Kevin - Tabitha - Keegan

Supercross 2012!!

2012-01-30T14:33:00.005-07:00

What a great family tradition this has turned out to be! As usual, we had a blast this year! We get there about 1:30 or so to check out the pits and all the venders. Even though it is pretty close to the same every year, it is still fun to just be there and be in the atmosphere! Jake Jarvis was not there with us :( We were all a little bummed about that. Fortunately, we got Palmer and Ty to come with us! It was such a good race! We all (my sisters and I) lost our voices from screaming and yelling so much!! We were so happy to see Dungey at the top of the podium!! It was long overdue and well deserved! He killed it that race :)

Kevin is 34!! What the?!?!

2012-01-30T14:19:00.003-07:00

Yes, Kevin is getting MATURE.... For the next 3 months, we are 10 years apart in age :) Kevin is not a big birthday celebrater for himself. He doesn't like all the attention. So, we kept it simple. We ordered food from Joe's BBQ (delicious) and made homemade ice-cream and chocolate cake. We kept it simple. My cousin, Crystal, was in town. She helped me prepare all day! I couldn't have done it without her! Then, we just had Bethanie and her boys come over to eat with us. It was nice and relaxing. The chocolate cake turned out to be delicious! Keegan helped blow out the candles and unwrap his gift. She loves Kevin so much! She wanted to be right by him all night! He was happy with his gift. Honestly, I'm not sure exactly what I got him. (Thanks, Dad!) It is something snap-on and he needs it for his new drill he got for Christmas. I guess you can't go wrong with that!

Really, what I want to say about Kevin and his birthday is just how much I love him! I cannot imagine a more perfect guy for me! There are so many things that he does that go unseen and unappreciated. I never have to worry about a weed in our yard, our pool going untaken care of, money in the bank, or cleaning up after him. He does so much around the house that most men would never consider doing! He loves me unconditionally, listens to me cry, laughs with me, and just treats me like best friends should :) He is the best dad to Keegan too! Even after a long day of work (sometimes 16 hours of hard, physical, outdoor work), she runs to him at the door and he picks her up, plays with her, cuddles with her, and pesters her until she gets annoyed by him! He is the best and I am so grateful to call him my husband!

HO! HO! HO!

2012-01-27T14:26:00.002-07:00

Can I just start by saying that I love Christmas! I love all the time we get to spend with family and the happiness that the season brings. This year I really tried to think about our Savior and his birth. I feel so blessed to know the truthfulness of the gospel and to have the Savior as part of my life. We thought it would be fun to teach Keegan about Santa. We taught her that he says HO! HO! HO! Every time she saw a santa doll, the real santa, a santa ornament, santa on pajamas, we asked her whwat Santa says, whatever! she would say HO HO HO! It was so cute!

Keegan was so much fun this year! She loves to be right in the middle of everything! This includes, wrapping presents! Thank goodness she has nice aunts that let her help :)

The weekend before Christmas, we have a party with the Morris family. Unfortunately, we were late for it because we had to take Keegan to the ER. Kevin, Keegan, and I all got really sick and it lasted over a week! Keegan was having a really hard time breathing and we were really worried about her ears. Being RSV season, we decided to take her in, just to be safe. Luckily, she did not have RSV but she did have an ear infection. The PA at the ER was so nice. His name was Spencer and he was so good with Keegan. She and Kevin both fell asleep while we were waiting for the results. Once Spencer came back in to let us know the RSV was negative, she woke up. I told her to tell him goodbye and thank you. With her sad little eyes, she looked up at him, blew him a kiss, and waved. It was adorable!! He was like, that is the cutest think ever!! We just love her!!

For Christmas Eve, we go to my grandparents on the Johnson side. We get a visit from Santa, eat delicious food, and exchange gifts. Keegan got a suit case, flash light, and bubbles! She loves all of them. Now, she loves to get in her suit case or ride on it, shine her flashlight (it looks like a bug...so cute!) in everyone's eyes, including her own, and points to her bubbles and blows all the time!! We always have such a great time, especially because we don't get to see that side of the family very often. Keegan was the only "little one" there and she sure soaked it in! She got all of the attention and played it up! Everything from folding her arms during the prayer while everyone watched to bustin' out her dance moves!

Next, we go to my parents house (Christmas Eve still) and open gifts there. I think Keegan liked everyone else's gifts more than her own! Kevin was happy with his new dirt bike helmet. His has been broken for a while and taken as much super glue as it can handle. My mom loved the new shoes we got her. Tori has been using my dad's snow gloves to go snowboarding so she was thrilled that we got her some that actually fit! It is so nice to see everyone love their gifts :)

Christmas morning, we go to the Bingham's. I'm not sure what happened to my camera but I did not get a single shot Christmas day! Keegan got a nice quiet book that my grandma made for her. It has been so nice to take it to church. We always get food storage from them as well. It's nice because I am not very good about doing year supply stuff so thanks to Grandma Bingham, we will have something if things get really bad!

After the Bingham's we went to Kevin's family. We were able to go to sacrament meeting with his entire family and hear the beautiful music and talks that were given. The kids always do a gift exchange and the adults do a white elephant with a $20 limit. It makes it fun to not know what you are going to end up with. Kevin's parents gave Keegan the perfect gift...a recliner, just her size! She loves it! She will watch TV or movies with us and just chill in it. She loves to ready and relax in her chair! It is so cute!!

We feel so blessed to have such amazing families and most of all, to have each other. I am so grateful for Kevin and Keegan in my life. I often wonder how I got so lucky to have them. They both bring me so much happiness and I cannot help but thank Heavenly Father for them everyday! I hope everyone had as merry of a Christmas as we did :)

Webelos Hike

2011-12-06T00:31:00.005-07:00

I am lucky enough (haha) to be a Webelos leader in our ward! In order for the boys to earn their Arrow of Light award, they have to go on a hike with the troop. We decided to make it a family hike. One of our nephews, Alex, is in my group. We brought him, along with his brother Kaden. So, that happened to be last Saturday...the most freezing day of the year! I knew it was going to be cold so I got Keegan all bundled up with lots of layers. Apparently, by the looks of her nose, it wasn't enough! We borrowed this backpack from another scout leader. Keegan did great. She just kicked back the entire time. Partly because she couldn't move and the other part because she was frozen, I'm sure! Her poor little lip was quivering the entire hike up.

We got to the top and everyone had a snack. I packed them in my backpack. Then, we looked out with binoculars and took pictures by the sign. I knew that Keegan was frozen so I gave up my sweatshirt. I just took it off and put it around her and put the hood over her head to keep her warm. I was so cold the on the hike down but I would rather be cold than have her cold.

Apparently, it worked. Kevin said that she slept the entire hike down. When we got to the bottom, I found her in total chill mode, sleeping in the backpack!

