Christmas Cards-Giveaway!

Remember how I told you about my Friend Jill's site for Christmas cards??? She is doing a giveaway. Go to her site and enter to Win 50 FREE 5x7 custom designed holiday photo cards...printed and delivered right to your front door. She does a wonderful Job! Check them out and enter.

http://the-mortensen-family.blogspot.com/

This One Goes Out to the One I Love...On his Birthday!

Happy Birthday Wade!

Big 32

Happy Birthday Honey I hope you have a fun filled day! Love ya!

Giveaway

Check out my new favorite site! Enter the giveaway and talk about it on your blog and you could win too! The font on my header (The Klingler Family) is from this site and they are totally free! As soon as i figure out how to do it- I will change all of my fonts! They are so awesome!

Make sure you tell them I sent you and we both win!

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Christmas Cards

Looking for Christmas cards... my friend designs them and they are so awesome! A very reasonable price as well! Check them out! If we can get a decent picture i am having her do ours this year!

Check out her website at

http://www.freshlysqueezeddesigns.net/

Halloween

Bear Lake Biorn's

Just regulars

In July, we went to eat at a Chinese restaurant in town. While eating Grace over heard the workers speaking to each other in Chinese. She asked us, "what kind of people are these?" I replied, " they are Chinese." Wade then asked her, "what kind of people we were?" and she replied, "just regular."

Prayer

We surprised the Kids with a Barbie Mustang! THey love it! Wade was putting batteries in so the radio would work and the little brother walked off with a main screw. We looked everywhere, I mean everywhere and it was nowhere to be found. Grace was so upset! She walked in the house and fell to her knees and said a prayer to Heavenly Father that we would find the missing piece. I saw her on her knees and that was a very precious sight! It was so sweet! A few minutes later I found the missing peice in a place that I had walked by a hundred times. She said mom I prayed that we would find the missing peice and Jesus helped you see it! If only I had the faith of my 5 year old daughter!

First Day of Kindergarten

We LOVE Snow Canyon!

We bought a state parks pass for the boat rental and we have been using it a ton! A few weeks ago we skipped church and went on a picnic and a hike and just spent some quality time together. We were on a hunt for some wild Indians and we never found them but we found their sign! The kids were so excited! We have been going there in the early evenings to play in the sand...that never gets old! That night we also, roasted hot dogs and had s'mores by a campfire their in the park it was so much fun! We hope to do it again soon and maybe even camp overnight too! We love camping!

Becky

My little sister Becky came to St. George on a dance tour. They performed at Tuacahn and we got to watch- it was so much fun! The next day I happened to have the day off so I drove to Mesquite with the kids and we went swimming at the Mesquite rec center which not even close to being as cool as the new one in Washington. But, it was fun because we got to spend time with Becky and my kids loved every minute of it! Love ya Beck- Thanks for visiting!

Friends

Boating...

with Harris' got rained out not even 5 minutes after they got there. Their kids are hiding under the towels on the left.
so, we went back and went swimming in their swimming pool it was much warmer.

The Harris' got a pet turtle that roams around their yard. It was so cool! I think i liked it more than my kids.

cool slide hair!

slide buddies

Gunner going down the water slide! Such fun! We miss them even though they live 2 minutes away!

Double Rainbow

I love Rainbows! There was two and they were both full. The one on the bottom was getting darker and the top was getting lighter. We could see all of the colors and there was a ton of colors. It was beautiful!

Pirate Island Pizza and UP in 3D!

We finally went to the new pizza place called Pirate Island pizza. The kids loved it as did I. It was so much fun! The workers were all dressed up like pirates it was so much fun, Gunners face would light up every time he would see a guy that was wearing a long haired wig in dreads. It was funny! Each seating area has a different theme. The pizza we got was Canadian bacon and pineapple and the pineapple was seasoned with cinnamon it was yummy! The people next to us ordered a huge pizza it was about 32 inches in diameter it was huge! We had so much fun we will have to go again! Later in the month we took them to see UP in 3D and it was so cute! Gunner loved it and wore his glasses the entire time! He was glued! The movie was so cute and the kids laughed through most of it. I even enjoyed it quit a bit! Good family times! I love them!

