THE KENNARD KLAN

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Heber Valley Camp

We went and stayed in the cabins at Heber Valley Camp with the Whitmer's, Connelly's, and Garrick's family. Unfortunately we couldn't take the canoe out but we still had fun making tin foil dinners and smores, and doing the activities at the ropes course.

Anastyn and Gordon

Taeya climbing the wall at the ropes course.

Anastyn climbing with Gordon and Skyler's help.

She made it!

Taeya made it too!

Me, Kenzly, Anastyn, and Taeya

The cousins: Asilia, Kenzly, Kjmball, Zach, Skyler, Taeya, Kierra, and Anastyn

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Father's Day

Father's day is always a great day. We sure love our Daddy! He is so great with the girls and they adore him.

I took this shot while we were waiting for Taeya to join!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Quilt

I got this quilt cut out while I was in Blanding. When I found out Kristy was coming for a few days I hurried and got it sewn. It turned out super cute and I was so glad to get it finished. Cute Gage was testing it out!

Friday, June 7, 2013

Country Club

Kelly invited us to go swimming with her and Jayne at the Alpine Country Club. This was our first "summer swim!" This was such a great pool. Something for everyone. I diving board, slide, and kiddie pool. The girls were in Heaven. It could've been just a touch warmer, Anastyn was a little chilly so she curled up and fell asleep!

City Festival

This year instead of going to Strawberry Days we decided to take the girls to the Cedar Hills carnival. The girls had a great time. There weren't as many rides as they have at Strawberry Days but there were less people and the girls still had a great time. They were both so brave and wanted to go on most of the rides. Taeya was disappointed that she didn't get her face painted, they picked out fans instead!

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Wedding

We have all been looking forward to Chelsea's wedding. It turned out to be a really fun weekend. Kimberly flew in Thursday morning so the girls and I drove up Thursday afternoon. We left after Taeya's last day of first grade! It was nice to go a few days before the wedding because we were able to help Chantel get last minute things done and the kids had a great time playing outside. Friday we went swimming in the morning then helped Chantel. Friday night they had pizza for everyone. Gordon drove up with Connelly's that night. We were excited to see him since he had just flown in from Thailand. The wedding was at the Hilton in Idaho Falls, on the other side of the river overlooking the temple. It was beautiful. We got a great rate since the reception was held there. The pool was so fun and kid friendly. Saturday morning we woke up and made it to the wedding at 9:00 am. Kenzly, Collin, and Cynthia watched all the kiddos during the wedding. We took pictures at the temple then went back to the hotel and waited for the luncheon. The great thing about staying at the same hotel as the reception was that we had time to go swimming in between the Luncheon and reception. The bad thing was that we had to do hair all over again! The reception was beautiful with a peacock theme which Taeya absolutely loved! Sunday morning we checked out and went over to the Huntsman's to say goodbye. What a great weekend!

My project for Friday was making this cute banner for Chelsea and Devin to use during pictures.

The big kids convinced Anastyn to play in Chantel's fountain in the backyard. She was soaking wet and a little cold. While she was waiting for her clothes to dry she was doing some streaking!

Karsten got wet too. He liked being Nakey!

Kenzly and Collin are great friends - and babysitters!

Kelly, Brandt, Garrick and Jayne

Gordon, Anastyn, Taeya, and Brandalyn

Anastyn was having a great time walking around the temple grounds.

Taeya was quite the photographer while we were waiting for the Bride and Groom. She took this great picture.

Hugs for Taeya.

Chelsea and Devin

Huntsman Family

Garrick and Brandt

The whole gang - minus Ryan and Kristy

This picture makes me laugh of cute Jayne with Cael and Skyler.

This is one of the pictures Taeya took. This one is great of Papa and Nana.

Taeya and Gordon

Cynthia - our other great babysitter.

Cael, Cynthia, Chelsea, Collin, and Cameron

These 3 cuties had a blast at the reception. They had several pieces of cake and really enjoyed the candy!

Kenzly and Collin

Chelsea and Chantel - they are both gorgeous.

Hopefully Anastyn and Taeya didn't drive Chelsea and Devin nuts. They visited them often in the line.

Another one of Taeya's photos!

We were happy and surprised to have Rob and Lori come to the reception.

Kierra, Kimball, Kimberly, Karsten, and Kenzly (they flew to Idaho Falls and Kent stayed to work).

Garrick, Brandt, Jayne and Kelly

Anastyn and Gordon

These boys had a blast playing during the reception.

Anastyn wanting to catch the bouquet.

Chelsea and I

Me and the girls - I'm 4 1/2 months pregnant with baby #3

Brandalyn, Kimberly, Mariel, Chantel,and Kelly - we were missing Kristy who was home with newborn Kian

C.J. was with us all weekend - at least in cardboard form!

Brandalyn, Kimberly, Mariel, Chantel, Garrick, Carole, John

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Swim Suit Season

Jayne slept over after the dance recital and her and Anastyn had a fun morning playing. She came to swim lessons with us and the girls came up with quite the outfit to wear. Made me laugh!

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!