Yo Gabba Gabba

Ok - this is so over due!!! I promised to put up the pictures of yo Gabba Gabba when Jack Black and Paul Williams were on!! So here they are! If you haven't seen the episode with Jack Black - you gotta see it! It is hilarious!!! That guy is a crack up!! Nathan and Abby were able to go to California for the weekend and hang out up at the set! They loved it and it was super fun to spend time together - a Daddy Daughter Vacation!!

DJ Lance Rock with Steve and June and Abby!

Paul Williams - singer and song writer of "Rainbow Connection!"

Jack Black on the cute motorcycle

On set

Jack Black - gotta love his highlights and quizzical brow

Be MINE! Love is in the Air!

Hey blogging world!! I want to take a minute to say how much i love my husband and kids!! What a fun day we had today! Well, actually it didn't start out so great! We have been so sick -- non-stop since before Christmas - Nathan and Tori and I all have it now it seems! Coughing, fevers, sore throat, etc. Anyway, so I missed church today and kept the baby and the boys home! But, I had a great time reading my scriptures and learning about the gifts of the spirit. Anyway, then today is my friend Melanie Murphy's birthday!! We had them over for dinner and then made it back to her house for some amazing cake!! AMAZING Lemon with Raspberry filling!! oooohhh so yummy!! Funny thing is - we were sick but so was her husband so we decided it didn't matter anyway, we just wanted to celebrate her big day!! hahaha! But, anyway, I just wanted to say that my boys are so cute! They just played together all morning - star wars legos. Then later this evening Whitney said - can we make Valentine's for each other - so we did! It was so fun and I read some cute little messages they had written each other --- which led me to being so happy and so thankful for today! Whitney wrote a message to Kimball that said - I love you in cute little 1st grade handwriting and then at the bottom it said FOREVER! Ahh.. so sweet and then --- to my surprise, Nathan wrote a sweet little message to me -- OHHH wow! What a fun time and what a great day it turned out to be!! Anyway, I just love Valentine's! What a fun month of love and sweet notes back and forth! I don't even care about getting gifts - its just fun to sit around the table and tell why we love each person and then get little handwritten love letters from each other!!
So, not much new to speak of. Everyone is just growing up, having a great time in school and I am just busy keeping up with the house work, laundry, errands, diapers, spills, meals, and meetings!! I enjoy getting up to the school for lunch or events and I have been able to go to the park with Collin and Tori a couple times - since we have had a really great mild winter! So, life is good and crazy - just the way I like it!! I could go for better nights -- I wish all the kids could just stay asleep all night long for 2 nights in a row -- that would be awesome! If it isn't Tori or Collin, it is Kimball with a bad dream or Abby and Whitney complaining of stomache aches or leg pain! Any advice for a little 5 year old boy who dreams of snakes and now wants to sleep with daddy every night - because, "He is the only one that can kill them!" So sad!!

well, happy valentine's to all those who may read this post!! You are loved!

Christmas comes but once a year...

Wow! Here we go - it is already Christmas time and I haven't written since Sept. That doesn't seem possible. Well, I just love the holiday season - Thanksgiving was great! And now we get to enjoy some of the Christmas cheer! I love the music, the lights and all the sweet stories of Christmas. I love Pres. Monson's talk this month about when we remove the last syllable in "the Spirit of Christmas," we get "The Spirit of Christ!" Simple, but true and so great to remember! Anyway, I am just happy today and wanted to write! Life is good! We just got home from a little vacation to California! We had a great time! I went to my friends wedding in San Diego and then hung out with the Berrett side of the family! It was so great! I just love my in-laws! Anyway, now the next few days will be my final days to get in all my sneaky shopping and wrapping!! I am so excited this year - we are keeping it small and simple! A traditional Christmas.... the girls asked for American Girl dolls (way too pricey for me, but with a little help from Santa and truly no other gifts - that is what they are asking for) Kimball will take anything, Collin wants a train table and Tori probably will just get a box of stuff to throw about! That seems to be her new talent -- empting containers, boxes, laundry baskets, drawers, etc. She started walking in California by the way!! She is seriously the sweetest baby ever and we love her to pieces!! Anyway, I think that is about it for tonight! Hopefully I will get some writing in before the big day -- in case I don't ---- Merry Christmas to all!!!

what in Tarnation! its already SEPTEMBER!!

