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Update

2011-11-09T08:08:00.001-08:00

I wish I had some pictures to post, but haven't had time. Things are well this way. Jy started preschool. He did not like it at first, but is used to it now. Xayla lost her first tooth! She also got student of the month already. She is doing well in first grade. Kobi is playing football. His new love is basketball for now. He is trying out for the basketball team. I know that it is hard to make it as a 6th grader, but we will kep our fingers crossed! School is a lot of work, but I am surviving.

It's been a while

2011-07-03T23:44:00.000-07:00

Wow, I haven't posted in a long time! School has been keeping me really busy! Football is about to start again for Kobi. Xayla wants to start gymnastics again, and Jy is loving soccer! Will add pictures later.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T22:02:00.000-08:00

Linda and Sonyo came down one week before Thanksgiving. We hung out with mom and ate at her house. Kobi fractured his thumb in football, but is doing well.

Nurse of the Year Education Nomination

2010-11-16T22:50:00.000-08:00

I was nominated by my student on the left for Nurse of the Year in Education. The person to the right is my "boss". I didn't win, but it was an honor to have a student nominate me.

Active

2010-11-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

I have just been juggling the dental office, school, and the kids. I jsut have to keep remembering my blessings.

What's new

2010-09-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

So I basically stopped blogging and reading blogs because K.C. bought his practice and life got really busy. Just a quick note that life is about balancing and I am trying to keep my priorities straight. School has been busy, but good. I feel blessed to have a great family. Xayla started Kindergarten. I was so sad, but she loves it! Jy is doing well potty-training. He is so much easier then Xayla was. Kobi is doing really well at football. He is growing up so fast. Life is overall....good.

We launch our new dental office October 1st. Life will be crazy again!

April 2010

2010-05-04T01:06:00.000-07:00

Easter was great. I made breakfast and we, we painted eggs, and we had an Easter Egg hunt in the backyard. Of course we had a talk on the real importance of Easter. My oldest sister, Maria, visited. Sara and Keatyn (and later Scoot) came in as well. We made treats for Xayla's teachers. Xayla drew a card for each of them that was so cute. Finally and most important (except for Easter of course:)), Jy turned 2! Crazy. My baby is 2. (No, not time for another :). He is such a joy. He is sooooo busy. I love his energy, but he gets hurt a lot! He is also unreasonable many times. He is preparing for football by dressing up in Kobi's jersey. He is VERY playful like his Dad. I love him just the way he is.

I never really talked about Xayla at 5. She is really spiritual. She always does things to please Heavenly Father and will correct those that are not pleasing him. She does not like to joke. She is reading small books and writing. She loves school. She is my minny me. She follows me around everywhere. She is just so sweet. She is curios about death as well and often asks me why people die. She wants to be really healthy so she doesn't die is what she tells me :). I love my kids. What blessings.

March 2010

2010-05-04T00:50:00.000-07:00

Lot's happened in March. Our little princess turned 5! Crazy. She is starting Kindergarten in the Fall. I can't believe it! We had some friends over at the end of February. We had a Mario Cart Wii challenge. Kobi is still the official champ :). During my Spring Break, we took the kids to Bounce U during family bounce time, and then went to Metro Pizza so that the kids could make their own pizzas. We went with K.C.'s best friend, Grant, and his family. It was a lot of fun. It was also something small for Xayla/Jy's birthday.
Football season is back in full effect. Xayla is still cheering her brother on.
Finally, K.C. and I had our 7 year anniversary! Time flies!

Feb. 2010

2010-05-04T00:34:00.000-07:00

We went to a cute restaurant at Lake Las Vegas for Valentines. I can't remember the name of it because my brain is fried. The middle picture is a babysitting night. My neighbor and I rotate so that we can go on dates with our spouse. It has been great! The bottom picture is Xayla's back. She developed an allergic reaction to Amoxicillin! She was so itchy! The bottom right picture is Jy in swim briefs. I love how you can dress your kids up so cute at this age, and they don't care:). Kobi didn't like that we put him in it. We went to one of K.C.'s cousin's wedding.

Jan 2010

2010-05-04T00:23:00.000-07:00

So I have never posted quarterly before, but this has been one of my craziest semesters. I'll go month by month. Lecture kicked my butt this semester, but I enjoyed it. In January, we decided to try the sled our neighbor got us. The kids had a blast at Mt. Charleston.

More pictures

2010-04-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

Brittany did such a good job! We love them!

Pictures

2010-04-12T21:15:00.000-07:00

We took pictures with Brittany Busk. We donated money for Brother Garth Abbott and she donated her service in return. She e-mailed me one picture. She is working on the rest. I am so excited to see them!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5612467&id=689718227

Crazy

2010-03-24T16:37:00.000-07:00

So it has been crazy for me this semester with teaching lecture. I wish I wasn't such a type A person! :) I will update more later.
For now, I just found out I was accepted into UNLV and the University of NM's PhD in Nursing Education programs! I'm excited and nervous. It looks like things are working out in Vegas, so UNLV, here I come. (I will continue to watch the Lobos play basketball, but I am a REBEL all the way!)

Christmas

2009-12-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

Christmas was just relaxing. My Mom came over and watched the kids' open presents, which she loves to do. We then went over to K.C.'s parents' house. We played Mario Cart and other games on the Wii. It was fun just relaxing.

Busy

2009-11-29T09:05:00.000-08:00

Wow, time has flown! I can't believe it is almost Dec! Well, I've been busy preparing to teach lecture in the Spring and the kids have been busy as well. Kobi is doing well in football. He just started wrestling as well. Xayla is playing soccer, cheerleading, and in gymnastics. Jy is just getting into everything. We love our busy little lives.

For Thanksgiving, we had 2 of them at my house! In the afternoon we had some friends over and K.C.'s parents. In the evening, we had my side of the family. It was busy, but a lot of fun.

Free Show

2009-09-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

You can get free tickets to a show at the Hilton called "Voices". K.C. and I went and watched it. It was really good. They performed mostly Motown music. There was comedy involved as well. It was just relaxing and free. Just say you are a friend of a St Rose employee...me.

Info. is below.
FREE TICKETS - 60 TICKETS PER NIGHT
(The show is dark on Sunday)
7:00 p.m.
JUST CALL THE NUMBER BELOW OR SEND AN EMAIL ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW AND ASK FOR JULIE (Available on a first come, first served basis)
M O T O W N V O I C E S
PLEASE RSVP TO SALES@SHOWTIMEMARKETING.COM OR CALL (702) 822-6262.
World famous singing sensation Earl Turner and Lani Misalucha star in Voices inside the Shimmer Cabaret at Las Vegas Hilton. These incredible singers perform duets and solo numbers backed by live musicians. Turner’s vast repertoire includes Motown hits and other well known classics from bands like Earth, Wind and Fire. Misalucha amazes the audience with her stunning looks and incredible three octave range. Their riveting performances take audiences on a roller coaster ride of octaves, tempos, and fancy footwork combined with a little comedy!

Have fun!

Had some fun with the camera

2009-09-21T00:13:00.000-07:00

Kobi

2009-09-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Kobi is in this program at the Paseo Verde library called "Reading with Rover". It's great. He gets to read to a dog! Here is his dog "Chubby" below. He gets to read to her once a week for 6 weeks. It's supposed to help kids enjoy reading and increase in their reading skills.

So he was bored and made a family out of erasures. He is so funny.

Private

2009-09-07T23:05:00.000-07:00

We decided we are going to go private soon as well with our blog because I just realized how easy it is to find our blog. You can type in my first name and it will come up. If you would like to continue to look at our blog, give me your e-mail (if I don't have it already) and I will add you to our private blog. Thanks.

Beach

2009-09-06T19:18:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach. It was nice.

The babies playing. They had a blast.

Kobi is loving football. He is soooo fast!

