Optimism

Optimism - a topic that has been on my mind since my visiting teachers came. It is very easy to hold a pessimistic attitude towards many things in life. Looking ahead at a path full of question marks, confronting an obstacle, or even meeting life’s daily dealings can bring about a pessimistic attitude. Thinking about the negative view of things can be very easy to do. Shinning an optimistic light on things can be tough; for some impossible. In my own life i want to put a more optimistic approach to how I meet life’s happenings and challenges. It is how I approach things and the attitude I carry in life that makes a huge difference not only to myself, but to those around me. Knowing that things will work out, having power to hope, harboring faith in all things, and keeping positive - How can I do all this? . . . . Optimism

Easter

This past week Casey and i were on spring break from school. We got to celebrate my Mom's birthday on Wednesday (Love you to pieces Mom!). On Thursday we headed up to Idaho or Hi-ho as Kendal calls it for the rest of the weekend. Thursday Afternoon and Friday were spent with Casey's parents. The rest of the family came Friday night and Saturday. We always enjoy spending time with the family, and it seems like we don't get to see each other as often anymore; so when we're all together it makes it more special. Putting six kids under 2 1/2 years old together in one house with a cluster of adults makes for one crazy / fun family time. Kendal, David, and Bryker are all on the go making messes, and being little toddlers. Hunter, Jaxson, and Rebecca though not as mobile can make noise just as much noise and fun as the older three. There were a few comments on how soon all of the kids will be mobile and going around, but we can't forget that we are an ever expanding family adding our little guy to the family this summer.
On Saturday we joined the extended Webb family for an Easter lunch and candy hunt for the kids. If we think the Kenny /Cheryl family has changed we just have to look at the family as a whole to know we're not the only ones. People kept saying how we are full on into the next generation, a large portion of the grandkids are married and have started families of their own. It's always nice to see everyone and catch up on the lives of the family. While at the party Kendal got bumped into then hit with a ball so she was upset. I took her in for some quiet time and she fell asleep within minutes (good thing because it was well past her nap time; bad thing because the Easter hunt was in ten min.) Casey and i had to shake and wiggle her for a few minutes to get our sleeping beauty to come out of her sleepy coma, thankfully she perked up as soon as she realized our rude awakening was so she could go get candy. We spent the rest of Saturday enjoying more family time.
Kendal enjoyed Sunday, she finally got her basket of goodies, and was sneaking candy from it and everywhere else for the rest of the day. We went to church with the family (minus Brett, Vanessa, and their two kids). Casey's dad gave a wonderful talk in sacrament. We enjoyed a Easter feast and more time with the kids.

Easter2012 - Free Slideshow Maker

What's up

Guess i haven't updated in a couple of weeks. Here's what we've been up to lately.

- Kendal as always is still a fun loving little girl. She is becoming quite independent, if she can do something or thinks she can do things herself, she insists on doing it. She has gained a love of music latley. Kendal loves to have Casey and i sing to her, and now she's starting to sing the songs on her own. Her favorites are the ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, Bushel and a Peck (song i love - it's on the blog music), and any nursery rhyme song that's on her little music player. It's cute to hear her adaptations of songs, for example the itsy bitsy spider always gets washed away in the end, and "wonder what you is", instead "how i wonder what you are" for Twinkle little star. We tried capturing a video to post, unfortunately my daughters bad habit of picking her nose is going on the whole time. So we'll try another day. Kendal is still in love with the thought of having a baby brother coming soon. She is starting to ask "him coming out yet?" I tell her he still has to grow for a while, she says "Oh, he's glowing." She will be a very hands on sister she likes to hold my belly and tell me she's holding the baby; and she's always hugging him, talking to him, and listening to him "snore". I have no doubt she'll be good with him, i'm thinking our biggest problem will be her not getting to hold and have him whenever she wants. Kendal's uncle David is getting married soon to a wonderful girl Anica. Kendal loves Anica (probably more than David most days). She loves to talk about how David and Anica are going to get married in the temple. She loves temples lately she's always asking Casey and i in the car where the temple is, or telling us we were married in the temple. We were mean and taught her to tease David with the phrase "Anica needs a ring" before they were engaged, she got quite good at it and i know David just had to roll his eyes at Kendal's obnoxious parents. Kendal now says "Anica has a ring" and we're trying to teach her to hum the wedding song dom dom da dom. I'm excited that the weather is warming up because i'm more willing to take Kendal outside to play. Hopefully we'll teach her how to ride a trike this spring and get a lot of swimming in during the warmer months.

- Casey is once again on the job hunt. Not much has come up yet for social studies teachers. Casey went to a USU teachers fair last week and came back a bit discouraged because he got a lot of feedback on how many districts aren't hiring for social studies or how he should have picked a different emphasis. Casey has a couple of leads on jobs and hopefully more will come his way. As always Casey is doing all he can, and we are putting our lives in the lords hands. Casey is busy busy lately subbing or working for my Dad. Thankfully my Dad has some consistent work this spring and when Casey doesn't have a sub job he's helping my Dad. My wonderful mom has had to watch Kendal a lot lately (I'm super grateful for her willingness and ability to do so!)