Preschool Graduation

May 19, 2009- Grace Graduated from Super Star Preschool!

We were so proud she learned so much! She is missing her friends from school and Miss Debbie too! Miss Debbie has a few look-a-likes around town too! If Grace sees someone she will say oh, she looks like miss Debbie is it her? The Graduation was so cute! My favorite was chewy chewy bubblegum the song and the space ship count down it was so fun to watch her perform! Oh, I can't believe my little girl will be in Kindergarten in the Fall! I guess I am getting older too! Part of me is excited and part of me is nervous! I know she will shine in Kindergarten! Good Luck Grace we Love you!!

Our First Adventure to Lake Powell

1st trip to Lake Powell ( this is a long story)

As some of you know Wade has started a boat rental with his brothers boat. He has a website and people from all over can come rent the boat or he will drive it to their lake of choice. His very first renters were from Colorado and they wanted the boat at Bullfrog in May. So we headed north the long way to Lake Powell. It took us 8 or so hours to get there. First of all I was not prepared as far as food. I had the thought that we would stay in a hotel so I only threw in a few hot dogs and some stuff I had around the house. Well, we were on our way and I said to Wade did you check the tires and service the truck? He said, we are fine. (the truck has needed new tires for a few years now) so we are in the middle of nowhere with no service on our cell phones and we blow a tire! I was so ticked!! luckily we were almost to an exit but nothing off that exit for 50 miles. we were already late for the delivery. Well, the spare tire had not been taken down for a good 5 years and it was stuck under the truck. I was even more mad! It took all the strength wade had to get that spare off the truck. Once the spare was off and it wasn't a good one mind you. An hour later...He put it on and we drove 50 mph the rest of the way. Our renters were mad because they paid for early pick up and we were really late. Lesson learned leave even earlier just in case. So, we found a campsite to camp in and Wade says, so whats for dinner? I said I guess bagels and cream cheese. so that's what we had we didn't even have firewood so after our bagels we went to bed. The next day Wade took the boat to the renters and we dove 50 mph to find a place that we could get a new tire which took the entire day because there is nothing out there for miles. It was pretty stinky. At about 6 that night we were headed back to the camp. It just seemed like everything that could go wrong went wrong.

The kids loved sleeping in a tent and Wade loved cooking the hot dogs on the little grill cover over the fire pit and removing them with a pair of pliers. Not prepared! We took the kids fishing 2 times and grace almost caught one but by the time wade got to her it was a goner! They were so sad that they didn't catch a fish. Maybe next time! we took them to a sandy beach area and they played for hours it was fun! Some people were unloading there houseboat right by us and they left their knee board out on the sand and Gunner got on and was riding it around it was hilarious! he had a blast!!

In all we had a great time and the next trip to Powell we will be more prepared.
oh, and when we picked the boat up the renters had messed up the prop and some other stuff and ended up paying for the damage. It was a rough first rental but from there on out everything has been GREAT!!

Check out our site: Wade designed it, it is awesome!
www.inlandsurfnturf.com

May 2009 Recap

Happyness

the kids received kites in their Easter baskets and they loved flying them!

that's my boy! (he is only 5 pounds less than Grace!)

I think he likes it too!

This time it was flour and it went all the way around the bar and into the living room! Possibly my fault again for leaving the flour out on the counter! oops!

Wade was in the process of cleaning up the desitin that he had just squeezed out all over the bar stool when he got to the flour. Seriously Grace never did anything close to this when she was 2! I was at work!

April 2009 RECAP

Wade has been trying to get our front yard cleaned up and Gunner wanted to help so we gave him a golf club and a golf ball. He hit it all around the yard!

Easter Outfits! I lost all of my Easter pictures!! I don't know where they are! :(

Saying goodbye to Great Grandpa and Grandma Klingler... We will miss them this summer!

Geocahing! we hiked this lava rock mountain bluff whatever you call it kind of behind our house. It was fun! Grace climbed to the top all by herself. It was beautiful up there. we could see all of St. George. If we put all our pictures together it would be an enormous panoramic picture. we could see the temple and then all the way to Ivins! It was neat!

The treasure!

First trip to the dentist!