Our little princess.

We went on a bike ride along the beach while the boys went to an Angels vs. A's game. K.C. is a big A's fan so he was so excited they won. We just wished we could have rode the bikes longer. The kids loved it.

Dress up

2009-09-06T19:16:00.000-07:00

This is at Legoland. Kobi is getting so big!

So Xayla needs a little sister. She dressed Jy up as Cinderella. Her skirt is around his neck! Poor guy.

At least he is always happy :)

Legoland

2009-09-06T19:13:00.000-07:00

This is at Red Robin. Keatyn is not too fond of group pictures.

We went to Legoland and Sea Life. This leash for Jy is great!

Summer 2009

2009-09-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

So, K.C.'s brother, Dallin graduated High School. He is the youngest in K.C.'s family.

Preschool and Birthday

2009-08-02T21:20:00.000-07:00

My big big turned 10! It's crazy! Xayla thought it would be funny to have him try on his Kindergarten cap. So funny.

Xayla graduated from Preschool :) So cute. I loved Ms. Baker! One more year of preschool. We are really sad to not be back with Ms. Baker and Ms. Yaya.

Teaching kids about money

2009-08-02T21:18:00.000-07:00

So I have been wanting to teach the kids about money for some time now. I could not figure out the best way to do it. I'm sure there is not a perfect way, but I have been reading about it for some time. K.C. sent me a BankRate article that was really good. I bought these bins from OfficeMax and I labeled them into 4 compartments: Save, Spend, College/Retirement, Tithing. The kids have a list of chores to do around the house. They earn an allowance once a week. There is also a list of chores they can do to earn extra money. They get paid at the end of the week. We split the money up so they pay 10% to each area and what is left goes to spend. It's been working great so far. You have to make sure you get small bills and change.

2009-07-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

K.C. is official :). Looking for a Dentist, come see him!

Blanding

2009-07-07T01:06:00.000-07:00

Family reunion. K.C. has a big family. This is part of his Mother's side.

Pack Meeting

2009-07-07T01:04:00.000-07:00

Kobi loves his friends. It's sad switching wards.

Kobi got his Bear badge! So exciting.

Blanding

2009-07-07T00:59:00.000-07:00

4th of July in Blanding is so much fun.

Changes

2009-07-01T15:13:00.000-07:00

So we are in our house. No new pictures yet. I hate moving (such a strong word :(). I love dejunking. The kids finished swim lessons. Kobi and Xayla are in gymnastics right now. K.C. LOVES his job. We are going to Blanding for the 4th. I'm excited about that. Life is real good right now. Will post pictures when I get a chance to upload them.

Moving

2009-06-14T17:29:00.000-07:00

So, we have been having a lot going on. The good news is we are staying in Las Vegas. K.C. The other good news is that we are embarcking on another adventure. We are moving from the East side of town to the South end of town. If anyone wants to help us move, we are moving next Saturday, June 20th, at 0700 AM. K.C. likes to get an early start on things. If you know where we live, come join us. We are moving in a house that is on Wigwam in between Valle Verde and Green Valley Parkway. I hate moving, but at least it makes me dejunk.....and boy do I need to dejunk.
K.C. got a job at Desert Dental. Hopefully, he will be partners in about 6 months. His job is off of Valle Verde and the 215. Here is the website: http://www.mydesertdental.com/
He should be added to the website shortly. If you need a great Dentist in Las Vegas, come see my hubby! He starts June 26th. That is why we are moving so quickly. So exciting!

Cheerleading and Football done and fun

2009-06-04T11:58:00.000-07:00

Xayla got a medal and some flowers now that Cheerleading is done.

Kobi and Coach. We loved the Jaguars!

So, we decided to have some fun. Sara and I got into K.C.'s pants. So funny. (And yes, I needed to pump :))

Dance and fun

2009-06-04T11:55:00.000-07:00

Xayla had her first recital. What fun. Cute outfits. Nice, now she has a Halloween outfit :)

She loves playing goalie.

Update

2009-05-15T22:48:00.000-07:00

There has been a lot going on around here. Kobi just finished his football season with the Jaguars. It was a lot of fun. He grew so much. Xayla is playing soccer. She is loving it. K.C. graduated. We are figuring our what we are going to do. We may ultimately stay in Vegas. K.C. is interviewing now. We should know more within the next month. I am excited about the next phase in our lives. We met some good friends in Dental School. I am so glad blogging can keep us updated on everyone.

Jy is a little doctor in training :). He is so busy. Yes, that's him stuck in the chair.

We went to the San Diego zoo with some friends. It was a lot of fun. Our double stroller broke, so we had to rent one at the zoo. Not fun.

K.C.'s Dental Gradutation information

2009-04-23T14:26:00.001-07:00

If you are able to make it, please come. You do not need tickets. This is the schools private Dental Graduation. It's not with the whole UNLV school.

Congradulations K.C.!

2009-04-17T22:19:00.001-07:00

Today was K.C.'s last official day of Dental School! Yeah! We survived four years! I'm so proud of him and all of the sleepless nights he put in. I know he is going to do so well. Now it's a matter of getting a job. I'm excited to find out where we will be going (either staying in town or moving)? We are not sure yet. Just looking for a job. I can't believe no more Dental School! No more blue scrubs! His official graduation is May 9th. Can't wait!

Jy turned 1!

2009-04-04T22:51:00.001-07:00

I love my new camera. Below are some pictures I took of the kids. Xayla is Cheerleading for Kobi's football team. It's really cute.

12 months/ 1 year! So I put Jy in a 12 month onesie since his first month pictures to see his growth (from the Oprah show). I also took a picture of him each month with the same animal (Josh, from St Rose hospital). I got that idea from K.C.'s Mom. The colorful outfit is a Korean Prince outfit. It's a Korean tradition to take the child's picture in the Korean "Habuk". I love it.

11 months

10 months

9 months and first tooth!

8 months

7 months

6 months

5 months

4 months

3 months

2 months

1 month

This is birth 04-01-09.

What a blessing this little guy has been in our lives. He is still not walking, but that's OK. He is the happiest boy. He loves to say "no,no,no", "don't", "mamama", and "dadada". Loves his oatmeal for breakfast and is interested in table foods now. He still drinks breastmilk (pumped since he quit at 9 months).

Smoothies

2009-03-18T17:30:00.000-07:00

Do you like smoothies and don't like to pay $5 for them? Well Tropical Smoothies has this promotion that if you text 839863 and type in Tropical (text tropical to 839863), you can get a big smoothie for $.99. You just bring in the text code to a Tropical Smoothie location to redeem your cheap smoothie. I just showed the cashier my text message. I got a smoothie for $.99 (I did have to pay tax on it.) You can do it twice a month! I love deals!
Ipuna

Birthday Girl and Jy turning 11 months

2009-03-06T07:02:00.000-08:00

This little guy turned 11 months. It's crazy to think he is going to be a year old soon! He is so sweet. He is crawling every where and pulling himself up on things. He hasn't figured out walking out. He just started giving kisses selectively :). He loves trying to get into the toilet water (yuck) and he just figured out how to open drawers. He can't eat too many table foods because he chokes on everything still. He hasn't figured out how to use his 6 teeth yet. He is a bundle of joy.

Xayla had a birthday! She turned 4! I can't believe she is already 4. She loves cheerleading for Kobi's football team. She takes ballet classes right now as well. She is excited about starting soccer soon. She loves school and loves to read. She listens very well but is very stubborn when she wants to be. She is REALLY into princesses right now. She is so girly (I love it), but she is really competitive when she plays sports. She loves to do everything I'm doing. I love this little girl!

Valentines and stuff

2009-02-17T22:04:00.001-08:00

Xayla is really into imagination. She talks to herself and reads (her reading) to herself. This is how I found her one night. What a princess.