- I'm still making my way through the school year for After School Club. I have six weeks left of this school year, then i will take my first summer off in five years. After School Club has been a great job for me, i enjoy working with the kids, and feel blessed to be able to help provide for my family. I get to spend my mornings with Dizzy bonkers Kendal. We do a lot together, her favorite is play dough, painting, or having me read to her. I love being her mom, she makes Casey and i laugh everyday and is so loving. I'm just over six and a half months pregnant now. My due date is approaching and i'm getting excited for this little guy to come. This pregnancy has had quite a few differences than my first (of course every pregnancy does). I was sick in the first trimester (never was with Kendal), i'm gaining a lot less weight 8 pounds so far (i packed on nearly forty pounds with Kendal), this little guy kicks and moves more than Kendal (she was a lazy relaxed little thing, i don't feel he'll be that way), and i have had way more food cravings (i liked sweets with Kendal, this pregnancy has thrown a lot of different cravings around).

It should be a whirlwind the next few months - searching and hopefully obtaining a job, moving if the job isn't near, getting to see my brother get married, adding a little boy to the family, and enjoying family time and upcoming holidays.

Dizzy Bonkers

Recently Kendal has been given the nickname Dizzy Bonkers by Casey. Kendal loves to spin around in circles, dance around, and do ring around the rosies until she is dizzy. She loves to spin and spin until she falls laughing. One day she decided to do her spinning routine with a blanket on her head, making it so she would go around until she bonked into something, then she would laugh and laugh. Now she has been given the nickname Dizzy Bonkers. Dubbing her Dizzy Bonkers is nothing new, Kendal has had many nicknames given to her such as; Sweet Pea, and Little Lady, etc. She has never really let those names stick, she knows that she is Kendal and likes just to be called Kendal. Somehow the nickname Dizzy Bonkers has stuck with Kendal. I can call out Dizzy Bonkers and she'll respond when i know she won't when i call out Sweet Pea. Sometimes we ask her her name and she tells us it's Dizzy Bonkers or Kendal Dizzy Bonkers. She always keeps us smiling with the funny things she says and does.

Recent pics:

-Fun in the snow, Casey taught her to make snow angels

Kendal got into Casey's Valentines treats

She loves to be creative; a lot of her artwork ends up on the table or her

Love you Dizzy Bonkers!

Toddler Talk

My nephew David is a smart little guy. He has learned how to call people from his parents phone. His calls are usually to Casey's phone and Grandma Darrington's phone (because they have pictures with the number). As far as we can tell David usually does his calls without his parents knowledge. Sometimes he'll talk and other times you just here him in the background. Last time David decided to call us we handed the phone to Kendal and decided to video it. The conversation is Kendal wanting David to acknowledge that he's talking to her and David is on the other end talking about a ball most of the time.

Enjoy

Happy V Day!

You are the peanut to my butter
Twinkle in my eye
Shake to my bake
Blue in my sky
Sprinkles on my sundae
Flip to my flop
Bumble to my bee
Jewel to my crown
Milk to my shake
Spring in my step
Beat of my heart
Love of my life

Found this quote on pinterest

Happy Valentines Day to the many loves in my life - most importantly Casey - I love you!

"Oh i luv him!"

We found out today that we get to welcome a little boy into our family. Kendal's little brother is due to arrive late in June. She's very much in love with the thought of a baby. Ever since our two nephews and niece were born this past September Kendal has been loving babies. Anytime she see's a baby or a picture she gets a little voice and talks about the baby or to the baby. When we shared with her that i was going to have a baby she was very happy. She gives me daily belly hugs and kisses; and tells me she loves him / it. She's even put her ear up to my belly to hear it. She looks up at me and tells me that he's snoring in there. She also finds it fascinating that he gets to be naked. When she's on the potty, she'll go off on how she's naked and the baby is naked too. I know she is just going to sMOTHER him with loads of love when he comes.
We were lucky this time around. With Kendal we went through two years of infertility to be able to have her; my doctor recommended i just start on the medication the next time i wanted a baby. Casey and i knew we didn't want the added medical expenses again so we opted to try our luck for a bit this time. After what seemed to me a while, but not really if i compare it to Kendal we were blessed with another pregnancy. We held in the secret a lot longer this time than we did the first time. (It was harder too because i was never sick with Kendal, but i was sick with this one during my first trimester) We told our family at Christmas time and have been waiting to share with the rest of the world till we found out what it was.
We had the ultrasound this morning and the tech was having a hard time with this little guy. We just wanted to hide, and keep his legs crossed for us. We took Kendal thinking she'd love it; she loved it for five minutes and was good for maybe ten more after that, then she was DONE so Casey had to take her out after we found out it was a boy.
Here is the best we could get of the little dude's face. He was hiding very well.
Baby D!



Casey, Kendal and i are overjoyed to be adding this little man to the family.