Karla Turns 17!

My youngest sister Karla just turned 17! Karla is such a sweetie and I am soooo happy that she is in our family. I always will remember the night that my parents brought Karla home. She had a cute little blanket up to her nose, and when I pulled the blanket down and saw her chubby little cheeks I started laughing so hard. She was our little butter ball baby. Ever since that day Karla has been a joy to our whole family - from her fruit basket hugs to her Captain Moroni prayer poses. Love ya Karla! I am glad that you had such a good birthday! :)

What Am I 15?

So last night I went and saw New Moon with Gentry, Jessica, Charity, and Karla. I think I was giggling more than them. I think I need to start acting my age because Gentry is getting really concerned.

Twilight BuNcO!

Thanks ladies for a fun Bunco night! I don't think there is a bunch as fun as us!

Kami Ann Baby Shower

Last Saturday were we able to have a fun baby shower for Kami Ann and the baby in her tummy, Scarlett Ann. We had a HUGE turn out, especially considering that it was a LAME blizzard all day! I was very impressed with everybody's dedication! Luckily Gentry's family helped out so much with about EVERYTHING and made everything run so smoothly!

I also have to brag a little bit about my husband! He decided the week of the shower he wanted to remodel our bathroom, so on Tuesday he started painting and bought the bead board. Every night he would work on it, even though he was so tired from working all day and going to school all night. Luckily, we finished it all by Friday night, just in time for the shower. It is a really bold color scheme, and I will be honest, I hated it at first! But now I really love it and I will post some pictures of it soon.

After the baby shower we went to the annual South Towne Christmas Expo. SO MUCH FUN! I love that place. Unfortunately, I came out with a little more than I had hoped for. One thing I bought that I certainly did not need was an expensive straightner. I think the sales woman saw me coming a mile away. She basically told me my hair sucked and that it was damaged, and begged me to let her fix my bangs "because they were bugging her so badly". Talk about a self esteem booster! That girl was cute but I wanted to bring her down to a human level for a minute and remind her that after all, she was just selling straightners, not saving lives. After she severely insulted me, what did I do.... I bought the straightner. I really must be stupid :) But all in all, it was really fun and I think I will enjoy the straightner for many more years to come... or else!

P.S. Thanks Mckenna for the pictures... I stole them from you!



P.S.S. I have learned in preparing for this baby shower how much I do not know about having children. I used to think that I knew quite a bit, but I do not. I went to Walmart to pick up some diapers for the diaper cake I was attempting to make. For some reason I had it in my head that there were separate diapers for boys and girls. I spent about 20 minutes on the isle looking at every package, analyzing them, and getting SO frustrated. Some of the packages had pictures of boys, some had pictures of girls, some colors were neutral for both boys and girls! I was going insane. Finally, a nice young mother walked by and I told her not to make fun of me but if she could please help. Luckily she gave me a few pointers (told me they were gender neutral) and I was on my way. I am sure she had a good laugh with her husband when she got home. Please tell me the least of my worries of having children is worrying about whether I put a "girl" or "boy" diaper on them, or I am in trouble!

One more thing....

After posting the pictures for Anneke's birthday, I found a few more gems that I was dying to share! I just love all of my family! Hope you enjoy!

As Michelle from Full House says, "Cool Dude". We are pretty much cooler than words! BFF! And yes, we did eat the cookies, and they were delicious!

Katrina did my hair for this picture... and pretty much every family picture. She took such good care of us girls.

I like to think that Jonathan is looking at me in awe in this picture. Unfortunately, Karla had to steal the thunder on this one again. She kept sticking her thumb in her mouth and thought that she was soooo funny!

Dear Charity, please don't cut your bangs right before the next family picture :) I will need to hide those scissors from you.

I love how Karla is gnawing at her waffle. It makes me laugh everytime!

I think I get the ugliest baby award here. Click on the picture and look at me (the baby). I dare you. You will get the biggest fright of your life!

Happy Birthday To My Big Sis!

Tuesday is my big sister Anneke’s 25th birthday! I cannot believe what a trick father time has played on us!

It was just yesterday that we were frolicking through my grandparent’s farm at odd hours of the night, strapping on muddy boots to wade through our private beach by moonlight. It was just yesterday that we performed a dance concert to Neil Diamond’s, “We’re Coming to America” while we were camping. It was just yesterday that we shared a locker in high school, even though we had our own lockers that were just a hall apart.