Took the kids to the Atomic Testing Center on Flamingo. I had a coupon from the Entertainment Guide book, Kobi was on track break, and I wanted to do something educational. It was fun.

This hat is so out-of-line! I love it. It is so nice that we could dress our little ones the way we want and they have no idea. So funny.

This boy is getting sooooo busy. I think my mellow child is going away :(.

This little girl loves to throw her hair side to side. I caught her on camera during ballet class.

So, I think the best part of Valentines this year was that Kobi told me about 3 weeks ago, "Mom, I think I want a Valentine this year." I said, "Really. Who?"

He said, "Don't tell anyone. Lexi."

He really didn't want me to tell Dad because Dad is such a tease. He asked me almost everyday to buy something for her. He asked me constantly if Valentines was here yet. I gave her mother a heads up because I wanted to make sure Lexi was home when we came by. We had the camcorder and the camera. He wanted us to stay in the car, but oh no...we took the WHOLE family. It was soooo dang cute. Lexi looked adorable and Kobi came from basketball. He was too anxious to change. He wanted to come in a suit but did not want to change at the last minute. We are trying to grow his hair like Corbin Blue from High School musical. It's a lot of patience.

Lexi made Kobi (OK we ate almost all of them, sorry :)) cookies.
His first Valentine. So cute. She is soooo smart too. Got to love that! Thank goodness he doesn't read my blogs. He would KILL me. He gets embarrassed so easily.

Kobi's gifts.

Kobi loves football right now. He plays corner (I'm not good with the terminology) right now.

He has been loving basketball as well. He is a fist pump after making a basket. He is hustling down for defense.

So we went to the Rebel game for Valentines. K.C. ate at Chipotle's and I picked up some food from a Japanese restaurant and met him at Chipotles. So funny. We had a good time. It was so nice of K.C.'s parents to watch the kids so we could have some one on one time. I got my camera in the mail, now I just have to figure out how to use it!

K.C.'s idea of a perfect Valentines and Xayla

2009-02-12T07:20:00.000-08:00

So Xayla started ballet. She loves it! She is so funny. She gets so jealous when K.C. and I hold hands. Here are some of her lines:
"Mom, you and Daddy can't hold hands in the car because you are going to crash and die."
"Mommy, you can't get married today (she keeps thinking we are not married) because your ring is not sparkly yet (you have to have a ring that SHE thinks is sparkly to get married).

Her latest:
"Mom you can't get married today because the leaves are still green. When they are not green you could get married.

"If you get married, I'm going to get so really mad."

"When you get married, I'm going to hide behind a tree. I'm going to shake the tree and make it fall right near you and Dad."

"Pick, love me or get married."

She is one determined little cookie. K.C. tried to tell her that we both love her and we love each other, but she did not like that answer.
The perfect Valentines spot?

So K.C. comes home yesterday and says "What are we doing Saturday night?"

I said "Nothing, that I know of."

He says, "It's Valentines."

I said, "Why don't we just put the kids to bed early, have a nice dinner alone, and sit down together to watch a movie."

He said, "No we will get a sitter."

I said, "And go where?"

"We could go to Chipotle (I do not like very much) and go to the Rebel game. (I looked at him crazy because he looked at me as if it was supposed to be the best idea ever.) What? It's cheap. All the other Dental wives thought it was a great idea (Yeah right!)."

Well, I did finally get the camera that I've been wanting
CANON EOS REBEL XSI 450D +HUGE KIT 3 LENSES 4GB (coming next week in the mail). I'm so excited because I wanted to learn how to use it so I could take Jy's 1 year pictures in a couple of months. Xayla is also turning 4 March 1st, so I would love to take her pictures as well.

I decided that I know he would LOVE to be at the Rebel game, so we will do that for Valentines, but I will get another date without kids to an event that has nothing to do with sports. :) Don't get me wrong, I enjoy going to sporting events, but I do not like it to take up EVERY SINGLE date.

Got to love my honey. By the way, he has been doing well in school. We are just trying to figure out where we will be. Here are somewhere else. I will be sure to post when I know what we are doing :).

Oops

2009-02-01T21:57:00.001-08:00

Bad Mom! Jy is 10 months today! I need to take his 10 month pictures!

Busy Busy update

2009-02-01T14:02:00.001-08:00

OK, reminder, if you want to go to the coupon class on Tuesday, let me know.

Update: My computer broke so I have been a little lost and finally uploaded my pictures now that I have my computer back. K.C.'s Mother started a new tradition of pajama's and bingo. We played bingo for money or presents, made gingerbread houses, and ate reindeer sandwiches. It was so much fun. I love traditions. I truly have fantastic in-laws.

Took the kids to Adventure Dome.

Jy was Santa for Christmas :). I love DI. I got that outfit at Halloween time at DI for $2. So cute! We had our traditional Christmas program at K.C.'s sister's house, Eryn, this year. It was a lot of fun. We ate our traditional soup bowls. Yummy. We tried to sing Christmas music using chimes. The kids acted out the Nativity with me trying to narrate. It should be even better next year when Jy and Keatyn are older. Jy was Jesus in a Santa outfit. Funny. Keatyn was the Angel,

Kobi was Joseph, and Xayla was Mary.

Kobi started playing basketball for the Winter. He is having fun, but he says football is his thing. We signed him up for football in the Spring, but we had no idea they would start practicing in Jan! We have practice 5-6 days a week! Xayla started ballet and we signed her up for Spring soccer. Needless to say, we are busy busy. As you can see, Jy is wasted from all of our practices.

Another note: I love his little hands! He turned 9 months. He will be 10 months tomorrow. Crazy! He is crawling and pulling himself up on things. He finally got his first tooth and then5 followed quickly after! He was in some pain, but is doing much better now.
Oh, and I cut my hair. I like it for now, but I definately like my hair longer. Eryn did a great job on the cut though.

Hosting a Coupon Class

2009-01-09T16:29:00.000-08:00

So mark your calendar for Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 6:30 pm. I went to a coupon class in November and since then I have been saving 50-70% at the grocery store. I waited to have a class because I wanted to make sure it worked for me first. I have talked to some of you guys about this class I attended. I can't explain the details nearly as great as this hostess can. She has saved me so much money, and I am actually building a large food storage for less then I used to spend at the store. I had no idea there was this underground secret coupon world. It is not as hard as you think. If you are like me and want to save money (I spend so much on household items and food!), this class is for you. Don't worry, there are no hidden agendas. I personally am not trying to sell anything. I just wanted to share my great experience with all of you. If you want to attend, please respond to this blog entry or e-mail me at ipunaa@msn.com. I need to have a head count by Feb 1st. If I have your e-mail, I will e-mail you my address and a reminder. If I do not have your e-mail, e-mail me and I will send out a reminder. Bring a friend that wants to save money!

Here is one example (I have this receipt and I will show it at the class, so you could believe me:)). I went to the Albertons this week. My total value for some food and household items (paper towels, laundry detergent, baby wipes, etc.) was $317.64.
From using the grocersmarts website and what I learned from the class, this was my savings:
Preferred savings $113.54
MFG coupons $36.25
Store coupons $8.6
I paid $159.25 for my shopping trip AND I got a store credit for $60 for my next Albertson's visit! The lady at the cash register said "Man you hit the jackpot" when my store credits kept printing out.

See you Feb. 3rd!

Like to go out to dinner for cheap like me? No cooking, yeah!