We totally lucked out. Literally, 2 minutes after we got into the car, it started pouring! Thank you for not raining on our hike!

Loves and Hates about our house...

2011-12-06T00:03:00.008-07:00

One thing I love about our house is the citrus trees we have in the backyard. We have a lemon, orange, and grapefruit tree. The fruit is so close to being ready. There are quite a few lemons that are ready and quite a few oranges that are ready. The grapefruits...you have to search to find one ready to eat but they are up there! On Saturday morning, Kevin went out and picked a few oranges and juiced them for breakfast. It was yummy!

Keegan is a fan of the lemon tree! There is a branch that hangs just at the right height for her to pull the lemons off and hit them. It's hard to get after her for doing it when she gets so excited about hitting lemons! She also likes to eat them! As for me, I will stick to the fresh squeezed lemonade!

One thing I HATE about our house, is our cabinets!! They look so old and cheap to me! I have been talking about re-doing them since we bought the house.

After almost 2 years of bugging Kevin, we did it! Kevin has vacation time from 2009 (crazy right) that he has to use up by the end of the year. So, he took the entire week of Thanksgiving off to do the cabinets. We sanded, primed, painted, and glazed. It was so much work!! Clearly, we have a ton of large cabinets! We decided to go with an off-white cream color with a black glaze. Then, sometime this month, we are going to do the island black. The hardest part was having Keegan "help". Nap time was a very productive time for us. We even gave her a sucker to keep her happy! She NEVER gets sugar!!

She wanted to be out there helping so badly! We would put her in the house and she would just sit by the door watching, crying, yelling "DAD!"...anything to get us to let her out! We were really bad parents for 2 days! Then, Gami (my mom) came to the rescue! Levi had doctors appointments up here and so my mom was nice enough to take Keegan with them on Wednesday. Then, she took Keegan to Safford with her. My mom and dad just love her to pieces so it was nice to know she was in good hands while we finished up. She got to work on the dirt bikes with Grandpa!

After 3 days of non-stop work, late nights, and tired bodies, we headed to Safford at 2:30 in the morning on Thursday...arriving at 5:00 am. This is definitely not the finished product! We still have molding to add to the sides and bottom, handles to all drawers and cabinets, the island needs to be done black, and granite countertops. I have to admit, at first, I HATED it. But, it has grown on me a little. Once we get it all done, I am sure it will look great. Thanks to a wonderful husband that loves me enough to go through all this hard work :)

P.S. After getting there at 5:00 am, I made it in time to run the last quarter of the Pima Turkey Trot with my mom! I pushed Keegan in the stroller and Kevin waited at the finish line! Tori did awesome! She got 6th in her division without any training!

Happy Halloween!

2011-11-02T16:43:00.006-07:00

Happy Halloween! Can you believe we have gone from this

to this?!

Hard to believe! Keegan enjoyed Halloween much more this year than she did last year. My aunt was kind enough to give us this adorable duck costume! Keegan loved it! From the minute we got it, she wanted to wear it all the time! She learned how to say "duck" and "QUACK!" When people asked her what she was going to be for Halloween, she would say "DUCK!"

My sister Tasia came up for a few Halloween parties up here. She got to help me get Keegan all dressed up! We let her be a duck while we went to the mall and the grocery store. Everyone was commenting on how cute she looked!

Later that night, we went with my sister-in-law Bethanie and her 2 boys trick-or-treating. They loved it! We just pulled Keegan in the wagon and walked up our neighborhood streets. She loved to "waddle" up and stick her little hand in the candy bowl. Unfortunately for Keegan, we are mean parents and she doesn't get to eat candy! She ended up with maybe 5 pieces or so. She also loves to kiss EVERYTHING ... pumpkins included!!

For weeks, down the street, a family has been setting up a "haunted maze" in their front yard. It is UNREAL!! It was definitely impressive. There were a lot of kids and adults screaming and freaking out! Keegan, on the other hand, was mesmerized! She loved all the music and flashing lights!

What a fun Halloween with our nephews and little duck!

Winter Grass and my new "MOM" ride

2011-10-23T21:30:00.004-07:00

A couple months ago, my dad started bugging me saying that I need to get a bigger vehicle. Keegan loves her wagon and toys and it was hard to fit everything in the car when we would go down to Safford. Primarily because Kevin has so much crap he has to take for riding dirt bikes but that's besides the point! He kind of had us sold on a GMC Acadia but I could not get over the van look. I was not willing to give up my car, that I love!, for a van looking vehicle...not going to happen!! So, we decided to wait until we found a really good looking Acadia that had everything we wanted. Then, out of nowhere, my dad called and said he had a new Yukon Denali. I have ALWAYS wanted a Yukon!! We decided to make a trip to Safford to check it out. After going back and forth, lots of tears, and me being a baby, we came home with our new ride!

I sound like such a brat saying this but at first, I did not like the Denali. I had buyers remorse big time!! All I wanted to do was get my car back. I had the Altima for about 2 1/2 years... the longest I have ever owned a vehicle!! It was so hard going from a little cool car to my "MOM" ride. However, I am not appreciating it. It is much easier to load groceries, get Keegan in and out, LOVE the DVD player for her, and it has come in handy a few times where we can fit everyone in our vehicle and don't have to take 2 cars when we go out to eat with friends and family! The worst part about it...GAS!!!

Last week, we planted our winter grass!! I begged Kevin to do it in the backyard too because Keegan loves to play outside. He said no :( So, we only did it in the front yard. Keegan and I helped. We mowed the grass really short, raked the now dirt after mowing so short, spread this grey stuff on it, spread the seed, and Kevin took care of the cow poop! While we were planing, Keegan followed us everywhere. She is quite the helper! She loved putting the work gloves on! Now, Keegan and I always have to go out and make sure it is staying moist. Can't wait for it to start germinating!

Family Pictures

2011-10-23T21:23:00.004-07:00

A few weeks ago, I got an email from an old friend that I haven't talked to for a long time! We were in the same singles ward and had a few friends in common. The email said that the young women in her ward were doing a fund raiser trying to get money saved up for girls camp next year. They had a few professional photographers that were going to do 30 minute sessions for $20 and you get a CD of your pictures. $20 for family pictures!!! WE ARE IN!!!

What a nightmare it turned out to be with a 1 year old!! Newborn pictures were definitely a lot easier!! Everything they wanted us to do, she hates!! Hold hands, touch the water but not play in it, stay in the same area in the grass, walk slowly on railroad tracks, etc. Luckily, we got a few good shots out of the mess! For 20 bucks, not bad!

Trip to Glamis...NOT Buttercup or Gordon's Well

2011-10-18T11:24:00.004-07:00

People who don't know us very well probably think that we have a really weird family. Kevin went with my parents (yes, just Kevin) to Glamis for the weekend. Some people may find this strange that I didn't go with them. However, Kevin and my parents, my Dad especially, have a great relationship. They are good friends! For that, I am so thankful!! The night before they left, Kevin was out in the garage getting his bike ready, putting his paddle tire on, etc. Keegan was such a good helper. She kept sticking the screw driver in the bike.

