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Easter

2010-04-22T17:04:00.000-07:00

We had a Easter Egg hunt at Donya's house. It was terrible outside so we hid the eggs inside. The kids had fun getting the eggs. Kezy got her fare share. Mostly she just wanted to eat the candy inside. Her and all the other girls got dresses on and played all evening.

Grandma Smith came over on Saturday and we had our Bunny Day gifts. She came for breakfast and we opened our gifts. This is Kezy with all her loot. She made out good!

She got these crazy glasses from a neighbor of Grandmas, she wouldnt out them on, but Kevin did. Her favorite gift was a Dora kite.

Kevin got a basket ball and some tools. Kezy finally put her glasses on because daddy did:)

The Sacramento Zoo

2010-03-23T14:56:00.000-07:00

Kevin was on spring break last week so we decided to have a little trip up to Sacramento. We went to the zoo . It was really fun. Here are some pictures:

Keziah wanted her baby to come to the zoo too. This is us getting ready to go in.

The first thing we looked at were some ducks eating their food.

This is Keziah and daddy in front of the lemeurs. Most of the animals were laying around ready for their lunch.

Kevin and Keziah as kangaroos!

Mommy and Keziah with the flamingos

Keziah loved the carousel. She had her eye on the giraffe, but as soon as she saw this Okapi, she for sure wanted it. Diego has an okapi on one of his episodes, she knew exaclty which one it was.

Baby Greta

2010-03-23T14:50:00.001-07:00

Here is a little picture of baby Greta at 20 weeks. She is due June 19th!

I am a slacker...

2010-03-23T14:24:00.001-07:00

When I saw that it has been a whole year since I updated my blog, I pretty much kicked myself. Oh well. He is an update from a year ago:Summer was great, we had lots of fun and went camping alot. We were at the farm quite a bit for Kevin to help out when they got swamped. Kevin had a huge 115 mile trek with the scouts in Aug that was a huge success. Christmas we spent on the farm. Keziah got a baby with a stroller, crib and high chair. We are expecting our second girl this summer! I'm currently 29 weeks. I have three months left. Kevin is graduating in May....Holy Cow I'm sooooo glad. Other than that, we are just livin life and doing all we can together.

Valentine Fun

2009-03-20T21:53:00.000-07:00

We don't usually have a big to-do on Valentine's Day, but we all dressed up in red and went to Burger King for lunch. There is almost nobody at Burger King on V day. Its kind of our little joke.

This is Kezy being silly in her Valentines PJ's I guess we have PJ's for every holiday....hm.

Just showing some love...it is that kind of a day.

A Tribute To The Best Daddy Around

2009-03-05T21:33:00.000-08:00

So, these days we don't see Kevin that often, so when we do, we have alot of fun!! Kevin is really good at spending his extra time with us. He is a great dad. He and Keziah just have a ball together. He spends alot of time teaching her things. Its really cute. This is a video of Kevin teaching Kezy how to pound it:

Maybe it was a little to hard that time. Kezy is known for being a little dramatic.

Kevin is taking 15 credits at school, he has really hard classes. He is working 40 hours at work. After all that and taking care of scouts and young mens, he still has time to be a great husband and father. He is really carrying our family right now, he is doing a great job.I know this time is hard for all of us, but if we just take a few moments to enjoy our family, the rewards abound. Kevin is the master at enjoying his family and Keziah and I would like to thank him for that. We love you Daddy!!

Christmas Eve PJ's

2009-02-04T22:02:00.000-08:00

Mom got us these matching pj's it was way fun. We always open pj's on Christmas Eve.

They had a butt flap in the back. It was so funny.

She did look super cute in them though.

Keziah had plenty of treat all holiday long!!

Christmas Eve...ning

2009-02-04T21:40:00.000-08:00

Rachel and Kezy made a truce of some sorts on this Christmas Eve. There was no biting or fighting, just playing and dancing

Grandpa wasn't going to let the babies have all the fun!

The boys were so dead from sleding and playing hard.

This was the first that Kezy was introduced to "Ring Around the Rosies" She loves it now and wants to play it several times a day.