2008-12-28T18:55:00.001-08:00

We went to eat at a Thai place called Ping Pongs. It was soooo good. Our bill $42 with tip. We paid $18 inlcuding the tip (for four people!). How did we do that? Well, I checked out that coupon site I mention in my last blog. This is what we did:
1. Go to http://www.thecouponmom.com/ and click on "Restaurants Coupons". It's the 3rd link on the left.
2. Click on "Save 80% on Restaurant.com certificates and get a free certificate!"
Right now the code is "CELEBRATE". It changes. This is your code to get your $25 off certificate for $2! If you buy 6 certificates ($12) you get one for free. They will e-mail you the info. for the free certificate. You have 12 months to use the certificates. You can only go to each restaurant once a month, but you have one year to use it.
It is such a cheap way to go out to eat. Our certificate was spend $35 you get $25 off. Then you have to pay for tip (and remember your $25 off only cost you $2!) The 80% off is only good until Dec. 31st so if I were you, purchase certificates now because you can use them within a year. You can purchase more then one certificate to a place. You just can only go once a month.
We gave gift certificates to people for Christmas. We would have been better off paying $2 for a $25 gift certificate and giving them the $10 to pay for the difference (because they have to psend $35). This would have cost us $12, but they could eat $35 worth of food versus us paying the $25 for a $25 certificate. I love saving money and eating out!!!!
3. Once you buy the certificate, you can print it out from your computer to your printer immediately and you have one year to use it.

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME IN VEGAS!

2008-12-20T16:20:00.000-08:00

What has been going on in Vegas? You know it is close to the second coming when it snows 3 1/2 in Vegas! We wanted to go to Mt. Charleston to play in the snow, but the snow came to us!

We went to Santa's Train ride. The kids and I had fun. K.C. tolerated the situation. I will admit, it is pretty cheesey. If there were just a couple of things added (Christmas music, a little more lights), it could be great. I would go again for $2. I would have to purchase the tickets in advance.

We went to Ethel M Chocolate Factory. I love looking at Christmas lights. I think it is so much fun. I feel like a big kid. K.C. does not see things the way I do. He sees things more like the Grinch we will say :). At least he is a good sport and comes along especially if it is free like Ethel M is. I love Opportunity Village during Christmas time but it is expensive. I know it is for a good cause though.

Baking, Baking, Baking! I am baked out! It felt good making goodies for others (and my family) because I hardly bake and it was a delight to see others happy for getting some snacks.

We ate at a place called Mustang Sallys'. It was really good. It's attached to a car dealership. I love using restaurant.coms' coupons to go out to eat. You should check out this blog: http://www.shopsmartinvegas.blogspot.com/
She telles you so many ways to save money. It has really helped my grocery bill. I will have to have a coupon party so she could explain how to use coupons. I never knew about the underground coupon world.

Diet suggestions??? (K.C.'s Post of course :)

2008-12-14T21:59:00.000-08:00

Saturday morning I rolled out of bed at 6 a.m. to take care of some business in the bathroom. As I plopped myself on the toilet...SNAP! A nice crack right through the porcelain ring. I guess this means that I need to get my fat butt to the gym!

Thanksgiving and stuff

2008-12-12T15:58:00.001-08:00

K.C. passed the boards he has taken so far!!! Yeah for him. He only slept about 4 hours a night because he was studying. I am so proud of him. He worked so hard! Today was the last day of this semester! Yaaaa! One more semester and K.C. graduates! It's scary because we have no idea if we will even be in Vegas. We are also looking into California, TX, and Arizona. I know it will all work out. I am just a planner! It's scary not knowing what's ahead, but I guess it is kind of fun as well.

These last four years did go by quickly. I know I complained a lot because I felt like I had a lot on my plate, (let's see, 3 kids, 2 jobs, a husband in Dental School!) but my husband put in countless hours in studying and still tried to make all of our kids' events (and never complained!). I am so glad this phase of our lives is almost over, but I am looking forward to the next phase.

This handsome boy turned 8 months. He is such a joy. He is still Nursing. The longest I ever Nursed my other kids was 6 weeks. I am so proud of myself:). It gets much better once they start eating solids.

The kids got to see Santa at the Ward Christmas party.

Football season is done. Thank goodness. It was not a fun season because the coach was a dictator and did not know how to let the kids have fun. Kobi did learn some things and wants to play again. Never again with the team we were on. He is playing basketball now.

Xayla just finished another soccer season. She is soooo competitive. I know where she gets it from (DAD). They lost the game before their last game and all week she said "We are going to win. They are going to lose. They are not going to score a goal. Only us." She scored 4 goals in the last game and got so mad when the other team scored. She would fold her arms in the middle of the field because she was so upset. I had to have a talk with her about sportsmanship.

Had Thanksgiving Dinner at K.C.'s parents' house. (Not sure if that's correct but luckily I'm not an English major.) It was fun. I complain about so many little everyday things in life, when in fact I have so much to be grateful for. I have such a great family. It was K.C.'s Mom's birthday as well.

Santa's Train Ride

2008-12-07T22:23:00.000-08:00

The Nevada State Railroad Museum is doing it's 7th Annual train ride. It's only $2. It's going to be Sat. and Sun Dec. 13th and 14th. For more information click on this link: train It should be fun. We are going to try to go at 9:30 am to ride at 10 am.

Blast from the past

2008-11-16T14:08:00.001-08:00

I'm in the blue. Me and my 4 sisters! I was going through some old photos and found these. So funny.

K.C. is going to kill me, but I am embarrassing myself as well. I guess I loved hairspray! :) Look at my buff honey.

Halloween

2008-11-04T21:53:00.000-08:00

We went to Cortney and Dan's house for Halloween. So fun. They always know how to have a good time!
I took the kids to the Pumkin Patch with Xayla's preschool. It was so much fun. We decided not to carve pumkins this year. We cheated and just decorated the pumkins. I love the holidays!

What was Xayla for Halloween?

2008-11-04T21:45:00.000-08:00

Well, she was something new everyday in October! I went to DI and they just put out Halloween costumes, and I couldn't resist. They were only $2-$3 each. She loves to dress up everyday anyway. Spoiled? No, I think not :).

7 months!

2008-11-04T21:09:00.000-08:00

7 months: Jy loves to look around. He is such a happy baby. He nurses well and takes a bottle. He is entertained by his siblings. He can roll each way when he feels like it. He prefers to relax more. He can hold his bottle when he feels like it. He has the cutest smile. Time goes by so quickly. He is such a blessing.

6 months

5 months below

4 months

3 months to the left

2 months below

One month

Birth

To all my LAS VEGAS FRIENDS, you are invited to...

2008-10-16T21:52:00.000-07:00

come to the dental school on WEDNESDAY OCT 22 from 5-7pm @ 1700 W Charleston (Charleston and Shadow Lane) for FREE dental screenings.

UNLV Senior Dental Students (like me) are looking for individuals who may qualify as patients for the dental licensing board exam on February 7th and 8th, 2009.

So, again, the Complimentary Dental Screening date is:

Wednesday October 22nd, 2008
5-7pm

Additional benefits for those who qualify to participate as a patient for this exam.

For more information or to schedule an appointment call or email Regina at
(702)-774-2460
Regina.cardona@sdm.unlv.edu

P.S.- If you call, please mention that you heard about this from me so that I can get dibs on you if you have an "ideal" cavity. P.S.S.
- If you act on this, I promise all of your wildest dreams will come true!

-K.C.

Wisdom tooth

2008-10-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

Had a couple of teeth pulled last week. My wisdom tooth that was pulled has had me feeling miserable! So, I've been out of commissions and trying to sleep when I can. Will post more when I feel better. K.C. has been wonderful through all of my whining.

Check out my cousin Brittini Black!!!

2008-09-17T21:54:00.000-07:00

Britt has been working on her Country Music career in Nashville and finally released her debut album and music video this week. She is a tremendous talent! If any of you like, you can purchase her album online at itunes, Best Buy, Amazon, or any of your favorite major retailers. Way to go Britt!

KC

WOW! Quite possibly the greatest college football days ever!!!!

2008-09-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, I love sports! Well, I love college football and college basketball. I don't really watch professional sports much (unless it is the playoffs), but I follow it. So, the summers are usually very long in anticipation of the upcoming college seasons. My favorite of all the sports has to be college football.