Kevin and my parents each brought their own air mattresses with them and just slept on the trailer. My dad and Kevin both went flat not even half way through the night and froze the entire time. My mom, on the other hand, was nice and cozy on her aired up mattress. When they got home late Saturday night, they were full of stories. They had a great good time. Kevin and my dad mounted this Go-Pro camera onto their chest plates so we had to watch their videos and hear about how fast they went, etc. They had a good time and are planning anther trip in the next few weeks.

Pima Boys Camp Out

2011-10-18T10:59:00.005-07:00

Over Conference Weekend, we went camping with "The Pima Boys"! Believe it or not, it was the first time that Kevin and I have ever camped together!! (Besides in our backyard, of course!) We had so much fun! We went to Cedar Springs. We slept in a tent, sat around the campfire, ate a ton of delicious food, and enjoyed GREAT company! Jason, of course, comes so prepared with everything and cooks the best food! They even brought a little table for the kids to eat at. Keegan loved it! All the kids sat around and ate their breakfast. When they were all finished and had scattered, she was still at that little table clearing all of their plates after she ate all of her food!

We went on a few "rides". Some people rode in side by sides and others rode on 4-wheelers. We borrowed my cousin, Joel's Ranger. It worked out perfect! We put Keegan's car seat and Casey's (Nick and Sara's little boy) car seat in there and cruised right along with everyone! There is something about it that puts the babies right to sleep! I always am on the lookout for wildlife. We saw a few animals! On our drive out there, we saw a HUGE raccoon! Kevin saw a big acudamunda (not sure on spelling). Nick saw a lot of animal tracks by the water. It was just a lot of fun. Keegan loved it, Kevin and I both had a good time. We can't wait to do it again!!

Keegan got her ears pierced!

2011-10-18T10:46:00.003-07:00

Ever since Keegan was born, I have been wanting to get her ears pierced. Kevin right away, said NO! I would bug him about it every now and then but never pushed it too hard. A while back he said, when she is 1 we can get them done. I just kind of left it alone. Then, out of no where, he suggested that we get them done! I was so excited! Then, when we got to the mall, I got really nervous and started having second thoughts. Kevin was like, no, you've wanted to do it, let's just get them done!

We went into Claire's and it was so crowded. We decided to go back a little later. As we were walking, we came across The Icing. We walked in to see if they pierced ears. They did, so we got started. We picked out these little diamond earrings, signed all the paperwork, and got her ears marked. The manager said it's best to do both ears at the same time so she had another girl help her. Kevin had her pinned down so she wouldn't move. Of course, she was crying and trying to get out of his lock-down! The manager said, I'm ready whenever you are. The other girl said, OK..1...2...3! Kevin let her go and we looked at her little ears. They were not the same!!! I could have DIED!!! The stupid girl did one ear way too high!! Keegan was crying, I was crying, Kevin and I were both pissed. It was awful!

They had to get needle nose pliers and pull the earring out. We had to squeeze it until it quit bleeding and then re-pierce it. What an awful experience!!! However, her ears now look adorable!! I am just glad it's over!!

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY.... BIRTHDAY!!!

2011-10-15T11:14:00.009-07:00

Kevin thinks I am nuts but I was so excited about Keegan's FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY that I had been planning it for months :) I had this great idea to turn our house into KEEGAN'S CANDY SHOP! I talked Kevin into helping me string lights, build an awning (like an old fashion candy store), hang signs, etc. etc. I was so happy with the way it turned out! I hung huge "candies" from the roof, had "lollipops" coming up the driveway, a big candy bar, birthday banners, everything!

We decided to do the party in Mesa. Knowing that it is a long drive for our family and friends, we didn't think many people would come. Boy, were we wrong!! EVERYONE came!! It was so great! It really makes me feel loved to know we have so many people that care about us and support us!

However, the day before the party, I noticed early in the morning that Keegan was not being herself. She had a slight fever and was not as active as usual. My family got here that afternoon and she continued to get worse. We had a lot to get done to help Jake get everything together for his mission. My amazing Mom just carried her all over the mall while Keegan just lied on her going in and out of sleep. It was so sad! She didn't have much of an appetite either. The day of her party, it was only worse. She just laid in bed watching movies all morning and then just slept through most of her party. We literally had to force her to drink anything and so she had no energy and just looked trashed during the party :( It was so so sad :(

Even though Keegan didn't have a great time, I think that everyone else did! We had lots for them to do! We rented a 30 ft slip n' slide and a 25 ft water slide. They were a huge hit! They did everything from racing down the slides and over the ledge to seeing who could jump the furthest, etc. Everyone said they were sore for days after and they talked about it for weeks after! There was lots of swimming going on in the back yard, snow cones being made, candy being eaten, and of course. lots of food for everyone!

Keegan cheered up when it was time to open presents! She of course needed a little help but liked the ribbons, toys inside, and ripping the paper! Thank you everyone for all the great gifts! She loves her toys...I hate her toys!!!

For about a week, I had been trying to teach Keegan how to blow out a candle. I really want her to blow it out when we sang happy birthday to her. She had it down really good and I knew she would do it. But, then, when she got sick, I was worried she was going to let me down. So, we sang happy birthday and she just looked around at everyone knowing they were all watching. She wouldn't do it. Then, when she saw Evelyn do it, she wanted to. So, we lit the candle again, sang happy birthday again, and... SHE DID IT!!! She blew out her FIRST BIRTHDAY candle! I was so proud and everyone was so impressed!!!

After the birthday party was over and everything settled down, we ended up taking Keegan to the "Twilight Pediatrics" that our doctor's office provides. Come to find out, she had this crazy virus called Roseola. She was even sicker on Sunday, still had a high fever on Monday and then broke out with a rash that covered her entire body on Tuesday. It was so hard seeing her so sick, especially at her birthday party!

We are so grateful for Keegan! It really has been the best year of our lives. I never knew how much I could love someone until little Keegan came into our lives. I thank Heavenly Father for her every night! I love you Keegan!

Lake Trip July 2011

2011-10-13T12:27:00.003-07:00

I know that I am playing catch up here but there are a few things that I want to blog about... First of all, we love the lake! As previous boat owners, it is so hard to not be able to go to the lake anytime we want. Luckily, we were able to plan a trip to Roosevelt with some friends in July. We were able to stay in the SRP houses (so lucky that they opened last minute!) and be on the lake for 2 days! It was so fun!

Keegan loved it!! I was a little worried about her not liking the boat but I was wrong. She did not like the life jacket but once we took it off and didn't make her wear it (I know, we are bad parents), she was totally chill. It even put her to sleep. She took her normal naps on the boat, ate like crazy, loved to swim in the water with us, the whole sha-bang! Which, only leads to one conclusion, we need another boat!