This was Keziah opening her first christmas gift.

The Annual Christmas Eve Program

2009-02-03T19:59:00.000-08:00

Every year my mom invites the whole of Dry Valley to Lee's house for a Christmas Eve program. We always have live animals, kids dressed up, singing, and treats!!

Jesse and Shayla as Joseph and Mary.

Kezy loved the animals

The Ice Queen

2009-02-03T19:10:00.001-08:00

Kevin, Lee, and Dann took all the kids out sleding. They went up to Echo Dam and played on the ice. We borrowed this great snowsuit from ShaRee. At first she cried every minute while getting into this suit. But when she got out in the cold, she loved it!! She had so much padding that when she slipped and went down, she just laughed.

They pulled the sleds with the four wheeler and the pickup

She liked the ice more than sleding though

She always loves to play with daddy. It doesn't matter where or what.

She also loves her uncle Dann...from a distance.

A Frosty Date

2009-02-03T18:54:00.000-08:00

Kev and I went with the youth in our ward ice skating. Boy was it cold. I usually decline doing anything outside in the winter time, but I decided to go out on a limb. It ended up being super fun. It was nice to be able to spend some time with Kev.

Anya and Charles were also there. Charles was just going to watch, but ended up getting out on the rink too.

I was pretty nervous at first. We walked to the entrance of the rink and Kevin went first. He went right out and did this crazy turn thing. That didn't really help my confidence. I got pretty good at the end, but I wasn't about to get crazy...that ice is hard!!

Where to begin???

2009-01-04T20:12:00.000-08:00

Well, we didn't fall off the face of the earth after Thanksgiving. Keziah and I just went to the farm for a few weeks. This is Keziah if front of Grandma Mathews' Christmas tree. She is getting to be a big girl.
Before the whole family came, Kezy got a chance to warm up to Uncle Dann (who she never met
before). He was a bit intense for her fragile nature, but she warmed up pretty good.She eventually stopped running and screaming the other way:)'
Keziah enjoyed spending time with all her cousins. Here she is with Jocelyn and Kelsee eating fruit loops. Apparently they are Jocelyn's favorite so Uncle Truman started sharing with the rest of the girls.

After all the craziness and family left, we got to work on a snowman...not just any snow man...this one!! It attracted alot of attention in the valley. It sure was a project though. Here is a recap:
And there is your recap. Keziah had fun helping and loved playing in the reach lift. Grandpa Mathews got Kezy's runny nose so she would be comfortable in the reach lift.

Happy Turkey Day

2008-11-28T16:03:00.000-08:00

Wow what a great Thanksgiving dinner! We pretty much really like food. We had dinner with Anya and Charles family plus Kevins parents and sister, and also Airiel's friend Jess. So we had 9 adults and 5 kids. Not too shabby I'd say. We prett much just ate alot and watched football.

Grandma sure enjoyed being fed by the girls. At this point we had all stuffed ourselves. After dinner we put the movie "Tinkerbell" on and the kids (and Charles, Kevin, Krista, and Dick) watched it glued to the TV.

The kids had their own little table. We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, poppy seed salad, cranberry salad, green bean casserole, rolls, apple pie, pumpkin pie. It was
yu-uh-um

Keziah ate a bit. This is her little feast. She mostly liked being able to play with her cousins, especially her best friend Dessa. I'm so glad they are able to play well. She also like the punch that Anya made. It had soda in it...and she is very addicted to soda

Band Day

2008-11-24T07:28:00.000-08:00

Keziah loved watching the marching band. She was clapping and screaming the whole time. She is a total band nerd already.

Mary is my best friend!

2008-11-24T07:22:00.001-08:00

Kezy and Mary are pals. We are so glad we get to see her often. Keziah loves having Mary around.

A Happy Halloween

2008-11-24T06:51:00.000-08:00

We dressed up like doctors and Kezy was our patient! She was so cute in her little hospital gown that Grandma made her. We dressed up for our ward party and also Anya and Charles big annual Halloween Party. We had alot of fun.

This is a good shot of all the teeth Kezy has gotten.