Today was quite possible the greatest day I can remember in a long time. This is why:

Even though everyone knows what a huge Rebel fan I am, I always root for teams in the conference because they don't receive the media coverage or respect that they deserve. If conference teams do well against the teams that do receive respect and media coverage, it makes us look good. Today, four Mountain West teams had games against PAC 1o Conference opponents. The Mountian West went 4-0!!!

BYU had a historical game. They shut out a talented UCLA squad 59-0. This was UCLA's worst defeat since the great depression. That is something none of the foes from their "awesome conference" have done.

In the days leading up to the game, the media constantly whined about the fact that BYU had won unfairly. They claimed that Washington should have had a chance to beat them the week before in overtime, had a celebration penalty not been called when Washington scored the game-tying TD. The Cougars dropped three places in the polls as a result. An analyst on ESPN even called them the most over-rated 2-0 team in America (even though I know he probably doesn't watch them). This morning, another "analyst" (that doesn't watch the conference) picked UCLA as his upset pick of the day.

Can you say motivation? Can you say statement game (they need this to make a BCS Bowl in Jan.)? Can you say lack of respect? I don't even like BYU that much, but I couldn't help but have a chip on my shoulder for them. I could only imagine what the players felt like. UCLA lost 44-6 last year when they played at Utah, so I was expecting a similar result for their trip to Provo this year. Since BYU QB Max Hall had already played against UCLA twice in his young career, I knew he'd be primed to shred their defense...he is that GOOD! UCLA was also down to their 3rd string QB, 2nd string RB, and missing a starting LB. With BYU's tremendous track record at home and the media baiting bettors into picking UCLA against the spread, I couldn't resist placing a wager on the game for BYU ( especially after the books had to lower the lines with all the money coming in on UCLA). I have never placed a bet at a sports book (and don't know if I ever will again), but his just seemed like a "sure thing", so I picked BYU to cover the spread that had been bet down to 8 points. Since they won 59-0, I covered my bet by a historic 51 points! Cha-ching! Like I said, I only bet this cause I felt it was a sure thing! I rarely, if ever, get that feeling! Oh, and can I get a "Max Hall for Heismann please"? Seven TD passes in just 2.5 quarters of play is OUTSTANDING!!! They could have won 80-0 if they wanted.

TCU beat Stanford 31-14

New Mexico beat Arizona 36-28

and.....UNLV beat #13 ranked Arizona State (on the road) 23-20/OT!!!

Since the Rebels have only had 4 winning seasons since 1984, big wins have been very scarce. Especailly on the road. Tonight, the Rebels were down 20-10 in the 4th quarter, when they mounted one of the most spirited comebacks I have ever seen in the program's history. To cap this comeback, WR Philip Payne made a spectacular one-handed catch (pictured) in the endzone to tie the game with 18 sec. left. I lost my voice screaming like a little girl! In overtime, the Rebels scored a FG. ASU had a FG attampt too, to keep the game alive. That is when Malo Taumua charged through the line to block the kick and win the game for the Rebels.

The post-game interview with Coach Sanford was awesome! He started to cry. This may sound sappy, but after years of disappoinitment, I could help but cry as well. We may still finish with a losing record this year. We may not go to a Bowl game for another 10 years, but it is moments like this that make being a fan all that time, worth it! Congrats to the Rebels, and congrats to the Conference in going 4-0 against the big boys!

Family Photos

2008-09-07T21:56:00.000-07:00

Jy turned 5 months old!

2008-09-07T21:20:00.000-07:00

This was before his haircut of course. He is finding his hands and feet. He loves to nurse. He loves to smile. He is overall such a happy baby.

After the cut

2008-09-07T21:17:00.000-07:00

Here he is after his hair cut. He still looks cute!

Hair Gone!

2008-09-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

Jy is 5 months old and got his first haircut before we took pictures. This is before his haircut (I saved it as well!) His Aunt, Eryn, cut it.

Black Look-alike Meter

2008-09-06T23:22:00.001-07:00

So I wanted to try this out. Do you think this thing really can tell who your child looks most like? I think Kobi has K.C. eyes :).

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Geneology

Kobi is playing football

2008-09-04T22:27:00.000-07:00

So I really didn't want Kobi to play football because I think it's dangerous. He REALLY wanted to play. We decided to let him play. He is LOVING it. It is perfect for him. He loves being active and aggressive. He is still being tested out for various positions. He is on the Trojans. The team is very serious and organized. The younger group (Kobi is in this group 8-10 yrs) practices with the older group (10-12 yrs). It makes the younger group work hard. Today he sacked the Quarterback (from the older group). He loved it! I need to learn more about football. I can barely follow the ball. Today I was confused who was on Defense versus offense. I know pretty bad. K.C. is trying to teach me about the various positions so that I know what's going on.

Xayla loved Soccer!

2008-09-04T22:12:00.000-07:00

Xayla loved playing soccer! I was surprised how in to it she really was. When the games first started, she could not understand why everyone wouldn't give her the ball. She then started saying "Heh, that's my ball!" during the games. She started to enjoy making goals! We bribed her with ice-cream for each goal. We ended up buying her a lot of ice-cream! Her coach was FANTASTIC. We are looking forward to another season!

Lots been going on

2008-09-04T10:51:00.001-07:00

What has been going on? It has been crazy around here. I haven't checked up on anyone in a while. I haven't blogged in a while as well. Hopefully, I can catch up this week.

We went to Knotts Berry Farm. This was by the end. My Mother has the magical touch and put both the kids to sleep while the rest of us went on Raging Rapids. It is so much fun going with family that help with the kids!!!

K.C. is big kid as well! Kobi wanted to hang out with some ladies :).

This was near the end of our day. K.C. had enough. Jy was still smiling. He is such a happy baby. He only slept 10-20 minutes here and there. He is such a light sleeper. He was still overall happy.

Xayla got to go on stage for Camp Snoopy.

We watched a show. It was really good. You like the Hello Kitty shirt the tough guy is wearing? We had great seats in the shade (we were inside a wagon). Jy slept on me the whole time in his sling (the best thing ever).

We ate at a place called Seafood Kingdom. There was no one there so we were a little nervous. It was really good. K.C. got us a coupon using our points from our credit card. Spend $35 get $25 off! You can save a lot doing it this way if you pay your credit card off every month.

We went to the Beach. I think it was Huntington Beach. It was beautiful, but Jy was kind of crancky because we went to the beach straight from our car ride from Vegas.

This handy little thing Jy was in was nice. It kept the dirt away from him. I got it at a garage sale for $5! It looks brand new!

Before we went on vacation, K.C. was playing basketball and he twisted his ankle. We thought he broke something. It is just a REALLY bad sprain. The Dr. said it could take 2 months to heal! He had to hobble around Knotts. Poor guy. Can you guess which ankle it sprained? :)

I had to miss the first day of school for the first time for the kids :( because I taught a couple of labs that day at CSN. K.C. had to take the kids. He did a pretty good job with Xayla's hair. Thank goodness we only have 1 girl right now :).

Jy's first time swimming. He loved it. (Even when he got splashed in the face!)

Jy was ready for the water! We are going to trim his hair today. It is starting to get in his eyes and he is always called a girl. I'm kind of sad about trimming it, but it is long!

Jy's first time eating rice cereal. You think he liked it?

Right after K.C. came home from quick care. He did not manage crutches very well :).

We went to Lake Mead with K.C.'s family for the first time this summer. K.C.'s Mom watched Jy. I am sure he appreciated that :).

I took the kids and one of Xayla's friends Kaia to Town's Square before school started. It was so much fun. This was them eating yogurt at Yogurtland when we were done. It was good.

Jy was happy at Town Square.

There was a play area.

There was a little maze.