Keegan is One!! What the heck?!?!

2011-09-16T13:26:00.003-07:00

I can't believe our princess is 1!! It feels like just yesterday we found out we were having a baby! Our life has changed so much by having her a part of it and we wouldn't change it for a second! Keegan brings so much meaning, motivation, and purpose in our lives. I feel like because of her, I want to be a better person and try harder. There have been so many countless moments when I thank Heavenly Father for sending her to me! My heart just melts when I think about her...

Keegan has been such a great, easy baby!! She is literally, either sleeping or smiling! She has always been a good sleeper (8 hours at 2 weeks old, 12 hours now with naps all day!), she keeps herself busy, she eats pretty much everything, and loves to be the center of attention!! She gets in these silly little moods now where she will be so giggly and laugh at everything! We cannot help but just love her to pieces!!

Sweet Little Keegan

2011-05-10T15:08:00.004-07:00

I can't help but be one of those moms that just goes on about their kid. We just love this little girl so much that words can not explain! She is just the happiest, sweetest, most fun loving little girl! She has learned a few new tricks recently! She is the world's best tounge clicker, she loves to clap and cheer when something good happens (it's usually for herself or the price is right), she waves bye bye, gives the best open mouth kisses anyone could ask for, and wants to walk so bad but just doesn't have the balance. The other night, Kevin and I were just watching her sleep (we do this often) and Kevin goes, "I just want to wake her up!" I go, "WHY?!?" Kevin gave the best response ever, "I just want to hold her! I love her so much!" So sweet!

Supercross

2011-02-08T17:35:00.003-07:00

This was our 2nd annual family Supercross trip! As always, we had a blast! Thanks to my cousin Michelle for keeping Keegan for us. I think the noise and fumes would have killed her! I love walking around and checking everything out before the race. Everyone gets Monster wasted! Then, I love watching the race. I just wish Dungey and Reed would have stepped it up a bit!

Happy Birthday Kevin!

2011-02-08T17:29:00.004-07:00

YAY!!! Kevin turned 33!!! For his birthday, I got his a dirt bike cake. It was pretty cool looking but tasted disgusting! We had some friends and family over to hang out and watch a movie on the projector and screen in the back yard. All the kids kept saying that Kevin was wrecked on his cake. He didn't like that too much! I laughed :) Anyway, we had hamburgers and a bunch of snacks. It's always fun to have people over and just hang out!

Snowboarding with my Sisters!

2011-02-08T17:23:00.003-07:00

So, Kevin decided that he needed to go to Anaheim for Supercross opening race so I decided that I needed to go snowboarding with my sisters! The snow was great and we had a lot of fun! I realized how out of shape I am...especially after having Keegan! My legs were like jello by the end of the day! My mom kept Keegan for me. I could not stop thinking about her the entire time. I missed my little best friend! When I got home, I just wanted to hold her and love her all night!

Merry Christmas!

2011-01-21T15:04:00.005-07:00

I know...a little late...well, a lot late! But, better late than never! Christmas was great this year! Kevin had 2 days before Christmas off and the entire week after Christmas off so it was so nice to spend time with family. We spent Christmas Eve with the Johnsons. It is tradition for Santa to come and give everyone presents. Luckily, I didn't have to sit on Santa's lap this year but Kevin and Keegan did. I thought that Keegan would hate Santa but she didn't at all. She just stared at him as he talked to her. It was so cute!

Christmas morning, we wake up to our Santa presents. Kevin was in for a huge surprised. My dad talked me into buying Kevin a BRAND NEW DIRT BIKE!!!! That's right! A 2010 KTM 250SX! He had no clue!!! When we woke up, he was the last to come into the living room. To his surprise, the dirt bike was in the living room with a big sign that said Merry Christmas Kevin. He was in disbelief. It was so cute! We go to the Binghams at 7 Christmas morning so Kevin loaded the bike up and took it out there. He just did a short little ride but was very proud to show it off to everyone!

Christmas afternoon is spent at the Morris'. They do something a little different. We do a white elephant gift for the adults with a $20 limit. It is fun! I ended up with a DVD player and a few fun old movies (Sixteen Candles, Happy Gilmore, etc.) and Kevin got the gift we brought...a tarp cover thing for the bed of his truck. Keegan had a lot of fun with the paper and eating her presents.

We are so blessed to have such great friends and family and are so glad we got to spend so much time with them!

Work at Roosevelt

2010-12-01T11:56:00.004-07:00

Kevin has been doing a lot of work at Roosevelt. Unfortunately, he has to stay there all week. I pack him food to last him all week and he stays at the SRP houses. Instead of staying home alone, I spent the week at my moms! He ran out of food so on Thursday night, so, Tasia, Keegan, and I made a trip to see him with lots of food! We brought homemade ice-cream, brownies, hot rolls, green chili burro, monster! He was glad to see us :) We played games in the game room and Tasia pretty much dominated at everything...ya, Kev was a little pissed! We had fun!

Bret Michaels

2010-11-30T18:43:00.002-07:00

Confession time...I LOVE BRET MICHAELS!!!! Seriously...LOVE HIM! He was playing at the state fair so Kevin was nice enough to take me :) We met Chase, Marissa, Tanner, and Elyssa. It was so much fun! At the end of the concert, his 2 little girls went out on stage with him and rocked out! It was adorable :)

Happy Halloween

2010-11-08T17:32:00.004-07:00

This year, Keegan is obviously too little to go trick or treating. Luckily, Kevin's nephew had a costume birthday party so she still got to dress up. Originally, I got her a full blown monkey costume. She absolutely HATED it!!! She SCRAME every time I tried to put it on her. So, I found these animal print PJ's at Baby Gap and decided to turn it into a little costume for her. She really liked her tutu. She kept feeling the material and rubbing it between her fingers. She is really into feeling things right now. She was the cutest little giraffe ever!

I dressed up as an 80's work out girl. Everyone guessed Deb from Napolean Dynamite....WRONG!!! Kevin was this scary swamp looking guy (we didn't get a picture) :( All of the kids at the trunk or treat were so scared of them. He even made Madden cry! And, his brother Blaine as Dog the Bounty Hunter. Lots of fun!