Grace was so good Gunner on the other hand not so good! Sad to report we had to make a 2ND trip for Grace she had 2 cavities. she now has a silver tooth. she did so awesome I was proud!

we had some visitors from Idaho! My Friend Tami and her family came and stayed with us to and from California. It was so fun to see Tami and her little family. The kids had fun playing together even though they had never met!

Conference day projects! Modge podge mirror and frame! Super easy and super cute!

rough day!

this is what little boys do! They get into everything that is messy. This is powdered milk that I have been using in my homemade frosty's. This will happen again in later post only with flour instead!

2ND attempt:Potty training!

The Kite festival! It was fun to see all the kites in the sky! I think Wade and I had more fun than our kids!

as always the train ride! A favorite!

Fishing Pond!

a really fun ride!

Splash pad on the Square such a fun place to go!

First visit of the Summer!

Coversation between Grace and Mom

Grace: Hey mom, did you know when boys see girls in pretty pink dresses they think they are HOT!?

Mom: oh, really...

Grace: Yeah, and you're hot mom...

Mom: well, actually i am cold- what does hot mean?

Grace: that you are really pretty! :)

March 2009 in a Flash

In March we hiked the Dixie rock it was a lot of fun our kids loved it! They could actually climb by themselves and they were not even scared!

Little buddies!

This would be a better picture if everything was green.

This boy and rolling his tongue he walks around the house doing this all the time!

We sold our season tickets to the Nascar race in Vegas so we decided to just go to qualifying for the day it was fun! Two of Wades brothers and there families came too. it was a fun day to spend with cousins!

Go Jimmie Johnson! YAY!!

little ham!

fun cousins!

favorite past time...feeding the ducks and playing in the water!

again..

and again...

and again...silly boy!

we had some friends come from up north, we went to the park and played it was fun to see friends that we haven't seen in a while. the kids found this unusual lizard. of course Grace wanted to bring it home.

swinging

I went up to Provo to watch Becky dance in the National Ballroom competition which she did very well. She also received a half tuition scholarship that weekend to BYU. Way to go Beck! It was so fun to go back and spend time with my mom and dad and share cancer stories or should I say miracles. Our family has been so blessed. Many tears were shed as i visited with my dad about the blessings he received while being treated. There is some amazing people in this world!

I love ya beck!

Grace's Birthday Party

We had a birthday party for Grace on Valentine's day! It was so much fun! We had 17 kids and I think everyone had a blast with the pinata and playing all the fun games. Thanks to my sister in law Sandra who was here from Vegas and helped out a ton! Paige was able to spend the night and be here for her party they are the best of friends. Thanks to all the friends who came to play at her party she loved it! And a big THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS! WOW! Life is going so fast and i just now realized we did not get the thank you cards out! ahhh!

Happy Birthday Grace!

I cannot believe that 5 years ago today, I had my first baby! It has gone super fast! I love Grace so much she has the cutest personality. She makes us laugh everyday with the funny things she says. We love you! Happy Birthday Grace!!

New Pictures Finally!

Well, I decided that since the last time I had professional pictures taken (if you can call them professional) was when Gunner was 7 weeks old. I thought we better take advantage of the free 8x10 for the kids birthdays. I really hate this place but who can complain about a free picture. They turned out pretty cute!

Pay it Forward

Pay It Forward Exchange is based on the concept of the movie "Pay it forward". I will send a hand made gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join the PIF exchange. All the gifts will be made and posted out (sometime within the next year). How exciting to not know when your surprise package will arrive!


What you need to do in return, is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. This Exchange is only open to those with active websites or blogs. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME 'PAY IT FORWARD' MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG. I'd love for you to join me! Will you? Other comments are welcome, but only the first three will be my Pay It Forward recipients. Come and join me, who doesn't love a gift or giving gifts???

Outside of Southern Utah Email your address to kristenk@infowest.com

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

Last night I had the opportunity to be part of something very special. It was a fireside put on by the Relief Society in our ward. The theme was "If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear." You all know the story how five of the virgins were good and five were bad. The five that were good were prepared with extra oil when the bridegroom came and the others were not. I learned something different from each one that I need to work on to get rid of a bad habit or create a good habit so that I can be prepared spiritually and physically to meet my Savior.