An Update At Last

Well I know that it has been a heck of a long time since I updated my blog.. And a friend of mine from work told me that if you dont update for so long then they will delete it!!!! Well as you can see I did not want that to happen so this is the reason for this post.



I dont even know were to start because alot has happened since the last time that I blogged.



To give the short run thru.



In November 2009 our family was sealed in the St. George Temple. It was a great day for our little family.

School has now started and we are back in the full swing of things again. Believe me I dont know how I do it with working full time and with all of kids activites.



Mckenzie is now in the 7th grade and goes over to the high school now. It was quiet overwhelming for the both of us at first and she seems to be doing just fine.. Its me that you have to worry about. Mckenzie is doing clogging again this year and does a really great job at it. We went on a curise in June of 2010 to the Mexican Riviera for a week where she got to dance on the ship. We took her grandma Val Topham and had just the 3 of us there. It was alot of fun!

Mckenzie is also doing soccer again this year(just by chance). You see, we missed soccer sign ups this year and the team that Kenzie is playing on just happened to have 2 girls quit the team and they asked her to play. So it is just by chance that she is playing this year. Her team is un deffeted and they are such cute girls.

Kayson is in the 5th grade in Mr Robinsons class. He is liking it just fine but tells me almost every day that he would rather be fishing with his Grandpa Sillitoe than rather going to school. He has enjoyed going fishing with Grandpa just as much as he can and trys to beat him every time that they go. And he did out fish him one time and belive me he does not let him forget about that one. Kayson is still in the boy scouts and has earned his wold and his bear and is now working on his Weblow.

Austin is in the 3rd grade and is in Mrs.Evans class. He enjoys school just as much as Kayson and wishes that it was still summmer so that he can sleep in, in the mornings. Austin was just baptized last saturday by his dad and was confirmed by his grandpa Sillitoe. It was a very special day for the entire family. He is now in boy scouts and is loving every minute of it.

And as for Kennadi she is a very busy 2 1/2 year old. She is in love with Little Mermaid and I think that we watch it at least 5-6 times a day (at least) Her latest craze is Dora and Barney (heaven help us). She is such a funny little girl and keeps her entire family laughing and laughing all day long. She likes go to the park and help the boys gather the eggs from the chickens when they get home form school.


Well there is a brief update on the family and hopefully soon I will find the cord to my camera so that I can download my pictures so that I can post them on here. Some of them are on facebook and you can look at them there the ones that I was able to get off the camera.

Hopefully it will not be like 7 months before I update again and I promise to do better. Lots of love to you all.....

Well Travis and I took the kids sleeding. As you can see they had a blast. As for me I am not in any of these pictures because I HATE to be cold,therefore I watched from the loveley window of the truck. Kennadi had a blast too.. this was her first time sleeding with the big kids.

Sledding

Family Picture

I finally got my entire family together for a picture.. It is about dang time. I think that the last time that we got a picture taken was when I was either 12 or 13 or some where around that. It has all of my brothers and sisters and there kids. The only person who is missing is Brandon's little girl McKayla.
This was taken on Christmas Day at Grandma Sillitoes house 2009.

Kennadi took this little present from Kayson and took off with it down the hall. So when he started chasing her she ran to her dad thinking that he would save her(and he did as always) it was pretty dang funny

My little Utah Jazz fan.........

Trukeys

One morining we woke up and looked out the kitchen window and all of these turkeys were in our neighbors across the street from us. It was crazy, They must have liked what was in the tree or something. They stayed there for about a half hour or so untill the other neighbors dogs chased them away.

St.George Temple November 28,2009

On November 28,2009 Our family got to go to them Temple. It was an amazing experience not only for Travis and I but for our 4 children. What a blessing it was to go as a family and to be sealed as a FAMILY forever. The feeling and the experience I will soon not forget. Thanks to all of the many family and friends that got to be there to share in this wonderful day for us. Words can not express my love for them. But how gratefull that Travis and I are for the wonderful family and friends that we have.

Just for my records I want to list the family and friends that were able to attend just so that with the short memory that I have that I will have this as a record.

Dewey and Valorie Topham-Dewey was the witness at the sealing also. Grandma Willie Topham. Nancy Topahm. Richard and Camie Topham. Bruce and Trish Topham. Justin and Lisa Topham. Bryan and Tammy Beck. Grandma Donna Sillitoe. Dave and Linda Merrill. Steven and Cheryl Sillitoe. Jason and Kris Slack. Hal and Joyce Slack.-Hal was also a witness at the sealing. Beau and Jamie Shaner. Mike and LeeAnn Adams. Melana Hunsaker. Bishop Ruesh and Janice Ruesh. Parowan Stake President Vincent. Natalie Rowley. Matt and Stacey Gale( They were also our escorts)

After we came out of the temple my dad and brother were there to meet us and that ment the world to me to have them there with us as well.