Keegan's Blessing

2010-10-22T17:00:00.006-07:00

On September 5, Keegan was blessed in my parent's ward in Safford. We had so many friends and family members show up to support us, it was amazing! We really feel so loved and blessed to have such great friends and family! Kevin gave Keegan such a sweet blessing I almost think it's impossible for her to not be the perfect little girl! :) The morning of the blessing, I got to go to my Papa and Grandma Doll's house to spend a little time with them. My aunt, Shannon got to hold her and love her. While I was there, we were laughing because Kevin told me "Make sure that Keegan is asleep when I take her up there!" Like I can MAKE her go to sleep! Come on! I did my best to schedule her to be asleep. Keegan wore the dress that I was blessed in. I think it is something special that we share. Who knows, maybe someday her daughter will be blessed in it too! Plus, she had 2 special blessing blankets. One from Great-Grandma Karen and one from Great-Grandma Bingham. When we got to church, I was holding her and she was falling asleep. I told Kevin, why don't you take her now so that she will be asleep and we won't have to pass her and take a chance at waking her up. He was like, no she will be fine. Mom's always right! As soon as we passed her she started screaming!! She cried for the first minute or so of the blessing but finally fell back asleep. Thanks to Bishop Taylor's huge thumb, he popped the binky back in her mouth as it started to fall and she went right to sleep! Thanks to everyone in Keegan's circle: Kevin, Grandpa Morris, Great-Grandpa Morris, Josh, Landon Lines, Grandpa Johnson, Great-Grandpa Bingham, Ty, Trent, Jared, Wade, Uncle Dan, and Bishop Taylor. There were so many people from all sides of every family plus friends that came to the blessing and to the luncheon afterward...it was just great!!

New Born Shots

2010-10-15T09:02:00.003-07:00

When Keegan was a week old, we had the same photographer that did my maternity shots come and do new born shots. I think they turned out so cute! She set up a mini studio on our back porch and went to work. Keegan slept the entire time. She was moving her and placing her in all these weird positions and Keegan just slept away. She shot her naked for over 2 hours. It wasn't until Kevin picked her up that she peed all over him! Kinda funny :)

Maternity Pictures

2010-10-15T08:55:00.003-07:00

When I was 37 weeks pregnant, we had maternity pictures taken. We thought it would be a good idea just to remember how big I got! For being huge, fat, and 5:00 in the evening in 110 degree weather, I think they turned out alright :)

Our Sweet Addition to the Family

2010-10-11T13:21:00.018-07:00

Long over due but here is how it all went down when this little girl came into our lives! From 36 weeks on, I went to the doctor weekly. We knew that she wasn't going to come anytime soon because I was not dialated or "soft" (whatever that means!). Dr. Beck was going to be at Lake Powell the entire week that I was due so we decided to schedule an apt for the Monday that he would be back and see about enducing labor. At about 37 weeks, I told him that I didn't mind going past my due date but I just didn't want to have an 8 or 9 pound baby. His response was, "She will DEFINITELY be over 8 pounds!" I said, "NO! We need to get her out before that happens!" He said that she would be a lot healthier and labor would be much easier if we waited. I cried! I was scared!

So, Monday, August 2, we went to our apt early in the morning and Dr. Beck said that we need to get her out because she is getting too big. He called the hospital and they said that they could get me in at 3:00. YAY! Around noon, the hospital called and said that they are busy and I need to call at 3:00 to make sure they could get me in. Everyone advised me to eat before I went so we hit up BJ's. Yumm... 3:00 came so I called the hospital and of course, they were too full. They said they would call me as soon as a room became available. 6:00... Joe's Real BBQ (delicious) with the Yeamans 7:30 mall with my mom 8:00 Kevin goes to a movie with Jeremy 8:01 THE HOSPITAL CALLS!!! Kevin leaves the movie! When I called him, the movie had just started. He didn't believe me at first but then realized that I wasn't kidding. My mom took me home and Kevin came and picked me up. Right before we left for the hospital, I got super emotional. I got really nervous. We said a prayer together and it really helped me calm down. I am so grateful for Kevin and his ability to calm my nerves. Here I am right before I went to the mall with my mom.

We got to the hospital at about 9:00 pm (August 2). By the time we got to the room, I changed into my lovely robe, got the IV, and started the medicine, it was 11:00 pm. Thank you, Dr. Beck, for the sleeping pill!

The medicine that they gave me had to be in me for 12 hours and then we had to wait an hour in between before we could start the pitocin. So, once we were finished with that, I showered and then finally about noon (August 3), we started the pitocin. Around 2:00, I got the epidural. From then on out, we talked, laughed, looked for names on the internet, played phase 10, Tasia did my make up, and basically just waited around. Things were moving REALLY slow!! On the board, everyone gave their guesses of how much Keegan would weigh. Jason Lunt was our winner!!

Around 9:00 pm, I was dialated to a 6 so Kevin kicked everyone out of the room so I could get some sleep and relax before I had to push. Once I relaxed, things started to move a lot faster. About 11:40, our nurse, Becky (amazing!), said I was at a 10 and I could start pushing. She said that I would probably be pushing for an hour or two. She got the room all ready and after 2 pushes, she said, "We are going to hold off on pushing until Dr. Beck gets here. I will go call him right now!" He got there 10 minutes later, I pushed a few more times and then our perfect little girl was here! She was born on August 4 at 12:11 am. She weighed 8 lbs 8 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. It was the most incredible feeling in the entire world! Ahh!! It's amazing!

We stayed in the hospital until August 5. We went home around 2:00 pm or so. She didn't have a name until maybe 20 minutes before we left. We were deciding between Keegan and Kenlee. The entire time we were in the hospital, everyone kept asking what her name was. They all thought that we had a name but weren't telling anyone. Finally, Kevin decided on Keegan. I chose her middle name, Terry, after my dad. We had known that we would do that for a while but wanted it to be a surprise for him. Right after I had her, I asked my dad if it was okay that we gave her his name. He was so surprised and with tears in his eyes, he said he would be honored. I love my dad so much and that was something special that I wanted to do for him :)

Thank you so much for everyone that traveled to see us, waited patiently, sent text messages, called, and came to visit! We are so excited to have our little girl!

Who says you can't go trail riding at 38 weeks?!

2010-10-11T12:54:00.005-07:00

With 2 weeks to go until baby Keegan was due, we went on our annual friend trip to Alpine. We stayed at Jason and Shila's cabin. It felt so good!! The summer is miserable enough in Phoenix...it is even worse when you are pregnant! I lived off of ice from QT. It felt great to get out of the heat and relax. The drive sucks simply because it is 4 1/2 hours but it was nice to spend the time with Kevin. We spent most of the drive thinking of names for the baby. After 9 hours of driving, we still didn't have one. We read what seemed like every baby name list we could find on the internet. While we were in Alpine, we went trail riding (I'm so mad we didn't get a picture of me), hit golf balls, sat around and talked, ate delicious food (Molly Butler was great!), and just enjoyed time with friends. Shila was nice enough to let me have the front seat of the Rhino...it's not as bumpy up there! I guess she didn't want me to go into labor! Thanks Shila! The first night we were there, I hadn't had anything to eat all day and we didn't get there until like 10 pm. Kevin and I both woke up in the middle of the night and were just laying there talking a little. He got up to go to the bathroom and then when he got back, I got up and went to the bathroom. After I went, I was looking around in the kitchen for something to eat. All I could find that was quick and easy was a honeybun and fruit snacks. Then next day, they were making fun of me because the fat girl is in the kitchen looking for food at 3 o'clock in the morning! I felt so stupid! I don't know how they heard me...I was super quiet!