She wasn't quite getting the trick-or-treat part. She just wanted the candy now...not in her bag.

Anya and I decorated a room to hand out candy. Obviously Keziah is interested in whats going on...and Dessa isn't.

Our Ward had a chilli cook off, and I actually one the prize for best chilli. Anya won the peoples choice award and it was the same recipe!

We also had a ladybug costume for when is was colder. We went trick-or-treating at the library and in Grandma's neighborhood.

A Halloween FHE

2008-10-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

So, this last week for family home evening, we carved a pumkin. It was gooey, but fun. Keziah had a ball scooping out the guts and playing with them. She squished it in her hands and played with it.

Kevin and Keziah doing the dirty work!

Keziah looks like she is getting caught doing something wrong! She was having fun though.

We all helped a little. And I think it turned out great!

The Rescue Party!

2008-10-17T13:48:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, a bunch of the guys went to rescue Lee on the farm for the weekend. I actually taught Kevin how to cut hay, and he cut hay all Saturday. He is a farm boy through and through.

But, we were really there for a surprise birthday party for Lee! It was so fun! He didn't have a clue. He was really surprised.

The Backpack...

2008-10-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

Keziah's new obsession, is here backpack with her daddy. Every time daddy comes home, she runs to her backpack and cries till daddy takes her on a ride on his bike. I thought I would help things by putting the pack in another room so she didn't see it easily(you know, out of sight, out of mind). I heard her crying in her room...and this is what I found:

Sorry its turned.

I just don't know what to do with her. She wants to go on a bike ride every day! Its getting colder, but that doesn't bother her!

She just loves it...but gets so sad cause she wants to go in it all the time.

Hunter Creek Hiking

2008-09-20T20:40:00.000-07:00

Well, we went hiking this fine satuday afternoon. It was five adults and five kids (ages five and under). It was a challenge, but we had alot of fun. We hiked along Hunter Creek in northwest Reno. It was a pretty good climb. We took a pellet gun and did some shooting and enjoyed the scenery. The kids were able to play in the water...well play by the water(it was freezing!). The weather was beautiful and we had a great time!

Charles and Kevin with the babies(Kezy and Dessa)on their backs.

We stopped to have a snack. Kezy really enjoyed her PB and J. She is so cute!

This is Kezy not wanting to put her feet in the freezing water.

We love it when Aunt Airiel comes with us!

The kids learned to shoot the pellet gun. Even Anika shot it!

Aden and Andy by a small waterfall:

We enjoy spending time together as a family outdoors!

My Green Thumb

2008-09-12T14:23:00.000-07:00

This is my first garden. It was so much fun planting things and watching them grow. I have to thank Kevin for making my cute boxes. Everything has grown so well, except my broccoli. We have enjoyed many fresh vegetables and herbs. My tomato plants turned into tomato trees! I was so glad to find out I could grow things. There's alot of pressure when you grow up on a farm, it seems that I would have to be a natural. Well, it worked out anyway.

2008-09-03T16:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a sweet picture of us going through a rapid. There is plenty more where that comes from!

2008-09-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

So, we had a super fun summer. Its nice that Kevin has time away from homework and school to spend time with his girls. Kevin went on tons of campouts with the scouts this summer to: pigrock, Hobart reservoir, and Wheeler Peak. We went as a family with Charles' family to Pigrock near Pyramid Lake. We took a hike and explored the Rock Room. On the 4th of July, Charles, Anya, Dallin, Kristen, Kevin, and I rafted the south fork of the American River near Auburn CA. It was so fun, we wrecked once and all got spilled into the river. We had a fun lake day at Pyramid Lake. We swam, played frisbee, and went tubing. Keziah's birthday was a huge succeess. She had a watermelon birthday with lots of watermelon. She tore into her cake and enjoyed her presents. Kezy started walking the first of July, which makes mommy work alot harder. We call her the Tornado! We ended the summer with a great family reunion down at the farm Labor Day weekend. We love being around our family. We played alot of volleyball, horseshoes, and took 5th in the couples obstacle course. So we will see how this semester pans out.