses and Taeya and Anastyn a single rose. Of course Taeya claimed the dozen roses but thank goodness I'm a good sharer!! We had a good day.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Unseasonably Warm

We had such a beautiful weekend, especially for February. We took advantage of the weather and spent some time bike riding outside. Taeya kept saying, "mom, is it summer now?" Of course Anastyn loved being outside and doing some biking too! We will welcome the warm weather anytime it wants to come (even if it is for only a weekend).

Taeya decided she wanted to learn to ride her bike without training wheels. Gordon took the pedals off and let her "walk" the bike around so she could get used to balancing. She didn't quite get the hang of it yet, but I'm sure by the summer she will be a pro!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Sunglasses

Anastyn found my glasses in the bathroom. I traded her for these ones. She thought she was pretty cool! It was a good trade.

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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