Who says you can't wakeboard at 37 weeks?!

2010-10-11T12:31:00.004-07:00

I know I am playing catch up here but I really want to get these in here. We went to the lake 3 weeks before I was due. Everyone was so shocked that I went! What was I suppose to do, stay home?! So, Kevin was telling me the entire time, "all you can do is ride on the jet ski or on the boat. You can't do anything!" That didn't last too long! I was on the ski with my mom pulling a tube and I couldn't take it anymore! I had to get out there. When we got back in, everyone saw me and freaked out! Whatever... Then, Kevin asked me if I wanted to wakeboard! I was shocked! Of course I did! So, we went out and I boarded for a little bit. Nothing crazy! Just enough to take a picture and say I did it :) Our doctor has a wakeboarding boat and all his kids wakeboard so I printed this picture for him and took it to my next apt. He was impressed but then quickly said that he hopes I was careful and would not recommend doing it again :)

A family of 3

2010-08-12T13:14:00.002-07:00

Keegan Terry Morris
August 4, 2010
12:11 am
8 pounds 8 ounces
21 1/2 inches

It's amazing how much we love this little girl!

I love my Seesters!

2010-06-04T09:57:00.003-07:00

This is not the best picture of us! I will post a better one soon :)

Go Kev!

2010-05-13T13:37:00.003-07:00

So...Sunday was our anniversary. Check out what Kevin got me! He did it all on his own! Good Job Kev! I love my new red Jessica Simpson heels! I have already worn them twice :) (I probably look ridiculous in big red heals with a big huge belly!)

Busy Busy

2010-04-20T08:45:00.003-07:00

So, life is just moving right along. We are in our new house now. Everything has pretty much settled down there. Everything is functional and in it's place which is so nice! It drives me crazy when there is no order to anything. As far as decorations and getting a few boxes in the attic, still needs to be done. I am sure it will be that way for a little while though...I'm okay with that.

Kevin and I were looking at the calendar to see what we have going on the next few weeks. It is insane! We have something going on every weekend from now until Memorial Day. Plus, the baby will be here in 3 months! It seems like just a few weeks ago I was balling in our bedroom when we got the big surprise!

We don't have a camera (thank you Kevin for breaking it) so we don't have any pictures of anything we have been doing. It sucks. However, thank you Stephanie (I stole it off her blog) for taking these pictures at our Pima Boy Party. A lot of friends from Pima came down and we had a get together. It was so much fun to just hang out, eat, talk, play...it was great! So, here is my one and only picture. I was like 24 weeks in this pictures.

Things are great! No complaints!

Almost Ours....

2010-03-16T11:11:00.002-07:00

We are set to close on Friday....

Girl!

2010-02-24T08:44:00.002-07:00

It's a girl! I can't wait to put flowers and ribbons in her hair, pierce her ears, put cute bracelets around her arms, take her to the lake in her little bikini, and buy the cutest dang clothes for her! I think this will be my first purchase for her...

Boys and their Toys

2010-02-22T10:06:00.002-07:00

So, Kevin's latest thing has been dirt bikes. My dad sent him up here with his dirt bike a few weeks back and Kevin has been obsessed with it! He is in the garage all the time working on it, sitting on it, making dirt bike noises because he knows he can't start it in our neighborhood, cleaning it, whatever! It's funny and kinda cute! He took it out riding on Saturday and had a blast. Now, he wants to go everyday!

Boy or Girl

2010-02-19T13:20:00.002-07:00

Let's get your input...what do you think?

Is it a boy or girl?!?

I will let you know who is right on Tuesday!

SURPRISE!!!

2010-01-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

SURPRISE!!! (to you and us) We are having a baby!!!

12 weeks down....28 to go!

I hope it's a girl....Kevin hopes it's a boy....

We shall see!!

I just hope I quit puking soon...Kevin says he is going to quit taking me out for nice food because it just comes right back up.

New Calling

2010-01-07T11:12:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, the councilors in the bishopric asked if they could come over. Of couse, we said yes. Well, much to my surprise, they asked me to take a new calling. 1st Councilor in the Primary Presidency. Kevin laughed. Out loud. I accepted...

Family Pictures

2009-12-07T15:40:00.001-07:00

So, we took family pictures during the Thanksgiving weekend.

What do you think?

http://rikennalphoto.net/Johnson

Disneyland

2009-11-18T09:33:00.000-07:00

So, we went to Disneyland last weekend, again! We had a lot of fun. This time, we took my cousin, Crystal because she has never been. We flew out Friday evening, went to Disneyland on Saturday and Sunday and then flew back on Sunday night. This was the first weekend that it was decorated for Christmas. It was so cute! My favorite was the firework show. They played the best Christmas music and the fireworks went with the music and then it snowed on us! We laughed a ton...especially on the Tower of Terror. Kevin is like a little girl on that ride! He blames his sissyness on the fact that we had just eaten and rode it back to back...whatever...excuses is all I hear! Anyway...it was fun!

House Hunting

2009-11-05T13:25:00.000-07:00

Just for the record, I hate it!

Good News-

2009-09-24T12:41:00.001-07:00

So, I heard from Hartford Insurance today and they are accepting 100% liability for the accident! So, they will pay to have the repairs done and provide me with a rental car for 5 days. Luckily, Kevin and I have 3 vehicle so I get to pocket an extra $100! So, my car will once again be pretty and I am happy for that. I still want a new one and I still hate having big gangster rims...

One Sad Girl :(

2009-09-18T16:29:00.000-07:00

Today...on my lunch break, I pulled into a parking space to go into a store and thought to myself, "Kevin would be so mad if I parked here with him. Oh Well." and I just whipped right into the space. (Kevin hates it when I don't park where I can just pull through and don't have to back up) So, I went into the store, came out, and backed out of my space. I was in the road, putting my car into drive out of reverse, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw this SUV backing right into me! I slammed on my horn but it was too late!!! WHAM!!! She hit me :(

It doesn't look like much but I got an estimate....$1,995.92!!!!!!!! I deal with accidents and insurance every day but it is completely different when it happens to you! So, hopeful her Hartford company (too bad it's not State Farm!) will take care of my car without too much hastle! I am so sad...I want a new car...with stock rims :(

Wisconsin

2009-08-27T18:06:00.000-07:00

So...Kevin and I were in desprate need of a vacation so we decided to go to Wisconsin with my parents! Between the Harley Davidson Museum, eating tons of corn, massages, and hanging out at my uncle's lake house, we had a good time.