Did anyone notice that it is already mid September, school has been in session for 3 1/2 weeks, my baby is 10 months old now and it is time to start thinking about what to dress up like for Halloween and then comes the Christmas wish lists and Thanksgiving, family CHRISTMAS blessings and celebrations and BAM --- A new year! So, what can I say? I have been super duper busy! I can't believe how time flies! We went to a family reunion the begining of August, school started, and we had grandma Berrett, Mari and Aaron move in with us for the month of September!! We are having a great time and it is so awesome to have a loving grandma adoring my children! I don't know about you, but when someone says my kids are cute, smart or fun it is like they are telling me I am the most amazing person in the world!! HA hA!! but really I do love when people love what or who I love!! :)
So, I need to definately put up some fun pictures we have taken over the last few months, but I really wanted to just take some time to write down some thoughts and get back in the game.

well, on Sunday we had the great honor of having one of the 12 Apostles come speak to our Stake at the Allen Stake Center - not just an apostle but a member of the 1st Pres. - President Uchtdorf came and spoke and it was so awesome!! He is such a great man and so fun to listen to! Anyway, that is my highlight of the month.

Also of parental note - Baby Tori started crawling and even pulls up on things now! She is so cute! We are all loving her! But I am already starting to feel a bit strange knowing she is my last child and the baby phase is coming to an end soon. She will be 1 year in November and once they start walking you know it all just turns to trouble and messes!! Anyway, I just had a random dream that I had a baby boy - #6!!! Sad cuz I know that is impossible unless I adopt -- which is definately something I would do if the right circumstances fell into place, but why can't I just be content with 5!! I am so crazy busy and life is just blowin' me over half the time, but for some reason - maybe cuz I am only 29 - I feel a little sad I won't have anymore babies! I love my little girl! She really has been a blessing and sweetheart! ( But my 2 year old on the other hand is sending me to the looney bin FAST!! He is just wearin' me down - throwing things, messes, spills, stains, markers on walls, carpets and couches, he loves laundry detergent and by golly you would think he is seriously trying to help me with all my work, but instead he doubles my work load - just by trying and making mistakes --- but I know this phase will pass and he will be a seriously service oriented boy, a football player, artist and loving son!)

Ok, and also while I am journaling - I am reading a book called the Holy secret and I just really enjoy it - so if anyone is interested in a good gospel read - I like it. It is not the book called Secret - which I guess is popular right now, but it is by a Mormon author - written as a novel called THE HOLY SECRET. Anyway, that is about it for now I guess.

I will try to post pictures soon!

Thanks to all my fans for reading this blog!
Thanks to my family, my dear husband and my children for putting up with me!
Thanks thanks and more thanks!
- KATHY

Response

Yahoo! Well, thanks for all the help with going private -- I still haven't decided, but anyway, just thought I would mention that I won't be posting for a little while but I just quickly wanted to say that I do appreciate the input and I will definitely keep ya'll on my list if I do go private. We are having some friends come to stay at our house tomorrow so I just know I won't get a chance to write. Be prepared though because we have some really fun pictures to post -- nathan and Abby went to CA and got to meet jack Black and Paul Williams - The guy who wrote Rainbow Connection and be on the set of Yo Gabba Gabba! They had a blast! Plus we had a great cousins party and celebrated Pioneer Day and stuff -- so when I get a chance there will be some fun pictures!! yippy!
love to ya'll!!

Going Private

So one other thing I noticed about the blogging stuff is that many of you are going or have already gone private! So, you know, I think that is probably a really good idea! I actually can't view most of your blogs anymore and I want to still snoop on your blog -- so what can I do about that and also - how can I make mine private -- I think you do it through the settings button, but..... I think it may take forever to add all the email addresses that I will allow to view my blog -- just with friends and family and all -- any tips? Is there an easier way to do this? THANKS

The Cutest Blog on the Block

So, my sister came to town and we talked about blogging and digital scrapbooking and all that jazz and I am so excited that I found this cute website with free templates - suggested by Lisa Johnson among others too!! But seriously I was so excited it was so easy and look how cute this template is!! hahaa! So fun I could change it once a week!! There are so many fun things offered out there!! Next I need to get a photoshop program, get a header going and work on some fun scrapbooking! So thanks for all the inspiration from all you bloggers and friends and family! It is like getting ready for a date or a reunion --- I want my blog to look cute and all dressed up because wow -- people actually read these and keep in touch and I am so excited to be reacquainted with my old friends, roomates, and buddies! This is such a spastic post - but i am excited about it so much that i had to write my thoughts and they are going a mile a minute! I sometimes think that the computer is too confusing for me and I can't do it --- but I think I may have found a new little joy in blogs and scrappy stuff!! yippy!
love kathy