Every Wed. a story is read to the kids at Town Square from 10am-12pm. They made balloon dogs for them and gave the kids suckers.

Here is the water park area of Town Square.

Here is are some kids being read to.

K.C.'s sister Eryn got married.

She looked beautiful!

My new addiction

2008-08-07T22:01:00.001-07:00

Thanks to my friend Ashley,
I am hooked on this show and this is where it started:

This is a cute site for little girl hair styles.

Update

2008-08-07T00:03:00.000-07:00

Went to Shark Reef with a large group. It was a lot of fun. The kids loved it. This is only some of the people that went.

Kobi got a new frog for his birthday. It's belly is red. It's a red belly frog. It's kind of fun. It eats bugs. I like feeding it our crickets we get. We were told we shouldn't do that because of the possible pesticides it may have encountered, but it's cool watching it eat the bugs.

We found one of these in our house! So scary! I heard they are hard to get rid of. Haven't seen another one since. They make me nervous. I have seen kids in the hospital that have been bit by one of these and it makes them act CRAZY. Very violent.

My sister-in-law, Eryn, had a bridal shower.

Kobi had a birthday party.

Jy turned 4 months! He loves to cuddle. I love that! I think I want 1 more. Is that crazy or what. I love being a Mom.

Kobi got Rock Band for his birthday. We had a little band. Keatyn and Jy on the guitar, Xayla singing, and Kobi on the drums. Cute band, huh :).

Kobi really wanted this metal dog for his birthday. He made it a paper home and everything. Where is it now? In the clutter of the rest of our junk. :(

Every July or August there is a Korean Folk Dance Festival at Ham Hall. It's free. I took my family this year. I love going to things like this. It's great to see the traditional cultures that are part of you. The dresses and dances are so beautiful as well. I used to dance in this festival when I was younger. I did the drum and fan dances.

Kobi

2008-08-05T22:12:00.000-07:00

I'll have to post pictures later. I'm too lazy to get my camera. Kobi turned 9 July 28th. Crazy! I can't believe 9 years has passed. We had a little guitar hero party at my house for him. It was actually Rock band. That is what he wanted. He starting to ask more questions. Today in the van he said "Mom, I'm starting to turn darker, like black."

I said, "That's OK. If I was in the sun playing all day, I would get darker as well."

He said, "I don't want to be dark. Then, I won't be part of this family."

I said, "You will always be part of this family. The color of your skin does not matter."

He said, "But you will get rid of me like you did Blacky." Blacky was a dog my Mom tried to give us that had black long hair. We just did not want a dog at the time.

I said, "We didn't get rid of Blacky because of his hair was black. We got rid of him because we did not want a dog. We would never get rid of you, no matter what you look like." Then it was silent. I turned around and he was sleeping in the van.

It makes me sad when he talks like this. I don't know where he gets the idea of the color of his skin mattering (I guess it does matter in the world still at times.). I just don't ever want him to feel different or like he is not part of this family. It makes me sad.

On another note, he is so sweet. Last Friday I was sleeping in because I worked the night before. He brought pancakes and eggs up to me in my bed. He is so sweet at times.

Memory Post

2008-07-22T22:51:00.000-07:00

Stole this from Stephanie

Here is a fun little game...Leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time, or a long time, anything you remember! 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, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you....

2008-07-20T22:10:00.000-07:00

We went to a Tim and Lori's (Dental buds) wedding the weekend. It was fun. Kobi stayed with a friend. He didn't want to do the reception thing.

I fed Jy, and he was a happy man!

Love baby hands.

Jy likes to eat Keatyn's hand, and she pulls his hair!

Blessed

2008-07-16T12:34:00.001-07:00

We have been so blessed. For my birthday we were supposed to go watch Toxic Audio at the Planet Hollywood because K.C. donated blood so that we could get free show tickets (What a great husband. I hate needles..I know...I know...I'm a Nurse. It's doesn't mean that I have to like needles!). We got 2 free show tickets, but somehow they were misplaced! I was so sad. I looked everywhere for them! That's why we went to the comedy show instead because it was fun and cheap. Well on Friday, K.C. took our family to go eat where ESPN radio was doing a live broadcast. He was in the drawing to win a trip to N.Y. and Yankees stadium. We didn't win the trip, but we won 2 tickets to Toxic Audio and 2 tickets to V the ultimate Variety show (both at Planet Hollywood)! I went to Toxic Audio with Xayla on Saturday (tickets expired by Monday). I was able to get off work just in enough time to go, and my wonderful husband brought Xayla to my work so that we could go. Kobi was playing at a friend's house. On Monday we went to "V". It was really good. The performers were so talented. We had fantastic seats. I was blessed x2 for my birthday! My birthday is lasting all month! :) After the show we ate crepes at the Paris. SOOOOO good. You have to try it. They have food crepes and dessert crepes.

4th of July

2008-07-16T12:32:00.000-07:00

I officially want to go to Blanding for every 4th of July! It was a lot of fun in that small town. We went up to the mountains for a cook-out. The dears almost walked right up to you in the mountains. We had a barbecue on the 4th and got to see a lot of family on K.C.'s mother's side. They always do boxing annually. Anyone that is crazy can box. They are supposed to pair you up by weight, but I don't think that always happened. There was a parade, and the kids got LOTS of candy. I just got rid of it all. Luckily Kobi's birthday is coming up, and I will get rid of it then :).
Kobi had fun with the cousins. He loves to play. He got to help his Uncle Shane with branding their cows. He was scared but loved it. He wrote his goals for the week down when we got home, and his goal was to check books out from the library about "farm work" and how to be a "cowboy". It was so funny. He kept telling me he had to go to the Flannery's (K.C.'s sister's husband's family) and to the Shumways (K.C.'s Aunt and Uncle) to do farm work at 5 in the morning. He really was excited about the animals.
Xayla just loved playing with all the boys.
Jy did very well. The drive is long, but he did pretty good. I slept with him all 3 nights. Never again. When we got back in town, he wanted to eat every 2-3 hours at night. It took about 3 days to break him from this. Next time, I will make sure he sleeps in the pack and play.
It was just so fun getting to see family and getting away from city life. The weather was so nice! I wore a light sweater for the fire works! The firework show was great! It was so late though (started at about 10 p.m.!).
K.C. also went to look for animals at about 5 a.m. for about 8 hours! Crazy. He enjoyed the company more then anything. We went swimming while they were in the mountains.
I can't wait until next fourth! We just have to see what is going on with K.C.'s work (Dental..yeah!)
It took me so long to post because I have been busy with work stuff.

30 years!

2008-07-03T22:53:00.001-07:00

So we are in Blanding, Ut for the 4th right now. Here are their 4th outfits.

Jy turned 3 months on the 1st! Xayla is making Jy smile!

We went swimming at my friend's Stacia's house. It was fun. Nice to get away from my thoughts about work.

I love Jy's little hand. I love it when they have the grasp reflex. So precious.

So I turned 30 on July 2nd! Crazy! I used to think 30 was soooo old when I was younger. I'm glad I don't think that anymore :). K.C. and I went to the L.A. Comedy Club at Planet Hollywood. It was actually very funny. We had a great time. I got a 1 hour massage on my birthday, so worth it. It was a deep tissue massage (it hurt, but felt better the next day). I also went to breakfast with my Mom. I studied most of the day for 2 classes I have to take next week (Pediatric Advance Life Support and Adult Cardiac Life Support). I kind of wish I just hung out with some friends and took the day off instead of wasting my 30th studying, but it was still O.K. K.C. sang "I Cross My Heart" to me at night. I LOVE it when he sings. So is being 30 any different? Not yet :). I am thankful for my many blessings in my 30 years.

Jy

2008-06-18T14:53:00.000-07:00

OK, so I know I have been posting a lot. It's summer time and teaching is not as crazy.