Special Olympics

2009-05-11T21:48:00.000-07:00

On Friday the 1st, I got a call from Cathy Konopnicki while I was at work. She was calling to let me know that Sara was participating in the special olympics at MCC that day and also on Saturday. I was so excited that she called!!! So, on Saturday Morning, I got up and went to watch Sara do her "softball throw". It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. I do not know how anyone could be there around all of those special spirits and not be touched. Sara was sitting under a canopy waiting to get her award just patiently sitting...waiting. She didn't know I was there and that I had been watching her. So, I went closer to where she was and in plain view and called her name. She was holding a cup of water and she got so excited to see me, she dropped the cup and was waving at me with the biggest smile with both hands!!! I gave her a thumbs up and of course, she gave one back! A lady stepped between us so that we couldn't see each other anymore but I could see Sara poke her head around the lady's butt to make sure that I was still there.

Then, she got to go and get her award on the stand. She walked up there so proud and was just waving at everyone like she was on top of the world. They put her ribbon around her neck and she just kept holding it, looking at it, and had a grin on her sweet face that would not go away. The only way to describe it is that it just melted my heart!!!

They instructed the children to get off the stand and she came running over to me and gave me a huge hug and showed me her ribbon. She was so proud of it!

We were walking back to where the rest of her friends were, holding hands, and she would just hold it up and look at it. As we were walking, the other children that were participating kept telling her good job, gave her high fives, thumbs up, even tried to give her hugs and they didn't even know her. They were just so excited for each other and showed endless love.

We got back to the rest of the Gila Valley group and her really good friend Christopher was there. She said, "LOOK CHRISTOPHER...I GOT A RIBBON!" He said back to her, "COOL SARA, LOOK, I GOT A METAL FOR LONG JUMP!" Then, they put their arms around each other to take the best picture! I love how she is looking up at Christopher just adoring him!

I love that little girl so much. I would honestly do ANYTHING for her! Thanks Cathy, for giving me a call. It was exactly what I needed! :)

Flower and Garden

2009-05-04T20:58:00.000-07:00

So...a few weeks ago, Kevin and I decided to plant some flowers and a garden. It was fun. I got to pick out all the flowers and do that. I haven't done it since I was a little girl with my grandma so it was fun. Kevin did most of our garden. We planted red peppers, yellow peppers, green bell peppers, yellow squash, and zuccini. Our front yard looks good now. I always have to keep up with all the cute stuff the neighbor lady has and make mine even cuter!

A few days after we planted all of our stuff, I was sitting at work and thought to myself, Kevin and I have been together for almost 2 years and we have never been camping together!!! CRAZY...I KNOW! So, I text Kevin "Lets go camping tonight" He responded, "With who?" I said "Me and you!" He said "Where" My reply, "Our backyard!!!" "We will talk about it when I get home" he said. My mom just laughed and called me crazy and said that he would never agree to it. Boy was she wrong! We lit a fire in our little fire pit. After Kevin dumped gasoline on it, I started it and burned all my arm hairs off!!! Luckily my eyelashed were safe (that was the only thing I was worried about!) So we blew up and air mattress and slept outside. It was really fun and we both surprisingly slept really well :) I love him!

He didn't go for the sleep over in the living room the next night though!

BOAT FOR SALE!!!

2009-04-23T15:24:00.001-07:00

Call Kevin and the boat is yours!

California!

2009-04-01T16:44:00.000-07:00

For Tori's birthday, we decided to take her and Tasia to California this past weekend. We had such a good time. On Friday morning, we woke up at 2:00 a.m. and left Mesa at 3:30 a.m. to spend that day at Six Flags. The day was great! We got there about 10:15 or so and stayed till they closed at 6:00. There weren't any lines so we rode non-stop! As we were driving to our hotel, Tori goes, Tab I think I'm going to throw up. Sure enough! Just as I got a few plastic bags together... Blah!!!

Then, on Saturday, we went to California adventure. It was great...the day was nice, we got to ride a few rides, got a little tan. It was fun.

Then, on Sunday, Tori's birthday, we went to Disneyland. It was pretty cold that day and super busy!!! Annoyingly busy. Of course, we don't get to the parks until about 2 or 3 in the afternoon so around 6 when it started raining, everyone cleared out. They announced that they might not do the firework show so everyone left. Perfect for us, we rode and rode and rode without lines. It was great. So, here are some pictures of the fun we had!

Trail Ride

2009-02-15T16:33:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago, we went down to Safford for our nephew's baptism. While we were there, we went on a trail ride with my dad, mom, and sister, Tori. We had such a good time! While we were out we saw many forms of wild life: bear, cows, javalina, racoon and rabits. Kevin took us down this path that was a complete dead end. I think at one time it lead to somewhere but it was totally washed out. Because of that, we were almost late to the baptism. The baptism was nice. It's cute to see the kids. Then we all ate at the church. The guys in Kevin's family decided that they wanted to play basketball. It was so cute seeing his dad, brothers, and brother-in-laws all having so much fun. The girls left the church and just went back to the house. We needed to tell them something and no one was answering their phones so Malerie and I drove up there. When I walked in, they all were drenched in sweat and were beat red! It was so funny! They all had tons of fun. It was cute to see. Then, of course, we watched the Super Bowl at Jason and Shila's house. The food, company, and game was all great! Thanks Shila :) I love just hanging out with friends. It's definitely on my top favorite things to do. Here are some pictures from the trail ride:

Snowboarding

2009-02-12T11:45:00.001-07:00

So, a few weeks ago, we went on another snowboarding trip. We had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone and just spending time with friends. Here are some pictures :)

Rolin' right along

2009-01-10T17:26:00.000-07:00

Well, to those of you who occasionally check in to see if I have written anything, I'm sorry. I am so awful about it. By the time I get home from work, I just want to eat dinner and hang out with Kevin. I will think about posting somthing and then I want to put a picture with it but I don't have one so I won't post. Well, I have a few recent pictures so now is a great time!

Let's start with snowboarding! The weekend before Christmas we went to Sunrise and went snowboarding. It was great! Kevin got to ride with the guys and I got to ride with Crystal. I was better last winter but hopefully with a little more practice things will improve.

Then comes Christmas. It was so much fun to have our first Christmas together. We both spent entirely too much money on each other. Kevin got me a necklace from Tiffany that I have been wanting for a really long time. It is so cute! Then, a brown and pink Nixon Scout watch. We are matching now except his is black and white. Then, to help improve my snowboarding skills, this super cute! pink jacket!!! I love it :) Plus a few more things. I got Kevin a gift certificate to go sky diving, private wakeboarding lessons in California, clothes, a Burton travel bag, Fox riding gear, spoiled! It was cool to be just the both of us, in our house, with our own Christmas tree and decorations. Then, we went down to Safford on Wednesday afternoon and spent time with all sides of the family. It was really fun!

