6 months later......

So a blog every 6 months is not very good!!! I keep thinking I'm gonna get better at this, but I don't. Naturally lots has happened in the last 6 months. I'll try to stick to the important stuff. Summer came and went way too quickly. I took one summer class but was still able to enjoy most of summer. We spent a few days in Las Vegas and had a BLAST. Vacations are the best. We spent most weekends camping this summer which was wonderful. We also got to see lots of our family which was also wonderful.
Kenadie turned 3 in August which was a big affair. She had a pool party and she was spoiled rotten of course. Randy and I also celebrated our 4th anniversary in August. My mom was awesome and kept her overnight while we went to Tucson and we got to spend some much needed alone time together. It's so hard for me to believe that we've been married 4 years already. It's gone by so quick. We enjoy looking back over all the things we've done over the years and look forward to whatever else is in store for us.
August also meant that school started for me again. But, I'm finally in the NAU program so I'm doing my last two years now. The end is definately in sight and I'm way excited. It's been difficult for the three of us in different ways, but we adapt and overcome :) Before we know it we'll be looking back remembering when I was going to school.
Randy is busy with work. He still loves what he's doing and I admire him more and more every day for what he does. I definately couldn't do it! Of course he says the same thing about teaching. He also has a car project going right now. He's restoring a '66 Mustang which is his current pride and joy. He's been going back and forth between enjoying it and cursing its existance, so it's been sort of entertaining to watch.
I began substitute teaching at Morenci. It's been real fun and I've enjoyed going back to work. Some days are more trying than others but I'm hoping it will get a little easier as time goes on. It's definately good practice if nothing else.
Our world revolves around Kenadie, and she knows it. Although the terrible 3s have set in, she's still a joy 98% of the time. She is so full of energy and has so much character. She is also begging constantly for a little brother. Hopefully we can make that happen for her soon. Her only requests are that the baby brother doesn't cry, doesn't touch her stuff, and doesn't eat all her food. Lol....that girl, I tell ya....
That's pretty much all of it in a nutshell. We are going to be taking a trip to Disneyland at the end of October so we are super excited about that. Kenadie is going to be Cinderella for Halloween and is so excited to go trick or treating with Mickey Mouse. It's a good thing she has her papa and her "fairy godmother" Sandra to make things like that happen. Xoxo
God bless. Until next time....

I love spring

Spring is one of the best things in the world in my book. I love everything about it, but especially the fact that it means that summer is just around the corner. Well so far this year is off to a pretty good start. A few bumps here and there but we can't complain too much. We had a really great Easter this year. Last year Kenadie didn't really get into it, but this year she was a blast. It's always at holidays that I am reminded what a spoiled little girl she is! She not only got an easter basket from us, but one from her nana and grandpa BK and one from her Papa and Sandra. She thought it was Christmas all over. Papa and Sandra even got a bunny, named Tony, that she thinks is the greatest. The other night she was going over there and she packed a backpack full of snacks for her and a bag of carrots for Tony. She had a sleepover with Papa and Sandra this last weekend, which was not only awesome for her, but for me too. They were so nice to watch her so I could go out on a ride along with Randy. Kenadie got to eat icecream and watch Cinderella all night long, and I got to just exist for several hours with no worries and no responsibilities. I was really excited to get to go out with Randy for an entire night. We hadn't been out for awhile, and although he was working and it wasn't really a date, it was nice to just be together. I love watching him at his job. The next morning we went to pick Kenadie up about 10 and she refused to leave her papa's. She told us "It's okay Mom and Dad, come back for her later, bye." lol. So she got to hang out for the rest of the afternoon.

We've been getting the yard ready to plant grass and it's been surprisingly fun. The weather has been so nice and even though we still have a good 5 or 6 more truck loads of dirt to shovel this week, we know it will pay off. Kenadie is of course an excellent helper when we're working in "her" yard.

I only have 5 more weeks of school!!! I am so excited to graduate. I didn't think this day would ever come and it's actually coming up pretty quick. Even though it's been a struggle in so many ways, I'm so glad that I've stuck through it and have an amazing husband who has always been 100% supportive of me. When we got married I didn't think I could love him more than I did at that moment, but I was wrong. Everyday I seem to love him more and I'll never know what I did to deserve him, but I will always be grateful.

Oh, another really cute thing Kenadie's done recently. Poppies are all over the place right now, and I wanted to make sure Kenadie got to play in them so we took to a place covered in them last week. When she got out of the car her jaw just dropped and she got this huge grin and she looked up at me and said, "mommy, it's so beautiful!" It's really no wonder that girl gets whatever she wants, she so stinkin cute! So she got to play in the poppies, and she picked huge handfuls for her (everything is "hers" lol) Uncle Jake. It's these simple things that make life so amazing.

I'm officially the worst blogger ever

Let me just say that 5 months have never gone so fast! So much has happened, so I'll try to make the update as short and sweet as possible. So since August I have been really really busy with school naturally. Last semester I had a full schedule and hardly any free time. Randy and Kenadie ate lots of leftovers and entertained themselves quite a bit, but we all survived. I have a full schedule again this semester, but I'm hoping not such hard classes. We are only one week in so it's a little too soon to say. But so far I'm enjoying it and I'm really excited this will be my last semester at EAC. If all goes well I should be applying for the NAU program in February and 2 years from now, be a teacher. Randy has been an amazing support and so understanding through all this schooling and I'm very grateful for a husband who helps me accomplish my dreams. I couldn't do any of this without him. Other than school I keep busy with life and church stuff. I still do activity days but I was recently released from teaching my Sunday school class. I was pretty bummed about it, and I miss my kids, but I'm enjoying being able to go to Sunday school and Relief Society. I fractured my foot snow sledding the day after Christmas and I am still stuck in a boot cast. It was and is still a very painful experience. Other than that, life is just the day to day basics but I'm loving every minute of it.
Randy has been busy as ever with work. He is in training in Phoenix right now for 2 weeks to become a DRE (drug recognition expert, sounds impressive, right?) and me and Kenadie are missing him like crazy! I cried like a baby when he left and for a week before, but I find it comforting that after 4 years of being together, I never want to be away from him. He still loves his job and he does an amazing job and is one of the hardest working people I know. He recently recieved an award for outstanding performance. He did 38 DUIs just in the last year. I am endlessly proud of him. He bought a banshee in the last couple months and it's his "baby girl." Sadly he doesn't get a whole lot of time to ride it, but atleast he has it he says. Between that and his mustang he feels pretty happy about what toys he has.
Kenadie is absolutely the most wonderful kid ever. She is so much fun and always keeps us on our toes. She has so much personality and is very strong willed. Things I hope never change. She is very busy and is just growing too fast for my liking. It seems like just yesterday she was an infant crying all night. Now I have this toddler that talks back and makes me me laugh, cry, and lose my patience, sometimes all at the same time. Being a parent is awesome and both me and Randy indulge in every moment with her.
We moved into a new house this last week and it is AWESOME!!!! We love it. We had put in a tranfer in September but didn't think we'd ever really get it. Then, totally out of the blue we find out we got a new house. We moved in record time, which I might add was no easy task with a hurt foot, but alas, we are mostly settled in and we don't miss the old house at all. The house we are in now is newer and it has TWO bathrooms, central heating and cooling, and lots and lots of cupboard space. Things we desparately missed in the other house! Needless to say this has been an exciting time for our little family.
That's a little bit of what has been going on. We had an amazing holiday season and we feel so blessed to have so much family and people around us to love. We are all looking forward to the new year and all that will come with it.