Anneke has always been my best friend, and I feel so lucky to have her in my life. She made our childhood full of memories and fun. She loved me even when I was a little brat. Even though we are hundreds of miles apart, I always think of the good times we have had and smile. Happy Birthday Anneke! I love you and miss you!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Over 2 Great Years!

I was just thinking today how fast time has flown by! It already has been over 2 years since Gentry and I were married (best day of my life)! I cannot believe it! I am so lucky to have a husband like Gentry. For the last 5 years he has been so kind to me. He is my best friend and there is nobody else I would rather spend eternity with! Thanks for the last 2 years and for always making me laugh!!! Here are a few pictures from our wedding day, hope you enjoy!

The Home Teacher

In our new ward we really boast that we have great hometeachers. Without fail they come every month and are awesome! However, a little over a week ago we had an experience with our home teacher that would have been perfect for a comedy!

Late last Friday night my little sisters Jessica and Charity were sleeping over. At about 1 a.m. while we were watching a movie I suddenly remembered that we hadn't closed the garage door to our house when we got home. I immediately got up and was on my way to the garage when I saw a little movement on our front lawn through the front window. Suddenly, an adult male appeared. It looked as though he had just finished clearing out our garage and walked onto our front doorstep. There he peered into our house, saw me, and began walking or running briskly to his truck that was parked in front of our house.

I was not able to see the face of the so-called intruder and began freaking out. Gentry had been sleeping on the couch for a little over 30 minutes and was out cold, but quickly woke up to my screams. I yelled for him telling him I thought that somebody had stolen things out of the garage and had tried to get into our house until he saw me and ran off. Next thing I knew, Gentry had disappeared. Apparently he got an adrenaline rush and took off like a panther. He ran down the street with no shoes on screaming, "HEY, HEY!!!!!" The truck kept driving off with Gentry chasing it and the twins and I were about to have a heart attack! Gentry quickly disappeared around the corner and didn't come back for a while. After a minute I heard him talking to someone and soon he walked back to the house in shame.

Apparently, our home teacher was on his way home with his wife and drove past our house. He saw that our garage door was open so he decided to let us know so it wasn't open all night (which was really nice of him, because we really did not mean to leave it open)! While he was walking up to the house he saw me through the window and saw that we had company over, so he felt stupid and went back to his car. Little did he know we thought he was enemy #1! Soon Gentry chased him down and they stopped.

Because Gentry was half-asleep he didn't even realize what he was doing and didn't recognize our home teacher when he stopped. Our home teacher explained what happened and then Gentry felt stupid for chasing off our home teacher when he was trying to help us. To add to the awkward situation, Gentry and I had gone shopping that night and he had bought a t-shirt at Rue 21 for really cheap as a joke. If you know Gentry, you know that he is not a big fan of Obama, and either his Dad. He bought this vibrant t-shirt that says "Obama is my Homeboy" to wear to his Dad's house to get a few laughs and wore the shirt to bed. He then felt even more stupid over what he was wearing while he was talking to them. All in all, it was a very eventful night and Gentry has been mad at me ever since for waking him up from his beauty sleep to make a fool out of himself!

The House

So, as most of you know we purchased our first home at the end of May! We live out in the boonies in West Jordan, right by the Oquirrh Mountains. We love our new house, neighbors, and ward. We couldn't ask for a better place to be right now! The house is still a work in progress, but we have enjoyed playing house. Hope you enjoy a couple pictures. Sorry a lot of them are so dark, but that's all i have right now:) More will come later!

Bennie Boo-Boo Goes on a Mission!

so i know i am so terribly bad at the blogging thing. (anneke, i am trying!!) but i thought tonight since i had a second i would blog a little bit about what has been going on. gentry's little brother, ben, just left on his mission in NEW ZEALAND! i know you all are jealous, i know i gentry and i sure have been! but ben did a great job at his farewell and we are going to miss him so much! he just barely flew to new zealand last week after a little rough spot at the mtc (he got the swine flu and had to stay confined in a room!) not so fun... but ben will do a great job on the mission and we are so excited for him!

The Beginning of the End...

So we decided we were sick of being losers and being the only people we know without blogs. Here is our attempt to be cool :) Hope you all enjoy a sneak peak into our lives!