Then, for New Year's we decided to pay a visit to Ben and go to Vegas. It was pretty crazy! Definitely something that I am glad I experienced but will probably never do again :) We ate, walked down the strip, watched the water show at the Belagio, did a little dancing. It was cool. Then, before we left, Kevin and I went to the temple there. We brought everything that we needed but I realized that I forgot to pack a skirt. So on the drive there, we are looking for any place to stop and get a skirt. We found a Ross so pulled in. We were in a hurry so I told Kevin I will run in and find one really quickly. So, I did exactly what I said. Ran in, grabbed the first skirt I saw and ran out. It was less than 5 mintues. When I came out, Kevin was gone! I started searching, pacing, and then freaking out. He was gone! In my head I was wondering what I was going to do. It wasn't exactly the best part of town, I was alone, without a phone (it was still in the car), in Vegas and my husband left me. I could call my dad from a payphone, he has an 800 number. After like 10-15 minutes, Kevin showed up...with McDonalds!!!

Lastly, today is Kevin's 31st birthday!!! I don't think of him as old but I think of 31 as old :) I think it's been a good one for him. Last night we ate at The Meling Pot in Scottdale. It was really cool. We got to dress up nice; I wore this little black dress with heals and Kevin dressed nice as well. I made reservations for us. When we got there, we had our own little private booth where we could close a curtain and block everyone else off. It was fun to kiss during dinner at a public place but no one could see us :) Then, they had balloons, a birthday card, took a picture of us and put it in a frame. It was a lot of fun. The best part was definitely desert! We had milk chocolate and peanut butter in our fondue. Then, they gave us strawberries, bananas, cheesecake, rice crispy treats, brownies, graham cracker crumb dipped marshmallows, etc. It was SOOO good! I wish I would have eaten less of the rest of the meal so I could have had more desert. It was amazing. We had fun and it was something different. Then, this morning, I woke up at 4:30 to make Kevin breakfast before he went to work. When he got home, I made hamburgers, french fries, milk shakes, cake and ice cream for him. Then we went and got a couples massage. It was so relaxing! Now, I am headed off to watch the Cardinals game with my amazing birthday boy!

Well, I guess that's it for now! I will try to be much better about keeping things updated :)

I LOVE THE LAKE!

2008-09-27T22:16:00.000-07:00

So, the lake is one of our VERY VERY favorite things! This is how Kevin and I met, fell in love, and just have a good time! I am getting so hyper just thinking and writing about it! We went last night and had so much fun. It's always a good time. If we could, we would live on the lake and go out every single day! Here are some pictures from this summer :) Ahh!!! I LOVE IT!!!

Alright already

2008-09-23T20:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know...it has been forever! Trust me, I have gotten a lot of crap for not keeping up and I am constantly reminded that I need to post. So...here it is: Kevin and I are doing great! Things continue to get better and better; at least for me they do. I think Kevin is SOL no matter what...he married me! Sorry Babe! We are getting ready to move soon. We have to be out of our house at the end of October. Where are we moving? I wish I knew! We have no idea right now. Kevin promises that we won't be out on the street but I guess we will see. We have been looking for a house in our ward because we love love our ward and our callings! Kevin is over the Teachers in Young Men's and I am over the Beehives in Young Womens. It is so different seeing things from a "leaders" perspective. I love it! My Young Women are so dang cute! They want to have a slumber party over here so bad! I keep telling them they have to ask Brother Morris. They finally worked up the courage and he totally shot them down and said no! Ahh...it was so sad! We really wouldn't have been able to do it but it was still sad :) Anyway, that's whats going on with us! P.S. Kevin got me a new ring and it is SO SO PRETTY! Love him so much!

Bachelor's of Art in Education!!!

2008-07-30T21:17:00.001-07:00

I am so excited! I FINALLY got an email today saying that ASU has emailed me my diploma! I graduated in December and they are just barely sending it! Well, it is partially my fault (well kind of). I had gay parking tickets from gay ASU that totalled A LOT of money. I paid it like 2 or 3 months ago though and they are finally getting it out! Yippee!! I can't wait to get it! These are some of the lovely ladies that I spent every day with for almost a year! Even though it was awful, I really miss it. I would go back to school in an instant! Ahh...it makes me sad. I miss sitting at the end of my table with my pink backpack. Good times! Anyway...super excited to get my diploma!

Lovin' the Lake!

2008-07-29T13:25:00.001-07:00

A couple weekends ago, Kevin and I decided to head down to good ole' San Carlos Lake! We had such a good time! Jason and Shila, Landon and Rachel, and Blaine all came with us. The water was glass all day and there was no one on the lake!!! It was awesome. I was totally impressed with Jason. He gets so serious air! Anyway, Shila insisted that Kevin and I take a picture so... here ya go! By the way, I know how fabulous I look so please just ignore the fly away hair and oversized sunglasses :)

How Good is Your Memory?

2008-07-13T19:02:00.000-07:00

1.As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me (or Kevin), I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

2 Months and Still Kickin' Baby!

2008-07-08T19:46:00.001-07:00

Well, well.... It is amazing how quickly 2 months has gone by! Kevin and I are busy busy all the time and are loving being married! It is like a slumber party every night :) Things are really going great. I think we are both pretty adjusted to our new lifestyle and routine. Poor Kevin has had to give up quite a bit (9 years as a Bachelor didn't help!) and having a "roommate" has been different for me as well (living alone for 2 1/2 years didn't help!)! Everyday Kevin amazes me more and more. He is like the dream husband...cooks, cleans (a lot!), laundry, wake up calls, and the list goes on. Things are just great!
On Monday, I took my State Insurance Test. It was by far one of the most difficult tests that I have ever taken! With only a few hours of study, I passed!! I am so excited about it. I just have to send in my test scores, pay my dues, and I will be licenced to sell insurance! (Plus I get a raise..nice right?!) On Sunday night, I was getting really nervous about it. I asked Kevin to give me a blessing. The only blessings that I have gotten have all been from my dad. It was so awesome to have a worthy preisthood holder as a husband that could give me a blessing. Ahh...it was so sweet and it really helped calm my nerves and obviously...pass my test!
Kevin is staying busy with work and school. He has a couple more weeks of his summer course and I believe he is glad it's almost over. In August, he will have been working for SRP for 5 years! It's a great job but everyday I feel so bad for him having to wake up at 3:45 in the morning and working in the hot hot hot 115 degree sun! A cold shower is the first thing on his list when he gets home!
Of course, not all things are great! Since we got married, I have gained 8 pounds! Totally depressing! It seriously makes me so so sad (and I feel bad for Kevin). I have set a goal for myself to drop the additional pounds plus a little more! If anyone has some advice for me, PLEASE PLEASE let me know! I can use all the help I can get!
Things are great and the Morris couple is SUPER HAPPY!!!