I took Jy to go get some pictures done today. So cute (I forgot his length at birth. Bad Mom. 3rd child syndrome? Thanks Michelle for helping me out! She had to pull it off of my blog!)

UNLV Basketball

2008-06-17T09:24:00.001-07:00

Friday afternoon we went to watch the Runnin' Rebel basketball team practice. The NCAA allows teams to travel abroad once every four years. As a result, the Rebels are allowed to practice for a couple of weeks leading up to the trip. In about a week, the Rebels will head to the Land Down Under and play six games against professional teams. Pictured here is the family with new freshman 7-foot center, Beas Hamga. Everyone is excited to have him as part of the team now since our tallest starter last year was only 6'7" (Joe Darger).

There have been over 100 people at each practice so far. After practice, the coaches and players make it a point to shake everyone's hands and thank them for coming. Pictured with me and the kids are: Coach Kruger, Kendall Wallace, and the future conference player of the year, Wink Adams. Coach Kruger is seriously one of the nicest, most personable people you will ever meet. He is truely a class act (not to mention a great coach), and has good kids playing for him. Below is a bucket Wink scored in the scrimmage.

Coach Kruger has been pulling out all the stops in trying to get his team ready for the upcoming season. Former Rebels have been participating in practices and testing some of the new players. Pictured to the right is Joel Anthony of the Miami Heat giving Beas Hamga a lesson from the NBA and blocking his shot in the picture above! Beas may be a 5-star recruit, but still has a lot to learn. We are exccited to watch him develop as a member of the Runnin' Rebels. Also participating in practice have been: Kevin Kruger (coach's son) and Wendell White who play for the NBA developmental league, Mark Dickel and Warren Rosegreen...with many other former Rebels taking practice in from the sidelines. Former Rebel, and current 76er, Lou Amundson is supposed to make an appearence in practice this week. Ipuna will definitely want to go to practice now this week becasue she LLLOOOOOVVVVVEEESSS LOU! What a dreamboat!

My Princess is playing Soccer!

2008-06-17T09:24:00.000-07:00

Oh how they grow so fast!

Updated pictures of Jy

2008-06-16T21:26:00.000-07:00

Just had to post these picures of Jy. I love that he is smiling now. He is such an Angel! I never knew you could have so much love for 3 children.

2008-06-10T11:39:00.000-07:00

Went to the Water Park with some friends. Xayla was having some fun in the grass I see! It was a lot of fun but windy. Jy just slept in his sling. I love that thing! We saw High School Musical last Thursday night. It was fun, but it started at 7:30 pm. Kind of late for Xayla. She fell asleep at the end. We shared a Banana Split because we are trying to eat healthy. We are not doing too bad if 4 of us shared one right? :)

Guitar Hero!

2008-06-10T11:34:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun this weekend. Friday we went to the Water Park. I'll post pictures later. Sat. we went to Mesquite for Timmy's (one of K.C.'s really good friends in Dental School) Guitar Hero competition. He placed 9th and won some money! Not bad for a broke Dental Student, huh. It's a side job right? It's keeping his fingers warmed up for Dental practice. It was so much fun. One of the guys there was wearing the JackMormon jacket and some people dressed up. We also ate at the Pizza Factory in St George. They have the best bread twists!!! With Alfredo sauce!! There was also this neat little presentation we saw at the visitor's center in St George by the temple. It was such a fun turn around trip. We are so lucky to know a Guitat Hero legend :) .

Linda my sister

2008-06-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

So my sister has really been into body building. I think it is a little too much, but she works out hard and is a personal trainer. She was in a competition and got 2nd place recently. She is going to nationals. The lady or man? in the blue bikini with dark brown hair won. It almost looks like she is growing something in her trunks (the one who won).

Jy blessed and more

2008-06-03T13:54:00.001-07:00

O.K. So Jy was blessed on Sunday, June 1st. He was exactly 2 months old that day. It was great. After the blessing we ate at K.C.'s parent's house. Sorry the picture is not the clearest. I had to crop it. What is wrong with this picture? Hint: If you know Scoot, it has something to probably do with him :).

Keatyn let Jy borrow her bow :).

After the blessing.

The day of the blessing. Jy is starting to smile. His 2 month picture with Josh. He is wearing his 12 month Rebel onesie. Every month I am taking his picture in it with Josh to see his growth. I got that from Oprah :).

Xayla has been not wanting to go to bed lately. She gets up and plays dress up. So funny.

We are going to High School Musical on Thursday night with the kids. So cheesy, I know :).

Jy and Cousin Keatyn figuring each other out.

2008-05-21T13:35:00.001-07:00

Mother's Day

2008-05-21T13:16:00.001-07:00

Kobi made these flowers and this vase for Mother's Day. He was so excited to give it to me.

Blog

2008-05-17T13:31:00.000-07:00

This is the website I went to to change my blog. http://www.leeloublogs.blogspot.com/

You just follow what it says to change your blog.

2008-05-16T22:58:00.000-07:00

K.C. is at Father's and sons with Kobi. I am hanging out with Jy and Xayla. I just wanted to post some random pictures. I love this Picasa thing! I'm trying to figure out breastfeeding. It is not easy. It is getting better. I have a picture with Ethan and Jy above. There is also a picture with each Grandmother. We have been showing Jy off.

Little Ride

2008-05-13T14:32:00.000-07:00

Xayla deceided to take Jy on a stroller ride in her toy stroller. He wasn't sure what to think. He looks so big in her baby stroller. She loved it.

Jy's getting older!

2008-05-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

Jy is one month! I'm loving being a 3x Mom!

OK about K.C.'s teeth

2008-04-30T10:10:00.000-07:00

Luckily he is in Dental School and he has some friends that want to work on him. About 2 weeks ago I decided to take the kids to the Dinosaur park, and I get a phone call from K.C.'s friend from Dental school on K.C.'s phone telling me that K.C. had passed out, started seizing, and had chipped some teeth. They were wheeling him to the ER (he was eating lunch at the UMC cafeteria luckily). I freaked out. I was breastfeeding at the park, Xayla was on the swing, and Kobi was playing. Jy decided to poop through his clothes and I did not have a change of clothes because I had not really been out and my diaper bag was lacking extra clothes. I drove to UMC with all 3 kids just to find out I couldn't see K.C. because kids were not allowed back. I left (also because I wasn't thinking..what was I doing with a 2 week old in UMC's ER? There were some scaring looking people there.) It ended up being just fine. K.C. had a CT (Cat Scan), and it was fine. What happened? Well, K.C. ate his food too fast. He ended up having "the biggest hiccup of his life" which caused him to have a vaso-vagal syncope (faint). He fell on his friend, but his friend thought he was joking around. Then he fell to the floor and after 15 seconds or so, started to shake. He then popped up and came to. He chipped 5 teeth when he fell to the floor. The seizing is what made me nervous. The Dr. just said that you can seize from the fall. I'm just glad he is OK, and that he was at UMC already. I just told him, you need to slow down eating. I was a wreck that day. I love him. He will just need some cosmetic work now :).

All about my Tall, Dark (OK maybe not Dark), and Handsome Stud Muffin

2008-04-28T21:49:00.000-07:00

1. What is his name? Kline Calvin (K.C.) Black

2. Who eats more? DEFINITELY K.C. He usually eats all of his food and then the left overs from mine, Kobi's, and Xayla's

3. Who said I love you first? K.C. I said it maybe a week later because I was scared to be in a relationship. I had been hurt really bad once before (not by my honey).

4. Who is taller? With my heels? OK, it doesn't matter. K.C. is about 6'5 and I'm 5'4 on a good day.

5. Who is smarter? The IQ test we took said me by 1 point :). He is actually WAY smarter then me in math (math genius), and I think I am better in literature (but not in grammar).