Afterwords we had a dinner at our house where everyone came and ate. Those who came to the temple with us and also many family and friends that were not able to be at the temple came over as well and shared in the experience with us.

I have many more pictures that I want to post but my lovely little daughter did something to the memory card that I need to fix and then I will upload more pictures for you to see. Also thanks to Tammy and Bryan for taking many, many pictures at the Temple. That was kind of the last thing that I was thinking about at that time.

Visiting and enjoying family

Travis after he ate too much

Kennadi being her wild self

What a picture and all of these cars came to grandma's house for thanksgiving and there is actually one missing from this picture that came after we took the picture

some of them ate outside because it was so crowded inside

Everyone getting and eating dinner. I love to have lots of family. The more the merrier

Some of the kids thought that it would be fun to eat out on the trampoline. From what I can tell it is Sydney ,Kenzie,Shelbee,Kelsie and Teniah

Thanksgiving 2009

Bryan was trying out his new camera. Dont I just look lovely. Well at least Kennadi looks cute.

Deanna with Payton and Lisa with Rylee and me with Kennadi

Lots of people at Grandma Willie's house. We all had a blast !

Thanksgiving at Grandma Willies

Well it looks like we are going to have a full house for Thanksgiving this year. It is our year to spend Thanksgiving in Parowan with Travis family and there will be about 40 people or so there. I know what you are thinking, where could we possible fit that many people in grandma Willies house? But we seem to manage and it is always fun. I just wanted to express my thanks for my family and for my awsome husband who puts up with me. And for everything that they do for me.

Well I have been reminded day after day that I haven't updated my blog all month. So here is a quick update with what has been going on with the family. Well on November 28,2009 Travis and I are going thru the St. George Temple. We are extreamly excited to have our family sealed together. For many of you this has been a long time coming and I agree. We are just so blessed with our little family that we have and just can not wait for this day to come.

TrIcK or TrEaT

The Kids had a blast trick or treating. I just love Halloween Kayson. Not quite sure what he is. maybe a warlock

Austin being a scary clown

Mcknezie was a dead soccer player

Kennadi was the cutest witch that I have ever seen

All the kids in there costumes. Kenzie,Kayson,Austin and Kennadi

Travis and I usually get stuck carving all of the kids pumpkins.

Kennadi being cute and eating as much chocolate that she can get in her mouth at one time.

Everyone carving there pumpkins

the finish product. And yes that is packman eating the little pumpkin. Go uncle steve on most creative pumpkin award... Given by me

Chris decided that he was "Too Big" to carve pumpkins this year. Aunt Cheryl looks like she might need some help with that knife.

Kayson,Mckenzie,Travis and Uncle Steve

Kennadi and Kayson getting ready to carve there pumpkins

carving away

Mckenzie and Austin

Uncle Steve carving grandma Sillitoes pumpkin AGAIN.

Kennadi

Kennadi has been carrying these two bears around for the last 2 days. She keeps on calling them COW'S(like the moo moo cows in the field) She is so funny. Then I figured out why she was calling them cows and it was because the one bear was black and white. So funny.

Swine Flu

So just an update... As many of you have already heard Yes we have the swine flu at our house. Decided that the week before when Kayson and Austin were home sick that they probably had it first. They were only sick for a few days. It didn't hit them as hard. But Kennadi and I on the other hand have had it for almost a week now. Kennadi started with it last sunday with the fever then I got really sick on wednesday so Kennadi and I went to the doctor and I tested positive! It sucks. They say it goes for about 7 to 10 days to run its corse. Poor Kennadi has been miserable. Travis is starting to come down with it now, and hopefully he does not get it as bad. Lucky for kenzie she has been just fine. Well I'll keep you posted.

Some cute pictures of Kennadi

Oh what a little ANGEL!! NOT. Travis and I went to a meeting sunday afternoon and this is what we came home to! Apperntley she out smarted Kenzie, Kayson and Austin who were suppose to be watching her. When I saw what she had done she just smiled. Now how can you get mad at a face like that?

Kennadi eating spagetti. I just had to take this picture. For one she is super cute. Number 2 she thinks that she is as big girl because she is sitting up on the bar stool with the big kids!

On friday I had the day off. So Kennadi and I went out to the garden while all of the other kids where at school to pick what we had left of the corn. She had a fun old time playing in the corn. Then she helped me carry all of the corn back into the house. She is such a little helper. In more ways then you know!!