6. Who is more sensitive? Me. I think he only acted sensitive to get me to marry him. The real K.C. came out later :).

7.Who does the laundry? Me. He helps at times.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the bed, K.C. He kind of sleeps on both sides of the bed. I just get a sliver of the left side of the bed :).

9. Who pays the bills? That would be me.

10. Who cooks more? Me. I can probably count on one hand how many times K.C. has cooked.

11. What meals do you cook together? Chocolate covered strawberries? Does that count?

12. Who is more stubborn? I don't think either one of us are stubborn.

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? I think we both do.

14. Who is more clean? Me, I like order for the most part.

15. Who has more siblings? It's a tie- we both have 4. K.C. is the oldest and I am the 4th.

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I think it's pretty even, but K.C. makes the big decisions usually because most of the time I do not care. I usually make the little decisions, like where do we eat?

17. What do you like to do together? Hang out, watch movies, spend time with the kids, go to sporting events (anything Rebels :)) I like the outdoors, I am molding K.C..

18. Who eats more sweets? Depends. K.C. likes cookies and brownies. I do not like cookies or brownies that much. I LOVE candy.

19. Guilty pleasures? I love chocolate covered strawberries and pumpkin rolls. K.C. likes baked goods.

20. How did you meet? At the singles ward at the Institute on the UNLV campus. We knew each other for about 1.5 years before we dated. He got off his mission December 2000, and I got baptized January 2001. I wanted to go to medical school and was done with men (because I was judged greatly for being a single mom), and K.C. started studying with me at the library. The first time he asked for my number he put it on a napkin with 3 other girl numbers! He didn't even have the sense to turn the napkin over! That's K.C. What you see is what you get. He doesn't try to hide anything. That is what I love about him.

21. Who asked who out first? K.C. We went to lunch a couple of times while studying. Then one day he asked me to go to PF Changs for dinner.

22. Who kissed who first? K.C. kissed me first, I couldn't reach him otherwise :). It gave me butterflies.

23. Who proposed? K.C. did on a carriage ride in Utah. It was sweet. He sang to me as well. He is a GREAT singer!

24. His best features? His voice! His sense of humor, his heighth, a great communicator, his willingness to help me in any way that I need, his eyes, his teeth (but now he has 5 chipped teeth....another story).

25. What is his greatest quality? He would do anything to make sure that he could provide for our family. He is so friendly. He loves to have fun!

Tag? Michelle, Cortney, Ashley, Jodie, Nichole, Stephanie, Melissa

3 kids

2008-04-26T13:43:00.000-07:00

3 kids has sure been an adjustment. I'm really just trying to figure sleep out and breastfeeding. I'm loving it though! K.C. has been such a help!

Jy K.C. Black

2008-04-04T20:40:00.000-07:00

They say a picture is worth a thousand words! I was exhausted! Went in at 8 am and didn't have him until 11:59 pm. Ir was a long day. He and I are both healthy and that's what matters. He was 7lbs 6 oz and 19 in long. Born 04-01-08 at 1159 pm! We love him. I'm soooo tired!

It was nice having my Mom there.

update

2008-03-27T10:47:00.000-07:00

So, I went to the Dr's yesterday and I am still only 1 cm dilated and nothing else is going on. Since he will be out of town for the second half of next week, we are going to get induced on April 1st at 0730 at St Rose Siena. So we will see if he comes this weekend or if he wants to be an April Fools baby! It will be nice because K.C. will be on Spring Break next week and Kobi has 2 weeks of track break. Nice family time.

So here is an update of our family! Thank goodness Cortney let me borrow her camera. I just got mine in the mail. I ended up buying through Costco.

K.C. is the Choir Director at church and Kobi got a hold of the camera during practice. The choir did such a good job on Sunday. I LOVE my husband's voice! It is truly amazing. (And I am tone deaf!)

Took the kids bowling for Spring Break.

Painted eggs at Grandma's on Sat.

Started easter Sunday with an Easter Egg hunt in the house.

She loves her dog!

One week before due! Easter Sunday.

Baby Keatyn did not know what was going on! We took too many pictures. :)

The kids had fun on Sunday at K.C.'s parent's house with an Easter Egg hunt.

Look who is in Boy Scouts!

The Baby's room is done! Yeah! I'm soooo thankful K.C.'s family helped with the painting!

update

2008-03-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

My camera died so I'm waiting for my new one to come in the mail. I had a friend, Cortney, lend me hers just in case I have the baby before my camera comes. Thank goodness. It would have been so sad to not have any hospital pictures. The baby room is done. I can't wait to post pictures. I just need to get my camera going or I will have to post later when I get the pictures from Cortney's camera loaded. I just received the cutest sling. I'll have to post pictures later as well.

I went to the Dr's yesterday and nothing is going on. I did not want to be induced this time because I think that the Dr's and nurses can get C-section happy, but I found out my Dr will be out of town the first week of April. So we agreed that if I do not go natural by April 1st, I will get induced on April 1st before he goes out of town. I've heard of some ways to try to "safely" put yourself into labor. Any other suggestions?

Shower

2008-03-16T19:22:00.000-07:00

This was a late post, but I had such a fun shower on March 1st. Cortney and Ashley did such a great job. A lot more creative then I am! Thanks for all who came and made it special.

On another note: The Rebels won the Mountain Western Conference Championship! I know it was on our court, so home court advantage, but the Rebels had nothing to do with that. It was a fun game.

Just waiting

2008-03-14T20:27:00.000-07:00

So tomorrow is my 5 year anniversary with my hubby! It's crazy! I heard the first 5years are the hardest. I hope this is true because that would mean I really didn't go through much hard times at all. I have a fantastic husband and marriage. He allowed me to get a new digital camera (It's on the way. It was way cheaper buying on-line then at Best Buy.) because my old camera's batteries would drain so quickly that I spent a lot of money on batteries. I can't wait to get it this week. He is also finally painting the baby's room tomorrow morning. Yeah! I will post pictures (I hate doing things at the last minute.). Finally, he donated blood today at school so he could get us tickets to a comedy show at Planet Hollywood. Nice cheap date (just how I like it). We probably won't do anything tomorrow night because my husband's second love (or sometimes I think first!) are the UNLV Rebels, and they might be in the conference tournament tomorrow afternoon. We will find out tonight after the Rebels take on Utah.
I have been feeling well. I have just started feeling uncomfortable at night. I forgot how many times you have to go to the bathroom near the end. It's so annoying. I am also getting more leg cramps (annoying as well), and my back is starting to hurt at night. On the upside, I am glad I am feeling well overall and that the baby is healthy.

Princess pictures

2008-02-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

A couple of more Princess pictures!

Xayla's Princess Party

2008-02-24T20:05:00.000-08:00

Xayla is turning 3 March 1st. We had a lot going on that day, so we decided to have her princess party one week earlier. It was a lot of fun. We decorated crowns, painted the kids' nails, did their hair, made bracelets, colored, etc.

Understanding the Secret Baby language

2008-02-18T17:48:00.000-08:00

This was pretty neat. On the Oprah show this lady said that babies can speak 5 words. If you know these 5 words, you will understand your baby. I'm excited to see if it works on our new little one. Try it, you new Moms to be! Or you new Moms.

Last Lecture

2008-02-15T09:16:00.000-08:00

Someone e-mailed me this, and it I really needed to watch it. This gentleman speaks about if you had one last lecture to give, what would it be. I need reminders like this to put things into perspective. I feel blessed to have a great marriage, to have a healthy family, great friends, and so much more. I sometimes get in a rut and complain about everything. I actually should have nothing to complain about considering all that I have been blessed with. I hopes this lightens up your day as it did mine.

Also, can someone tell me how to make my header smaller? And cuter? Thanks.

New covers

2008-02-01T13:07:00.003-08:00

Yes, Xayla is using some of Kobi's old covers. Her birthday is coming up. Maybe she will get her own Princess cover! :)